Recent content by Amun

No, I didn't use the screen - I simply forgot to lock it.

Yes, I forgot to lock ours once and it was still open and running 3 hours later. In the meantime it had become dark, so it had helpfully switched the lights on, too. As Alb says, just get into the habit of locking it - and checking it by glancing at the mirrors to confirm.

I use powerline adapters a lot in the house, and they work very well. However, this is with all units on the same consumer unit. Without knowing the way that your power is set up, it's impossible to say whether they would work in your particular situation. Is it not possible to set up a test...

My 2p-3p figures are based on the actual costs, so take into account any charging losses. Rachel's latest scam doesn't come in until (IIRC) 2028. I'd agree about the hefty depreciation, though.

So what problems have you had in your few weeks of ownership?

You're using 7p per mile as a base. Charging at home with IOG the ppm is more like 2p in summer and 3p in winter. Also, I don't understand your costs re using a taxi. You state that a taxi would cost £2.50 per mile, so surely 4000 miles at £2.50 would be £10,000.

I can't connect to either of our cars, so agree that the servers seem to be the likely problem.

Although I have the systems turned off, we've had error messages about this and other camera related aspects on cold mornings. I suspect condensation somewhere, as once it's warmed up or we're in sunlight it all goes back to normal.

I've never noticed any stability problems. It's a bit more susceptible than lower cars, but not by much - certainly nothing to worry about.

We've had ours for about five months now, and we think that it's superb. Lovely to drive, fast when you need it, very comfortable. Like most modern software driven cars, it has a couple of oddities, but luckily you can turn the worst offending safety features off and save the settings. When you...

Today we went to visit friends at 2pm and I must have forgotten to lock the car. When we came out just before six the car was still on - and because it had become dark all the lights were on. It doesn't seem to have caused a problem with the 12V battery, but I'm surprised that it didn't time out...

I have an S5 here which uses the Zappi charger to access IOG - works fine. Does the car accept a charge at all? The charger needs to be linked as the car is not IOG compatible. If you need a charge then you should be able to switch off IOG in the Octopus app and then use the car schedule to...

I had one on my MG5

But you can change the screen brightness for both lights on and lights off. I've just changed it to a dark theme and so far it seems the best compromise

I thought that the PHEV had an 8 gallon tank (37ltrs). If you're in EV mode then it runs the battery out before switching the engine on, unless you accelerate harder, in which case the engine will kick in. In HEV mode the battery works alongside the engine until it reaches 45-50 miles range...