Recent content by Ferretusmaximus

Absolutely. When I had a petrol mower (no sensible wireless electrics available and a large area to cut) the annual service used to cost as much as buying another mower (similar financial ownership profile to electric car ownership). No regrets going electric (free fuel from solar panels) and...

If the grass gets too long I have found it best to use the highest setting for the first cut, then reduce the height by one notch for each successive cut until you reach the lowest height that doesn't touch the earth. It's only a battery mower so it won't have the power of a mains model. Once...

Probably also depends on which service it is. My first service consisted of software updates so not really a service at all (unless you include the obligatory use of your car as a target for a cursory jet wash - usually just makes a clean car wet). I suspect nearly all ex-lease and ex-PCP cars...

No. The service was due in June. As I started the returns negotiation in May it wasn't due at the start of the process and while in the middle of getting a return date it didn't make sense to book the service as it probably wouldn't happen (given there's usually a lead time of about a month at...

Agreed. I took plenty of pictures on the returns day as others have mentioned. I suspect the main issue is around how the return is processed. Mine was subcontracted so the driver did a microscopic inspection (with pictures) to protect himself (I didn't get a copy of the pictures though). If...

Certainly was good news. The PCP was the same as yours - 24 payments starting a month after I got the car (July), so 25 months in duration followed by the optional balloon. I tried to return the vehicle in May as my new car came early and needed to sort out the remaining payments before I could...

Some six weeks after the vehicle was returned I received a letter from Santander stating that the handover process was complete and there were no outstanding monies due - which was nice.:)

I have used Greenworks' mowers for years. They also feature the separate battery which can be used with other Greenworks' products (strimmer, etc). They have a self-propelled mower version here.

Could be a Cellar Spider

If the radio is the same or similar to the unit in the MG4 I found it the most unreliable radio I have ever experienced (I can remember valves and they worked). It would not start, or start and then stop on DAB more often than work. Maybe they have enhanced it on the MGS5 to switch to FM when...

Does the documentation in the quote specify the purpose of the inverter. The house batteries are DC so need an inverter to supply your house grid. So, is the inverter part of the battery system or a separate one for the PV panels?

Over a 1,000 miles in now and have covered a good mix of long and short journeys. I'm finding the Polestar better for motorways (it's a bigger car so the country lanes suit the MG4 more) as the increased range means 70mph is a practical speed (I found 60mph better in the MG as that extra 10mph...

Which charger do you have? I use a Zappi which is clever enough to differentiate between the power sources allowing you to charge the car with excess from the panels.

Where I was getting confused is with a PCP contract. As far as I can make out the lender behind the PCP contract owns the car throughout the contract (you just become the registered keeper). I haven't seen any VAT specified on my deposit or monthly payments (repayment of a loan is usually...

I also wonder how the VAT is treated when the leasing/PCP company buys the vehicles. If they can claim it back they're at an instance advantage over Joe Public.