Recent content by Fluffykins

Saw this on Scientific American. (archive.ph link gets past paywall) https://archive.ph/GDSR6 "An LFP battery that powers an EV can typically be charged and then discharged about 2,000 times before it is considered “dead” (when its capacity is below the 80 percent mark). By adding the...

What's your mobile signal like? Reason for asking is that, if I'm using wireless AA, the phone drops the link to the car whenever the mobile signal goes which, round these rural parts is quite often and navigation dies. If I'm on a wired connection the phone stays connected and navigation...

I have Brio bars (occasionally available from Lidl) on my MG5, which posed the same symptom. These bars have an open slot underneath. The front bar in particular was the source of almost all my whistle. All I did was press in a length of plastic hose I had to hand, which just happened to be a...

Very easily. Happened to me in a Tesco's carpark.my car (MG5 PFL in Piccadilly Blue) was parked on a charger. I did a quick trolley bash. Came out of the store, headed across the carpark, approached a MG5 PFL in Piccadilly Blue in a charging bay, pressed the door handle lock button and ...

I used to see electronic test gear from the firm Wayne Kerr. Oh, they're still around: https://www.waynekerr.com/

Take care. AliExpress parts seem to be mainly for Left hand drive cards. On a UK spec car the right hand reflector has the fog lamp built in. I bought a pair off AliExpress. The supplied items had the fog light on the Left hand unit. The Right hand unit was just the reflector.

I'm interested in this too I could do with both reflectors (L & R), plus both "chrome" trims. (Just..... don't ask). Also, how much embuggerance is involved with demounting the back bumper to get at the securing screws etc?

My 5 had an 8 weeks layup with no precautions other than leaving the charge at about 80%. No problems.

So the missus gets freaked out by tech. Try this if you have - or can arrange - a bedroom lamp with Alexa control. Set up a Routine triggered by an innocuous variation on "Alexa shut off the bedroom light". Alexa duly says "OK" and does it, as you'd expect. What the victim doesn't know is that...

I'm sorry Dave but I can't do that.

It'd be interesting to hear how you get on with patchy mobile phone coverage. I'm using a dongle in my MG5 PFL and AA disconnects the wireless connection when mobile data drops out. It's flaming annoying, especially as I live a bit (but not that much) in the sticks. Trawling t'internets shows...

Is your wireless AA connection via built in wireless or are you using a dongle? How do you get on with patchy mobile phone coverage? I'm using a dongle in my MG5 PFL and AA disconnects the wireless connection when mobile data drops out. There's a lot of people with various phones in various cars...

Being a "proper" estate car was what sold me on the 5. Sadly estates (and people carriers) are a rarity in the EV world. I miss that part of my old Passat estate, my Berlingo and my even older Espace. I'd wonder about a VW ID Buzz but the out of my price band. Just gimme a Berlingo EV...

Well. Hopefully this is the final update. As noted above, we were able to get the car to the local dealer for a look at, with the intermittent fault active and seem to have a resolution. The dealer says it was a failing/failed PTC heater and has now got the right mart and changed it out, all...

Thanks. Is that on Android or iOS?