Recent content by nigel4

There is a rear fog light button on the home screen, but it won't work unless you drill through menus to turn lights on manually; no option for headlight 'button' on main screen or voice activation. The fog light button could easily turn on dip lights too. Or add a physical light switch. Add...

At least we no longer need all that horribly complex, breakdown prone, fossil fuel system. Nader started with making manufacturers change the position of fuel tanks after many unneccesary deaths.

Also extra energy to stop permafrost thawing due to climate change https://grist.org/energy/the-irony-conocophillips-plans-to-freeze-thawing-permafrost-to-drill-more-oil/

Theme tune by don spencer - first record I bought

Thank you for the suggestion. A hook, a clip, and a drain hole? No clue how or why these might be used, but your suggestion seems a good one, thanks

Walking 'round the science museum and there is a System X telephone exchange exhibit - I was writing code for that

Breezy here today. Just plugged in car, and noticed that the flap repeatedly blows open and back onto charging cable. I have wrapped the flap in cloth and used an elastic band to fix it to the plug socket cover. Any better suggestions? I realise it is designed like an air brake, but should...

In commercial use in Austrailia

In the autoglym cleaning kit I got with the car I just found two sachets of bird poo cleaning wipes. Not tried yet. Supposed to soften the poo so it doesn't scratch when wiped

I know where the sos and hazard buttons are, but up there in the dark it's not obvious and might push the wrong one (especially if I use the voice command 'hello wife - turn on hazards'); so, I have added some sticky tape lables. See photo Does anyone have a better/smarter solution please?

Fixed it

Devon sunshine (rain) #IM5 'sunroof'

Picked car up Saturday. Dealer took a couple of hours with hand-over; a lot was getting to bind to two phones, mine & wifes. Got there and seems to work ok, but only one gets full features, other is just locking and ignition. First public charge today, all straightforward. Very pleased so far.

I only got mine from Hawkins Hayle saturday; first trip was to lands end. I think their ex-demo went newlyn way. The manuverability for the size is good and with the cameras and parking aids you might like to try tetrising it. But it is a bit scary leaving it hanging out of the end of parking...

Trying to load iSmart - it dispays 'iSmart ... prohibits vpn' and closes. I do not have vpn! Problem was a setting hidden in Duckduckgo, had to disable app tracking protection for all apps :(