Recent content by rjb1970

I seem to remember the same thing happened with the 4 and the S5, most insurers didn't have the car listed when it first came out. ZS was worse because they all thought it was the old MG Rover model. Hopefully sort itself out soon, but seems a bit daft that they never seem to be ready for a new...

Only a couple of minor niggles with mine, namely that the automatic lights and wipers sometimes have a mind of their own, but of course there's also a physical switch so not a life changing issue in the grand scheme of things. First new car I've had that hasn't had to go back for anything, so...

August, pre-facelift LR Exclusive

Seriously these would make a great hearse conversion. Or a VW id Buzz!

The DAB signal is so poor on mine I just use FM now. Far more reliable. Might be something to do with the aerial being incorporated into the heated rear window element. Never had it on cars with a proper aerial.

My highest monthly mileage ever, mostly motorway commute so really pleased with this.

There's an app called ZapMap that tells you where all the public chargers are

Pre-facelift LR Exclusive

How does the boot size compare? Is the S5 a little smaller or about the same?

I got an extension lead for mine that runs from the front, between the seats and through the gap in the split rear seat. Halfords I think.

The car is 2.5 years old but the first service was done a few weeks ago, so it's missed the time deadline by some margin, placing it out of warranty.

The main thing I found with switching, that I wasn't prepared for, is that an EV is more efficient round town and less so on the motorway, whereas ICE cars tend to be the other way round. I learnt this the hard way when I went on a work conference in January, 100 mile round trip with 4 people on...

31st May 2025 - quite impressed with this considering I do a regular motorway commute. It was up to 4.3 at one point. Cruise control at 60 mph, auto aircon at 21 C, normal mode with KERS level 3, seems to be the sweet spot combination for me :)

Speaking of brakes, hundreds of years ago I used to run a Vauxhall Corsa as a driving school car. I did 30k a year, which in those days meant 3 services a year. After the 1st year, the front brake pads suddenly needed replacing every service! They used to fob me off saying it was all the extra...

Some interesting colours going on there!