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    In Praise of the ZS

    It’s just missed a beat. Charged to 93% with the promise of 203 miles. Drove 3hours and 180 miles and that was too much for the battery. Even though I was showing a surplus of 40 miles of theoretical range over remaining distance, it all went Pete Tong as it got to 10% battery remaining. Car...
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    In Praise of the ZS

    Basically everything you have said. 34k miles in mine. It. Just. Works. Some bits are a little low-rent but it was a cheap car. Biggest gripe is lack of interior passenger lights in the back.
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    Not charging on home Wallbox

    What colour lights does the Wallbox show? There is an odd red/yellow one that is when there is an error. I found the number for the support line in the paperwork. It’s in Spain but they could diagnose the fault remotely. I got a brand new Wallbox swapped in by my original installers.
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    New (to be) owner

    I am paying £376 for 20k per year over 4 years. That was from Nov 2022 and is not salary sacrifice. Seems the lease companies are fleecing the employer if the net rates you pay are close to what external lease costs are.
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    In Praise of the ZS

    I’ve had rear springs too!! At 15k miles.
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    Pics of other cars you've had.🙂

    Here’s one of mine. Mitsubishi Evo 6 Tommi Makinen Edition. Shiny on top. Crumbly underneath. Currently in pieces waiting for funding to finish rebuilding.
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    Apple CarPlay connection issues

    I bought a 30cm connector wire from Amazon and that seems to have given me a consistent connection.
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    iSmart 2.x merged; please use for all iSmart 2.x issues

    With the new app I found that when it reset my login details it also resets your charging target to 80% health mode. But the killer is that the “scheduled charging” was also switched on. I never use that because it overrides the scheduling by Octopus Intelligent. Was trying to recharge from...
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    Apple CarPlay connection issues

    Just adding my experience. My iPhone 14 no longer boots up CarPlay on connection to my MG ZS LR. It worked faultlessly for months before. Have tried a range of new cables and all the points listed above. My wife has IPhone SE and CarPlay works like a dream for her and for my kids who also have...
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    ZSEV long range 242 on 100% charge not right

    In the winter you will see that range drop lower and lower. Temperature has a massive impact on the range of the car. So does running the heaters in the car as you are trading range for warmth. Same for speed. You can look at the miles per kWh display on your dashboard for an indication. In the...
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    Moving to Octopus - current situation?

    I think that Octopus Go is just a “time of day” tariff so it doesn’t care what charger or car you have got.
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    Heated mirrors

    The SE does have folding mirrors. You push the mirror adjustment switch downwards to fold them in. Otherwise I could not get in and out of my driveway. The mirrors pop back out with another push down of that button. Or when you get to a certain speed. They are not heated though. There are...
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    Moving to Octopus - current situation?

    I don’t think you need an Ohme. I have got Intelligent Octopus and have a Wallbox Pulsar Plus. I got an email recently saying the beta had finished and it was now officially supported. This is what I got from Octopus that Wallbox chargers now supported by them. The small print on Intelligent...
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    Home charger recommendations

    I have exactly the same charger. I do a LOT of miles - approx 20k a year. This week had to do 3 trips to Birmingham from South Wales. Had to charge from below 10% back to 100% overnight. Couldn’t do that on a granny. Cost of Wallbox install was about £1k but it is trivial in ppm terms and...
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    Black vs Silver - scratches

    I have black, but keep it permanently filthy so you can’t see if there are scratches or dents in it.
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