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  1. BarryH

    AA wireless dongle

    Yes the AAWireless to give the dongle its full name is the one I have and used without a hitch. I have called it such in previous posts on other threads on the forum.
  2. BarryH

    Active Cruise & cornering, is this an issue?

    Absolutely the way I used the MG ACC and MG Pilot even around county lanes as it takes a lot of effort out of the steering. The slow down at bends is intentional and is meant to prevent overspeeding through the bend, but it isn't the way you would naturally drive and power through a bend and...
  3. BarryH

    AA wireless dongle

    Simple answer Yes I had an early AA Dongle (in fact, I still have it). It worked brilliantly and solved all the issues I had with mobile phone compatibility with my 1st Gen ZS when using a cable connection.
  4. BarryH

    Will NACS win (eventually)?

    Many have commented on the lack of 3 Phase support on the NACS connector but fail to say why and this impacts across Europe and many other countries which have not adopted the US Standards for power distribution. Fundementally we have 220-230 volts per phase and three-phase distribution staggers...
  5. BarryH

    Front seat is splitting!!

    This isn't uncommon. This issue was raised when I had my ZS on order back in 2019 when I was also looking at KiA Niro First Edition and Kia is no different it is just each car company jiggles around their priorities on their warranty list.
  6. BarryH

    Car won’t shut down

    Dumb question but the second key isn't still in the car somewhere? I've had this numerous times with my wife leaving something tucked in the car somewhere and then leaving it when she's taken "everything" (Oh really) out and I've been unable to lock several cars. She never learns
  7. BarryH

    Solar SCAMs

    Back in the day when I would survey homes for Solar PV and Solar Thermal, I would always point out to homeowners the potential damage to their savings/earnings caused by bird droppings. Just look at the houses near where you live and see the colour of the roof tiles near chimney stacks...
  8. BarryH

    Heat Pumps

    Thanks for that feedback John. I did a similar experiment with my condensing gas boiler last winter. I don't have any inbult means of temperature reading the flow and return of my Worcester boiler and so I fixed the sensors of two inexpensive digital thermometers to the flow and return pipes as...
  9. BarryH

    Heat Pumps

    I know some people are scared of this 24/7 principle but check out Heat Geek on Youtube and you'll see why that principle works. It's a mind-shift just like it is when you move from ICE to EV where we have a shift in thinking of 5 minute forecourt stop with ICE to 6 hours overnight EV home...
  10. BarryH

    ZS MK1 Range and your experience?

    I had exactly the same at about 2½ years old, but fortunately not quite as long a split and it made no difference when I traded it in
  11. BarryH

    Could this be a reason for all to buy a Tesla ?

    This is not just a Tesla thing although EVM does drive a tesla check this out he also looks at other EV's it is not a brand thing.
  12. BarryH

    ZS MK1 Range and your experience?

    100 miles in winter is certainly doable but if you're driving in heavy rain or headwind on a motorway or dual carriageway with little opportunity for regen so you may be down to single figures range/battery percentage at the end of a 100-mile trip. I'm about 130 miles from Rugby MOTO Services...
  13. BarryH

    Wallbox now compatible with Octopus Intelligent

    I have been on Octopus Intelligent for the past few months and it has worked quite well for me. But my daughter, who has a First Gen ZS EV is currently on GO and wants to switch to Intelligent when her contract ends later this month. She has an OHME charger. Has anyone experience of using the...
  14. BarryH

    Best All Season Tyres for MG4

    My "one-time" refers to me going against the fitter's advice not that the breakaway only happened "one-time". To be clear I've proven this to be the case with several cases and the advice is based on the physics that the end of the vehicle with the lowest traction will breakaway first. It is...
  15. BarryH

    Best All Season Tyres for MG4

    I have to say you are missing the point. We all know that a Cross Climate or All Seasons tyre is going to be a compromise and accept that there are lots of things impacting range but the assertion that "Most discussions relating to EVs relates to range anxiety and cost of charging" is frankly...
  16. BarryH

    Secret engineering mode menu. What do the settings mean?

    No apparently not. The module would need the Thai software running on the Infotainment Head Unit to talk to the GSM iSmart hardware. So I guess it depends on what you want from the iSmart functionality for a work-around. There have been quite a few people go down the route of installing the...
  17. BarryH

    Best All Season Tyres for MG4

    Not all tyres/tires can be rotated as you used to. If you have directional tyres you'll get in a right pickle. if you rotate then two of the tyres will end up on a corner of the car facing the wrong direction. If directional then you can only swap front to rear on the same side of the car. The...
  18. BarryH

    Best All Season Tyres for MG4

    Hankooks are a reliable brand and standard fit to Kia and certain Tesla models including the newly announced Model 3 Refresh for Tesla watchers
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