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jaapv said:
david1972 said:
Plugged it in.......

...and failed miserably to work out how to change the rear wiper blade unit - never seen one that is so hard to work out - gave up as worried I was going to snap something - any tips? I've seen the obligatory youtube video and mine doesn't seem to work like it at all :?
You are supposed to swap out the rubber. Halfords sells sets to do so.
Many Japanese cars seem to have this system on the rear wiper blade.

Sorted this successfully a while back, but thanks
 
Had 4 new tyres fitted (standard brand), lovely! you always notice the ride feels a bit harder because they are more rigid new but the car gets that lovely crisp feeling back again.. for a while at least.

Fronts were at 2mm at about 30,000 miles since last change and the front grip had been feeling alarmingly light in wet conditions recently.

The rears (original fit) had done over 60,000 miles (90,000km) and were at 3mm, they could probably have done at least another 10,000 miles+ legally which is astonishing. The lease company allowed them to be changed due to the miles they had done. Never had a puncture.

I am convinced the smooth power delivery of electric motors helps reduce tyre rear drastically, another big bonus.
 
So I took delivery of my brand spanking new Juro + Leather today at Motorwell Bridport. Only ordered it two weeks ago. Mitsubishi had lots of Juro leather in colours I didn't want but only cloth in the Atlantic Grey colour I preferred. Not a problem, they just swapped out the seats and door trim and Hey Presto, a Juro Leather.

In choosing the Juro model price was important of course. But I wasn't that bothered about the extras you get with the 4h and upwards and I really liked the look of the Apple Car Play compatible Smartphone Link Display Audio system that for some reason is only available on the Juro model.

Didn't try to be too clever on the way home. Just put it in D and drove home at a fairly sedate pace. 25 miles on hilly and tortuous single carriageway. Managed 98% EV and still had about 20% battery remaining. I think I am going to really enjoy PHEV ownership.
 
Followed a new gleaming White Tesla model X today for quite some way, must admit felt quite a lot of envy, fabulous vehicle (as it should be at that price) the occupants were tiny really old people! Pretty sure my pension won't reach that far when I retire.. lucky them!
 
BobEngineer said:
Followed a new gleaming White Tesla model X today for quite some way, must admit felt quite a lot of envy, fabulous vehicle (as it should be at that price) the occupants were tiny really old people! Pretty sure my pension won't reach that far when I retire.. lucky them!

Ha! I followed a McLaren round the M25 yesterday afternoon - that looked seriously impressive!
 
maby said:
BobEngineer said:
Followed a new gleaming White Tesla model X today for quite some way, must admit felt quite a lot of envy, fabulous vehicle (as it should be at that price) the occupants were tiny really old people! Pretty sure my pension won't reach that far when I retire.. lucky them!

Ha! I followed a McLaren round the M25 yesterday afternoon - that looked seriously impressive!

I bet the Model X was quieter! :cool:
 
BobEngineer said:
maby said:
BobEngineer said:
Followed a new gleaming White Tesla model X today for quite some way, must admit felt quite a lot of envy, fabulous vehicle (as it should be at that price) the occupants were tiny really old people! Pretty sure my pension won't reach that far when I retire.. lucky them!

Ha! I followed a McLaren round the M25 yesterday afternoon - that looked seriously impressive!

I bet the Model X was quieter! :cool:

When you are paying that kind of money for a car, you want people in the next county to hear you coming!
 
I gave it a wash and wax. Nice and clean but it is looking like a UN patrol vehicle back from a war zone, what with now two big chips in the windscreen, 'shotgun' blasted chipped bonnet and so on. 35K miles to go until returning it, going to need a fair bit of work by then :(
 
pailituzu said:
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), tested June 2014 ... forcing you to sit up straight at the wheel with your feet jammed into ... Top models get an electric tailgate, but you have to aim the remote ..... Surely you should have done a longer test (including a plug-in) to .... Today's News.
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Your just posting in an attempt to post spam links but its filtered out, no doubt a moderator will be along to ban you shortly... bye spammy!
 
I have a cheap and cheerful pair (front and rear) in my PHEV - abut £30 each from eBay. They work perfectly with no issues.

I bought a "posh" one for my MX5 Mk1 - but it completely obliterates Radio 2 as the switched mode power supply in the GPS module and camera is cheap and leaky, causing interference in the FM band. It doesn't matter if it is wired directly or via a USB plug and adapter, it splatters over the lower end of the FM band. Other cameras splatter elsewhere, it's cheap manufacturing. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do. As it's noisy in the MX5 with the hood down, it doesn't make much difference as you can't really hear the radio anyway, but in a quiet PHEV it may be a deal-breaker.

Suggestion, before sticking the mount permanently or making permanent wiring, try it out with the lead loose from the socket to the camera and check your radio reception with and without the camera on. It only affects FM band, so if you use DAB, you should be OK, but check.

If it causes interference, send it back!

Jeff
 
My medium priced dash cam when placed in the centre of the screen obliterated the sat nav gps signal making it useless. The camera fherefore is fixed on the passenger side corner of the windscreen.
 
Driven 29.5 miles on a single charge from Clapham (Sarf Lundun) to Hendon (Norf Lundun) back over 'ampsted 'eaf to Aldwych and back to Clapham. Mix of stop/start city driving with short 40 mph stretches and a lot of 20mph limit roads. Not bad for 3 year old batteries with daily top-up charging 18,000 miles. :p
 
Wrecked a front tyre by colliding with a broken concrete bollard lying in the gutter in the dark on a narrow road. Fortunately(?) at less than 20 mph only tore a hole in the sidewall but too big even to use the gunk. :twisted: Am impressed, however, that I can still drive to the tyre dealers on the flat Toyo and that it took the impact with no apparent damage to the wheel. And as I have spare R37 there will only be the cost of swapping them over.
 
Gave the charging port and plug a good spray with WD40. Used the straw to make sure none went into the electrical holes. What a difference it makes!
 
LondonLass said:
Gave the charging port and plug a good spray with WD40. Used the straw to make sure none went into the electrical holes. What a difference it makes!

No particular need to avoid WD40 on electrical connections. I did make the mistake of spraying silicone lubricant onto the power input of our boat and that was a bit of a disaster - I plugged up the shore-power cable and nothing worked - then I checked the can and saw it described as "an excellent insulator" - it took me a long time with solvents to get my power supply back.
 
The best thing for that is Servisol Super 10 switch cleaning lubricant. Better than regular WD40 for electrical contacts. Though there is now a WD40-branded contact cleaning spray on the market too.

Steve
 
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