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Clipped from BBC News website today. Mitsubishi Motors has admitted falsifying fuel economy test data for more than 600,000 vehicles. Shares in the Japanese car maker closed down more than 15% after it made the announcement.The inaccurate tests involved 157,000 of its own brand light passenger...

I now have both feet just in the green field and when the Kodiaq arrives I shall be rolling in the grass with a broad grin on my face! :D (but it won't be the PHEV version!) ;)

Bye By Jim. Thanks for your help. Enjoy PHEVing. Colin.

I understand it is a new feature on only the MY16 model. previous models had no brake light operation on any regen force as far as I am aware (not in the U.K. anyway. Other markets may differ.)

Wouldn't mind betting that is 'brake pad shuffle'. As you brake going forwards the pads would move to the bottom of the calipers. Then go into reverse & brake and they flip up to the top of the calipers, causing a sharp clicking noise. This often happens when the friction material is getting a...

Apropos absolutely nothing to do with PHEVs. But I was DEE~lighted to get a fuel card from Skoda for £500 worth of free petrol and two free services with my s/hand. Yeti. :lol: So if anybody needs a Skoda as a second car get to your local dealer now as the promotion ends on the 18th!

Well That's two Kodiaqs sold then! :lol: Bob. I must admit I have never driven a Tiguan. But have been more than happy with my two previous Yetis. Specially, as you mentioned , the HID lights. You obviously tried a manual Tiguan. The DSG is an absolute dream. I measured the PHEV boot front to...

Did I say that? No! I bought it because I fancied the modern tech and it looked like a fun thing to get involved with. I am not a company car driver so that benefit does not apply to me. Although I knew Mitu's mileage claims would be phooey I did not expect them to be so way out in everyday...

As said previously, you can't 'knock it in' it has to be held in the N position for at least 5 seconds.

See my comments here. http://www.myoutlanderphev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2186. Very scary. I shall have to keep looking back to see if there is ever an answer to this.

Only on a LHD. RHD you have to pull the lever towards you! Thank God I have not experienced complete loss of power S C A R Y ! But I have experienced the shut down quick restart~ no go syndrome 3 times. as has been said, you have to wait a few seconds before powering up again

Precisely! That is presumably why the tax will be horrendous for a new one after next April 1st. ASX 1.6litre petrol manual produces 132g/Km The only 2.0L petrol engine I could find was the Shogun Pinin (admittedly an old engine) with 227g/Km So I would reckon that the PHEV ICE will be less than...

Thank you for those kind words Bob. You should have tried the 1.2DSG. An absolutely superb engine with 170Nm torque (almost diesel sized torque). Goes like the clappers, believe it or not. Same 0-62 as the PHEV and almost as quiet. When PHEV ICE running it is much noisier that the 1.2 Yeti. I...

Thanks K9, Sorry, to confuse. YES ONLY new cars registered AFTER 1st April 2017. First year loading details below. So a new PHEV registered AFTER 1st April 2017 will be £450 p.a. for five years if I read it correctly. check URL...

I have bought a 3 month old, 65 reg 151 miles Yes that's right! SUV ownership is most definitely for me. Bad back/high 'step in' position and dog room. Road holding like a sports car and better fuel consumption (compared to hybrid drive) Downside is £110 road tax and loss of 1 litre cost for 24...