Recent content by james44

Ahhh, so is the measurement just up to the parcel shelf in effect?

How reliable are boot size capacities given my manufacturers? Here's my conundrum .... Our Outlander PHEV is stated as 463L. Went to see the Q4-etron today and that supposedly has 520L (there's no frunk). Parked side by side for a comparison and absolutely no way. Even sales assistant said the...

Many thanks for the helpful replies!

- Seems that to use sat nav feature, the phone must be plugged and not connected by bluetooth. Is this correct? If so, it seems a bit of a retrograde step for such an expensive car as as plugging it in is a paff. I know for most trips you probably wouldn't bother but on my current car the...

I have never been able to make these PCP, or lease deals work if you have the capital spare. Hence I usually go for 1 year old cars that are usually 20-30% off list using my own capital. Of course it depends what you can else you do with the capital. If you need a new kitchen then that's one...

Many thanks for the helpful comments. It looks like a clear 'yes' that the new one is a noticeably better car and worth a few thousand more. ... back to the shopping!

Had a 2014 company car for a year and loved it. Changed jobs, had something else, now looking to get one as a personal purchase. Wife likes the 'S' safety bits, meaning we'd like a 4hs and acknowledge the higher road tax for 5 years. Sub-5k miles, 18 plate 2.0L 4hs cars can be had for £29k...

Many thanks for the helpful replies - I had hoped to make up a cheap spare 13A cable as replacements seem to be £385 which as lot for what it is. Long story ... the tethered 16A option doesn't work at home due to where consumer unit is and where the car is parked on drive, so I use the cable...

Hi My Outlander arrived this week. pleased so far, but mileage and environmental benefits seem somewhat dubious ... more on that when i have more data from extended usage. In the meantime, some geeky questions I'd love to know answers to: - Sometimes the energy flow diagram shows power from...