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I have owned by PHEV for 3+ years and for the first time I had the dreaded fuel system warning sign appear and the petrol engine roared into life. Due to covid restrictions I haven't been able to drive any long distances and its been 3 months since I last added any fuel. Some interesting...

I found a wheel on gumtree, its from a non-phev model and has slightly different spokes but it is the same overall size as the phev wheel. I think I paid $100 for it. Unfortunately, there is no way to store it under the car, it just sits in the luggage area in the back taking up lots of space...

After following this forum for a number of years and reading about the issues with failed auxiliary batteries, I have finally experienced it today. Turned the car on this morning, got a blue light in the ignition switch and nothing else other than the wipers and the parking lights came on which...

Last year my 2015 developed a "thud" noise in the left rear suspension. The dealer said there was no issue, so I took it to my local garage and they found that a spacer on the top mounting of the shock absorber was badly distorted. It was replaced and the problem was fixed. I don't know whether...

After 2 months of PHEV ownership I had my first puncture, fortunately it didn't prevent me getting home before the tyre went flat. However, it reinforced my need to get a spare. In Sydney, a single second hand wheel and tyre costs around $500, but a wrecker is offering me 4 wheels with tyres...

Simple explanation, when the battery if fully charged there is no where for the power from regeneration to go. Consequently for the first few kilometres after charging there is minimal regeneration.

I did my first long trip last weekend, had to attend a funeral in Glen Innes. So Sydney-Glen Innes, with 4 people going up and 5 coming back, in hot conditions 36-40deg with the AC on all the time and no charging at the destination, overall fuel consumption for the 1400km round trip was 6.9...

The manual mode is set by the trip meter. Therefore, if you do not reset the trip meter you will get the long term energy usage figures. I normally set trip meter A each time I fill up and use trip meter B for long term recording. The auto function is handy for short term figures. Like AndyH I...

I am a new owner, bought a 2014 model with only 8700km on the clock in Melbourne last week. Very happy with it, still learning all the little tricks that are part of these cars.