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After a recent 'wash and brush up' (using a local 'hand wash' operation), I notice that the scene shown in my rear view camera has changed. It's now pointing lower down, so when I back up to my garage it only shows the bottom half of the door and a small part of the car bodywork is visible...

https://physicsworld.com/a/real-world-tests-of-hybrid-cars-show-higher-than-expected-emissions/ I doubt this will come as much of a surprise to many on here.

My PHEV has just been in for its 5-year service (expensive enough on its own at just over £500), but I'm told I need a new pair of discs on the front (another £500+). Has anyone else experienced similar? My previous car (Honda Civic VTi) did 140,000 miles over 12 years and never needed new...

I hear a slight squealing coming from behind me on corners (not fast enough for it to be the tyres :D ). I'll get it looked into at the next service in a month or so, but has anyone else experienced this? My (complete mechanical ignoramus) thought was disc brake binding or maybe a wheel...

In the current lockdown, I took the PHEV out today for its weekly run to the shops. I noticed that the clock displayed on the MMCS was 9 hours ahead of BST. On the way back it was 10 hrs ahead. After recharging was complete, it was back to the correct time. I was under the impression that...

Seems we're exempt :)

About 18 months ago, I posted that I'd talked to Lex about buying my company car at the end of its 3 year lease-rental, but they told me this was not possible. As the lease is up in a few more weeks, I tried again and this time they are prepared to sell, but not to me. It seems they can't sell...

Someone has hit the rear bumper with (I think) a shopping trolley, creating a triangular flap about 1cm on each side in the silver-grey plastic coating and revealing the black plastic underneath. I was thinking of cutting a piece of duck tape to size, but I expect someone will have a better...

Reports of a recall in the US for software issues with the anti-collision system and adaptive cruise control (both diesel and PHEV Outlander). I don't imagine the European models would have different software? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/25/mitsubishi_suv_bugs_recall/

Read all about it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-43737982 Should we be worried (I've never heard of a Mitsi thus afflicted) or just enjoy the schadenfreude?

See https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-16684-9 Way to upset Tesla drivers :)

Mitsubishi have (finally) got an update to fix the (well-publicised) security flaw with this app, and it was installed as part of the annual service. The garage explained I would need to re-register my phone as all the previous settings will have been lost. But I've been having problems...

Usually I charge my PHEV at home and it's usually completed its charge before I take it out again. I fully understand that when at (or close to) full charge, only limited regen braking is available and I'm used to the effectiveness to expect in these circumstances. Yesterday, I needed to...

I'm sure none of you will do anything as stupid as this, but I was saved by good engineering design. My PHEV is charged from a standard 3-pin plug just inside the garage door, but when charging is complete, I like to roll it down to the bottom of the drive (which is on a 10% hill) because...

Yesterday evening I drove a couple of friends to a concert. There was a queue of cars dropping off outside and I parked about 1.5m behind a red Merc. Turning to help them with their seat belts, I heard a loud 'CRUMP' from in front. Yes, the Merc driver was completely oblivious to the rather...

For those who haven't seen it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0pNVxXcguk My only question: what were they smoking when they created this?

Article here:This is Money Obviously this won't be usable by any current or planned versions of the PHEV (so apologies for off topic), but it did set me wondering about fast chargers in general. If the charging process is 90% efficient (seems unlikely any real-world system will do much better...

My Nexus 6 (not a 6P in case anyone cares) got upgraded to Nougat (Android 7) last week. So far, so good - but there has been a slight change in behaviour of the PHEV app. First, I had to reconfirm to the phone that it was OK to connect with the car wi-fi even though there's no Internet...

I've noticed that compared to other cars with powered tailgates (Jag XF, E-class Merc) the PHEV operates really s-l-o-w-l-y (several seconds to open/close rather than about one second). I assume this isn't just my vehicle? I don't suppose anyone's found an option buried deep in the settings...

But the IT site The Register is reporting that the (similar to the PHEV) phone app for the Nissan Leaf has no security applied, so anyone can access your vehicle if they know the VIN (on all European cars this has to be publicly visible). I've done a quick check and my phone reports "WPA2...