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All ours are MOT'd from year 1, even though legally they don't need to be.
Don't fleet owners still send in engine gear box and axle oil samples for lab analysis to see the state of things . London Transport used to and it saved them many thousands in lubricating oil cost .Out of all of my cars - my estate car - wifeys car - few loaner cars. None do more than 8k a year - some do as low at 3k a year.
I just change the oil once a year - whatever the mileage.
200000 km - 124000 miles on one charge of oil. Unreal....
On a call in car repair radio show, the guy said they have a quick & dirty check
We have always done this too, used to DIY it but as I've got older/creakier switched to paying the garage.... But on 2 occasions over the last 8 years when it went for oil service & MoT the (independent) garage decided to return my Disco TD5 Auto without the oil change, as it had only done 3k miles; not reached the 12k mileage interval.Out of all of my cars - my estate car - wifeys car - few loaner cars. None do more than 8k a year - some do as low at 3k a year.
I just change the oil once a year - whatever the mileage.
200000 km - 124000 miles on one charge of oil. Unreal....
We have always done this too, used to DIY it but as I've got older/creakier switched to paying the garage.... But on 2 occasions over the last 8 years when it went for oil service & MoT the (independent) garage decided to return my Disco TD5 Auto without the oil change, as it had only done 3k miles; not reached the 12k mileage interval.
Very common on bigger stuff, especially the very big stuff where oil isnt routinely changed, just topped up and change on sample results! On big ships engines oil is centrifuged continuously, not changed.
So it's not just BMW with crazy headlight prices then....
I think if you stuck your 5 quid 35W sealed beam alongside a modern headlight, you might revise that!
One of the oft-repeated nonsenses of ChooYube.
Takes me back to a pair of generators, and swapping over each week, they hit maintenance intervals at more of less the same time.
I do this with every used car I buy with a Millers oil kit, so far I’ve been lucky I’ve never had any issues when I get the report back. Then let luck take it’s course
A quick 20 minute charge on a Gridserve fast charger gave me another 120 miles or so while I grabbed a sarnie and coffee. There were 6 Gridserve fast chargers at Southbound Strensham services on the M5. Two were illuminated green (working) but four were red (faulty). For some strange reason, all four faulty ones were populated and people were pressing buttons and on their phones to Gridserve. The two green ones were empty so just pulled up and plugged it in! Bloody expensive, 89p per kWh but motorway services are notorious for expensive fuel so electricity is no exception.
70p per Kw/hr seems to be the best DC power up here, from Arnold Clark dealerships.Just got back from a round trip to Bristol and back from near Burnley in the EV. The eldest is at uni in Bristol and was feeling a bit ill so I saved her a coach trip as she's coming home for reading week. It came in around 440 miles in total.
Although this is our 5th EV, the other 4 are/were the wife's. So going from a Ranger to the EV is relatively new, especially long distances.
I could have made it to Bristol in one hit, but my bladder gave out before the battery did.
Because I stopped early for a partial charge on the way there, I needed to stop on the way back for a top up. So stopped at Hilton Park on the northbound M6 where there were loads of fast chargers and all seemed to working and only a few taken. On both occasions I got more than 130kW, so a 15 minute charge gave about 40 to 45% charge. Again, 89p a kWh,
Lessons learned
I must look into the various discount schemes as the jump from 16p a kWh to 89p is a bit steep. The medium fast chargers are cheaper and I'm rarely in a hurry, so may use them next time.
Regen settings. There are 5 settings on the Kia including zero. 1 is best for motorways, feels like normal engine braking and allows the car to coast on downhill stretches. Two is better in medium/heavy motorway traffic, less use of brakes. Three best around the Pennines with the hills and four, which is also called one pedal, is best in town, never need to use the brakes and the car stops completely when you release the throttle and holds on inclines etc.
Finally, M5 - M6 junction is a PITA on a Friday afternoon, as is M6 near the M60.
Just got back from a round trip to Bristol and back from near Burnley in the EV. The eldest is at uni in Bristol and was feeling a bit ill so I saved her a coach trip as she's coming home for reading week. It came in around 440 miles in total.
Although this is our 5th EV, the other 4 are/were the wife's. So going from a Ranger to the EV is relatively new, especially long distances.
I could have made it to Bristol in one hit, but my bladder gave out before the battery did.
Because I stopped early for a partial charge on the way there, I needed to stop on the way back for a top up. So stopped at Hilton Park on the northbound M6 where there were loads of fast chargers and all seemed to working and only a few taken. On both occasions I got more than 130kW, so a 15 minute charge gave about 40 to 45% charge. Again, 89p a kWh,
Lessons learned
I must look into the various discount schemes as the jump from 16p a kWh to 89p is a bit steep. The medium fast chargers are cheaper and I'm rarely in a hurry, so may use them next time.
Regen settings. There are 5 settings on the Kia including zero. 1 is best for motorways, feels like normal engine braking and allows the car to coast on downhill stretches. Two is better in medium/heavy motorway traffic, less use of brakes. Three best around the Pennines with the hills and four, which is also called one pedal, is best in town, never need to use the brakes and the car stops completely when you release the throttle and holds on inclines etc.
Finally, M5 - M6 junction is a PITA on a Friday afternoon, as is M6 near the M60.
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