Bandersnatch

21 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

 

 

Will try it tomorrow

Navigation with sound on mine. Remember seeing Turn by Turn navigation on the HUD, but now not

I have noticed price drops but not to this extent, I think that Thai resellers bought stock at higher prices and need to clear it before buying new cheaper stock.

4 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Any thoughts gentlemen ??

Will try it tomorrow

20 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

Chiang Rai, not Chiang Mai.

 

 

Doesn’t make it any closer 

49 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

“ sorry, we not have “ was the answer.

So just 2 offices BKK and CM?

I think I will contact them and see if we can meet at a mutually convenient point. 

55 minutes ago, macahoom said:

I’ve still got the Fred Flintstone software and no sign of any update yet.

I visited my dealer a couple of weeks ago and asked about the update they said I was the first to ask and would get back to me.

16 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

also learned that Sinjet have an office in Chiang Rai so if anyone up north is interested

Thanks @Andrew Dwyer very interesting. Any more offices? Isaan maybe?

With thanks to @Pib for the suggestion 

I have a “stone chip” on the front of my seal (see video above) it’s not really a chip it’s more of a tear in the vinyl like top color coat (there is no hard clear coat) 

Thanks for the suggestions for touch up paint. I bought both suggestions and will do a post on them later. 
 

Thanks also for the comments on ppf 
 

22 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

The box comes with one RFID card. Which the installers said was necessary for charging. Plugged the car in and tapped the wall box with the card ….nothing. On the phone to base they said to install the ABB app 

I plugged in the Seal today and switched on the breaker, while I was still thinking about RFID cards and Apps, the car chirped in to action and I got a BYD notification on my Apple Watch

“Start Charging Water Cat”

At least the CyberTruck has got V2L

but not sure what it’s doing on the Tesla Thailand page.

https://www.tesla.com/en_th
 

They finished installing my wall box today. The previous one had a screw that been over tightened at the factory. 
 

The installer did a neat job, but wanted to leave before testing. The box comes with one RFID card. Which the installers said was necessary for charging. Plugged the car in and tapped the wall box with the card ….nothing. On the phone to base they said to install the ABB app 

Sign up for an account, confirm Email. Scan the barcode on the charger - not that barcode the other barcode. Enter the PIN Code on the card in the manual. 
 

Connect to WiFi (only 2.5MHz) but the name and password (hidden) had already been entered! App says connecting to charger. Turns out it was using Bluetooth to connect. 
 

Retried charging and it worked

The many lights on the charger:

The charging cable is only just long enough for a nose in first park - note the foam on the wall to avoid hard contact.

20 hours ago, matchar said:

You always try to cherry pick your figures like solar charging

Being able to power my EVs from my home solar is not a cherry, it’s the main reason I own an EV. It’s free to charge unless I’m driving more that 600km.

Now that I can also power my house from my EV I’ve got 6 free Tesla PowerWalls of backup power included with my car which would cost ฿1.2m here in Thailand. Now that is one big ******* cherry.

22 hours ago, matchar said:

I'm all for EVs but those figures are too pitiful for a primary car.

You have to compare apples with apples. A few years ago I bought my wife a new Suzuki Swift (her choice not mine) to learn to drive. Cost about the same as a Neta V but oh my God what a dreadful car. After 30 minutes in it we both had backache. It was clear to us both, that the Swift would not be acceptable as a second car, maybe a replacement for a motorbike.   As soon as she had passed her test we got shot of it and bought an EV.

https://thethaiger.com/news/business/thai-auto-market-anticipates-price-war-as-chinese-evs-flood-in
 

“The cost-effective production of Chinese EVs has led to price tags that undercut domestic ICE vehicles, forcing traditional car manufacturers to recalibrate their strategies, said Ratthakarn during the Bangkok International Motor Show, which is open to the public until December 11.

In Thailand, the pickup market has been languishing, with sales plunging over 30% this year”

3 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Got to go , lots to learn !

Your Version:

And Mine:

Tried to do an OTA update but no joy

Think this might have been previously called the Ora Grand Cat, also possibly known as the Ora Lightning Cat

I was asked which insurance company I wanted, someone had suggested Bangkok, so I went with them.

An app store would be really great, have been researching sideloading and apk files - bit of a pain for an Apple guy.

4 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

I’m not sure how my setup is but I think it might be different.

SOLA on my consumer unit is solar.

 

The little box to the right is where my manual selector switch is.

I understand now. 

It looks like your solar only powers a backup circuit in your house. It is acting like a UPS for that circuit for when the grid is down.

This is quite common for smaller solar systems.

Can ask the specs of your solar system? 

PV kW

Inverter kW

29 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I guess you could drive the car with the main screen showing the rear view ?, but that would surely distract as well as hogging the screen.

 

Note: I think you need to turn traction control off for the 0-100, although it might promote wheel spin most do turn it off for the test.

The manual says that the battery needs to be 95% to get max performance. I will try it again without a heavily pregnant passenger.

I want to protect my tyres more than I want to shave a couple of tenths off my time 

8 hours ago, Melpomene said:

if it stops working somehow, you'd be a bit knackered

Did you watch my video on Launch Control?

Just now, Gweiloman said:

Yes, but I can’t figure out how to hook it up to my consumer unit. My electrician mentioned also that the manual selector switch can’t support the required wire gauge to bypass the mains electricity (meaning I might need a bigger switch?)

How does solar currently power your house?

In my setup all power goes via my inverters: PV, Battery, PEA (now disconnected) and V2L. The inverters  - acting in parallel - then send AC to my consumer unit.