Andrew Dwyer

23 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

byd reduced the prices for all three seal models....

 

 

Presumably these promotion prices are during the Motor Show and possibly only if ordered at the show ?

So that’s 

126k off Dynamic 

50k off Premium 

100k off Performance 

That’s a healthy discount but there will be some healthy EV competition at the Show this time.

Neta V ll price is out :

https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-neta-v-ii-minorchange-ev-thailand/

8 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Heads up ...

 

MG ZS & PEA Volta, don't seem to be playing nice.  Have used PEA many times, no issues, but last 2 times, car wasn't ready to drive, and had to wait for it to 'reset', which is no big deal, and only took a few minutes.   MG dealer said 'drive' won't initiate if battery is warmer than usual.   

 

Issue if someone is waiting to plug in, as Q'd and now have to wait a couple more minutes.   My issue is, heat not the best friend of batteries, so will only be using as last resort, pretty much never, in the future.

 

Any other MGs or other make/models having the same issue ?

Nope, used a PEA Volta this morning in Hua Hin .

1 hour ago, sirineou said:

Is it any wonder the ICE vehicles are much more likely to catch fire? They have a tank filled with a highly flammable liquid .

I remember in the 80s back in the US there was a sporty car , I think made by Pontiac that had to be recalled and subsequent discontinued because it had a tendency to catch fire, 

It was appropriately named Fiero.

Not to be confused with the Pontiac Firebird , much loved by some …. well 1 …… on here !!

So, here’s a little video about OTA updates and what to expect if you have not experienced it before.

NOTE: this is Australia so is a couple of months after us here in Thailand. The version number is more advanced than ours but I believe that number is date based so while might look like a newer version is possibly the same as they don’t appear to be getting anything above what we already have..

Thai version 2310

Aus version 2401.

https://youtu.be/pwta4gemmDs?si=LFzNYXDuhGp31wwu

What might be interesting to some Seal owners is the Aus owner doesn’t want to side load any third party apps so he uses a CarLink Kit, looks very neat and nifty device which would be ideal for anyone wanting to have other apps ( google maps, browser, Netflix, YouTube etc) without any possible warranty issues.
I am assuming these boxes will give access to more apps than Android or IOS , I don’t really know.

Anyway , starts around the 6.00 minute mark for anyone interested.

5 minutes ago, simon43 said:

If that is a 'dig' at my grammar, please be reminded that 'got' in this usage is 100% correct 'real English', and 'gotten' is some form of bastardised English from across the pond 🙂

Correct, just some Canuck thinking they invented the language .

12 minutes ago, Isan Farang said:

Just checking if anyone knows what country the writing on the oil container relates to

Chinese

2 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

You can do it with your V2L adaptor and your granny charger.

That what I thought, am sure I saw someone in Australia do it on an Atto 3 but couldn’t find it.

For the unitiated:

V2L and Granny chargers are supplied FOC with EV’s , V2L enables running electrical appliances from the car and Granny chargers allow charging from a standard socket  which is on the V2L cable.

Currently Bidirectional Charging or V2V ( vehicle to vehicle ) is limited to some vehicles but is high on the list of improvements for ev’s.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bidirectional-charging-and-evs-how-does-it-work-and-which-cars-have-it/

41 minutes ago, Gknrd said:

 

 I will see. I just had my new one issued in Thailand before I left for good. Since I don't plan on coming back I will see if I can dig up the old stamps. My passport has been updated a couple of times. Just dug out three passports in the last 15 years. I will see if I can find some stamps. 

You can redact your personal details but it would help with this topic.

9 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

ok so one would be <deleted> then.

same scenario with an ICE vehicle.

With an ICE vehicle the motor way rescue crew could come with a 5lt jug of fuel to get me going again......

or someone could give you some electrons via the charging port .

Seen two people in my moobahn walk their dogs on a lead (+ 1 cat ! ), one is an overweight Beagle who gets a brisk walk/jog most evenings , the owner carries bags and a bottle of water to wash down any car wheels used as a toilet. The other just uses the facilities/bushes close to his house, don’t think he picks up.

Don’t get stray dogs in the moobahn but have seen a couple of turds in the road , one right outside our house this week, suspect someone’s dog escaped for a break or visitors thought it okay to let pooch relieve himself anywhere.

Our neighbour had an old “ Golden “ for many years, the owners worked every day and Goldie would attempt to cover the carport floor every day, don’t know what he was eating but the stink was atrocious.

I would love to have dogs but don’t think my circumstances are suitable , if I lived in the sticks i would have a handful for sure. Currently have to get my dog fix with the mil’s 5 “ outside “ dogs ( not sure where they do their business, never seen any) or walking Toby, my daughter’s dog, twice a day when i visit next month.

Even in the U.K. there’s lots of offenders despite warnings of fines and abuse from passers by if you fail to pick up but the moorland area near my hometown is disgusting, a council bin reserved for dog waste rarely gets emptied causing big overflows and often see bags hanging from trees or bushes, locals reporting tired of having bags thrown over their garden walls.

Thankfully ( not for the dog's sake ) Thai are not in the habit of exercising their dogs, imagine the mess if they did walk them religiously !!, I suspect the number who pick up would be very small.

Only my opinion but dogs in moobahns are not practical, unless they are small like Yorkies or Frenchies  or bigger breeds are exercised regularly, picking up after them of course.

28 minutes ago, Gknrd said:

 

was all over the place when I lived in Thailand. Extension of stay in Chiang Mai several times, BKK, Udon , Hoi Hin , cannot remember them all. But clearly remember the time stamps being out of whack..

Post your stamps on here, let us decide.

12 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

I do have a home Wi-Fi connection, set up, and I believe it does connect to my Wi-Fi

A quick swipe down from the top of home screen should tell if is connected .

13 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

I don’t have karaoke etc

Then you don’t have the latest version which includes:

Browser 

Karaoke

Manual

Ability to close Daytime Running Lights 

AVAS button to turn off pedestrian warning sounds 

( maybe other things I don’t remember )

Some software tweaks.

Nothing earth shattering but maybe the tweaks are worthwhile and I think you already have AVAS ?

Seems strange that they haven’t updated your car yet.

When I received mine  on Nov 30th it was already 2310080.1 and 14 days later I received the update to 2310180.1

43 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Thanks, should I get a notification sometime for it to update? I’ve had the car three months and not had any notification yet?

mine started off with a red dot on the bell icon ( top centre of info screen )as it was uploading then moved to a red dot on the car settings icon ( bottom right of screen ) when ready to download.

I heard that the update numbers 2309, 2310, 2401 ( AUS ) and the previous version 2307 ? are dates of when the update was created, presumably in China.

When I received my car , Nov 30th, it had this version 2310080.1 and the OTA set it to 2310180.1, a small change.

So, going by that @JBChiangRai I would say you are behind, do you have the browser and karaoke ? ( swipe left from Home Screen.

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

This is my sw version, is it up to date?

 

 

I would say no, 2310 seems to be the latest here, here’s mine:

some differences with the FWC, Dyna and OSD software versions also but I have no idea what any of those mean !!

I redacted a couple of numbers, seen others do it 😀

33 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Just out now. I'm sure the original was better but I'll give this one a look anyway.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359350/

 

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Let us know what you think, no IMDb rating .

Connor McGregor and Post Malone also in there, unfortunately no Jeff Healey .