Andrew Dwyer

Reads like one of Bob’s fantasies !! As already stated why are the police not knocking on the door already ??

Is this another one of Bob’s stories ?

Our very own Robert seeking to scam people In Lampang as he does on this forum every day !!

Was a strange occurrence, apparently triggered by going to 5% on SOC but could have been a coincidence, charging to 8% didn’t work, no doubt needed a longer charge. The app and digital key dropped out, thankfully the car could be opened and started via the normal key ( while i initially thought it had gone to sleep the first time i am not so sure it had as i pressed the door handle button a few times before checking it could open via the remote ). The “ simple mode running “ and “ steering wheel “ messages point to low 12v voltage and as there are various modes which switch automatically it could have also been a simple glitch requiring a lengthy charge or hv battery energised to reset. Went to the dealer and after their initial confusion as to why a message about the steering wheel and the app/digital key dropping out should require a 12v battery check they did a diagnostic check and also checked physical connections on 12v battery, all was good. The battery monitor looks good and would have given me some concrete evidence if indeed the 12v battery was at fault. Will look into buying one. Car electronics, indeed any type of electronics, are way over my head but i would take a uneducated guess that the low SOC of hv battery caused the 12v battery to go into one of its safer modes. Which, rightly or wrongly, caused the messages and stopped access to certain functions. One thing is for sure, i won’t be letting the range get down to anywhere near that % again !

Well i won’t be doing that again !! While getting the range below 10% is recommended to do a slow charge ( < 10% to 100% ) for balancing the battery cells i wasn’t aware getting down to 5% would cause me so much anxiety !! Just to recap: At 5% the km’s disappeared, replaced with a line which i have seen before on YouTube videos but believed it to be at 3% or even 1%. Out of curiosity later yesterday i looked at the app to see if it was the same and noticed no internet connection and it had apparently last updated when i had stopped the car at home. This was my first indication something wasn’t right. My phone wouldn’t open the car and had to use the key, a message “ simple mode running “ flashed on the main screen and got the “ turn steering wheel l/r “ message also. Charged up to 8% to get out of the “ danger zone “ but it did exactly the same. Checked the manual but got no definitive answer on “ simple mode running “ and recall that the “ turn steering wheel l/r “ is related to interrupted power of 12v battery “. The manual recommends powering on the car for 1 hour to charge the 12v battery “ if smart charging fails “ although in my case running at 1 hour when SOC already low is not a good idea !! So, set the car to charge to 100% overnight and this morning all is well. A glitch or a problem waiting to happen ….. again ? Will be taking the car for a 12v battery check at the dealership pronto !! Just short of 16 months and > 25k driven would expect more from a 12v LFP battery as life expectancy is supposedly 3 x lead acid 12v.

Done it again, including app offline, when i locked it the second time ?? Going to charge up to around 8% to see what happens then !! Hoping it is not the 12v ?, as i didn’t give it any reason to go to sleep other than the 5% battery !!

Thought about getting it down below 10% to do a full charge overnight at the weekend. The opportunity arose on a little trip so drove it down from 17 - 5%, little scary when the kms disappear at 5% though !!, didn’t know that was going to happen 😳 Strangely, when i looked at the app a couple of hours later to see if it showed any kms i found it offline since i took the photo. It wouldn’t react to my phone and had to get the key and press the door button 5 times to open. Seems like it had gone to sleep at the moment i arrived home and locked it. Got the “ turn steering wheel left and rIght “ message when i started it . Strange going’s on !!

Stuff i have watched recently and my opinion: A thousand blows: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21874900/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk As expected was very good and can’t wait for season 2 Companion: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26584495/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Enjoyed this, pleasant distraction. Paradise: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27444205/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk This started well, went a little slow but came back okay towards the end. Ten pound Poms: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20318226/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk This started okay with an interesting premise but quickly turned into a run of the mill drama, gave up after 3 or 4 episodes, over the top characters with annoying tendencies. Currently watching Prime Target: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31186958/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Enjoying this, got a bit of a Da Vinci Code feel to it which will no doubt divide the room but so far so good imho.

We know you are out of touch ! The “ Gee’s “ gave it away. Jeez !!

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New MG !! https://autolifethailand.tv/spec-photo-mg-s5-ev-bev-thailand/

The mistake in this article was unleashing it on a bunch of grumpy old men at AN. The owner of the autographed elephant drawing will probably have something worth a few bob when the PL “ icons “ realise what they were signing ( probably only blank pages from now on ! ) . Okay, so he has something to brag about to his mates only and the novelty soon wears off but was a unique prank, if only short lived, and raised the blood pressure of a few of the miserable old gits on here, so imho, is priceless !!

I think that is still allowed but obviously one would have to do some calculations to see if economically it makes sense as the on peak rate is higher than the normal rate. i.e. if you only use air conditioning at night time and are prepared to do your washing at weekends etc then maybe it is worth it. Presumably there is also a charge for the new meter plus installation ?, my TOU meter cost 4,800 baht to PEA and 9,300 baht for the “ free “ BYD installation. Some rough calculations and i worked out it meant the ROI was when i realised 9,000 kms.

Ian Wright blubbering about when he met his old teacher/mentor who he thought had died was very touching.

That’s a shame as i recently discovered BBC Sounds and have been listening to some great Desert Island Discs going back decades, have a bunch bookmarked. For all other radio stations ( Absolute, Virgin, Capital, etc ) i use Radioplayer app, literally hundreds of stations including all the BBC stations but when clicking on any BBC station it sends you to BBC Sounds, that seems to be a recent change as years ago i am sure that didn’t happen.

Yup, job security at its finest !

Must admit I have thought about getting a vacuum cleaner hose in there through the opening vents at the bottom front. Not sure how to maintain them open though ?? Plenty of grills available on the online sites.

I was lucky to get a TOU meter installed for EV use only, additional to our regular meter. Rate is 2.6 baht per kw, with taxes and a standing charge ( 24.62 baht ) works out at just over 3 baht . I pay on an average month about 700 baht , this on a 19,000 km usage in 12 months. My previous car ( a HEV SUV ) cost me 2 baht per km, my EV works out around 40/50 satang per km.

More sad , i would say, is that the President of the United States endorses a product, which he clearly knows nothing about, for a friend ! What next ? Endorsing Piggly Wiggly on tv ?

We have a couple of cats visit daily, I tried to give them milk a couple of times and they were not interested, now I put a small bowl of water with the food and most times they will have a drink.

This is from the True iService app where there is no mention of DTAC but now they have merged there maybe similar deals from DTAC.

You can buy the 6 Mbps unlimited data 1 year package from True for 2500 ( 2675 with VAT ) , the advantage being that you can keep your phone number year on year. 30, 90 and 180 days also available but 365 days is the cheapest option. I used the Lazada 1 year sim’s for several years as the price was obviously advantageous but now the options are fewer and prices have increased significantly. While some say that you could add additional packages to the Lazada sim’s , as in the photo above from True, I never succeeded and usually ended up buying a new Lazada 1 year sim, changing number became a chore and now pay the above.

You only need your U.K. bank debit card details, so your daughter can send you those. You fill in a form downloaded from the internet. VFS will send the payment form along with photocopy of every page of your existing passport and the application form ( all checked by VFS ) over to HMPO. You don’t pay directly to VFS and I don’t think there is an option to do that. £23 for courier service on top of passport payment.

I wouldn’t mind if mine did that, at least you have an accurate range. When I first start mine up after fully charging it will drop around 4 km ( Pib did explain why it does this previously ). The annoying thing is that the Dynamic range setting came in an OTA and it was assumed to be a great improvement from the NEDC setting, in reality it ain’t !!

Originally my Dynamic range at 100% was around the 650+ km mark ( Seal Premium. During the free charging ReverSharger period ( charged for 4 months solely on DC ) that range dropped down to around 629 km. Now am back charging mainly AC ( TOU o/night ) and occasionally letting it get below 10% the range is back to around the 650+ km mark. So that appears to be working as promised. But is it telling us what we want to see ? Why is it after 15 months usage the Dynamic figure is still 100 to 150 kms more than i actually get ?? It has not learnt anything !! Might as well use Standard range. Today i set off at 100% with 659 km range or 6.59 km every 1% At 50% with 300 km range or 6.0 km every 1% Back home at 14% with 83 km range or 5.9 km every 1% So, okay it recalibrated as i drove as one would expect. By the above readings today I drove 576 km but the odometer tells me I actually drove 428 km ( 5 km every 1% ) …… so where did the 148 km shortfall go to ?? Makes the 100% range totally meaningless and only slightly less meaningless when it gets down to the lower percentages. Obviously, those of us who have driven EV’s for a while know what range we actually get ( using % or km ) and use that figure in our heads but the car hasn’t learnt anything in the last 15 months ……. kinda like my step son at his vocational college !! Rant over !!