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The process is quick - took them around 45 minutes. Gbox is installed at the same time - I have to get another throw-away Google account before I start playing with this. It looks like the navigation interface has been updated again, also with new maps. Language was also asking for an up-date, but might not be related. As for the VIV, I am on V1.3.0, system is 2407 - this could be different from other BYD model?

It was one of the first, maybe 3 days after they opened the deliver - so a little over 13 months ago. We will go in tomorrow morning, I can tell more what changes after that.

Wife just got a message from BYD to get the SIM card swapped out......... this might move more briskly than I thought.

Thanks for posting, I am seeing the same chatter and was wondering how this will go down. Some say they were contacted by BYD - nothing from our dealer (yet), our sales girl is for the birds, or maybe too busy selling cars....lol

There is no equivalent to the Avatr 11 for sale in Thailand at their price point, which gives them quite some pricing power. They also have set themselves a moderate sales goal, suggesting they are going for a limited market segment that is not as price sensitive as the more mainstream offerings which presently undergoes cut-throat competition. It will be interesting to see how this strategy works in general - luxury cars with a Chinese name? It's the next big thing in China, where sub-brands like Denza and Yang Wang from BYD are taking on premium brands from Europe at half the price?

I got this same video in my YT feed...... really makes me wonder how these algos figure out what to feed to whom? But more importantly - begs the question why Western governments and companies are so obsessively putting up blinders, when in fact they have intellectuals in their midst that are properly tuned into the pulse of world affairs. The more I watch the Chinese automotive industry progress, the more I realize how little prepared Western counterparts are for the tsunami that is picking up speed in the East.

NETA has a plant in Thailand - and of course this is not good news for owners of this brand, either. https://carnewschina.com/2024/11/06/chinese-automaker-neta-reportedly-halts-production-and-cuts-salaries/ It's a pity, their wagon actually has a lot going for it, looks amongst them.

Imagine the 'driver' of a Zeeker 009 flooring it at a red-light........ instant loss of his employment if he chauffeurs grandma of the owner, giggles ear to ear if he is on the way to kindergarten with the owners kiddo - well, if said kid is a boy, of course! Seriously - who needs a 6 seater that does 4.5 sec to 100 km/h? Conversely, the 116 kWh battery would have my nod.....decisions.....decisions..... Be that as it may - Alphard might not be brightest star in the constellation of Toyoda for much longer, as the price premium in this segment is now under serious attack. I think BYD was wise to launch their model under the Denza brand - MG clearly has a brand name issue, even if the Maxus 9 is a solid offereing.

Frontal assault from the left field: (from a FB post, machine translated) 'I was at Denza Susco for around 2 hours. I met someone who put a reservation in front of 5 cars. So I asked how many have booked today? The unsurprising answer is 40 cars already. Most of them are top AWD 2.69 million, which is cheaper than Alphard around 1.4-1.5 million anyway. Interesting are my 3 friends The first person to look at the new Camry. Price 1.6 million. Another look at Alphard for 4. X million Last person looking at the Tesla Y for 1.9million These 3 people stopped booking the top 3 cars. This movement of Denza D9 shook the market a lot.' The Alphard was an amazing money maker for Toyota, now the newcomers on the block will have Toyota's lunch. This is not a big segment, but it is a lucrative one! and there are other Chinese brands eager to enter Thailand as well.

Right! We’ve reached a point where cars are practically tucking us in at night. Meanwhile, those of us with classic pull-up brakes are out here feeling like survivalists—armed with the skill to manually *park* a car! At this rate, it won’t be long before newer models require a 214 page manual just to locate the the steering wheel, or the 'off' button.

Well, the Nürburgring is not in Thailand, but I sneak this bit of news in here anyway: (machine translated) 'Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, the model electric car that broke the record of fastest 4-door car in the Nürburgring race 🚘⚡️ Xiaomi EV, the electric car brand of Xiaomi, has unveiled its prototype car SU7 Ultra at the Nürburgring race track in Germany, clocking a lap time of 6:46.874 minutes, which is the fastest 4-door car in the race track. The SU7 Ultra model car uses Xiaomi's V8 motor that revs at 27,200 rpm, providing a maximum power of 1,548 horsepower, it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 1.97 seconds and 0 to 200 km/h in 5.96 seconds, with a top speed of more than 350 km/h. The achievement was achieved by British driver David Pittard, who won the 24 hours of the Nürburgring in 2023. Xiaomi will launch new products, including the Xiaomi 15 phone, at the launch event starting at 7pm. According to Beijing time today, and the company had earlier said that a version of the SU7 Ultra car will be released for production.' Eat that Tesla Model S Plaid......... Balls of steel! BTW - notice how little he steps on the brakes - they have dialed the regen-braking up to the max.

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Did you use a snake-scope to see what's behind/between the radiator assemblies? I dread the idea to have a look myself, I rather stay ignorant and tell myself it happens to other cars only.....lol

I expected this to be more of a Tesla problem, as there are plenty of videos on the Internet showing how much 'dirt' accumulates - Tesla having a worse situation since their radiator assembly is at an angle. Turns out, the BYD Seal is not far behind. What I find irksome is that the whole front-bumper needs to be removed to get access - a more service minded design would provide an access panel and the cleaning could be done in a matter of minutes. (The pictures are screen shots from a Thai FB video)

My engineering degree is not in LFP battery chemistry and blade battery design, so I have no idea. I have however observed discussions occasionally about significant differences of range - most of which is most likely a function of the driving style. However, the question that was often also raised was about the full-charge cycle <10 to 100%, and those owners that had comparatively low range cars, admitted to have never done a full-charge cycle......go figure.

That is not the way it will work for the intended purpose - for the BMS to calculate the battery capacity properly and plot the depletion curve, it must be done according to the manual. What you intend to do is just another charge from 80 to 100 %. What the top 20% slow charge is good for is for balancing the cells - so not a total loss.

I am a little surprised that all you guys seemed to be focused on is the cost of the insurance - what they offer in each package should be just as relevant. Case in point - AXA offered for a premium of over THB 44K a replacement value of only THB 900K, Some insurance is offered with THB 1 million, the most I could find was 1.2 million. Another question is of course battery replacement - 90 to 100% is the typical range, which could also amount to quite some pocked change in case of an accident. Naturally all other coverage details matter, but from my experience they seem to be quite uniform.

I talked to the GM of a BYD dealership the other day and mentioned the importance of charging to 100% and all - he chuckled and said 'oh - you are one that goes by the book, I just charge to 100% every day, I cant be bothered'. Of course, for him its an expense he does not pay for and he will dump his car to an unsuspecting buyer every few month, but it made me think....... is it really worth stressing over? I have always been the kind of idiot taking great care of my cars........ for the next guy! But what's he point, really? I have almost never had a car for more than 3, 5 years at the most. And cars start to feel more and more like smart phones - I want the latest goodies and tiny incremental performance gain, tell me what is new! tell me we need it! tell me it makes me happy for a split moment........ Damn this Cabernet tastes good, fill her up again.......

WOW - this Rever app upgrade rocks! I take this over reservations every time. Next step is a cam to show whether there are other cars in a cue.

Which AI ChatGPT are you using? My experience with various platforms is that they compartmentalize chats, and in the case of OpenAI the history used to answer your test question is rather limited - which is not to say that all chats aren't used for training.

Yup, it's true, there are some perks for being rich - not complaining.

There are quite a bunch of companies on FB that sell to installers, but claim to sell to retail as well. I believe they have better prices than on Lazada etc, they also concentrate on Tier 1 suppliers, which is an absolute must in my view.

You most certainly don't want to buy a hybrid - that is just a silly marketing gimmick. EV's are not for everyone, either - I do not see the likes of my wife being able to get the benefits of the technology.......yet. (This observation is confirmed by Chinese vehicle manufacturers that offer EREVs and PHEV's for almost all EV models they make for the Chinese market) PHEV is the best compromise for her - 100% electric around town form our solar, stress free trips when leaving town, driving it as an ICE powered vehicle. Here in Thailand, choices are still limited - so depending on vehicle configuration, the BYD Sealion 6 and the GWM Haval 6 PHEV are great offerings, the latter with a colossal 30kWh battery for close to 200 km of pure EV travel.

Except, judging from some of the reactions, not everybody caught onto it.........

The cheap Chinese junk breaks all the time.........here we have proof, never buy Chinese! from a FB post: (and m/c translated) '5 years 250,000 km The air compressor is broken. That means the cooling system of the battery and the motor have stopped working as well. But I think it dropped the QC because the air conditioner is burned and it doesn't turn off itself. I can still drive from Rayong to Bangkok to fix it. Today, I came to test a new computer air conditioner from Rayong-Phutab Berk-Phitsanulok. It seems like I got a new car because 5 years ago, if I charge DC, the cooling system battery would work all the time until after charging it, it would continue to work for a while. But changing the computer air conditioner while charging DC, there will be a period of cooling break. It means that the heat management system is much better. It must be a recipe from the shop too. 🤣 The reason why the air compressor is broken, I think it's because it's very heavy use, because it's also used as an office car. 3-5 people use it. Always turn the air on until the needle. Going out, never turn it off. I think it makes sense to break down. 😂' In comparison - our Mercedes PHEV also used an electric AC compressor, did make it to the 35,000 (!) km mark in 3 years and broke.....well, at least it was covered under warranty. German quality beats Chinese junk anytime....... ooohhhh wait, what was that again? (Picture attached to the FB post, so it was probably this car)