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My girlfriend alerted me to this Facebook posting. It might come in handy sometime. First I’ve heard of this. Posted on FB; translated from Thai: “I’d like to share an experience of my car (Seal) entering sleep mode. Before the incident, the battery was at 63%. 8:05 AM: Unlocked the car normally, took belongings out of the car, but didn't lock it. 8:30 AM: Tried to open the trunk, but couldn't. Couldn't lock the car either. Couldn't start the car; the screen and lights were off. Suspected the 12V battery was depleted (the car had been used for about 5 months, 20,000 km). 8:40 AM: Decided to call for emergency assistance from the service hotline. 8:50 AM: Was informed that a trained technician would come for initial inspection around 10:30 AM, as the service center was 100 km away. In the meantime, gathered information about the symptoms and consulted with the dealership where the car was purchased. They tried to gather information and contacted technicians at the service center. Conclusion: The car entered sleep mode. Was instructed to press the door handle button twice or hold it down. After that, start the car. Once the car is started, check the small screen and follow the instructions displayed. It involves turning the steering wheel left and right until it stops on both sides. After doing this, the car should function normally."

🎶 "And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than the little old lady from Pasadena She drives real fast and she drives real hard She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard It's the little old lady from Pasadena Go granny, go granny, go granny go!" 🎶

Who is John Morris? Do you mean William Morris?

I had my Seal waxed two days ago. Just had a look and my front badge is intact. I guess it depends on which product they use. Thanks! I'll keep this in mind for future waxings.

I knew you wouldn't let me down!

My (AWD) cumulative is 16.2 kWh/100 km (4670 km total). What about you (boy racer) JBChiangRai? Tyre pressure matters: "The easiest way to negatively impact your EV's range is to drive it on underinflated tires—even being low by a few PSI can make a meaningful difference in rolling resistance, and therefore efficiency."

Is your real name Dr. Who?

Never even thought about it. I'm more concerned about having two cars with the turn signal stalks on opposite sides. Agh!

On a recent 351km trip in my AWD I got a much better range than you, but it was because of my lower average speed. I travelled 351 km and used 64% . Extrapolated, that's a total range of 548km. My speed was mostly between 80 and 90 kph, normal mode (some sport), iTAC on. Two people onboard, and quite a lot of luggage. As for the temperature, what do you think?

You dirty old devil!

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/28/xiaomi-releases-electric-car-4k-cheaper-than-teslas-model-3-as-price-wars-heat-up.html “Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said the standard version of the SU7 will sell for 215,900 yuan in the China — a price he acknowledged would mean the company was selling each car at a loss. Tesla’s Model 3 starts at 245,900 yuan in China.”

In case it wasn't clear, I was asking if the "free" stuff is still included at the new lower price of the car.

Do you know what "free" stuff is included?

The MG Cyberster price has been announced. This appears to be for the fast model. No mention of the lesser, slower model: MG CYBERSTER has a Thai price of 2.499 million baht. At the Motor Show 2024, MG has revealed the real car, NEW MG CYBERSTER, an electric roadster, convertible, 2 seats, right-hand drive model. First time in ASEAN After the concept car was revealed at Motor Expo 2021 and is considered to be the first electric roadster in Thailand. Ready to deliver the car in July at a price of 2,499,000 baht. NEW MG CYBERSTER is considered Thailand's first electric 2-seat convertible roadster. Features a gull-wing door with a touch-operated push button to open and close. The opening and closing angle can be set from 30-76 degrees and is safe with a sensor system when opening the door in a narrow space. The NEW MG CYBERSTER drive system comes with a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Moto dual motor, 4-wheel drive system, providing a maximum power of 544 horsepower (400 kilowatts), a maximum torque of 725 Newton meters, able to accelerate from 0 – 100 kilometers/hour in just 3.2 seconds, it reaches a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour. The battery system that comes with the car has a capacity of 77 kWh, can run a distance of 503 kilometers per charge according to NEDC standards, supports fast charging, Quick Charge, charging from 10% - 80% takes about 26 minutes at speed. up to 140 kW. NEW MG CYBERSTER has 3 exterior colors to choose from: Flame Red, Photon Yellow and Bullet Silver. The interior of the cabin is two-tone. The two-tone black-red color will match with the red and yellow exterior colors, while the two-tone-gray-white color will match with the silver-bronze exterior colors. You can reserve your car and choose the color in advance at https://www.mgcars.com/th/mg-models/new-mg-cyberster at a price of 2,499,000 baht, ready to deliver the car in July. Car quality warranty for 5 years or 160,000 kilometers (whichever comes first) and battery warranty for 8 years or 200,000 kilometers (whichever comes first).

Do you realize this is old news? The article was published in January 2023. And the comments below it are predictably, hilariously imbecilic.

Ha! You seem to have a problem with your mathematics. 2000 X 100 = $200,000. He'd only need to carry 200 bills. Of course, you're gonna tell us now it was a typo. Sure!

For the sake of my sanity, would it be possible for AN to instigate an IQ test that members would be required to pass before posting?

Yes, a little red dot on your big screen. They seem to have forgotten about you. I think you should have a word with your dealership.

2310.

I'll have to go back to the loose gravel slope I was on. Unfortunately it's about 300km from where I live!

Hopefully they can fix it with an OTA update. I don't know why they didn't explain more clearly in the second video how, and how long it took, to fix the error.

See the second video after the ashen-faced Chinese BYD technician fixed the car. Doesn't appear to need high power for the AWD to work.

If you watch the videos (they're very short) and read the comments, it would appear the AWD cars are not AWD. BYD have been made aware of this and are going to rectify. Sounds crazy but it looks like it's true!

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in my AWD Seal on a steep gradient with very loose gravel/stones. I was very disappointed; I was not getting the traction I would have expected in an AWD vehicle. These two short videos may explain why. What a joke! Part 1: https://youtu.be/eENx7rscQ80?si=oH5LLEydTLHCPZNC Part 2: https://youtu.be/1-tDRGLbTrA?si=Xq5e9iMbxIO5lJGe

Seat memories. An option to turn on the 3 original, extremely loud, pedestrian warning sounds. I am sure there are more but I can't think of them at the moment.