4 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Anything happening at your end @FarangFB ?

Yeah, got it same as you. Eventually the car prompted to update.

It "appears" that the remote aircon glitch has been fixed - now the car actually appears to open the shutters allowing air to flow and the air comes in cold. I have to confirm it once again in a very hot day.

24 minutes ago, FarangFB said:

Yeah, got it same as you. Eventually the car prompted to update.

It "appears" that the remote aircon glitch has been fixed - now the car actually appears to open the shutters allowing air to flow and the air comes in cold. I have to confirm it once again in a very hot day.

That is good news, will check out the air shutters also.

For some reason the BYD App didn’t auto download the updates at night ( enabled and fixed at 2.00 am ) so I put them all to update and they finished in a couple of minutes ( unlike Sunday !! ).

Also, created a new wallpaper, to keep the little lady happy 😃

( apparently exceeding the max of 29 mb so you will have to use your imagination !! )

Yeah its a local temple scene 😟

EDIT: obviously not necessary to have all the languages available but i have decided to keep everything up to date ……. and why wouldn’t i want Hindi or Malay available 🤔

Edited Wednesday at 02:55 AM2 days by Andrew Dwyer

Personally, I would delete all unused languages as it reduces system/storage available memory. Typically reduced system memory can slow down responsiveness of the system, core functions may run slower, apps may run slower, etc.

So, in the UK the BYD Seal is still selling well and now they have a 2026 facelift model.

Personally I would rather see this here in Thailand as opposed to the Seal 06 which I see as a downgrade.

What about you ?

Would you like to see this here ?

Anything on this list you don’t agree with ?

Would like to see the Obsidian Black in the flesh, more of a matte black i think.

The Ruby Red is in demand but I am unsure whether i like it or not.

54 minutes ago, Pib said:

Okay, not what I imagined and I would probably give it a miss, had 2 new black cars and regretted it …… both times !

People seem to be going crazy for the Ruby Red which looks nice

but am not sure I would go for it, owned a red MG recently ( 2020 -2023 ) and it was okay but wished it was the Mazda red .

Anyway, looks unlikely to happen here so probably irrelevant, but if it did happen would probably go for the Lavender Grey which is similar to my Space Grey ( mostly blue) with a slight lavender tinge.

Edited 23 hours ago23 hr by Andrew Dwyer

5 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Okay, not what I imagined and I would probably give it a miss, had 2 new black cars and regretted it …… both times !

People seem to be going crazy for the Ruby Red which looks nice

but am not sure I would go for it, owned a red MG recently ( 2020 -2023 ) and it was okay but wished it was the Mazda red .

Anyway, looks unlikely to happen here so probably irrelevant, but if it did happen would probably go for the Lavender Grey which is similar to my Space Grey ( mostly blue) with a slight lavender tinge.

Anyone bought a white or silver car?

The most sensible colour for an electric car in a tropical climate is white. It keeps the cabin cooler and reduces the energy spent on air conditioning.

AI says

If the car spends hours parked in direct tropical sun every day, the benefit could occasionally be a little higher. If it’s mostly driven immediately after charging or parked in the shade, the difference will be smaller.

So I’d say a realistic estimate is:

A white BYD Sealion 7 in a tropical climate could gain roughly 5–15 km of range per full charge compared with a black one, mainly because the cabin stays cooler and the air conditioning uses less energy. Silver would be very close to white.

1 hour ago, Hummin said:

Anyone bought a white or silver car?

The most sensible colour for an electric car in a tropical climate is white. It keeps the cabin cooler and reduces the energy spent on air conditioning.

AI says

If the car spends hours parked in direct tropical sun every day, the benefit could occasionally be a little higher. If it’s mostly driven immediately after charging or parked in the shade, the difference will be smaller.

So I’d say a realistic estimate is:

A white BYD Sealion 7 in a tropical climate could gain roughly 5–15 km of range per full charge compared with a black one, mainly because the cabin stays cooler and the air conditioning uses less energy. Silver would be very close to white.

Owned a white, silver and red car here in Thailand, now on a dark blue/grey colour so it is probably time for a black one ….. and a third regret 😟

Of course each individual likes different colors on vehicles.....and different vehicles look good or no-so-good in certain colors. Personally, I've never been a fan of white or silver in most cases....and kinda in the middle about gray. Here in Thailand I had a black Toyota Fortuner for 16 years, now have a black BYD Sealion 7 AWD, and a red BYD Atto 3. We went with these colors since both the wife and I liked those colors the best on these particular models.

Below video does some exterior and interior temp measurements of two identical vehicles...one white...one black.

I’m a big fan of Porsche’s Frozenberry colour. I wrapped my Seal in it and at some point will probably repaint my Sealion 7 in it.