Car (or bike) Chat!

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Originally Posted by Barry

Yes - they're callrd "Smart" cars. :D

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Which I call 'wheelie bins'.

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

You can get Smart cars with four seats.

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It's just a Mitsubishi Colt under the skin, the body panels are 'posher'. Not a bad little motor.

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Originally Posted by AJSki2fly

Lots of info on this thread https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/thre...b-boot.196597/ it may help you identify the issue, personally I would get Tesla service :lol::doh::eyebrows:to resolve the issue it should be under warranty.

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Thanks for the link. Re the suggestion: That has to be a sick joke! My letter to EM was signed for at Deer Creek Road last Tuesday. "Wot service"!

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Originally Posted by dave2010

Thanks for the link. Re the suggestion: That has to be a sick joke! My letter to EM was signed for at Deer Creek Road last Tuesday. "Wot service"!

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Tesla will come to regret their complacency, plenty of other EV manufacturers doing what they do, and probably doing it better.

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

Tesla will come to regret their complacency, plenty of other EV manufacturers doing what they do, and probably doing it better.

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share price has been dropping, although its still a long way from screwed... it shows how much they make per unit when they can discout them by 7k and still make a profit tho.. chinese parts and labour i guess helps a lot.

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

Tesla will come to regret their complacency, plenty of other EV manufacturers doing what they do, and probably doing it better.

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XPeng and another manufacturer in China I can't remember who are the only ones that come close to proper battery management to max out range and usability, Xpeng FSD is better, there is a video of one driving itself across a major city in busy traffic for 30 minutes, amazing stuff.

nio and byd are supposedly entering uk market this year.. interesting times

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Originally Posted by Barry

I have never had a problem with water leaking into the boot on any of the cars I have owned (including a Daimler 'Double Six'). The build quality of new cars must be lower than it once was - I know car manufacturer's are doing all they can to cut costs: no longer providing a proper spare wheel for example.

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Many of the newer cars don't come with any sort of spare wheel. If you're lucky they'll give a you a can of something to squirt into the tyre which it's claimed will fix most tyres until they're taken to a tyre repair shop. Won't help against more serious problems, or vandals slashing tyres though.

A recent quote for replacement disk pads (and what else?) from a local Halfords for a Hyundai i10 is not too much under £400 - around £370 I think.

Reason for asking - unexplained noise - seemed to be road related, rather than engine related.

Not my car, and probably will need to be done anyway, but explanation of what the issue is, and whether a proper inspection has been carried out, seems to be lacking.

Simply saying "we couldn't hear any noise" doesn't seem like a good diagnostic test. In these wild parts probably no sensible alternatives, but in a town or city with more providers I'd be looking at others.

seems a bit high david unless they are doing discs too and all 4... pads should give you 45k mileage...

here is a checker page (once i find it in my saved stuff i will add it in) lol

edit... https://www.checkatrade.com/blog/cos...lacement-cost/