PaulWhitt20

That’s what the UX 300h is for.

Has anybody else got a Sky Glass TV? What are your experiences of it? We have had one for over six months and in that time it crashes frequently. Even to the point that early on Sky replaced it with a new TV but the new one still does it. Sky say it is the Wi-Fi signal not being fast enough but we have full fibre to the house, then it is connected via an Ethernet cable. The TV will crash with the picture freezing or horizontal lines flashing. Only way out is to switch off and on again. It even does it when watching a DVD so it can’t be Wi-Fi. It also jumps if watching a long program from the beginning if the program has not finished e.g. F1 race. I am now making a note of when it does it and the three times I have recorded so far it is 19:00 in the evening all three times but not every day. I am also not too impressed with the whole streaming thing, prefer to record and play back from the Sky+ box we had before. Anybody else got Sky Glass or Sky Streaming via puck, are you happy with it or is the whole concept flawed. Trying to get some feedback before I contact Sky again. Thanks Paul

We don’t bother with the fibre catcher now. Mainly use the Dark Care or Cottons program which it does not use the fibre cather for. Well that all I’ve been trained on anyway.

Did you try pushing the cable firmly back in? I am imagining a scenario where you pull the cable to get it out but it is still locked. This pulls the cable tight against the locking pin so it will not unlock. Then in your frustration you pull and pull at it and it won’t free up. A bit like you can’t unlock a mortice type lock if you pull hard on the door. I think this happens to me once.

Welcome back and when you get your new Lexus, don’t forget to read the manual 🙃

Perhaps it’s a Ford Prefect.

Sounds like a trip back to the dealer. Things to check which you probably already have. With the key in your pocket and no other keys in the car. Do the buttons on the inside of the boot lid work? I think there are settings for how much to open, try setting this to max. If it won’t close electrically, how do you close it. I don’t try to close manually as I think it will upset the motors and electronics. I only use the app to set when to charge. The rest of the app is useless Good luck in getting it sorted.

Seven year old Gen-3 after a rain shower

The app seems to have different options for each type of car. Probably one reason it is so flakey.

Hi, I am interested in the reasoning for the link between Solar Panels and an EV. We had solar panels fitted in June and it seems to have been cloudy ever since. Maybe Kent gets more sun than Cheshire. I have just got £18 back from the smart export guarantee for June to mid October, after an investment on £7000 for the panels. Five solar panels and two batteries. We charge the cars once a week at night on the cheap rate. 100 mile range for about £3. What seems to happen is the solar battery starts the day at 20%, the minimum, then during the day the power produced by the panels chargers the batteries up, if it’s sunny the batteries are fully charged by mid afternoon and I can export electric back to the grid. Then in the evening the oven and other electric usage drains the battery back to 20%. During the day electricity usage is usually taken from the batteries and panels except for large current draw eg shower. So during the day I use less grid electricity. However I haven’t seen a drop in my monthly direct debit. I am just now in credit of £300 on my electric bill. I assume you are thinking of drip charging the cars from the panels during the day when it’s sunny. I haven’t done this as the cheap rate electric used overnight is 8.95p a unit and day time 31.31 p per unit on British Gas EV 5 tariff (newer Tarifs are different) Any electric I send back to the grid is 15p per unit. So it makes sense to charge the cars at night, use solar in the day to charge the solar batteries and power the house. Any excess is earning 15p rather than saving 8.95p as I’m not charging the car night. Oh, and we seem to have attracted the pigeons who like to go under the panels. Consider a bird guard for the panels. I am not trying to put you off solar panels but the cost payback for my installation in a very long time. Of course there are other benefits to solar in terms of climate and novelty value. I hope this helps Paul.

Probably a case of “ Don’t sue us, we told you not to use an automated car wash. “

No, Save yourself the frustration.

I scratched mine dusting it with a micro fibre cloth. I am all for soft touch materials but if they scratch so easily it’s not fit for purpose and they should use something a bit more practical.

Does the rear window defrost also do the wing mirrors from the app. It doesn’t in the UXe. But if you are in the car and switch the rear window on, it does the mirrors too.

One thing I don’t think has been mentioned. The petrol UX comes with run flat tyres but the electric has normal tyres and a can of gunk. Although mine came with run flats on the front and normal on the rear as it had had new tyres on the front after 12000 miles. One careful owner (me) and one careless lady owner (the dealer) before me.

It sounds like you are used to short range EVs and you can make them work for you. In which case The UXe will be a nice drive and a nice place to be. Shop around to get a good deal.

I get about 4.0 kWh in summer, probably around 2.5 to 3.0 in winter and that is with a very light foot in eco mode.

I think from memory the Executive comes between Luxury and Premier. It has leather heated seats, sat nav and 17 inch wheels. Standard radio. No reversing camera. There is also an Advance that is similar to executive but has heated and cooled leather seats. Reversing camera and sat nav. The SE does not have split rear seats. Check some specs on auto trader.

I’ve just renewed the UXe with LV=. Premium had only gone up 10%. But I guess no one wants a UXe. 🙃

It depends on your budget but used UXe seem very cheap compared to new. Some bargains to be had. The Takumi has all the toys etc.

Mine is the short range version. On a full charge it says 165 miles. Which means 100 miles before you start to think you need to charge. Which means you are tied to trips if no more than 50 miles from home. Unless you can find a charger at your destination. Which doesn’t work for me. How do you cope in you EV?

The app often has hiccups. Wait a day or two and it may sort itself out. Otherwise you could write a diary of your road trips if you really need to know where you have been 🙃

Probably very expensive. You would need new mirrors and the sensors to detect the objects in the blind spot plus the electronics. I would think it would be cheaper to sell the car and buy one with it fitted already. You used to be able to get mirrors to stick on the side mirrors that would show the blind spot.

Hire a Skoda to follow you !

If they do get the self parking over here, which brave soul is going to trust their new car to some kid who wrote the app. 😼