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    Used Parts for Newbies

    PM me if you have any questions happy to help if i can DS
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    EV car driving phenomenon

    I think from behind it probably does look like you are on the brakes all the time because where in an ICE car you use engine braking to slow down to some degree and this does not trigger the brake lights, in an EV the brake lights come on whenever you do any regen braking which is often as mild...
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    Dreaded airbag light

    yes air bag system must function including warning light going out after start up. Its safety related to its definitely part of the MOT. What car is it? I think the most common issue on the 3200 is the passenger seat switch in the door pillar, has a whacky resistor system which does not age well...
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    Joining the electric car club

    in fairness manufacturers often have to accept teething problems with new technology, to get to a point where things start to work well, and it all makes money, it part and parcel of new technology development. Dyson with the bagless vacuum cleaner had the worst reliability of any cleaner at...
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    What is point of this type of weather forecast?

    If you think this level of accuracy is optimistic you should try accuweather!!! And what's more surprising is its often correct.
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    Joining the electric car club

    yes good time to buy one second hand, that's what i did!!
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    THE FUTURE vs THE PAST!!

    I bought it second hand so received on assistance from anyone, thanks very much.
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    THE FUTURE vs THE PAST!!

    Having just bought an EQC i can confirm its quite a good car. range is not great but its very quiet, and quite fast. Handling is ok as long as you don't push it too hard, its so heavy it get quite hard to get it under control once you have "gone too far" but i have quickly learned how to handle...
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    Hello from Scottish Highlands

    I have holiday rental place in Avoch, i am up there often, must get my 3200 back on the road and meet up?
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    Hello from Scottish Highlands

    I wonder how a map would work? could we apply an overlay to google maps or something? If i had any spare time I would look into this. I am in Newmachar just north of Aberdeen and I don't think there are any 3200's up here, a few QP's and Ghibli I think.
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    Hello from Scottish Highlands

    Had my 3200 up in west a few times. not recently, must try again!
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    THE FUTURE vs THE PAST!!

    I was all modified by Falkand performance at some expense (£28k I seem to remember) before I purchased it. And I actually think the standard car would probably be more fun to drive, as this thing was a bit mental. It felt right at the Nurburgring (me driving in the photo) but was pretty unruly...
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    THE FUTURE vs THE PAST!!

    also dropping into a lower gear approaching a corner would lock up the rear wheels if you were not careful. Drove this mental thing in the wet and the snow and enjoyed it all but it did fell like it really wanted to kill me.
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    THE FUTURE vs THE PAST!!

    25 years old, 317HP on the rolling road, LSD, 950 Kg, RWD. Fibre glass body, light weight steel chassis that will corrode to nothing in less than 3 years no traction control, no ABS, no torque vectoring, no power steering, no roll protection, almost no possibility of traction or grip at full...
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    The dreaded CEL again

    I would be a little concerned as to why you have no DTC's but do have an ECU error light? That in itself is a little odd. Stuff that creates errors (normally with a code) but does not affect the engine running too much are - Knock sensors (very common), O2 sensors are previously mentioned...