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spudfan



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Electric cars from China, quality issues
Seems there have been a few hiccups with electric cars from China.
The scratches and mould could happen to any manufacturer but the warping due to weight on roof racks seems to be an in built design flaw.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/cars/news/byd-s-...&ei=34 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
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markb110



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I’ve already read that insurance companies aren’t keen to deal with them due to parts issues and lack of knowledge on how they work / needed to fix them.

Just add them to the pile with last year’s phone, TV, kettle, toaster……..

Saving mankind, one landfill at a time……..

BYD, known as Buy Your own Death due to the number of fires that brand has had in China….

I remember seeing a YT vid where the driver was telling the car where he wanted to go, the navigation took him to the cemetery instead………As if it knew where the owner was ultimately going to end up… Whistle
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TexasRover



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They said the same in '60s '70s about typically better Japanese cars. In the end it made sense to build the Japanese cars in Europe/America and overall quality of all the cars went up to the point they are now all about the same.

We here have this emotional connection with a car, but for most people its just like your dishwasher: cheap, works and if not replace. I live in France and all these dishwashers on the supermarket parking lot look the same. I don't think in France people care much about what their car looks like.
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spudfan



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Funnily enough, we don't have a dishwasher or a tumble drier and I do not have a mobile phone. We have never owned a "car" but always a Land Rover, first a Land Rover 90 then then Defender110's.
Wonder what that says about me? Whistle 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai
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spudfan



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From BBC news. Seems the fifth largest smartphone maker is to launch it's own electric car in a few weeks.

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1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai
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blackwolf



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spudfan wrote:
Funnily enough, we don't have a dishwasher or a tumble drier and I do not have a mobile phone. We have never owned a "car" but always a Land Rover, first a Land Rover 90 then then Defender110's.
Wonder what that says about me? Whistle


You'll probably survive the zombie apocalypse? Laughing
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One of the early issues identified with my L460 was mold. A day one rattle was the inner trim on the upper tailgate not fitting correctly. I got home from collection and started whacking all the areas with clips but ended up prising it off to start again. There was mold spots on the inside of the tailgate trim. Also had the other type of mould problems too, there were over pronounced seams on the passenger side footwell plastics clearly due to a a duff mould. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
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D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold
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TexasRover



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Is that Ceefax? Or Teletext as we used to call it in the 80s
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markb110



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spudfan wrote:
Funnily enough, we don't have a dishwasher or a tumble drier and I do not have a mobile phone. We have never owned a "car" but always a Land Rover, first a Land Rover 90 then then Defender110's.
Wonder what that says about me? Whistle


Be careful Spud.............They take people into 'care' for such talk
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spudfan



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TexasRover wrote:
Is that Ceefax? Or Teletext as we used to call it in the 80s

I get it on the satellite box. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai
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spudfan



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markb110 wrote:
spudfan wrote:
Funnily enough, we don't have a dishwasher or a tumble drier and I do not have a mobile phone. We have never owned a "car" but always a Land Rover, first a Land Rover 90 then then Defender110's.
Wonder what that says about me? Whistle


Be careful Spud.............They take people into 'care' for such talk

I also don't have a mobile phone..... 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai
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Ianh



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A neighbour purchased a new MG (not electric) which is now a company that is Chinese owned and vehicles are made in the Far East. I gave it the once over at his request and was astonished at the lack of rust prevention to its underside. A lot of areas were just paint and in places bare metal ! Reminded me of certain Italian cars in the 70’s / early 80’s that rusted away in just a few years. I advised he should talk to the dealer about it, and if that’s “normal” for the vehicle get it properly undersealed straight away.
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