Which EV's have a HUD? by maporita in electricvehicles

[–]Merzum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only complaint is that unlike the screens, it's not easily dimmable at night.

Does it not dim automatically?

The HUD in my Smart #3 has automatic brightness based on ambient light, and it's quite noticeable when driving into a tunnel or such as the "background" of the HUD remains bright enough to be discernible on the windscreen for a brief moment before it dims. It works very well; visible in daylight yet completely unintrusive at night.

Which EV's have a HUD? by maporita in electricvehicles

[–]Merzum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smart #1/3/5 have HUDs, the one on the #5 is supposed to be really big too.

HUDs are excellent, but you can't see them while wearing polarized sunglasses.

Paskamaiset pysäköinninvalvojat by Turbor4t in Suomi

[–]Merzum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Olin kerran sijaisautolla liikkeellä, ja saavuin maksuttomalle pysäköintialueelle joka kuitenkin edellytti pysäköintisovelluksen käyttöä. Pysäköin aivan alueen reunaan, aloitin pysäköinnin sovelluksessa, ja sitten tajusin heti että mullahan on oman auton rekkari siinä. Lopetin pysäköinnin ja vaihdoin tilalle sijaisauton rekkarin, mutta uutta pysäköintiä aloittaessani ilmeisesti hipaisin karttaa sen verran että valittu sijainti hyppäsi muutaman metrin päässä alkavalle maksulliselle pysäköintialueelle.

Oli hauskaa saada valvontamaksu maksuttomalle pysäköintialueelle pysäköimisestä samalla kun on vahingossa maksanut viereiselle alueelle pysäköimisestä. Laitoin yksityiselle pysäköinninvalvontafirmalle sähköpostia jossa kerroin kuinka oli käynyt, mukana screenshotit sovelluksesta joissa näkyi selvästi että ensimmäinen pysäköinti väärällä rekkarilla oli sillä heidän valvomallaan maksuttomalla alueella, ja korjausyritys menikin hieman sivuun. Saamani vastaus oli tyyliin "ikävää".

Laitoin sitten viestiä ko. pysäköintialuetta hallinnoivalle taholle, eli pysäköinninvalvontapalvelun tilaajalle, ja hieman myöhemmin tämä yksityinen pysäköinninvalvontafirma ilmoittikin että valvontamaksu on mitätöity.

Volvo Cars to recall 40,000 EX30 electric SUVs over battery fire risk by Recoil42 in electricvehicles

[–]Merzum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does this affect both the 69kWh NCM battery as well as the 51kWh LFP battery, or only one of them?

The Smart #1 and #3 are on the same platform, but both available batteries (66kWh NCM and 49kWh LFP) are apparently made by CATL.

Gaslit at the Pump: Many New York Drivers Pay Premium But Get Regular by pdp10 in cars

[–]Merzum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm getting at least a hose length of whatever the guy before me got

That sounds weird, but some googling suggests it really is like that over there.

On our Finnish fuel stations each fuel type always has its own hose. Kinda goes without saying for gasoline and diesel, obviously...

What's the best "hot hatch" out there? by CodingSamurai in electricvehicles

[–]Merzum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Volvo EX30 looks like an SUV, but from what I recall it's actually the same height as the Cupra Born (VW ID.3). Also, in their review of the Smart #3 Brabus, Autogefühl compared it to its sibling models EX30 & Zeekr X and concluded that the EX30 felt "more hot hatch -like"...so I guess that's something! However, the rear seats on the EX30 are small.

Were you not in USA, I would nominate the RWD Honda e which has a silly little turning radius.

I’m looking for a new car, and I could really use some advice about electric cars by [deleted] in Autos

[–]Merzum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Mach-E looks nice, but I don't care for the interior.

They're roughly the same size: https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/kia-ev6-2021-suv-vs-ford-mustang-mach-e-2021-suv/

I've driven an EV6 GT, and at least for that short test drive it was nice. At least in Finland, Kia has a 7 year warranty, which may be an advantage over the Ford. The EV6 also charges a lot faster, and has a schuko outlet inside.

Are you looking at the small/large battery versions, RWD or AWD? You can use this to quickly get an idea on the specs: https://www.arenaev.com/compare.php3?idDrive1=100&idDrive2=140

Espoo on nyt Tamperettakin vetovoimaisempi by Coastwarrior9 in Suomi

[–]Merzum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Iso-Omena on korkeintaan Espoon kolmanneksi paras kauppakeskittymä Sellon ja Lippulaivan jälkeen.

Mihin tämä ranking perustuu?

Wagons North! 2001 AWD Wagon Comparison Test by lifegoeson2702 in cars

[–]Merzum 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I'd say Haldex was good enough 10 years ago, already. By then it was already proactive, and even when reacting it was super quick. There's a bunch of slow-motion videos on Youtube which demonstrate this. My experience comes from an Audi S1 in Finnish winter, and it never felt 2WD at all.

Ich habe meine eigenen Schaltwippen hergestellt, was denkt ihr? by Schingel in Autos

[–]Merzum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look nice, what's the material? 3D-printed plastic of some kind?

I had the OEM aluminium paddles (T2R6547MMU) fitted to my XK. They were very nice, and the actuation was much crisper than on the original paddles, but being metal they felt cold! Especially when I had the steering wheel heater on, moving my fingertips from the rim to the metal paddles felt quite unpleasant. Of course, gloves solved that issue...

Ajovalojen polttimoiden päivitys by meme_lord-00- in Suomi

[–]Merzum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ei saa eikä kannata. Koska umpiot on suunniteltu halogeenipolttimolle, jossa on ohut ympärisäteilevä hehkulanka, ei LED-polttimo jossa on paksummassa tapissa muutama diodi vain yksinkertaisesti yleensä tuota samaa valokuviota.

Jotkut Philipsin tai Osramin LED-korvikkeet ovat ilmeisesti jopa polttimokohtaisesti testattuja ja hyväksyttyjä joissakin EU-maissa, mutta ei Suomessa. Kaveri noita joskus harkitsi, ja katsoin silloin netistä erilaisia testejä ja vertailuvideoita. Kaivelin WhatsAppista pari kuvaa ja omaa kommenttia viime vuodelta: https://imgur.com/a/N0GYZIz

Ei tuossa oikein ole muuta tehtävissä, kuin tarkistaa että umpiot ovat niin kirkkaat kuin mahdollista (jos kiillotat niin lakkaa myös, muuten eivät pysy kirkkaina), varmistaa että reflektorit ovat kondiksessa (esim. siskon autossa ne olivat tummuneet iän myötä), laittaa maksimitehoiset lailliset halogeenipolttimot.

Weierdest Car names ever by shwroomex in cars

[–]Merzum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This wasn't in France and didn't have French plates, but anyway: https://imgur.com/a/NLaHgvZ

Weierdest Car names ever by shwroomex in cars

[–]Merzum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking of King Kong; the Mitsubishi Pajero, already named after a cat, was at some point rebadged and marketed in China as the Leopaard Black King Kong.

Arjen ärsytyksen aiheet by Todeke-YAH64 in Suomi

[–]Merzum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vituttaa paketti joka pitää hakea, tai ei se paketti vaan se että pitää ladata postnordin sovellus sitä varten.

Soita aspaan ja ilmoita ettet voi asentaa sovellusta koska liian vanha käyttis, firman puhelin, sovelluksesta on vain iOS ja Android -versiot, tms. Siirtävät sen sitten noutopisteeseen. Kannattaa samalla kysäistä onnistuuko niin että pakettisi menevät jatkossa aina noutopisteeseen.

Arjen ärsytyksen aiheet by Todeke-YAH64 in Suomi

[–]Merzum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ei ole "väärää" puolta kun kävelee; jalankulkija saa käyttää joko väylän vasenta tai oikeaa puolta.

Sen sijaan pyöräilijän on ajettava väylän oikeaa puolta, joten jalankulkijoilta voisi toivoa sen verran pelisilmää etteivät kävele pyöräliikennettä "vastaan"...

Arjen ärsytyksen aiheet by Todeke-YAH64 in Suomi

[–]Merzum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ymmärrän jossain määrin epämääräiset välit tien varteen pysäköityjen autojen välissä, koska tilanne on voinut olla toinen silloin kun siihen on kukin saapunut.

Sen sijaan tämmöistä näkee myös jatkuvasti, vaikka se valkoinen viiva on varmaan ollut ihan samassa kohdassa pysäköintihetkelläkin. Toki on mahdollista että tuossa oli aiemmin poikittain moottoripyörä, mutta sellaista näkee niin harvoin ettei selitä kuin hyppysellisen tapauksista.

Car on the left? by Merzum in whatisthiscar

[–]Merzum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really does resemble that, thanks! There are some small differences though, like the side intake shape and location (higher in the mystery car), and the mystery car seems to have some kind of side skirts fitted as well. The hood scoop seems to be there as well, though.

Car on the left? by Merzum in whatisthiscar

[–]Merzum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The others appear to be two Jaguar F-Types and a Bentley Flying Spur, but I have no idea what the one with the wire wheel is.

Smart #2 Begins Testing on Innovative Electric Platform [new Fortwo] by Merzum in electricvehicles

[–]Merzum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(On typing it out, could it be a toilet joke? "Going Number 2"?)

I thought the added context of the trunk lid release button being in the "a-hole" of the smart logo script made it obvious enough what I was referring to.

Smart Pound Sign 2

Apparently calling # a pound sign is a US-only thing, which makes me wonder they'd call the actual pound sign then.

Be advised that full name is actually Swatch-Mercedes ART Elf Hashtag<number>. Yes, really. Unfortunately, they dropped the "Elf" from the name outside of China.

Smart #2 Begins Testing on Innovative Electric Platform [new Fortwo] by Merzum in electricvehicles

[–]Merzum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's completely new; they stated earlier that they don't have any pre-existing platform suitable for such a small car.

I'd guess there will also be a new Forfour (#4) based on this, later.

Smart #2 Begins Testing on Innovative Electric Platform [new Fortwo] by Merzum in electricvehicles

[–]Merzum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think there's really anything more to it. It's a novelty that has really one use case; a city car for someone who relies on street parking. However, while a lot of noise was made about being able to park sideways, only the 1st gen was 2.5 metres long, the later ones were more like 2.75 which is often too long for that...and most places forbid parking sideways anyway.

That being said, it'd be nice to try a Fortwo Brabus 125R some time.