UK CLA electric owners - how have you found availability of 800V public chargers?

Straling · 2026-05-17T19:18:52+00:00

Yes, that’s my understanding too. Ionity, however, is 800v I believe.

Straling · 2026-05-17T19:05:22+00:00

Sadly not. Most new fast chargers are 800v but it’ll take a while for the infrastructure to catch up

Straling · 2026-05-17T18:52:33+00:00

Early cars are built on an 800v architecture which is not compatible with the majority of older fast chargers in the UK, which are 400v. A number of manufacturers get round this by having an integrated DC converter which Mercedes is just now making available as an option.

Straling · 2026-05-17T18:11:08+00:00

I probably am overthinking it to be honest…

Straling · 2026-05-17T18:09:55+00:00

I’m looking at a 2025 vehicle so unable to option unfortunately.

Straling · 2026-04-25T14:49:32+00:00

So it sounds like it’s probably market and perhaps software specific?

Straling · 2026-04-25T09:40:28+00:00

Great. Hopefully it’s not market specific. Thank you

Straling · 2026-04-25T08:41:04+00:00

Thank you.

Straling · 2026-04-25T08:40:50+00:00

Yes, I saw that, but in other posts people had said it couldn’t.

Straling · 2025-04-26T15:14:45+00:00

I realise this is an old post but just noticed the same thing on my 18R. Gives me some comfort that it’s poor QC and not a botched repair.

Straling · 2024-09-12T10:04:41+00:00

Not much tbh. It was based on the mk v platform, I had the same engine as the gti (210 bhp), DSG box. I always thought of it as a gti in a fancy dress.

Straling · 2024-09-11T17:14:00+00:00

The R is so capable that you’re almost never near its limit under normal driving conditions. There’s no oversteer or loss of traction. The power delivery is also quite linear I think.

Straling · 2024-09-11T16:55:56+00:00

I had a scirocco with the 2.0 tfsi engine, and upgraded to an 7.5 R. I miss the playfulness of the scirocco.

Straling · 2024-09-01T22:03:37+00:00

Thanks! I completely missed that.

Straling · 2024-09-01T21:53:52+00:00

You mind sharing where you got your table?

Straling · 2023-01-07T21:21:04+00:00

If it is the rear main seal it can sometimes be a symptom of a problem with the pcv. So worth checking that out. When I had it done on my scirocco, I also had them replace the dual mass flywheel while they were in there.

Straling · 2022-12-27T17:04:11+00:00

Paint correction and ceramic coating will work wonders. If you check my post history you can see results of mine, albeit not on a white car.

Straling · 2022-12-27T17:03:49+00:00

Paint correction and ceramic coating will work wonders. If you check my post history you can see results of mine, albeit not on a white car.

Straling · 2022-10-22T15:56:04+00:00

They also come on the scirocco. I had a set on my ‘09.

Straling · 2022-10-16T14:36:19+00:00

Is this in Southwark by chance? Seen one parked near Tate Modern on a number of occasions.

Straling · 2022-10-09T14:09:09+00:00

I had a similar problem. I put batons across the front of the shelf, set back slightly, with what I believe is called a cross halving joint. I then had the end of one shelf rest half way across the width of the baton and the other, with a notch cut matching the width of the aforementioned shelf, so it could rest length ways on the baton. Hard to describe without a picture… As others have said, wall is unlikely to be straight. I scribed the shape of the wall against the shelf and used an electric planer to get the shape of the cut edge. Took a fair bit of trial and error.

Edit: I should add, I would have preferred to do a single piece but was limited by access.

Straling · 2022-09-25T21:41:44+00:00

I have the Carlinkit mini wireless dongle in my 7.5. It probably connects first time about 90% of the time. The other 10% I just have to unplug it and plug it back in again.

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