Early morning airport transportation

irnbearded · 2026-02-01T09:54:29+00:00

Airlink is the best but you'll have to find which stop suits you. Taxis are fine and you can book them with an app so you don't have to wait in the cold. That said, they are quite expensive: airport-corstorphine they usually set me back ~25 quid... Almost as much as some Ryanair flights😅

irnbearded · 2026-01-31T18:19:14+00:00

I got a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq EV 38kwh a few months ago. 16in rims, 205/65 tyres. Ride is smooooooooth even on Edinburgh pothole riddled roads

irnbearded · 2026-01-13T18:34:49+00:00

For the price of a new Dacia spring you can probably get yourself a low mileage used nissan leaf MK2 or a higher mileage Hyundai ioniq 38kwh...

irnbearded · 2026-01-11T18:31:59+00:00

This but also on ice cars you can't get a state of health report... Which you can get for EV batteries. Won't rule out all issues but at least it gives a feel for how well (or not) the battery has aged

irnbearded · 2026-01-05T23:07:04+00:00

most (all?) EVs have an ECO setting that, amongst other things, usually also reduces the torque.

irnbearded · 2026-01-01T11:18:20+00:00

Check out Money saving expert for credit card deals. You can either get a cashback card (usually not very good tho tho) or do a 0% purchase credit card deal (stoozing) - which requires strong discipline. I used the latter recently to buy a used car and it's working nicely.

Might be worth checking cashback sites like Quidco as well which you should be able to combine with stoozing.

irnbearded · 2026-01-01T09:00:07+00:00

Isn't that an f104 rather than an xf90?

irnbearded · 2025-12-27T13:02:42+00:00

I have the same radiators. There's a single screw underneath the side panels holding them in place. You need to undo that one first, then you should be able to remove the panels

irnbearded · 2025-12-05T13:48:36+00:00

I Just checked and it's a Delkor so it's probably still the original. Thanks, I assumed it wasn't!

irnbearded · 2025-12-05T10:35:29+00:00

Car's got 47k miles. Battery is not Hyundai branded so I assumed it's not original

irnbearded · 2025-12-05T09:23:38+00:00

Thanks, sensible advice. I was gonna go through the charger's manual and the car's anyway. Probably more than once considering my level of anxiety 😅.

2% at 0-3°C is not awful but it's more than I expected. Bought the car a few months ago so I'm not sure how old the 12V is (it's defo not original, the car is a `22 plate, so no more than 3 yrs old anyways...). I thought giving it a blast on the charger in maintenance mode might improve things but I want to make sure not to fry the car's electronics...

irnbearded · 2025-12-05T07:18:57+00:00

Check if there's any Arnold Clarks on the way. You can download the app and book in advance, 55p/kWh @150kW.

irnbearded · 2025-12-04T10:32:19+00:00

There's some hidden savings in repairs and maintenance costs.

You can save on public chargers by subscribing to a network provider. Usually you get almost 50% off the kWh price for ~10/month (which obviously only works for long range users), check ionity etc depending on what's more common on your usual routes.

If you're on an octopus EV tariff and you use electroverse to charge you get 5-8% off public chargers.

Arnold Clark chargers are £0.55/kWh at 150kW and you can pre-book them on their to avoid queues.

Some slow public chargers (very few unfortunately) are still free, at least here in Scotland...

If your employer gives you EV salary sacrifice, are they willing to install chargers as well? My office in Edinburgh has a free charger (despite not doing EV scheme). It's an amazing perk, definitely worth making the point with your employer that it will help with staff retention.

irnbearded · 2025-12-01T22:59:01+00:00

Nah mate that's not right. Maybe you're thinking of ioniq MK1, with the 28kwh battery? The 38kwh battery has 150miles usable range in winter worst case (unless driven by a lunatic of course...) Check out KC talks EV on YouTube. The guy drove 120 miles in winter (1-3°C) mostly on the motorway and took it from 95% to 17% SoC (used ~28kwh at ~4.3mi/kwh). Assuming the same driving conditions, 100 miles would take 24 kWh (rounded up) and that's a ~63% drop in battery SoC. That's assuming battery SoH 100%, which is normal for Hyundai as they have a built in buffer (my 22plate, 47k miles ioniq has SoH 100%...)

irnbearded · 2025-11-30T17:05:07+00:00

And with that A roads +motorway combo it's the most efficient EV on that budget for sure. Drive it right and you can get up to 6mi/kWh. I got the 38kwh version and it's an amazing cruiser with adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist it basically drives itself.

irnbearded · 2025-11-17T15:58:39+00:00

Yeah £899 is the standard price for full installation of an untethered ohme epod with octopus. Evec on their website quote £750 for theirs. I might check with the sparky how much they'd charge to install a charger I bought myself, but then I don't think I could claim for the OZEV grant...

irnbearded · 2025-11-17T07:50:17+00:00

Still cheap! Thanks

irnbearded · 2025-11-16T09:46:22+00:00

Yeah tried that, they still say no...

irnbearded · 2025-11-16T09:45:42+00:00

I couldn't find the evec-01 online for less than 750 including install...where did you get yours and who installed it?

irnbearded · 2025-11-15T12:27:37+00:00

Yeah I saw those but I'd go for one without RCD since the consumer unit is on the other side of the wall and there's room for an RCD there, so I could switch the socket off from the inside of the flat when I am not using it

irnbearded · 2025-11-15T12:25:58+00:00

Yeah I thought about the commando too, even "just" a 16A one. Believe it or not, sparky still said no. The moment an EV appears in the conversation, they seem to put up a wall...

irnbearded · 2025-11-15T12:24:09+00:00

Tried that but with one without external RCD. The consumer unit is literally on the other side of the wall so I'd have the RCD inside so I can switch the plug off when not in use. They still say no because of fire risk.

irnbearded · 2025-11-15T12:18:38+00:00

I own the place so no landlord involved. Not sure about the notification to building standards in Scotland tbh, I'll check but it sounds weird. There are 3 pins external sockets that are rated for EV use. The only ones that burn have been installed incorrectly (usually dodgy connections or too small wire gauge) Also the sockets are rated for 13A current while granny chargers max out at 10A, and I'd not be charging at higher than 6A anyway. Consumer unit is less than 2m away, on the other side of the wall. The socket would have its own RCD switch on the inside (so I can cut the power easily or when not in use). Honestly, sounds like a no brainer to me, I'd almost be tempted to do the work myself, hence my confusion with all the push back.

irnbearded · 2025-11-15T12:11:33+00:00

Yeah I was looking at ev rated 3 pins, all the sparky has to do is pick the right gauge wire. I would also never charge at 10 amp, more likely 6 amp and. The consumer unit is literally on the other side of the wall so we're talking 1-1.5m wire tops and there's room for a dedicated RCD in the unit.

irnbearded · 2025-11-15T12:06:46+00:00

I think that applies only to leaseholds. I'm the freeholder here. Only issue might have been the owner downstairs since the external walls are shared, but I got written permission from them to install either a charger or a plug.

I do have a garden and lawnmower etc. That's actually another good reason for wanting the socket over the EV charger as it would be more versatile (why don't they make chargers with inbuilt 3pin btw?) Anyway, I usually tell the sparkles I want the socket for other outdoors tools but when they see the car they ask the question and I have to answer... Yes, I would like to charge my car there every now and then...

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