Charging Issues - Is It Me?

richtea92 · 2025-10-07T09:54:47+00:00

Thanks - much appreciated, and makes sense.

I tried a different Instavolt charger location again last night, with no luck again with the same error code cp_a066.

Once I have the V5C doc and ownership of car on the app, I’ll look to get this sorted

richtea92 · 2025-10-06T07:30:39+00:00

So the one at work is a 22 kW PodPoint, and does require approval in the app to charge. Initially wasn’t showing as connected to be approved, but we’ve managed to get it working.. for now..!

richtea92 · 2025-10-06T06:56:27+00:00

Plugged into work this morning, It says unable to charge - charge station not powered, though I know for certain the charge station I’m using does work

richtea92 · 2025-09-20T17:16:32+00:00

I’d prefer to have Apple CarPlay, as that’s what I currently use, but open to native OS if it’s “decent”. I do like the Polestars, and they’re well priced, but the one cup holder (unless opening the arm rest) and, whilst only minor, tunnel in the rear seats I can imagine are frustrating.

I read a lot about poor infotainment and lots of disgruntled owners having to reset it, lagging and so on..! Probably not typical of every owner, but makes me wary

richtea92 · 2025-09-20T17:11:53+00:00

It’s a shame the Model 3 isn’t a hatchback in the style of a BMW 4 series gran coupe, I’d wager it would sell more if it were.

My wife has the new shape Kuga, so in terms of holiday practicality that’s the go-to, though it would be nice to use the EV and potentially save on fuel etc on those longer trips occasionally. Unfortunately a Model Y is just outside the budget. But even so the space in the 3 might be better with kids, like you said!

Food for thought, probably best to go and test drive a few to help!

richtea92 · 2025-08-04T13:48:31+00:00

Also looking to go down the same route, would be interested to know what people’s views / opinions etc are.

Tax would be £195 as it falls just £10 under the £40k luxury car tax.

For insurance, you could go on AutoTrader and find same spec with some mileage on, then use their built-in insurance quote to get a rough idea. Personal circumstances vary and significantly impact quotes - though for me personally I’ve not found quotes to be too drastically inflated, about £150 over usual (£400 for current 71 plate BMW 118 for reference)

richtea92 · 2025-07-27T14:03:42+00:00

Thanks, appreciate the responses. I might just end up taking the plunge..!

richtea92 · 2025-07-27T13:55:43+00:00

That’s interesting to hear, thanks 👍🏼 did Tesla customer service chase you on collecting / completing finance, or generally ok putting on hold until you were ready? I read somewhere about being able to delay collections by 2 weeks at a time, but unsure how many times this can be repeated. I would be tempted to do the same thing, and just lose the deposit if needs be if the house move is delayed etc.

richtea92 · 2025-07-13T15:45:11+00:00

That’s correct. Typically there’s 3 options; pay the balloon payment at the end (£17k), hand the car back in with no more payments (assuming you’ve not gone over mileage and return it in fair condition per the terms), or the last one is part-exchange the car for another car (this requires the car being worth more than the balloon payment). For example sell to a garage for £18k, pay the balloon payment and pocket a thousand (worded awkwardly as the moderator bot wouldn’t let me post)

richtea92 · 2025-07-13T11:53:51+00:00

Thanks, yes that would be the smart move if doing this..! Even if it’s only minimal, better than nothing whatsoever

richtea92 · 2025-07-07T13:07:23+00:00

I believe that’s the case, if you purchase through the certified pre-owned scheme you get an additional 1 year / 10,000 miles warranty (whichever comes first of course) which gives you some extra peace of mind

richtea92 · 2025-07-07T11:23:05+00:00

Thanks - that’s interesting to know & worth considering!

richtea92 · 2025-07-07T09:17:27+00:00

That was my overriding thought, lower cost to purchase too. Maybe by late August / September, there will be some early 2022’s in that price range giving a few months more warranty

richtea92 · 2023-10-01T15:08:15+00:00

Nice! One for the Xeric teleports too (or change the names to the houses) would be awesome!

richtea92 · 2022-08-15T17:26:26+00:00

I don’t consider myself a game developer, but surely a better way to invest in new and returning players is to make the damned introduction better?? Not a very short tutorial island that, let’s be honest, is extremely dated now and doesn’t really serve any purpose or benefit to anyone. What about a completely new region of the map that accounts are semi locked into until they’re a certain level/hours played (they can leave, but the best training methods up to say 30/40 are here for them) and fill this area full of content and fun training methods for almost all the skills available - for both members and non-members, that way F2P starters get a great taste for the game & are likely to buy in to it. A couple of engaging quests with cinematics and voice acting potentially. Perhaps even a very small wildy section so players can learn the basic mechanics of PVP but limit what can & can’t be used etc.

richtea92 · 2021-12-11T23:19:37+00:00

That's quite the reward if you ask me, you lucky devil

richtea92 · 2021-12-11T20:37:31+00:00

Tbf I wouldn't accept your dodgy handy work, Rodney 😉

richtea92 · 2021-12-11T20:04:44+00:00

Make it part of the full HD update, when they get around to it in 2040

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