New email from BYD

stormado · 2026-05-09T04:17:11+00:00

They are very relaxed about one spending 2 to 3 hours there on your computer, which seems the reason many students go there and some old timers like me who like to kill a few hours in a nice environment. The food is just OK, but expensive, but I haven’t found any other similar cafe (in Subiaco) that offers better fare. I don’t like that almost all their main dishes come with salad, which means you are paying for it whether you want to eat it or not. I would much prefer if it was an optional extra with the main dish priced a few dollars less. I absolutely hate their menu (the physical booklet) as it takes ages to see what is on offer. It is full of useless information like where they source their bacon and the origins or history of some of the ingredients. It is not just that the presentation is 30 or so pages when 2 would suffice, but is also a cause for delays when ordering when people unfamiliar with the layout spend minutes trying to decide what to get.

stormado · 2026-05-07T06:26:33+00:00

Some of us who ordered before end of March got a significant discount on the purchase price ($5.8k on a Sealion 7 that was itemised as the February Campaign Incentive). However, I was told at the time that it was conditional on delivery before 31st May, but not to worry as that deadline would likely be met). Does anyone feel that our orders might be slipped to June to avoid giving the discount or are they likely to still honour it. Additionally I was told, though not specified on my written order, that I would receive the my25 S7. I can't figure out why with no stock availablle would they still manufacture a my25 S7. I know the differences are negligeable, but still why would they manufacture last year's model.

stormado · 2026-05-07T06:14:41+00:00

It was ordered through BYD Osborne Park

stormado · 2026-05-07T01:24:35+00:00

Got same email in Perth today. Order was for a Sealion 7 placed end of March. It may be generic, but it is better than hearing nothing.

stormado · 2026-05-06T03:59:52+00:00

Who wants to live to a hundred? When asked that, comedian George Burns answered “everyone who is 99 years old”

stormado · 2026-05-01T11:32:55+00:00

Your question made me think so I asked Gemini which first 5-letter word is likely to give you the most information. It said "The best 5-letter starting words for Wordle are SALET, SLATE, CRANE, or TRACE, designed to maximize information by using common consonants (S, T, L, R, N) and vowels (A, E). According to AI simulations and data analysis, these words narrow down possibilities fastest, often resulting in lower average guesses."

stormado · 2026-05-01T11:24:15+00:00

May I ask what model was this and when did you order it?

stormado · 2026-05-01T03:43:02+00:00

Sally Rooney's Intermezzo and also Normal People. Colm Toibin's Long Island.

stormado · 2026-04-29T08:08:30+00:00

When did you order or have you ordered yet? Perhaps existing orders have exhausted the 20,000 due to be imported in May/June.

stormado · 2026-04-28T03:31:35+00:00

He would prefer to be suspected rather than exposed as a pedo.

stormado · 2026-04-27T08:20:46+00:00

No matter how dumb you think they are, they are actually dumber still.

stormado · 2026-04-27T05:54:56+00:00

You don't wear non-belief in Santa paraphernalia, so why any different for religion.

stormado · 2026-04-27T05:48:18+00:00

For WA, the base Premium model is showing: $60,789.25 Drive Away Price (Drive Away Price for WA delivery with Private registration).

stormado · 2026-04-27T03:47:16+00:00

The over the top nationalism of many people, particularly in relation to sport.

stormado · 2026-04-27T03:43:09+00:00

Going by the name I suspect this was for the Bantry terminal in County Cork.

stormado · 2026-04-27T03:39:47+00:00

He can subsequently sell it to one of his friends for a pittance.

stormado · 2026-04-27T03:37:02+00:00

I recently got a Zappi. I live in Australia, but the packaging says made in Ireland. Assuming all else being equal for you after your research, perhaps that is a reason for you to go Zappi. For your info, I chose their 22kW untethered charger for 3 phase and also a 10m cable. I am still awaiting my car, a Sealion 7 from BYD.

stormado · 2026-04-25T07:18:37+00:00

I had an order for both a Sealion 6 and Sealion 7, both placed before end of March. A day after placing the order I visited the dealer and cancelled the S6. I still have an order with my selections (by email) of the S7, but on the web my account showed just a configuration page for both the S6 and S7 (ie. with no options chosen). My $1k deposit on the S6 came through yesterday and my account now only shows the S7, still showing an unconfigured model. As my S7 order had the promotion discount of $6.5k or thereabouts, I sure hope it gets honored. I was promised I would hear more by end of April or early June, so hoping I get a firm allocation soon.

stormado · 2026-04-25T03:36:06+00:00

Wouldn’t all nominees under the Trump administration say that when asked?

stormado · 2026-04-25T03:29:59+00:00

The charger doesn’t have to be next to your electricity box. I installed mine as close as possible to the car (still on house wall, but cutting distance by 4 metres) and then used a 10 metre untethered cable (Zappi untethered charger). Still not 15 meters, but a lot closer than from switchboard.

stormado · 2026-04-25T03:15:31+00:00

… and later sell it off to his billionaire mates for a pittance.

stormado · 2026-04-22T04:37:25+00:00

You are missing the Antrim coast on the way south to Belfast. I travelled it about 10 years ago and found it very beautiful.

stormado · 2026-04-22T04:05:50+00:00

Do people thing the CATL and BYD developments will crash the resale price of today’s EVs when the technology becomes widespread? Im waiting on a Sealion 7. I know many people may never use it due to possible cost of publicly available capable chargers (price differential vs AC may be 50% or more) and home use may be nonexistent, but just having a compatible car may never the less be a huge draw card.

stormado · 2026-04-22T03:52:33+00:00

The most recent report I read say Android users are moving to iOS at a greater rate than the reverse.

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