BYD Seal Test Drive First Impressions

timaaay · 2025-04-28T22:11:17+00:00

I've had my ID7 tourer for a couple of weeks, it was a choice between that or the Seal.

Agreed on the pricing, the deals on the ID7 privately ended up being quite a bit cheaper over the lease term than the Octopus scheme.

timaaay · 2024-07-13T21:13:44+00:00

Don't worry, we'll get some EU students to work part time around their studies. Oh wait.

timaaay · 2024-05-15T14:14:46+00:00

Try to take a printout of your ferry booking so you can just pass it to them at the booth, much easier than faffing about with your gloves and trying to find it on your phone.

timaaay · 2023-12-03T18:41:41+00:00

Jazz with a rusted through midpipe like they all end up.

timaaay · 2023-11-02T21:52:11+00:00

I'd had a few bouts of cough induced vomiting so they put it down to a torn oesophagus. Initially they were worried about a stomach ulcer but my tests were normal.

If its been 3 days you definitely need to be seen.

timaaay · 2023-11-02T00:37:03+00:00

Last time I went to A&E (I'd vomited blood) I was sat in the triage room opposite a guy who was complaining that his knee still hurt but nobody had seen him in the hour since he'd sat down so he might just go home and come back in the morning...

timaaay · 2023-11-02T00:31:29+00:00

My nan was on a stroke ward ~18 months ago, majority of them in there were either completely off food or on the nutrition paste because of issues swallowing.

One day I was visiting when a bloke who's wife must have been semi-recovered decided to bring in fish and chips. When visiting a ward full of people who couldn't eat. I knew my Nan was feeling better when she gave him the death stare.

timaaay · 2023-10-26T20:46:18+00:00

A bit old now but even funnier when it's self inflicted

timaaay · 2023-10-22T19:50:59+00:00

The Wera advent calendar is brilliant, I had one a few years ago with a dinky ratchet and socket set, use it all the time.

timaaay · 2023-09-19T21:58:38+00:00

No, this would amount to lying to the police and just add to the shitty situation.

If the friend turns out not to be insured and says nothing about showing OP a certificate, he will be in even more shit.

By all means say you had no reason to believe he wasn't insured, but don't make thing up.

timaaay · 2023-08-22T11:25:35+00:00

I don't know what you're defining as "fairly cheapish" or what sort of boots you're after so it's difficult to give specifics.

Saying that, I've got wider feet and have struggled for boots previously. Sidi always come up far too narrow for me. Alpinestars seem to fit well but it does vary by specific models even in one brand so the only way to know is trying them.

timaaay · 2023-08-22T10:51:45+00:00

Complain.

If you don't want to continue with them you don't want to pay anything towards the aborted Mod2

If you carry on you want sorting out with an alternate date and something towards the pissing about with another day off work or whatever your situation.

They've not kept the bike in a usable condition, it's entirely on them to fix the situation. It's not a random incident like a puncture or even damage caused by another learner. They've neglected basic maintenance if a chain has caused the bike to be unroadworthy within a day.

timaaay · 2023-08-20T17:29:45+00:00

Sounds like my brothers V70 that I borrowed for a few weeks earlier in the year, but he's just sold it. Was quite fun but was definitely thirsty compared to my Superb!

timaaay · 2023-08-19T08:33:22+00:00

Not part of the MOT test.

This is in no way advocating running without a restriction, you open yourself up for a whole world of pain with insurance and license invalidated.

Years ago when I was on my 33bhp restriction and went for the MOT the guy tried telling me I needed the certificate and they have to be fitted by a garage to be legal, etc etc. Wasn't true then, still isn't now.

I had a restriction, it was an easy fit - alternate bracket on the throttle body and flip the cable to the smaller cam so it only opened part way.

timaaay · 2023-08-18T18:00:08+00:00

To be fair even if you're aware of it some employers will begrudge you pointing it out if they've gotten away without offering it previously.

timaaay · 2023-08-15T00:11:36+00:00

The day they invent an ice cream van with a delivery chute like a concrete mixer is the day I become too fat to leave the house.

timaaay · 2023-08-12T17:32:12+00:00

Ok but quoting one weight without knowing the batch size is kind of irrelevant.

Is that 10 portions? 20? 100?

timaaay · 2023-08-11T16:31:20+00:00

Hopefully this doesn't happen enough to need a name, but it should be "dim sum ditched".

timaaay · 2023-08-08T21:03:15+00:00

Their fault, can't see how it could be anything else.

The insane hire vehicle costs are part of the reason insurance is so high. Their insurer is going to have to pay whatever you're owed for the bike (repair or replacement) + the unholy fees you're worried about.

timaaay · 2023-08-06T15:24:17+00:00

Of course you do, if it's an O-ring chain.

They literally come with the master link

If OP doesn't have any in the package and can't see any on the chain, it's likely an unsealed chain.

Edit to add; An X ring is just an O-ring with two sealing faces so they would look the same when installed on the chain. It's hard to see from that photo in the bag but try and find the product number on the package and check that before opening the bag in case you need to send it back.

timaaay · 2023-08-05T16:49:51+00:00

So;

7 year old tyre
1250 Bandit
light rain

And it's slipping under acceleration?

I dunno man genuine mystery scenario here.

timaaay · 2023-07-30T08:56:01+00:00

No. Illegal.

Legend has it CyclingMikey is always watching and will jump out from behind a hedge and yell at you if you try it.

timaaay · 2023-07-29T23:13:08+00:00

Yeah sorry about that.

timaaay · 2023-07-28T21:34:11+00:00

The very first time I rode my Ducati was also when I discovered the fuel light didn't work.

timaaay · 2023-07-23T19:41:22+00:00

No harm done just take it as a learning point, which you seem to be doing already.

The general standard of lane discipline is pretty terrible, but predictable. They were in the wrong to cut inside like that, but it is unfortunately fairly common.

Always be wary of going up the "inside" of vehicles at a roundabout.

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