Calling Carryharry

carryharry · September 18, 2023, 6:24pm

Bracket ready for it, plug reaching it?

Heyyoubehindthebushes · September 18, 2023, 6:30pm

No idea was just going to swap straight out. Did think itll be an issue based on the videos on YouTube

habanerocat · September 18, 2023, 6:49pm

Well, if the unit isn’t symmetrical, and it doesn’t look like it is, then it’s not going to fit, is it?

Sorry for being a bit abrupt.

Heyyoubehindthebushes · September 18, 2023, 6:50pm

Yeah i dunno tbh hence why i asked

habanerocat · September 18, 2023, 6:51pm

You might be able to pop the motor out of he casing and mount it in the old casing.

Most motors are symmetrical.

Heyyoubehindthebushes · November 11, 2023, 10:11pm

@carryharry have you come across any mitsubishi outlander Plug in Hybrids? Any opinions?

LionelRitchie · November 11, 2023, 10:23pm

I have one. Grand yoke if majority of your trips are local as get about 20km off the battery- lot less if a/C on. So if you’re only going shops, training, schools runs, shot into town and back you can go ages without having to fill a tank.

Travel a bit further afield and she’s heavy on the juice.

I didn’t bother with the fast charger either. Just got an external plug put in and charges away grand, charged in few hours.

Heyyoubehindthebushes · November 11, 2023, 11:06pm

That sounds like it’ll cover my needs. Charge in work is the plan.

Any major issues looking at a 2019 up?

LionelRitchie · November 11, 2023, 11:13pm

I’m 2018 and have given an ounce of trouble as yet

carryharry · November 11, 2023, 11:16pm

Mileage done?

Heyyoubehindthebushes · November 11, 2023, 11:16pm

Ideal, trawling through the Internet researching and they are something that caught my eye. Test drove a Rav 4 today didnt like it at all. Might go look at them

carryharry · November 11, 2023, 11:17pm

Why are you going for a SUV chief?

Heyyoubehindthebushes · November 11, 2023, 11:29pm

Need a bigger boot for herself, beauty equipment etc. She has a small car for years and its not ideal at all

carryharry · November 11, 2023, 11:31pm

I’d be steering clear of anything PHEV in a bigger SUV personally.

A Saloon Estate car boot is as big anyway.

LionelRitchie · November 13, 2023, 10:14am

70k miles. Due a service actually. Let’s see what wonderful surprises await

caulifloweredneanderthal · May 14, 2024, 12:39pm

@carryharry after boasting about my car sailing through the NCT, it has given a few issues lately, and I’m starting to look into changing it later in the year. It’s 11 years old, has 260k+ on it, so I’d say a few more problems will emerge.

Anything you’d recommend based on budget of around 20k (give or take a few extra k). Looking at maybe something in the 2020/21 age bracket (but prefer lower mileage to lower years!). I’m not at all fussy about what the car is (bar the fact there are certain brands I will not touch - Dacia, Fiat, Citroen, Opel, Renault, etc.). There’s just three of us in the family so we don’t need anything big either. A few things I was looking at included the Golf, Seat Leon, Audi A3 (perhaps outside my range), or even slightly bigger cars like a Corrola or Octavia (despite the previous Octavia I had breaking my heart). Looking at petrols this time as I don’t need diesel anymore, and don’t think it’s the best from an environmental impact. Am open to hybrid also.

Any recommendations outside of the cars I mentioned above?