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You wash your screws?
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This is an EQE mate - I have standards to uphold!
I was mildly upset that my overall efficiency dropped from 3.6 to 3.4 but that more an OCD thing.
It’s also why when someone compares efficiency even in identical weather conditions, the numbers mean nothing without context.
Even in our eGolf which is short range having a decent of tyres is so nicer to drive. Sport Pilot 5. Used to run cross climates on other cars really like those. Range isn't an issue is mostly used for local driving.
I do also like my all-season tires on the diesel, I take it most of you guys also don't have the space for running two sets of tyres and swapping them over for winter? Michelin has been my choice but last change on the volvo the garage couldn't get a hold of them so they put hankooks on and I haven't noticed any loss tbh. Not an ev (yet) but near enough a 2 ton estate so pretty similar.
I used to have space not at the moment.
We had a few years of really bad winters and cross climates were decent. I think they come into their own in colder temps when summer tyres feel lackluster. They'll keep you going in light snow.
Last few winters have been milder and most of driving is in the city. So I went back to summer tyres with better wet performance.
We had a few years of really bad winters and cross climates were decent. I think they come into their own in colder temps when summer tyres feel lackluster. They'll keep you going in light snow.
Last few winters have been milder and most of driving is in the city. So I went back to summer tyres with better wet performance.
That's why I went with Continental All Season instead of the Cross Climates - all the reviews/comparisons I found say that although the snow performance isn't as good as the CCs, the wet performance is better.
(Also they're £30+/corner cheaper which may have influenced the decision slightly
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Fair enough, I've run both the Michelins and sometimes the continentals depending on price for about 12 years on 3 cars and I live on the west coast with loads of rain. I can't say I've ever noticed a meaningful difference but I do drive like a grandpa most of the time.
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We have vehicles here with Conti All-Season (not mine) and I've got CC2s and Bridgestone Turanza 6 AS on different vehicles and to be honest I can't really tell the difference between them in use albeit they are on different vehicles, etc. and I've never used them on anything more than light to medium snow. I still much prefer my Turanza t005s in the wet though - they just feel so assured and the feedback so good in proper wet conditions - but they were hilariously bad in snow
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I've got a few different sets of wheels (summer touring, all-season and all-terrain) - but it is a faff and :effort: swapping so I'm more and more gravitating to mostly just running all-seasons aside from when I need all-terrain (which is less often these days).
Put a good few thousand miles on the Michelin Cross Climate 3 Sports, they are much better in general than the previous summer tyres (Bridgestones) and no real range/efficiency loss thus far, as the weather changes it may be more noticeable will have to wait and see. Certainly one of the most expensive options out there, or they were at the time.
Yeah a cheap/dirty one definitely isn't any good!
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That's why I went with Continental All Season instead of the Cross Climates - all the reviews/comparisons I found say that although the snow performance isn't as good as the CCs, the wet performance is better.
(Also they're £30+/corner cheaper which may have influenced the decision slightly
I had CC on my MPVs. When I got the eGolf the CC weren't easily available and it had a mix of lesser brand of tyres. One had a lower weight rating and it deformed, coincidentally maybe. In the wet getting off at the lights it was very easy to spin the tires.
So I decided to change all 4 and CC weren't easily available when I did that. So hence the Sport Pilots. The MPV was never driven that hard. But the eGolf is surprisingly chuckable. So I stuck with the Pilots. Only criticism I have of the Pilots is a stiff ride and the eGolf suspension is on the sporter side. That's the trade off I guess.
EVs are heavier and lots of torque. So ride quality is a consideration. If there's a lot of ramps or poor surfaces.
Afaik efficiency tyres have less tread. So less lifespan and less grip.
Looking it up eGolf has independant rear suspension set up for packaging reasons, battery space etc.
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Unless they are cavernous you can open the frunk from the outside, they aren't very useful.
I just keep my charging cable in there.
Don't even bother keeping the Granny charger in the car, never used it in 5 years of EV ownership.
Due to all this chatter regarding a 'frunk' I decided to check the iX1 and it has what can only describe as a full bay, looks the same as an engine (similar to M135) with all the covers etc. in there as I was thinking it would be a good place to store the cable, colour me disappointed
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Someone posted one of these earlier if you want to be coloured happ!
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With our BMW iX1 Frunk you get additional storage space under the hood! This means your charging cables always have a perfect place.
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Like you've I've never used the Granny cable. Except to test it.
I've only used the type 2 cable when I first got the EV. I rarely public charge but if I do I'll use a DC charger with a tethered cable less faffing about.