From a financial position environmentalism is always going to lose out to capitalism though. So you need to decide what is most important to you to go in eyes wide open.
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How was the SEG switch? Was a bit of a lengthy process to get this initially.
https://www.live.bmwgroup.com/en/li...1-00-AM-CET-DESIGN-PREMIERE-BMW-i3-15865.html
e: when you see it next to ix3, it does not look much lower, so no special saloon esthetic
18.03.2026 - 11:00 AM CET. DESIGN PREMIERE OF THE NEW BMW i3.
e: when you see it next to ix3, it does not look much lower, so no special saloon esthetic
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both fast and slow at the same time.
if you have a secure liberty smets2 leccy meter like i did for eon...these aren't compatible with octopus smart tariff
switch over date: 12/02/26
compatible meter install date: 26/02/26
swap over to IOG: 12/03/26
SEG to start: 20/03/26
so for me, 4 weeks to get onto IOG
5 weeks to swap my SEG contract
probably would be faster if i had a compatible smets2 meter in the first place...but alas...and the referral bonus covers the delay in swapping to IOG and the SEG, so not a biggie
(if you want a referral £50 for each of us then hit me up
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Outside looks alright - shame they can't just fit a normal steering wheel etc to the inside
I wonder if 460bhp and 560 miles WLTP range will be enough to finally get jpaul into an EV?
Or maybe there'll be a new excuse like the wheels are too round or the windscreen is too transparent on this particular model, so he'll need to wait for something else.
Or maybe there'll be a new excuse like the wheels are too round or the windscreen is too transparent on this particular model, so he'll need to wait for something else.
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They do, the M Sport wheel is fairly "normal"
But because you don't need to see through the wheel anymore, due to the Panoramic display, it actually doesn't really matter about the standard wheel..unless you like to drive with one hand on the top of the wheel I guess, then that spoke would get in the way of your fingers.
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still looks fugly tbh. an "aquired taste"...
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Hes waiting for the Estate.
and wireless charging
Oh you're joking! I had a Smets1...got replaced for a Smets2 and now I need another meter for Octopus?!both fast and slow at the same time.
if you have a secure liberty smets2 leccy meter like i did for eon...these aren't compatible with octopus smart tariff
switch over date: 12/02/26
compatible meter install date: 26/02/26
swap over to IOG: 12/03/26
SEG to start: 20/03/26
so for me, 4 weeks to get onto IOG
5 weeks to swap my SEG contract
probably would be faster if i had a compatible smets2 meter in the first place...but alas...and the referral bonus covers the delay in swapping to IOG and the SEG, so not a biggie
(if you want a referral £50 for each of us then hit me up
That's not bad timeframes. I think the SEG took 6 months initially.
EDIT - I love the look pop the new i3.
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just depends on which smets2 meter you have...is your smets2 a secure liberty as well?Oh you're joking! I had a Smets1...got replaced for a Smets2 and now I need another meter for Octopus?!
i think that's due to the export mpan needing to be registered.now that you already have an export mpan it should be pretty straightforward.
the export mpan stays the same regardless of which smets 2 meter it is and leccy supplier
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Not quite sure what you mean there, but financially I'm doing very well from my 'green' investments, and setting myself up nicely for retirement.
What I mean is when looking at whether to spend £15k bolting solar, batteries and heat pumps to your house or sticking £15k into investments one is a clear winner in pure financial terms.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great thing to do but I've got several colleagues who's only motivation is the financial aspect who don't seem to appreciate that at the point that they have broken even they could already be £8k up if all that matters is net financial gain.
Anyway, I'm taking this off topic so I'll stop.
It's a Honeywell AS302P.
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As per normal, like others quoting this, you've forgotten one very important point.
Put that £15k in an investment pot, but every time you pay your electric bill, take out what you need to pay what the solar would have saved/earned you, you will find that investment pot runs out long before the solar stops saving money
Here's a calculation I did a few weeks back when someone made exactly the same comment on a YouTube video.
If you're staying in the property long enough, the solar is the winner, especially as what I save every year is then invested in my pension.
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