pinkpanther

Pinkish tinge this evening

Another colourful one this evening.......

Colourful end to the day.........

Colourful sky this evening and the Buck Moon has just put in an appearance 👍

The weather in the east Midlands this evening made for lovely skies 🌈

This may help 👍 (taken from the display board at Danes Hill nature reserve: https://g.co/kgs/dYUAD3)

We've had a few colourful sunsets recently......

And an original Raleigh Chopper!

We had a car show on the local park - no Skoda's in attendance, but lots of lovely examples nonetheless......... The De Tomaso was the star of the show for me 👍

We've just had a visitor 🦔 Hedgehog 27_06_2023~3.mp4

Pretty sky last night.........

Further update - the noise from both the from LHS and steering motor continues and my local dealership have received further information from Skoda technical - I'll keep you posted 👍

The Michelins will more than likely e my tyre of choice when the time comes 👍

Had high hopes for tonight, but arrived a little too late 😔

Happy Summer Solstice!

Realise now how the hybrid geese come to be - never seen this before (and hadn't previously thought it biologically possible)!

Visited Kedleston today, where we came across the angriest Swan! Lots of Oyster Catchers at Kedlestone too, including a chick!

Slim pickings for photo opportunities this evening, although a huge bug nearly joined us in the car!!

Given how Toyota were pretty much the de-facto hybrid manufacturer for many years I'd assumed they had something like this up their corporate sleeve ⚡ I remember a few years an old friend who worked in automotive design saying there was a big focus on integrating motors into axles/hubs in order to save space and improve efficiency. That is now pretty much all the major manufacturers committed to an all- electric future, with the obvious exception of Mazda, who have recently released six cylinder petrol and diesel versions of their CX SUV range 🤷‍♂️ Both the projected range of the new battery technology and charge times may well be a game-changer I suspect? Reuters

Both the lake and the roof of the car make the most of the reflections!

Skinflint Yorkshireman here, so free 'Energy' blue for me! A colleague at work has a Mazda in the 'special' Soul Red colour, and found there is a considerable premium if any touch-up / scratch repair is required. Apparently the colour is made up of many layers and is difficult (costly) to repair. I had wondered if this might attract a premium on the insurance? I used the cash saved on the paint to pay for winter pack plus😄

I did comment to the service agent that we appear to be heading back in time to a day when various bushes and so such require lubrication - after all the car is not a Morris Minor!

As previously mentioned I suspect the battery may be coming to the end of it's useful life, as in my experience stop-start not working is a symptom of either a discharged battery, or one with failing residual capacity. I previously owned a fabulous Mk 1 4x4 1.8T Octavia estate (purchased from a wonderful member on here!) and the original (Varta) battery eventually failed at 15 years of age! I tend to change cars fairly frequently, so failing batteries were never particularly evident to me, although the (Exide) battery on my old SX4 S-Cross failed completely at 4 years & 55k miles, pretty much without warning. My battery tester tells me the original (Varta) battery fitted to my 2018 SEAT Mii (40k miles) has a significantly depleted capacity and requires replacement, despite easily starting the car and stop-start still working appropriately.

They clearly have excess stock to shift!

After following this thread with interest (and previously falling foul of changing VAG UK guidance on cambelt replacement policy - relating to the purchase of a MK1 Octavia vRS) I can only hope if I continue to own my 1.5 Karoq in five years time the replacement cost of the timing belt has fallen considerably, as both main dealers and specialists become more familiar (adept) at the intricacies involved🤞 I recall clutch replacement on a Mondeo I previously owned initially required suspension to be moved, whereas a technique was later developed to avoid this added expense. This all makes the Kona EV previously mentioned sound like a hassle-free option!!