Graham Butcher

Yes the measurements are indeed mirror tip to mirror tip and I think the parking bay referred to is the one marked out at the road side and can often be seen that hardly any cars can actually fit into them without their wheels breaching the dotted lines. This is further aggravated by the fact that measure directly from the kerb out towards the road and as most cars have alloys these days, few people are willing to rub the kerb with their wheels for fear of damage to their alloys.

Oh dear, well now this is rather embarrassing, have either @wyx087 or @lol-lol actually checked their own stats I wonder, lets dissect it a bit shall we, might good for a laugh if nothing else, 😃 Me. Kodiaq 110kw TDI 4x4, DSG 5 seater L 4697mm W 2087mm H 1660mm KB 1709kg Wyx087 Tesla Model Y LR L 4790mm W2129mm H 1623mm KB 1997kg Lol-Lol Scenic L4470mm W 2085mm H 1570mm KB 1906kg Given that @wyx087 seems to think that the Chelsea tractors are mostly to be seen with only 1 or 2 people in them, and the kerb weight of cars is given as the operating weight with 1 driver of around 75kg, the motive plant is full of all required liquids and in the case of ICE, fuel tank fuel to 90% which is really a more sensible figure rather than the GVW as that is how they are used most often. Now lets look at the list presented 1 to 6. Bigger danger to cyclists, pedestrians and other road users. How is this possible given the above. Doing more road damage. Well, here the electric cars are indeed heavier than my diesel car, so do more road damage. General worse emissions. Here based purely on tailpipe emissions, I have to concede, I'm the worst 😒 Oft near the edges, or over, the parking boxes they are suppose to fit in. Here all should fit in the normal bay which is 2.4m wide by 4.8m long, trouble is though that I expect the marked bays are often smaller than they should be. Could be a good extra revenue raiser. Well based on the 3 examples, Tesla owners should be paying most of it.😂 Make traffic queues longer. this one is really stretching it a bit don't you think? So in conclusion it would indeed seem that the EV car could very well be actually heavier than a big diesel SUV with 4x4 drive, transfer box and a heavy old DSG gearbox and also even bigger overall, who knew. 😉 I used to berate the Chelsea Tractors myself until I kind of joined them, but for the right reasons, I doubt that anybody can claim that a Kodiaq is a aspirational vehicle, unlike a Range Rover or a Mercedes Benz G Wagon, which can be north of a £100k. The biggest problem with them is that if you are in a small car, especially a low slung sports car (which are themselves aspirational, Aston Martin, Ferreria, Porsche etc) then they can be very hard to see past, other wise, they are not large in reality as demonstrated above.

Of course, they have a function to serve, but does that make it any less likely that you could be hit by one? Without that crumble zone, more force of the hit will find its way through to you, and make the difference between life and death. I seriously doubt that many people are buying large cars to inflate their ego; more likely, it's because they need the space that they offer. Yes, there are exceptions to that rule, i.e., the huge stretched luxury barges that only have a chauffeur and one person in the back. If it were only me and my Mrs, then I dare say that I'd be driving a smaller car, but it's not, and until recently, I had elderly and frail relatives that needed transporting and shopping done, etc, and needed the extra space. Now both I and the Mrs. need the extra ease of getting in and out of the Kodiaq, so there are many reasons why people need what you call excessively large vehicles, as indeed you may find yourself needing one, in later life, for varying reasons.

Oh dear then, so that means vans, lorries and buses are a huge no then.🙄

That has not been my experience, even if it was me in the car, I feel much more at ease in the Superb than I have ever felt in smaller cars, Polo, UP, Golf, Mondeo, Passat, Octavia, Audi A4, Mercedes Benz C class, etc. I say only me, because I could comfortably drive and have driven all of them and more besides but on loads of them my seat would so far back that not nobody could seat behind me. I'm not in the slightest bit bothered about being the first one away from traffic lights, or all out speed. What I require from a car is that it is comfortable so I can do a longish drive and get out still feel fresh. If I can't drive from London to Telford for a all day business meeting then the car is not suitable. It has to be big enough that my family can be accommodated with enough performance to get me out of trouble if ever required and be safe with predictable handling. The Superb did all of that with aplomb.

That is a crap argument, crumble zones are on both vehicles and are designed to maximise the survivability of an accident.

No, always had the 110kw version. Never paid attention to the kerb weights, just going by the way the car felt. Each time they felt less well built than the old model did.

I'm not so sure about the Germans not bothering about weight reduction. Noticed that with every facelifted version of the Superb I've had, they are lighter in construction, and this can be felt as well. The Kodiaq for instance has some weight reduction measures as well, for instance uses more plastic clips for holding trim pieces in place over metal clips and screws and infill panel between the front wings and the A pillar are now also made from honeycombed plastic instead of metal.

But with the VED being based on weight, it will also encourage cars to be made out of thinner gauge metal or even plastic and then I would expect even higher road fatalities as a result of there being less material to use as crumble zones to absorb energy. It really is time for some truly joined up thinking by our illustrious leaders.

The point is, that once again you are not understanding the issue, if a person wanted a Range Rover, they would not be purchasing a Tesla model 3 so your comparison is useless. As I have maintained throughout, the type of car anyone buys should be a personal choice, not stipulated by any government and the climate change is demonstrably a red herring. We never had any standards for tailpipe emissions until 1992 in Europe, so up to then we had billions of tons of CO2 spewing out into the atmosphere which is blamed for global warming, so how is that we had such a really cold winter here in Europe in 1963 when everything almost came a halt as we were covered in metres of snow, diesel etc was freezing, trains and planes were virtually useless, ships were ice locked, but there was all of the CO2 in the air? I remember that time well, we had ice forming in our bathroom with the water in the U bend to the bath actually freezing solid.

The parts of a Rolls Royce are mounted onto subframes and then mounted onto the frame, so on an ICE version, all the parts required to hold the engine and transmission, including the rear axle and drive shaft etc are all preassembled and installed as a single unit, so there is no left over bits and bobs when it comes to the electric versions. The car body is monocoque construction that the assemblies are attached to, so each body is bespoke to the type of drive train and fuel used, so is optimised to suite it. It is not a mass production car maker like the Vauxhall Corsa that you mentioned. The wheelbase and length of each type of Rolls Royce mentioned is completely different, once again completely different to that of a mass production car where standardisation of parts is necessary. The weight of a car, regardless of the make will vary according to the design and specification, dual motor, long range, larger battery pack etc. I really don't get it why you keep on about the ICE cars require special considerations over that of an EV? If anything I would say that the EV requires extra bracing and stiffening in order to handle the increases and instantaneous torque that you all go about that EV cars have and their ability to smoke an ICE away from traffic lights and their quicker 0-60mph figures. The Tesla Model 3 weight you quoted was the curb weight and not the GVW, which we have been discussing, and as to a lazy reply, I think that it was you who once insisted that I include links, so the lazy part of that is, you for not reading the article.

Yet another electric car (prototype) left sitting in a showroom for a year, not being charged either so the battery was highly likely with a really low SOC. This car was in the HQ of Faraday Future Loas Angeles when it suddenly blew up overnight. As expected, the Faraday Future's statement played down the event and tried to whitewash the battery playing any part of the problem, instead suggesting that buildings electrics had caused to explosion, which has rendered the building unsafe as a outside wall has been fractured. Strange how the video just shows the car itself being blacked and damaged by the fire, the rest of the building and indeed the showroom itself seem to be undamaged, but the fire brigades own hazmat teams reported all the telltale signs of a high-voltage battery Li-ion battery with all of the associated deadly gas levels. The company is a Chinese company who have their HQ based there and are producing electric cars and selling them in both China and USA. Faraday Future - Wikipedia

The answer to the mini v series 5 BMW question I would have thought was obvious, different cars are built to do different jobs, a mini is more of city car and the other is mile muncher in comfort on motorways etc. A person would buy the car that best suited their needs and their finances. While it is true that the Spectre rides on same platform as the "Phantom and Cullinan.", it is also claimed by Rolls Royce that the platform was specially designed to be modular and adaptable and especially designed to allow electric version as well and will be their platform for new models. So it is not an old ICE platform forced into being electric, it was designed to be electric in the first place, it is a new platform, not one from the dark ages. I don't think EV's are satans creation either, that is just how you see fit to see me because I don't fit in with your viewpoint. If you are going to be honest about these things, then you would be able to admit that I have concerns about the various claims being made about the batteries and the environment and the hazard that they can present in the case of a thermal runaway of the battery. Always stated that and that it is wrong to make new car purchases become electric by law until all the problems associated with them, home charging, range, firefighting, etc are overcome. I also do not believe the claims being made about the emissions of ICE cars are as bad as the claims as todays cars bear no resemblance to earlier cars and they are getting cleaner than ever all the time. It also is not necessarily the truth that electric cars are lighter than ICE cars Are EVs heavier than petrol cars? - We Power Your Car If you really want an ultra lightweight ice car then check out the Aixam City diesel powered car at just 350kg or its electric version at 425kg.

I see, but in all honesty, it just takes about 10 minutes max to swap the module over and clear the fault code.

OK, please keep me updated, but why does it take a couple of weeks? This video shows how easy it is, you don't need to remove the engine cover either, but it is only a push on cover so will just lift off if you pull it upwards.

That's not always the case, the Superb was front wheel drive but still had a tunnel down the centre of the floor in order to take the exhaust pipe and thus keep the overall height of the car low to improve it's drag coefficient as low as possible.

Personally, I think that is a complete fallacy, it everything to do with the actual physical size and its intended use of the vehicle. Clearly a small fun sized car like a mini is going to weigh less than a 5 series BMW which is designed to be 5 seater luxuury car with room for the occupants to stretch their leggs out and not be cramped in it. One is designed to be a small city car, the other is mile muncher, its like comparing a 2 up and 2 down terrace house in town with a manor house nearer the edge of town. Is a Tesla Model X not a electric car well designed to be an electric car from the base up then, they only make electric cars don't they and yet depending on the exact trim and variant it weighs in at a staggering GVW of between 2,700kg to 3,100kg, and a Rolls-Royce Spectre comes in at 3,400kg and that was also designed to be electric only. I really do wish you would stop trying to prove that electric cars are so special in every way, we all get it that you are 100% converted to all things electric and love them, as you are perfectly entitled to, but the fact is that it is life style choice that you have made for yourself and that electric cars, just like ICE cars, do come in all sizes, shapes, and weights, and are designed to fulfill certain things that were in the designers brief or wish list.

I think that this is essentially the same issue that I had. It clearly states the Glow Plug Control Module and a few minutes googling also says it is the same. The different part number and the code is just a by-product of the manufacturer maybe, being a different maker. My old one was made by HKR Seffer Automotive, but the replacement is made by Bosch, has a different part number etc, but the important bits are the same, the pins and the method of control remain the same, as does the physical size etc and the seller says that the part is fully compatible with my car as it is listed as a direct replacement part. So, on that basis I personally would go right ahead and replace it with another one that is either same or its equivalent, it has cured my issue, and the error has now completely vanished.

It says 2380kg.

Oh good, we are both below the 2400kg figure then but buggered if they go to 2000kg and so will the Superb, it us war on the motorist.

Here is the section of the VCDS log for the fault. Address 01: Engine (J623-DFGA) Labels:. 04L-907-309-V1.clb Part No SW: 04L 906 026 QT HW: 04L 907 309 P Component: R4 2.0l TDI H25 6582 Revision: B4H25--- CVN: 7C29C05F37C5C2A218229D33 Coding: 0125001203661D083000 Shop #: WSC 33361 790 00137 ASAM Dataset: EV_ECM20TDI01104L906026QT 004006 ROD: EV_ECM20TDI01104L906026QT.rod VCID: 0C42AEC176C802FAE2B-8058 VINID: 91D49D6877A301B200142208040223A0A6 1 Fault Found: 4976 - Glow Plug Control Module (J179) P0684 00 [00100111] - Implausible Signal Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 159125 km Date: 2025.10.11 Time: 12:52:32 Engine speed: 0.00 /min Normed load value: 0.0 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 56 C Intake air temperature: 59 C Ambient air pressure: 1020 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 12.180 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 Electric auxiliary heater: shut-off conditions-Bits 0-7: 0 Electric auxiliary heater: shut-off conditions-Bits 0-7: 0 Electric auxiliary heater: relay activation-Bits 0-7: 0 Pre-glow time: 0 ms Glow status-Bits 0-7: 0 Glow status-Bits 0-7: 0 Glow cycles above temperature threshold-Bits 0-7: 0 Glow cycles above temperature threshold-Bits 0-7: 8 Glow cycles below temperature threshold-Bits 0-7: 2 Glow cycles below temperature threshold-Bits 0-7: 71 Outside temperature sensor 1: B1: raw value: 20.0 C Readiness: 0 0 0 0 0

Well that sucks but it still does not seem to add up, here's why: Kodiaq 5 seat GVW 2380kg Each person could be 146kg each (730kg) Kodiaq 7 seat GVW 2311kg 7 x 146kg (1022kg) Superb 2091kg + 730 = 2821kg Also length of Kodiaq 5 & 7 seat is 4679mm but length of Superb is 4861mm So going by the above figures, the Superb occupies a bigger footprint and it also could weigh more when loaded with a full complement of 146kg passengers and also has a massive boot so could carry more weight.

But the published weight of my Kodiaq V Superb and the footprint, the Kodiaq is both smaller footprint and kerb weight ready fully fueled is also less than the Superb!!!

There was one planned for Oxfordshire, I can't recall exactly where, but from memory it was around Bicester area and I was actually preparing some lighting schemes for a few public buildings that were planned for it, like schools, medical centres and hospitals etc at one time and then it all went quiet and I moved onto other projects in central London and surrounding areas. I'm not sure if the scheme ever went ahead after that as I handed the area over to others as London was keeping me very busy. I do know that Sadiq Khan is the Co Chair of the C40 Cities and is heavily promoting them and other schemes like Low emission zones, PPM schemes and his TFL have been recruiting people to work of PPM schemes and low emission zones for areas like Coventry and others and I have seen adverts for the staff to be based in these zones to develop the schemes. Here a few links that are worth exploring. ‘Toxic’ 15-minute city phrase cut from Oxford local plan | LocalGov Why every city can benefit from a ‘15-minute city’ visionWhy every city can benefit from a ‘15-minute city’ vision The C40 Co-Chairs - Leadership - C40 Cities A guide to 15-minute cities: why are they so controversial? - University of the Built Environment What is a 15-minute city and why is the idea so controversial? | ITV News (3074) The Real Problem With 15-Minute Cities - YouTube 15-Minute City Explained by Carlos Moreno | TomTalks 15 Minute Cities: A DISASTER waiting to happen

Oh dear me, you have swallowed it all hook line and sinker. Look, nobody is saying that there aren't advantages with the basic concept, but there are also disadvantages as well. I also never said that cars would not be allowed in these 15-minute cities, that again was something that you added into the mix, all I was implying is that they do not want us straying too far away from our home, hence the ltd range of BEV is/would not become an issue. If you cannot see the possible larger picture being assembled right under your nose, in plain sight than you might well be in for one hell of a shock if those dots become joined up. Open your mind a little more and start to think about what if... maybe start to explore if there could be another motive behind some of the things?.