I would be able to go 25km on 1 full charge with mine in summer. So you could save 1/2 your fuel bill using the A3 8v e-tron or if you can charge at work, you wouldn't need to fuel at all for work your drive to work and back. In winter i'd expect 20 km on a full charge with the heater on.

@mybmwcevolution1415 thanks for the reply. Would you have an concerns buying an older a3 etron 2017 with 140k

No issues at all...i've never had it come off and it's rock solid still to this day. Hope that helps.

It is designed for doors that slide out, before opening. This would not work for a roller door that opens straight up.

This lock is designed for garages that swing out and up. This lock stops the door from being able to swing out. A garage with eg a roller door that goes straight up would need a different style lock.

Unsure sorry - worth asking them directly?

Hi there. Yes mine is still in daily use and doing well. The paint had started to come off over the last 2 years and I coincidentally had it repowder coated yesterday to give it a new lease of life. Would still recommend 👍🏻

Yes I do. I've got 3 other motorcycles too (Suzuki GSXR 750, BMW 1250 GSA, Suzuki DR650) and it's still my favourite for communiting day-to-day and for anything under 120km/70 miles. It's also the cheapest to ride by far and my wife enjoys the smoothness of the bike vs a geared bike too. I'm also dutch but live in the UK :-) Ik raad de C Evo enorm aan...ik heb er nooit spijt van gehad en dit is de laatste motor die ik zou verkopen van de vier...

@ bedankt voor je reactie! Goed om te lezen dat je er nog zo tevreden over bent. Hoe zit het qua onderhoud of storingen?

Thanks for the comment. I''m able to fold the ridged inserts flat and place them sideways in the bags FYI to achieve what you've described i.e. tightening the straps.

I believe so - some of the systems now available on Aliexpress do allow for it but this wasn't available when i installed it a few years ago.

Hi - they were actually introduced in 2014. Not sure if i agree with the comments about resale value as my 2017 is still worth £4k minimum here in the UK so about 1/3 what i paid for it nearly 8 years ago. I'd say that''s pretty decent and comparable to other bikes.

Agree - I'm not saying my garage has the security of a vault, but it is a deterrent more than anything. That's all it will ever be and you hope that because it's a little more effort vs 20 of the other garages that they'll see yours as harder vs others. That's the theory atleast. Thanks for watching and posting!

If the thieves want it bad enough, they will steal it.

We still have ours and still loving it. She's now done nearly 155k miles and still going strong. What model year have you got as the new model years have bigger batteries. My A3 8V model came from the factory with a 8.8kWh battery and i find that when we drive it to empty and charge it up to full, she takes about 6.5kWh...so Audi keep a bit at the bottom of the battery and the top to manage any battery degradation. The newer models have a 12.8kWh 'gross' battery capacity and a 10.4kWh usable so quite an upgrade... On a full charge (6.5kWh charged) driving it all the way to empty, we get up to 24 miles in summer (driving carefully) and 14 miles in winter (with the HVAC on). I tend to plug ours in as soon as I get back home most days but there will be times it's left empty or full a few days as we also have a Tesla Model S that does all the longer journeys. The reverse camera I bought off AliExpress...i think ours is now somewhat outdated and you can get versions that would allow e.g. Apply Carplay so I would probably recommend going for a more modern version now...but Aliexpress would be where I'd look to purchase it from. Hope that helps and hope you enjoy your A3 e-tron.

@@mybmwcevolution1415 thank you for the response. The one I’m getting will be delivered later. It’s the same as yours but just 2020 model and has the 8kv battery, not the newly designed one. It also has Apple play already through the Audi smartphone system and virtual cockpit. So I just need the reverse camera to work with the module as it is

@@mybmwcevolution1415 sorry to bother you but can you please help me with more details on how to retrofit the reverse camera thing please? I got a 2020 model of the Audi a3 etron and spoke to a local guy who does the job but he is only talking about getting a totally new set up with different screen. Not integrating a camera into the already available MMI System.

@@mybmwcevolution1415 thank you for this detailed comment. Sorry to bother you but I’m new to this retrofitting thing but looks like I will be able to get some help with fitting the camera if I get one. I have been looking on Ali express but I’m struggling to get get one that is the updated one and that is plug and play like yours. I would not want to mess around with any coding. Can you kindly direct me to one please ?

Btw. I have the 8v too, just a 2020 registration. The face lifted one with virtual dashboard

Gotta love the youtube algos! :-) It was great meeting you guys and glad I could help. You guys were also the only ones I saw on the TET that day so lucky we bumped into each other. Thanks for sharing the video and until next time!

You were our Knight in Shining Armour. Thanks for your help, love your bike and respect for going through the water crossing at the beginning of the vid. Especially as you were in jeans if I recall! - Andrew

@@AdventureRiderMoto Great to meet you guys Andrew and will definitely come and visit the shop sometime soon! It was also great to see the footage you took of it all! 🙂

Hi, yes I can - I modified the mini fairing so that it sits higher by drilling an extra set of hole lower on the metal dash and higher on the 2 black handlebar brackets. It allows the speedo to be completely visible between the handlebars and the dash. It's quite an easy modification and would recommend doing it if you're looking to keep the existing speedo. Hope that helps!

I've got got it 7 years on and it's still a great bike. BMW have - in my opinion - not been able to improve on this bike with the new line up and I'd still pick the C Evo over other electric bikes in this price category. They're getting cheap now on the second hand market so grab yourself a bargain...you won't regret it :-)

Yes - no issues at all 👍🏻

Thanks 👍

Hi @andyizzy - it's OsmAnd Maps from the Apple App Store. I just download the TET GPX files from the TET website and then load them into the app on my iPhone. It's a little tricky to transfer the file at first but if you do a google, you'll get the hang of it. So far, really liking the app and the position of the phone mount on the rally tower is something i recently did and would 100% recommend...so nice not to have to look down at the route! 🙂

Haha - all part of the adventure! Happy riding and hopefully see you on the TET at some point! 🙂

If so just pass a chain around it and yank it over and out with the car or truck. The design so close to the ground, rust and crud. Not looking good long term. Rain SPLASH is going to soak the lock. Reliability doubtful. Get some dirt and grit into the lock, it won't want to open. All this is IMO. I have no experience with defeating this lock.

@Scottdowney4318 is right that rain can splash grit into the lock. About once a year I clean the lock out with a good dose of WD40 which sprays out any grit and keeps it in working order.

Yes, it will start on petrol.

It is quick especially to 30 mph...i once read it may be quicker than an M3 but can't find anything to that effect at the moment. I still have the C Evo and it's hands-down the best bike for in-city riding and anything within 70 miles on the motorway/highway. I have 3 other bikes now also....a 2019 BMW 1250 GS Adventure for long distance touring, a 2007 Suzuki GSXR 750 for track days, and a 1996 Suzuki DR650 dualsport for going off-road on the Trans European Trail in the UK and Europe. There's a bike for every type of riding :-) Thanks for watching the channel!

24 miles in summer maximum, and 14 miles in winter with the heating on minimum. Hope that's helpful!

@@mybmwcevolution1415 thanks that is a still good range.

Hope you enjoyed it!

Glad it was helpful!

£75 isnt it?

​@@Lewis_Standingthis is my biggest grange. At 3x residential energy cost, this is an emergency only option especially if you have Tesla supercharger access at half the price. Price has to come down to about 50p per kwh for price parity with average ICE car buying petrol

For clarity it's a pre-authorisation fee that is released immediately after the charge session finishes although it is dependent on your own bank. If it takes longer than that, it is to do with your bank, not with a charge point operator. Some people question why it is the amount that it is...but with long range EVs now typically having 60-110kWh batteries, charge point operators ask for a pre-authorisation that is able to cover the top end to protect themselves from EV charging fraud. 100kWh x £0.75/kWh = £75. The charge point operators do not hang on to your money FYI which is what people often think.

24 miles in summer max, 14 miles with heating on in winter. Hope that helps!

Totally agree!

Hi, That's great and hope you enjoy them. My inner liner dimensions are 100 cm long and 16 cm wide. Thanks!

Great you've got yourself the ce04! Mine is still holding up great and don't notice any battery degradation to be honest. There is a way to check it with MotoScan i believe but I haven't got the app and dongle for that so haven't checked. Most modern EVs do not have significant degradation and the C Evo sits in that camp in my view. It's mostly the older EVs like the 2011-2024 Nissan Leafs, 2013-2018 Kia Sout EVs, etc that suffer badly e.g. 30%+ loss. We have had our Tesla Model S since 2015 and even that has over 92% left of its original capacity after 100k miles.

Thanks! 👍

They did not have this feature when I tested this and made the video but here are the instructions from their website: 1. Once you’ve tapped to pay and plugged in your car, scan the 'follow on mobile' QR code on the charger screen. 2. Tap ‘add Nectar card number’ and enter your Nectar card number, this can be found either on your card or in your Nectar app (just tap the card icon and you’ll be able to copy & paste your number) 3. Hey presto, you’re collecting Nectar points.

@@mybmwcevolution1415 yep a compensation for the rather eye watering prices, for now at least

They're on a roll so if you haven't got one yet, i'm sure you'll be seeing them appear in the coming 24 months... Thanks for posting!

@@mybmwcevolution1415 yes, the car park here is spacious and on a main road tourist gateway. Kinda strange they’ve not acted sooner. The nearby Park and Ride has unused grid capacity too.

@@PJWey Sounds like there is a lot to like about that location ... fingers crossed that they'll be installing them soon!

I'm talking about miles as this is a UK car and it's in miles/hr. You can just multiply it by 1.6 to get kms. As a dutchman (living in the UK for the last 30 years), the proper metric is of course KMs! haha...

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it...

Hi - i'm afraid that's not correct - you can see it's next to the fuel tank in the boot/truck in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3-Uq4uEpamVe5I

@@mybmwcevolution1415 I was talking about the high voltage battery. It occupies the area for the gas tank in a normal Sportback and the tank is moved to the trunk. The 12V battery occupies a small space there but it would not be a problem if the gas tank was not there. The boot would be deep with the 12V battery to the side like many BMWs

How do you expect them to pay off the infrastructure? I agree, but each stall & high power module is like £30k++

cheaper with ice car with these prices, but i guess its not a charger you use every day. very clean charger and love the qr code

@@AndrewTSq you'd be surprised how much money goes into fuel refinery, transport & final delivery via pumping. The infrastructure costs allot more than your average Gridserve electric super hub

I;d expect a discounted rate to encourage EV drivers to shop at Sainsbury;s. This is full price including the Tory 20% VAT addition.

@@kjh789az again, infrastructure, £30k ++ per stall