Thread: Shopping trolley mode

Originally Posted by BradC

So due to "circumstances", our D3 now spends most of its life as a shopping trolley. Literally 2K's to the supermarket and back and the occasional 24K round trip. I've noticed all our cars are getting slow to start as they are just not getting enough of a run to keep on top of the battery. So I'm now doing a weekly top up with the charger and it's taking a relatively good whack.

I also figure this is going to be super-arduous service and a killer for oil as they never get hot enough to burn off any condensation.

Anyone else noticing issues related to "range anxiety" (the anxiety promoted when you get in the car and want to drive a 300K round trip but don't have the paperwork required, so it's around to the local IGA instead)?

Nope. I can muster 300km going up and down the multi-storey car park in a day

Originally Posted by BradC

Anyone else noticing issues related to "range anxiety" (the anxiety promoted when you get in the car and want to drive a 300K round trip but don't have the paperwork required, so it's around to the local IGA instead)?

That's funny.

890km round trip yesterday. No problems.

Try going further afield to the shops, i still go to the office 2 days a week which is about 52k's return.
I also use the disco instead of the wifes car for all our running around.

Dunno about range anxiety, but right now I'm getting about three weeks to the litre.

Originally Posted by Redtail

Dunno about range anxiety, but right now I'm getting about three weeks to the litre.

I’m getting 900km to the work-at-home day

I'm using ours to check the cattle twice a day ..currently located over 2 properties..prolly shouldn't as I've put a couple scratches and one dent in it already..but it's soo much fun and way more comfortable than any other vehicle we have here☺

Tip: Leave it dirty and the wife can't see the damage...yet🙄

Cleaned-up after Friday's run to the village, having used a spade to remove the dried mud caked between the tyres and the guards.