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NCIndie

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3. Had a similar problem with a plugin hybrid.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2023, 02:30 PM

Nov 2023

First cold day, no heat. After about 5 minutes in electric mode, heat started coming but was tanking the range in electric mode. I took it out of e-mode and fired up the engine. Most cars I have owned would give heat in a minute or two, but this one gave zero heat until the engine was fully up to temperature.

There is absolutely no way that car would heat up idling in a parking lot on gasoline mode in less than 10 minutes.

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Here's one for ya. NEW car. Land Rover. What do you figure? 75K? [View all] 3Hotdogs Nov 2023 OP

Pricing has nothing to do with... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #1

Lol. Been there! MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #2

Had a similar problem with a plugin hybrid. NCIndie Nov 2023 #3

Your last sentence.... 3Hotdogs Nov 2023 #4

Mine was 1/0. No heat until the engine was fully warm. NCIndie Nov 2023 #6

Are you sure you "fired up the engine"? My hybrids don't start the engine immediately upon "starting" the computer Wonder Why Nov 2023 #7

Different story with my beast. NCIndie Nov 2023 #10

When my son went on a business trip to San Francisco this past summer Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #5

Not Lucas electrics. House of Roberts Nov 2023 #8

Lucas electrics. Turbineguy Nov 2023 #12

I don't know that they invented it, House of Roberts Nov 2023 #13

Ahhh, Lucas electrics...aka the prince of darkness. Lucas runs on smoke. mitch96 Nov 2023 #15

when I rode a Triumph motorcycle onethatcares Nov 2023 #19

I had a bad experience coming around a speedy bend in a triumph TR-3 at about 0-dark thirty. Lucas electrics went out mitch96 Nov 2023 #21

I like my ancient car's controls Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #9

Land Rover actually invented the personal computer. Tomconroy Nov 2023 #11

I was driving into a tunnel car wash a few weeks ago behind a new Rivian petronius Nov 2023 #14

Probably the brake holding feature that keeps the brake engaged at a stop light while 3Hotdogs Nov 2023 #18

Two options. Read the manual or google how to turn the heater on...nt mitch96 Nov 2023 #16

Rented a T-bird. Couldn't figure how to release the parking brake. keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #17

needed to put gas in a 2022 chevrolet malibu onethatcares Nov 2023 #20

Hey, it's a Land Rover,... LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #22