Scoob99

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At the hotel where my wife works,an 07 plated one it had a lead plugged into the mains going to the car, WTF would that be about!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Colin

CrisPDuk

Err, a battery charger perhaps

slim_boy_fat

PMSL

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

Nah, this thing had a great big plug type thing and plugged in the side of the car.
Cheers
Colin

mrtheedge2u2

Just a thought, could it not be a diagnostic port?

Playsatan

iTrader: (2)

The McLaren f1's could be connected to the phone line and and faults corrected/diagnosed down the phone. Might be something like that.

Philip Attaway

It's a security precaution. You put the other end in your pocket and if you feel a tug you know your car has been nicked!

ZIPPY

It may be for a pre-heater,it warms the engine prior to driving.

billythekid

Quite a lot of cars do have oil heaters for people who live in colder climates (sweeden, canada etc), would not have thought it needed to be plugged in unless the temps fall well below 0c.

If it was blue it signifies 240v though.. all in all a bit odd!

supercoopers

Could have been a private stash of bioethanol being pumped into the car ...1000bhp or thereabouts!

ZIPPY

A warm engine and gearbox will always wear less and perform better than a cold engine, these cars are renowned for having a heavy gearbox until they warm up.

My SAAB has the option of an engine pre heater that runs off the mains with a big chunky plug on it.

If you have the cash for one of these things any optional extra is posiible.