Recent content by Amun

I've used RAC for decades, but it looks as if the MG Assist gives the same cover, so I'm thinking of ditching the RAC. Reasonable, or is there a good reason to continue with the RAC?

It went into the dealer today, who didn't find any codes or ongoing malfunction. They did mention that the same situation happens if you press start twice without ones foot on the brake, but neither of us believe that was the situation. It could be an iffy brake pedal sensor, but that should...

It gave a number of errors, as I understand it this is normal when the battery has been disconnected. Usual advice is to turn the steering wheel and drive for a bit.

The steering wheel and hence the wheels were straight.

We've had a 2025 PHEV for six months, not a single problem. It worked OK for a few journeys yesterday, but after parking in the second supermarket it wouldn't work. Engine and oil lights on, and it wouldn't go into either Drive or Reverse - so no good. Tried turning off and on a few times, but...

£9.60 p&p? Over to Aliexpress, I think....

Are you sure? I thought that the electric+ICE gave full power - EV on it's own is roughly half.

We have an S5 and an HS PHEV. The TPMS doesn't seem that accurate on either - I put the tyres up on both cars to 37psi today, as per the manual, and the difference in ride was very noticeable and not in a good way.

It's irritating, particularly as my HS PHEV works perfectly - so MG know how to do it. I'm hoping that a future update may imrove things.

I don't remember the detail, but it seemed to be that the second user had to set up their own account, and then use the secondary account in the primaries settings. Mine just says no data, though.

I left for over three hours once. It helpfully turned the lights on when it got dark. First world problem - just lock your car.

No, I didn't use the screen - I simply forgot to lock it.

Yes, I forgot to lock ours once and it was still open and running 3 hours later. In the meantime it had become dark, so it had helpfully switched the lights on, too. As Alb says, just get into the habit of locking it - and checking it by glancing at the mirrors to confirm.

I use powerline adapters a lot in the house, and they work very well. However, this is with all units on the same consumer unit. Without knowing the way that your power is set up, it's impossible to say whether they would work in your particular situation. Is it not possible to set up a test...

My 2p-3p figures are based on the actual costs, so take into account any charging losses. Rachel's latest scam doesn't come in until (IIRC) 2028. I'd agree about the hefty depreciation, though.