Recent content by CuriousIslander

The best aid to good efficiency is a light right foot!

Go on - you know you want to.....

Much the same as others, but I have taken out several friends and neighbours in my MG5 pre FL Excite and they have all been very surprised and complimentary about (a) the performance, (b) the lack of noise, (c) the comfort of the fabric seats, and (d) the value for money. I have taken a...

Aha... Getting somewhere I think. "mg5 pre face-lift is dumb" - this is what I suspected, so the next step is to look into the app and see if I can make it work. If that succeeds then I will pursue OVO regarding the cheap rate window. Your reply was very helpful and encouraging. Thank you.

Thank you - I know that the PodPoint charger is capable of scheduled charging, the question is whether the car is capable of it.........

PodPoint Solo 7kW. The manual that came with it says "If your EV supports scheduled charging, then just plug it in as soon as you park and your car will only charge at the programmed time." Hence my question, does the car support scheduled charging?

I have a 21 plate pre facelift MG5 Excite. Does anyone know whether it supports scheduled charging as I am contemplating looking for a cheap overnight tariff....... My dealer doesn't seem to know (there's a surprise!!!!) Thanks

I saw "No Jammy Dodgers are left in this van overnight" the other day....... And a couple of admittedly non-road related but they amused me. Many years ago (40+) I saw a notice in a harware shop that read "Ears pierced..... while you wait!" (Yes it really was a hardware shop) And another from...

Don't ignore it. I had the same warning on my pre-facelift SR also shortly after a service (obviously it is not checked at a service), and the dealership said that if the key battery does goes flat the car loses some of its software configurations which will require resetting. I couldn't be...

Young child out shopping with mother. Child grizzling and moaning "I want to go to McDonalds" Mother repeatedly says "No". Mother eventually relents "OK but only if you can spell McDonalds" Child pauses for a little while then - "I've changed my mind. Can we go to KFC?" :) :)

I too have an original SR Excite. When I charge to 100% I get a GOM reading of about 218, but I regularly get actual total range of over 250 miles. Invariably if I add the distance actually driven since the charge to the GOM at any point they always creep up, which I hope shows that I am driving...

I have today received a final reminder to tax my MG5, which was due on August 1st (albeit at zero cost). However, I did not receive an earlier reminder letter to say it was due, which I have always had in the past. My wife has also received a final demand for taxing her ICE car, having not had...

I too have a pre-facelift 5 and have used MFG chargers successfully a couple of times. No apps, no fuss, just use your credit card. I hope all goes well for you at Catford.

Hi everybody, I have not come across Evyve chargers before. I see that they accept contactless payment which is what I need. Does anyone have experience of using them? Are they reliable? I will probably want to try the one situated at Hillfield Farm Solihull in the near future. Failing that I...

That looks hopeful.. However....... I have been investigating and it would appear that my setup is not compatible. My energy supplier is OVO, and they are offering a very good reduced rate, but it appears to work with only a couple of chargers, neither of which are PodPoint. It aso requires my...