Recent content by EVLover

Thanks Skikky, it turns out 'smart charging' is supposed to do what was happening because it only 'smart' charges when the load on the grid is low, i.e. overnight. I now do all my charging overnight and it's saving me nearly 40% in costs.

I have an MG5 EV LR Luxury which I bought in January 2024 to replace my 1st generation Exclusive bought in 2021. I use a Rolec Wallpod, which I had fitted in 2021, to charge on the "smartcharge" setting generally. Within the last couple of weeks, when I have attempted to use smartcharging, the...

Thanks for the tips Jomarkh. I know all doors and boot were correctly closed but hadn't thought of the 12V battery. Will check, thanks again.

Hi everyone, Just returned from a short break in St. Ives, Cornwall and the return trip was very frustrating! The reason was that my MG5 FL Trophy LR, bought end of Jan. '24, kept bingbonging at me quite insistently at times without giving me any indication of why it was doing it! Anyone else...

So you consider exterior and interior trim to be 'consumables ' ? These too can be potentially costly repairs and of course the parts from the dealer are always ridiculously expensive....

MG 7yr warranty.... I am on my second MG5 ( FL Trophy LR ) and am very happy with it although I am unable to link to iSmart and I'm not sure why. My point is, why do so many owners of MG"s go on about having a 7yr warranty? Have they looked at all the items that are in the theoretical " 7yr...

Hi Everyone, I already have a first gen MG5 EV Exclusive which I will be swapping in for a new MG5 Trophy LR within the next couple of weeks. I've been very happy with my current car but am very excited about getting a 2nd gen model because of all the improvements that have been added since...

Yes I agree, lesson learnt, caveat emptor (don't know if that's spelt right ?). Just surprised you are so blasé about dubious practices even when they're considered "normal".

I took my MG5 in for it's yearly service and stupidly asked them to just check the front and rear wipers and replace them if they thought it necessary.... silly boy! Give the dealer any excuse and they'll charge you for something! Not a problem if the charge is reasonable but when I came to pay...

Hi Paul, [email protected] Look 4ward 2 hearing from you. Alex.

It's just the tyre.

Unfortunately due to an accident I had to have all 4 tyres replaced because the repair shop could not source the OEM Bridgestones. The insurance company did however allow me to keep three OEM tyres that had only got 2500miles on. As my daughter knicked two of the tyres for her old banger..... I...

Unfortunately due to an accident I had to have all 4 tyres replaced because the repair shop could not source the OEM Bridgestones. The insurance company did however allow me to keep three OEM tyres that had only got 2500miles on. As my daughter knicked two of the tyres for her old banger..... I...

You lost me at GOM.... What on earth are you saying? and what is GOM?

Hi DavidGM, My son lives in Canterbury. Do FG Barnes have a charging point for anyone to use? It'll be very useful when we go to visit.