Recent content by Fluffykins

Mmmmmmmm. Shinyyyyy. Car: yes. Price tag: nope. If money wasn't so tight an ID Buzz is quite appealing. Had an Espace for a while. Loved it - except the Renault build quality.

I didn't even get 3kW with my 70 plate MG5 SR pre-facelift! I had the opportunity to use a Tesla home charger last Thursday at a pleasant little B&B we needed to use attending a funeral some way away (free charging 👍). Plugged in and got "Connected uncharging". Left it for a few mins and still...

Not keen. Glass roof ensures the a/c will be working full chat at the slightest hint of sunshine. Biggest snag for me is that it's not a "proper" estate car, which is pretty well a must for camping trips.

And get rid of the slick diesel coating on all pavement and road surfaces and clean the toilets. Oh, and especially if it's a Shell station: have chargers that work.

Left ours (MG5SR Pre facelift) for 7 weeks over Christmas 2022 at 80%. All fine on return.

A half decent alternative if you don't/can't use mobile data is Navmii. It's free. The maps are also free and get downloaded to your phone, which you can do via WiFi (I make sure the maps are assigned to the memory card, rather than internal memory). Coverage is via a range of maps worldwide...

Not big enough. There are, however, council provided wheeliebins, which seem purpose designed to be the basis of an adult version.

The original article (Google for it) was a 4 wheeler with an old battery drill clamped down on the chassis, with it's chuck tightened on nothing and bearing against one of the tyres. My version used a clip-on motor/gearbox/wheel assembly that was intended to mount underneath a wheelchair as a...

"My inner child" - that reminds me of my first electric car - or rather,one I built for the grandkiddies. Ladies and gentlefolk, I present: The Swingbin Racer. It's an early photo. The steering wheel (ex Wii steering wheel frame) and sundry catches had to be fitted. I got to a leccy three...

Heard a wheeze with an Amazon Alexa Echo Dot (you could probably do it with a Google device too). Chap set up a routine, ostensibly to turn off their bedroom light. When anyone gave the command to turn off the light, what it actually did was turn off the bedroom light, then wait five minutes...

Me neither, inna gonna, dinna wanna, canna, shanna.

Hang on: you reported a strange noise coming from the rear wheel area last year and asked them to check the brakes. I bet the car wasn't over 45k miles when you first reported a possible issue with the brakes. The fact that they couldn't find anything doesn't mean a fault wasn't there. Surely...

Lazy Clock (long press on key fob opens / closes all four windows together) caught me out again today when my key fob got pressed whilst in my pocket. Has anyone succeeded in disabling the feature on an MG5 SR non-facelift? Can't find anything about it in the manual so I assume it isn't possible.

I drive an electric car. It is fantastic during D for Daylight but as soon as the sun goes down and I set it to N for Nighttime the damn thing won’t move.

Just remember the 5 isn't really an MG. If you want the family roots of the MG5, that is based on: The Roewe Ei5, which is based on: The Roewe i5, which is based on: The Roewe 360, which is based on: The Roewe 350, which is based on: The Buick Excelle, which is based on: The Hyundai Lacetti...