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Hi I carry a small back up battery which is like having a jumpstart, bit like a mobile phone back up battery loads advertised on ebay and amazon (well worth having) about £20 -30

Like most manufactures the MG warranty after 3 years covers less and less. The main item covered is the battery and a few other components. I have had my MG5 for over 4 years and it has been faultless, The only thing that you may notice is that the service charge for year 3 and year 4 will be a...

Just had my MG5 in for its latest service (4 years) I note that the transmission oil was changed Shell sl2808 1 the cost was £33.86 for the oil. Yet again the brake fluid was changed! I know the stuffs hydroscopic and Wales is a bit wet but the frequency of change is a bit OTT ! Particiulaly a...

I wonder if they put the car together properly after the gearbox issue ? May be a re-routed cable chaffing and shorting.

The other week I was reviewing insurances for prospective new car (toy) Saga quoted £290 for an Aston Martin DB9 Volante (2008) 3K annual miles Thought quite good? The MG 5 is about £205 per year with 6K annual miles. (fixed for 3 years). Fortunately West Wales is not too high risk.

It was freezing fluid in my case. The fluid was frozen solid ! At the time we had had a few days below -10 deg C. I did not use the car until it warmed up and the pipe had become disconnected, so I had the "footwash" when I first used the rear wiper No garage in the UK is sensible enough to put...

Part of the misting is a build up of water vapour in the car from wet feet, damp clothes etc. I always put a couple of dehuminifier blocks in the door pocket of my MG5. At this time of year they fill up with water within 4 weeks . This cures the problems for me. It is very important to always...

I purchased my MG5 exclusive new but as a demonstrator with 4 miles on the clock! nearly 4 years ago for under £23K , I have been offered a Trophy 5EV LR with delivery mileage of 100 and it will cost about £11k to do the deal? Its what it costs to make the change that counts I reckon the loss...

Probably too many controls on the f$%^%&*$ touch screen ! stars are lost for very odd reasons these days. All we want is a car that protects us in a crash! Thats why I like my old MG5 (lots of buttons and switchesin the ight place!).

Well here in sunny West Wales we have exceeded January 2024 generation figures and the days not finished Jan 2024 was 168kWh Jan 2025 is 171kWh and rising so it is a good and encouraging start to the year. Hopefully we will be on target for 5.49MWh like 2023 ?

It has been very up and down here in sunny West Wales on 25/01/25 we had 17kWh and on 26/01/25 we had 1.42 kWh ! this morning 28/01/25 is looking at 152 Wh ! and 1.6 inches of rain !!! I think a water wheel may be the way to go ! On the positive side January 2025 looks to be on target to match...

Is it worth charging most of the way using normal; octopus go intelligent and then swap over to the granny charger for the final few % and the balance charge ? This way you could eliminate either a BMS fault or Octopus issue?

If you are without power for 4 days after a storm trust me the battery is very handy. My battery and solar PV working with Octopus Go Intelligent saves me approx £2900/year compared with buying my power at standard rate charge @25.9p/unit I do use a lot of power for the house and car (13700 KWh)...

I still have 1000+ sound is so much better than compressed mp3 formats. I do have most stored on a Brennen JB7 for easy access (non compressed). The nice thing about a CD is you can see it, touch handle and listen to your music. Shame the ride in the MG5 is not smooth or I could play my LPs...

Yes December 2024 was certainly the worst December I experienced. Solar panels face south (this sunny West Wales !!!) December 23 was 104 KW December 24 was 85.6 KW (82.3% previous year) 2023 was 5490 KW 2024 was 4810 KW (87.6% previous year) On the bright side when we were without power for...