Content by jamherber in September, 2025

  1. jamherber

    Tyres....recommendations for replacements

    Better comfort and similar noise.
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    Tyres....recommendations for replacements

    Just fitted Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 tyres. Excellent so far from point of view of grip and traction. Paid around £160 a tyre fitted.
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    Undecided on the XPOWER

    Yep, great value car for the money. Peanuts to run for the performance on offer. Essential - make sure you get a test drive of the actual car first though and ensure that test drive includes a good stretch of 70mph road
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    In praise of my XPower

    Was mentioned in a couple:- MG4 XPower Review and Buyers Guide 2023 | Electrifying.com And at ~36 mins into this one:- I test drove one for a day which had no vibrations so ordered on the back of that. Sadly our car had it and so did the Hendy demonstrator which I asked to drive to compare...
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    In praise of my XPower

    Interesting - do you have figures on number of X-Powers sold vs those with the vibration issue? Genuinely interested to see if there are only a few of us effected. Speaking to the master technician at my dealer, he informed me that during his X-Power specific training he underwent, all 6 cars...
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    In praise of my XPower

    I've got lots of friends & work colleagues with EVs across several different brands and they have all had some sort of issue (mainly software related) so definitely not just an SAIC problem. For me, had it just been the odd warranty & software issue, I would still consider one of their products...
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    In praise of my XPower

    Car ticks every box for us as our everyday family wagon and is exceptional value for money given the performance on offer. Dealer, on the whole has been reasonable (been back there way too many times but that's down mainly to issues with the car which isn't their fault), but at the end of the...
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    In praise of my XPower

    Same here - car does everything we need and more but the attitude of MG UK means out of principle, we won't buy another MG product. They also lost the sale of a Cyberster as well as a close family member was all set to order one until he'd heard about my experiences (and that of many on here).
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    Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 tyres

    They cost me £165 ea fitted. Reasonable for a decent tyre.
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