Content by johnb80 in May, 2026

Interesting, reading from the link you provided:- The first recall occurred at the end of 2009 and the start of 2010. Toyota initiated the recalls, the first two with the assistance of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), after reports that several vehicles...

Not once as far as I'm aware has this ever happened due to a car software failure. It's usually the driver wrong pedaling or accelerator getting jammed in the carpet etc. I find it amazing that people blame the car when the car really isnt at fault, just fess up to making a mistake. This latest...

Noooooooo, don't do that, leave them as they are. They're paying good money to government, they're not using up valuable public charging space, you leave em to it and snigger when they're not looking.

No problem, when I first got the car I intended to keep it beyond the PCP but then when you look at the values it really wont be worth the Guaranteed Minimum Value (£16,000 when it's 4 years old and 24,000 miles). Then the skirmish I had over servicing along with reading more and more about MGUK...

Im sure thats good to hear for other members on here that are just buying or intend to keep their MG car.

So youre the one that worked in the I.T. industry ...............

Absolutely, I love it when they start you have to sit around for 2 hours to charge it up. Oh no I don't, I go shopping, to the cinema, to a show, out for a meal or bed. I don't have to stay with car like they do so I'm actually waiting less than them.

Yeah, they say it's banter but some of them for some reason are pretty serious, I really dont understand why though. I can only think in reality it's jealousy and they just make their stupid statement as a mask for their true feelings. Anyway, it doesn't matter to me I've heard it all before...

Aye, put up with it for the last 11 years "White Goods", "Milk Float", "Sewing Machine", "Mobility Scooter", "Needs a new battery after 5 years that will write it off", "I can do 700 miles without stopping and refuel in 5 minutes", "You cant wash them in the rain", "They catch fire every 2...

Sounds ideal, just how it should be.

The complete absence of any sort of rust prevention coating (underseal or wax) suggests to me that the longevity wont be good. I've had in my past several VW's, Audi's Ford etc, all have had underbody protection and the VW's in particular were galvanized as well, I cant see how MG aren't worse...

Must just be mine then :rolleyes:

Whatever you do keep your eyes half closed whilst looking round your MG, they're dreadful.

Hi, Yes all serviced on a contract with the dealer, mileage below agreed level, no damage at all. I might give it a go and see what they say, the car itself is ok apart from a couple of niggles but knowing MG is at the helm so to speak and their attitude to customers doesn't fill me with...

Personally I would use Dinitrol or warmed up Waxoyl and make sure you inject into the box sections, saturate the joints wherever they are. The bottom of all the doors too. The bonnet on our MG5 looks pretty bad underneath where the frame attaches to the outer skin the dreaded tin worm developing...

Our MG5 Trophy new in Sept 23 is showing a lot of light rusting in metal joints ie the frame under the bonnet, lots fo metalwork joined on the underside. There doesnt appear to be much by way of underseal, it only looks like a very light dusting of paint. If I intended to keep the car I would...

Our MG5 Trophy we got on a PCP from MG in Hull, the guaranteed final value at 4 years is £16,000. Theres no way it's worth that now looking at the markets, am I right in thinking at the end of our 48 months we simply hand the car back after the 48th payment has been made and we dont need to pay...

Not so but it's not for this thread really.:p

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV > FL MG5 Trophy. What do I miss, the MG will be short lived in terms of corrosion underneath, there's little / no protection the Mitsubishi was well protected and was showing no signs of corrosion underneath with 170,000 miles on the clock and 6 years old. The...

There are some EV's where its recommended to keep it at 100% - BMW i3 - ABC - Always Be Charging. I guess that now makes 3 of you to incorrect :D :D :D :D

That AND general discussion on a range of topics, everyday an education. Of course but I would wager there was a lot of other discussions taking place too. Our MG5 is also our first MG (and last), the car itself is pretty good, in fact quite surprising in some aspects. It is most certainly not...

She was probably one of the girls from reception in the snip clinic in Leeds :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

I would be more than happy to do so, it's built in to me from many moons ago, I absolutely hate with a passion the lack of manners in these modern times.

Point of view of a shy man? That's all of us! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: Yep I can see that point of view and I agree with you. Me being somewhat old fashioned and a relic have utmost respect for women, I still open doors, give up seats etc so my stance on the male receptionist...

As I said earlier, I can see the points made by Rolfe but I also see a little bit of a funny side to the situation from their point of view. Big macho man turning up as a quivering wreck just because theres going to be a small cut made in his anatomy, 5mm thats all. It is IMHO worthy of a little...

A big chunk of your battery and inverter capacity? What make of heatpump do you have? most that Ive seen are inverter driven and dont have a big surge at startup, they ramp up to speed nicely. If it is an inverter one you may find you can reduce the flow temperature setting to stop it ramping...

I dont think I did inflict it on anyone else, if I did then i apologise. I completely agree I have no doubt everyone would know what was expected of them working with Captain Rolfe at the helm and I can understand your stance on this.

I hear you and I would imagine some men may find it difficult I suppose but for me it's like water off a duck back and I just laughed (or attempted to) with them. It must be slightly amusing to watch us blokes wandering in, scared to death, squeamish etc, ladies have all of the childbirth to go...

There was a nurse in the room whilst it was being done, to be honest, it doesnt really bother me, even less nowadays. It's really just a job for them, nothing more than that. Over the years I've had many GP's and I've found that female ones are much better, they seem to have more time, listed to...

You're probably right, my cousin also had a vasectomy a couple of weeks after me, they wouldnt allow him to have a general anaesthetic, he didn't like the idea of needles in his gear, the consultant suggested hypnosis. On the allotted day, he was hypnotised and had the snip. He said he was...

Been there, done that :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: It was an interesting day out to say the least. The most useful aspect was the waiting room, there were 2 or 3 people in there, 2 waiting to go in, one recovering with a cuppa, the guy recovering said to me 'theres nothing to it' which really helped...

Hybrids and Plug In Hybrids are not really a good choice these days. Youre dragging around a petrol engine and gearbox when you dont need to, when you use the engine to extend the range you're worse off than a straight forward ICE car, you get the worst case scenario no matter what your usage...

Absolutely agree with you. Yesterday whilst he was doing my cataract I consciously told my self to relax, I wasn't tense by any means but truthfully I could have nodded off on table :D and that has to be a first for any medical procedure!

What about the heatpump's demand? What size heatpump do you run? My initial Growatt system used to be like that, it annoyed the hell out of me hence why I built an additional battery and added a second inverter. :D Not at all But you could simply add another inverter and battery to your...

That was me 2 years ago LOL, I felt physically sick at the thought of cataract surgery. As I got nearer to the inevitable I started researching it more and more, Youtube was a good source and watch live operations I started to feel more comfortable with the surgery to the point it didn't bother...

Probably true, ours is about 5 years old ideal condensing boiler which is allegedly 92% efficient. Aye, I was playing devils advocate, our COP is a good bit higher in all but the coldest of weather. Home Assistant has learned the temperatures and efficiencies, it knows the electricity and gas...

I have all of the above and I monitor it using Home assistant so my system can make intelligent decisions on energy use. Below is a summary of my thoughts and findings in no particular order:- 1) Heatpump is unlikely to save you money, when the cost of electricity is high it just cannot...

I've just had a look on AI, amazing whats out there...... "What you describe actually fits a very common sequence after cataract surgery especially when more ultrasound energy was needed. The key detail is this: you saw clearly immediately after the lens went in, then gradually lost clarity...

Mornin all, happy to report all of the cloudiness has gone, I have zero pain / discomfort and just the tiniest bit of double vision. I can read a numberplate at 42 metres with either eye so I'm very happy. I expect the double vision to reduce over time, from what I understand, your eye swells a...

Thanks to everyone for the well wishing. My left eye proved more troublesome than my right one. The old lens refused to break up and be detached from the capsule. My right eye took about 40 seconds of ultrasonic zapping and suction to remove, my left eye today took over 15 minutes and the power...

No I could still read a numberplate at way above 20 metres.

4 weeks on from my Right eye cataract operation, today it's the turn of my left eye. I have been absolutely amazed with my Right Eye op, apart from my improved vision and headlights with halo's I've been completely unaware any surgery was done, no grittiness, no aches, no bloodshot eye...