Recent content by johnd973

Really don't think it matters, we've had our car 2.5 years now. We live on the North Devon coast in a very exposed position where 50+ mph winds with driving rain are common. The rain here literally comes in sideways! Our car sits out in it with the charger connected with no problems at all. I...

No frunk but my cable has lived under the bonnet for pretty much the entire 2 years we've had the car. It's easier to get to there. The cable is right where it's needed, not the opposite end of the car to the charging point and I quickly discovered, if I kept it in the boot it just got buried...

Has anybody seen the infotainment system on the Pre-Facelift LR removed from the car? Wondering what connections it has, if any and how much of a challenge it is to remove. Want to try and fit a 360 degree camera system without adding another screen if possible.

I tend to use Plug Share and try to avoid the electric highway chargers on the M5 from Gloucester onwards as they tend to be unreliable and have queues, although there are new chargers in Exeter which are much better. I find Cornwall to be the worst place for chargers. Overall I have found...

The charger might be £700 but then add a consumer unit, some very pricey armoured cable, CT clamp, breaker etc and you've probably got £850 just in materials. He's also got to cover the cost of a lot of training, buying/running a van, paying his personal tax and national insurance, VAT...

No better way to burn money than buying new cars and that's the same whether you buy EV or ICE. If you do but one, you'll get best value by treating it well and keeping it until it reaches end of life.

We have a 4kw array along with 7.8kw of battery storage which generated over 760kwh in May.House is about 1000ft above sea level, with a south facing roof and no shading at any time of day so the panels are really kicking out about as much they possibly could. Our home EV charger is an old...

Had this a few times in our 5 LR when we first got it and was told by the dealer it happens when condensation builds up on the windscreen behind the rear view mirror (in the plastic that houses the camera). When this happens both autonomous emergency braking and headlight auto dip can stop...

This is really easy to do if the boot is unlocked with the boot unlock button on the key fob. Like others have suggested you can phone MG Assistance and they will come and break into the car for you. You have to agree to a disclaimer about damage because they don't guarantee being able to get...

Wouldn't say mine were ever perfect but they did get noticeably worse. The dealer says the system is logging faults, they just aren't sure how to fix it so have asked MG for assistance. Our car has become quite 'buggy' in the last few months and getting anything fixed is severely hampered by...

They worked ok for the first 10ish months and then seemed to get worse and worse with every trip. Ran the car with the auto lights disabled for a while but this resulted in a lot of annoying messages saying the auto high beam was not available.

Yeah I find it a challenge, sometimes I inadvertently rest my foot under the brake pedal which isn't a good idea because when the car auto brakes it makes a very determined attempt to crush my foot with the pedal! I think this is possibly one of the consequences of converting an ICE car to...

Finally gave in and took ours to the dealer. They tested the lights and have logged a call with MG for assistance as they can't get them working properly. Not hopeful of a fix any time soon but if I get one I'll let you all know!

I think it makes sense to use higher regen on steep hills, in the same way you would put an ice car into low gear to control the decent! On steep hills you always want to maximise mechanical braking and minimise the use of friction brakes to avoid brakes overheating, disks warping and that...

Hi, So yesterday we had a couple of inches of snow and I live in a very hilly part of the country. Overall the car handled it well but it did scare the living daylights out of me a few times. Going down a steepish hill, very slowly with regen on full, just feathering the throttle to control...