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After about five years of use, the standard fit tethered cable on our wall box had a few twists in the outer sheath. I decided to replace it and increase it to a 7 metre cable to reach the back of our S5.

We decided to go for the tethered wall box after much debate and for carrying a type 2 cable stored under the boot cover, with the space saver. Storing the cable from a untethered wall box, in clear view every time the boot is opened, plays havoc on my OCD 🤣. The tethered box and a carrying a...

Only goes to show that “one size does NOT fit all”. Your usage pattern, combined with the speed you need to charge, will play a big part in dictating what charging method you require. Granny units, if you are a lower usage case and are not dictated by time, or maybe a faster charging wall box of...

I was told by the sales manger when we bought our S5 in late August of 2025 :- “They come with a type 2 cable now, MG have dropped supplying the three pin “Granny” unit”. On the original ZS EV it was the other way around, you had the MG branded “Granny” unit, but your dealer may throw one in if...

We had the same condition on my wife’s car at about 6 years old and it had conti’s from the factory. Low mileage user and owned the car from new. Had a tip off from my MOT station that the tyres need replacing when the car was about 6 years old. Cracks in the side walls had started. Spoke to my...

The VW Golf PHEV has a very clever system, we’re by the cabin heater is dual powered. The traction battery can power a PTC element heater instantly, then as the ICE is used it opens a valve to allow hot water from the cooling system to take over heating the cabin. Therefore you can still preheat...

Bridgestones 🤷🏻👎. Not a fan of these tyres 🛞 at all tbh. Had them on our Golf GTE hated them, gutted that the S5 had them fitted as factory fit. Conti’s or Goodyear’s a much better option.

I think that the dealer has its hands tied in some respects tbh. The dealers main priority is this :- “Are we going to get paid by MG for our time spent ?”. Therefore they are totally driven by what / when and how to diagnose / investigate the issue. MG themselves, will follow a set pattern of...

The blower fan motor, draws its power from the 12 volt battery ( just like many ICE vehicles). The energy supplied to power the heater ( PTC ) element in a EV - draws its power from the HV traction battery. If a problem exists with the cabin blower motor regarding loss of speeds etc, then it...

Correct colour, wrong registration plate sorry 🤣.

Wow - It looks like an explosion 💥 in a mattress factory !. Good luck 🤞 on your project !.

Checking the security of the terminals on the 12 volt battery SHOULD be an item on the PDI check sheet. Checking the security of the road wheel bolts is a normal practice on the PDI check sheet. Likely to be the reason why the wheel covers never get fitted at the factory. If the battery...

Don’t forget, it is better to store it inside the cabin, rather than in the boot. If you do encounter a flat 12 volt battery, then you can use the emergency blade supplied with the car, to remove the plastic cap on the door handle, then use the blade to open the drivers door, then flip the...

Sounds about right tbh, but it does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and even down to different models !. I have owned about 6 new VAG models and the fob batteries lasted over three years, but our last VW was a Golf GTE PHEV with the keyless entry system. It’s a strange design because the...

I do @salty !. I think they did pretty much all of the models in the V.P. at some point. Even the Maxi / Austin 1300 / Princess ( the wedge ) got the treatment. Do you remember the nice teak wooden dash in the Hornet 🐝 ?. It was a fancy Mini really. I had the wooden dash from one of them, fitted...