Content by OriginalBigAl in May, 2026

Do you mind , .... I was enjoying a bit of solitude and eating my sandwiches in a bit of peace and quiet. Find your own planet , this ones occupied ! Which sounds a surprisingly a bit right wing , and nationalistic, don't know what's wrong with me , too many bad influences ? :confused:

Where it now resides in a basement of the Council buildings of Pan Galactic 3 in the Rigel constellation where it can be accessed by anyone in person in the sporadic Council opening hours. RIP Douglas Adams . ;).

I could not find the original MG spec sheet to compare and had to use a 3rd party one. I concede that yours is the correct official value , but it does not tally with last weeks weighbridge readings.? Its also deflecting a bit from the question of ride quality and whether or not the suspension...

The 64kwh SE LR was 1648kg which in the context of the earlier question , if they have the same suspension , which I assume they have, then the newer version will sit just a tad lower on its springs which might just be enough to improve the ride to a point where its noticeable over the older...

MGs own specs for the newer 64kwh trophy are 1765 kg , whilst I thought my earlier 64kwh was 1665 kg . This I verified as near as damn it, by taking the opportunity last week to drive onto a weighbridge.

Its said that the updated version has a better ride quality ( less choppy ) than the original . Do you think they have changed ( tweaked ) the springs and dampers , in which case would they have differing part numbers ? or would the extra 100 kg or so of weight in the newer version take up some...

Well , there's the first team subscribed to the forums annual three legged race event! :p

Or live in France !!!! boom boom !

I had done myself all the normal checks , well those you can do with the car on the ground with dodgy knees and a bad back , but the belts and braces inspection was because of the time difference between the official MOT and the expiry date of the suspension parts warranty. These of course are...

Just got back from a pre- MOT inspection at 33 months old ( our official 1st MOT is 48 months ) with instructions to the MOT guy to check all the things on a 36 month warranty...... and after clouting a kerb with both nearside wheels . ( the less said about that the better ). And everything...

He looked more pissed off than pissed? We stopped a couple of miles further down the road just to confirm we all saw the same thing and not dreaming . Well before mobile phones so the immediate call to the Bobbies was put on hold , and there was no consensus of going back and having a fisticuff...

I always kept factory but friends used to change to Motad or Harris , the only options at the time. One of our standard roads was towards Preston over Belmont passing Abbey village , again at the time all NSL. Abbey village is a row of terrace houses ( 10 ish ) and one evening a bloke stood...

Spoken like a true electric convert, bladder full , time for a re-charge.

Well Julian , guess you won't be interested in the electric Kawasaki Ninja then.

If its driveable park it in the sun with the bonnet open and use a leaf blower in the "engine" bay and anywhere you might think the electrics got wet. As webhiker says it sounds very weird. If the DC converter is still trying to charge the battery and the water is creating an earth path ? when...

When road planners/ councils set speed limits they have to account for the different road conditions, temperature / night day/ humidity etc and the various skill sets of those using the road. To accommodate the lesser amongst us that would mean pandering to the lowest common denominator which in...

The Manchester Police used ( maybe still do ) to run a annual bike day . Around 30 bikers would attend and on 40 mile mixed ride you would be assessed on your awareness , techniques , control , positioning and speed . After and during a large Police sized rationed lunch you would have an...

Before the days of Police body cameras, radars which record , and speed traps in general the officer could have some discretion as to give you a ticket or a lecture. Now it seems that option has been severely curtailed, with everything on a digital device which is available to senior officers...

C,mon don't be shy, 17600 members and none of you have been to Ann Summers ? In case you're asking .... no ..... but could be handy for getting the air out of small patches of just laid concrete. 😀

I got told off for political jokes !!!! ....... and on election day as well . 😀

Find an independent local garage with a decent professional OBD reader , drop them a few quid for a quick plug in and read. ( if it's not as expected, try to get a printout ).

Or, the old Gypsy trick of having a 45 gallon barrel filled with water hidden in your load then when unloading a lorry load of scrap steel at the scrapyard removing the drain plug to accumulate the before and after weighbridge readings.

So called , because a couple of hours later you'll be opening the bomb doors. ( sorry Susanna ).

BASF burning off all those old rolls of cassette tape nobody wants anymore ? 😵‍💫

Not sure could be a French brewery. The French and Multi- Nationals tend to use glucose/corn syrup to increase the sugar and ABV as well as malt. As a bit of a beer snob I prefer the German ( lidl ) based breweries who by German law can only use malt. Next time I see it I'll try to take a...

About 60% , which is a damned good question ? E = MC 2 which means energy should have mass . Somebody else can work it out exactly, but in everyday use , having a fart and opening the window should in theory make the car lighter than running down the battery. :unsure: 😀 Next time I'll go to...

Some of the bigger supermarkets have a wider range of selections . The highest ABV I've seen is 15% . Not partaken in that one , stronger than a lot of wine , although must admit , it keeps winking at me when I pass by. Even Lidl do 10 and 12% versions , again not tried.

Just picked a couple of sacks of sheep food from the feed mill were they have just installed a weigh bridge with digital readout. Before loading, stopped on said weighbridge and the total came to 1780 kg . Knock off 100 kg of Lancashire beef stock in the drivers seat and around 15 kg of dog...

Many years ago we had a small contract job at BNFL . There was a two hour induction course before we were allowed into the main buildings to do our job . Part of the course was listening to all the different alarms ( about 15 ) which could go off and what differing procedures to follow on...

The badge was a small factor but as a lot of Citroen/Renault drivers point out in car parks, and this is a loose translation missing out the unspoken knowing smirks and slight nods of heads, "It iz very nice, mais eez not a vrai MG, c,est Chinois, iz he not?" 🤷‍♂️ Still practising, but not...

The OPs high school maths in #4 are basically faulty , two minutes on a calculator putting in different values for the constantly changing kwh/100km value ( the final value is not an average in real life ) and a constant kilometric value gives different results , not even accounting for regen...

Any crafty style beers here are pretty pricey for a small bottle , and not in keeping with the MG philosophy of cheap and cheerful , but with a chance of going blind . 😀

Incarnation Australia is top of my list. Complete rundown of how they are converting an old Porsche to electric using MG parts.

At 72 cents a can , I can't afford more than one.:( and without the additives is quite bland.

A can of cheap Lidl 8% beer which is OK , but we have some chopped up liquorice root , add a tea spoon full with a lump of brown sugar and just cover with boiling water . Leave to cool , strain and add to said beer . Ruddy wonderful. 😵‍💫

Scared of cows! Cows and Bull In neighbours garden Shooed them out Wearing red T-shirt Bravest man alive. Knees knocking still.

I've used WD40 to get rid of stubborn tar splatters all over the door panels with no problems .

One things for certain , you're not going quietly ! 😀

The dust and pollen must be negatively charged and the car positive, or vice versa. Switching the positive and negative terminals on the 12 v battery , and the dust will just jump off , easy peasy !!! 😵‍💫😵‍💫 Saw this on You Tube exactly a month ago , so must be true ? 😬

As Biker 67 says but use some strimmer line which you will need to stretch out to de-coil , and also round/smooth off any sharp ends. An air line or some of that compressed air in a can for blowing out computer fluff could blow or loosen any obstruction. If the sunroof has two drain points...

Just seen a video about the development of proximity fuses on AA shells in WW2 and how all the radar stuff in Sidewinder missiles and subsequently car radar sensors have developed from them . I'm sure all the victims of these ammunitions are grateful that their sacrifice was appreciated so that...

Remember that the badge is sat in a hexagonal recess embossed into the steel . Would that look funny with just a flat sticker ? 🤷‍♂️

When visiting a friend in hospital on a totally unrelated ailment a group of us went on motorbikes (easier to park). In the foyer was a smiling woman selling flowers, which we refused saying our mate probably would find that a bit strange! Seeing the leather jackets and helmets she then said...