Recent content by OriginalBigAl

I think I have got the maths pretty much sorted including adjustments for all the variables . For the past 8 months all has tallied up as expected both with my expectations and the figures as reported on the screens and different pages concerning usage. I am not obsessive about it , its just...

League, Union or frisbee ....... time for a poll methinks ! :D Once you see it as a frisbee , you can never un-see it . o_O

Is that a rugby ball or a frisbee ? #17

Its averaged out at around 12c for the latest charge, I don't hang around and there are lots of hills. My normal usage for mid-summer is around 6.5 -7 km per kw, 28 - 32 c . It had a balance charge a couple of weeks back and as a rule within a small percentage all the figures normally are as...

Charged the car to 80% and ran it down to 30 % , did 174 km with the usage monitor hovering around 16.6 kWh/100km. All pretty much normal. Charged last night expecting to put in around 30kWh .... this morning the value was 21 kWh input, with the car again at 80% .???? The timer said 2hrs 15...

Now that Morse is gone , surely a case for Lewis ? is he still around your parts ? ;)

Not sure about Australian laws but is it legal to shoot bores . We will all try to keep our posts interesting , relevant and amusing to avoid such unpleasantries should we visit the southern hemisphere. :D

After 2.5 years I just received the first call through the car . I don't know how because I thought the phone was switched off. However, it was the wife wanting a late addition to the shopping list. I have the volume turned down for calls and was just entering a long twisty section of road...

Mine was the 1.8s hatchback and once it was sorted out was brilliant . It did have a non factory sun roof which leaked onto the drivers seat and when I got it the accelerator pump jet was broke into the jet. It would start and run but when you accelerated over 2500 revs would cut out and stall...

I used to have an Opel Manta with the registration UNT . An electrician "friend " with some black electrical insulation tape changed that for me . I drove around for days before noticing!! Oh! what a jape . :sleep:

Opera .... sponsored by Tracy Emin. ?

Looking forwards to April fools postings Disappointed in forum Only one mention !!!

If what you say is true and MG have officially rejected the warranty on the car , then Arnold Clark have mis sold you the product. To put a value on the remaining warranty , even if they pay you a sum of money , lets them off the hook. They should ( preferably legally written ) offer/ give you...

I bought mine new from the Peyrot group ( Brive ) . Despite having two services done at the premises , they also will not allow me access to the electronic MG service record . All I have are the receipts , but no other written confirmation or the service book being filled and stamped...

Oh no! MG Clive has started taking an interest , is it itchy cheque book time already ???? 😀 😀 😀