Recent content by Paul Mason

I got 30,000 miles from my original Bridgestones on my first SR. Now on 28,000 miles on my Trophy on Maxxis tyres with at least 4mm remaining. I do hypermile though and resist the urge to floor it

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This is my figure for September. August was a doozy with just over 4,700 miles covered at an average of 4.1 mi/kWh (can't remember the rest) but it reset itself before I could get a picture.

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I am inclined to agree. I am on my second MG5 and in silver too. I do about 15,000 miles a year. I did about 5,000 of those in August alone, driving to and from Leoben in Austria for a week, back for three days then off to Alsace-Lorraine for another week. Unusually for me, I subscribed to...

I don't think so; the long blonde hair suits you!

Near to the Solk Pass in Austria

Low mileage month for me. Next month will be rather different; expect to do 3-4,000 miles!

I deeply resented using the Americanisms on the radio. However, it proved mighty useful when driving in convoy on longs trips, especially to Spain and France; no mobile phones in those days. Still use PMR446 equipment from time to time, which is much more convenient. I used to have Midland gear

Mine was 'gaoler', back in the day when I had a Cavalier SRi, with different keys for the ignition, both doors and boot. They were so cumbersome to carry around I hung them on a belt clip, hence the name. It didn't seem inappropriate since I was also a criminal solicitor and was often in the...

I will try and do so, but hope it won't be as challenging as yours. Also, I will post it on the MG5 forum to avoid confusion (and envy) from MG S5 owners

I have followed your trips with great interest and found them very informative. I have travelled to Spain and Italy regularly for over 40 years but with ICE vehicles. Since my first MG5 in 2021, I have been all over France and Belgium but this will be the longest trip so far. The non stop trip...

You have set me a challenge! In three weeks, I am doing 569 miles to Bavaria for an overnight stop, 360 miles next day to Leoben in Austria. 8 days later, Leoben to home in one go (913 miles). 4 days later, back out to Strasbourg for 7 days. Makes these 'long' trips in the UK seem rather tame...

Also make sure the infotainment system is updated to R17. Makes a difference to stability, particularly Bluetooth and Android auto