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I has shades of 1980s Porsche crossed with Hyundai coupe I have always wanted one secretly :)

Yes been given an Ioniq 6 as I am doing mega miles

Yup Tesla update done and tested :) Full size spare wheel too

Hi everyone, well it's finally happened. I've been offered a company car and I'm selling my MG5. It's posted in the classified section if anyone knows anyone who might be interested. Genuinely feel a bit sad. will Still hang around because it's an awesome place. It's been a nice journey Jae

Our wonderful MG5 is up for sale sadly because I've been offered a company car. After 24,000 brilliant miles (out of 34500) with me this car has been 100% perfect. In great condition with an MG warranty running until October 2028 fully MG serviced, with the last service being done in May 2025...

My 4 year itemised the oil It’s was about 40 quid from memory

My dealer treated it as a warranty issue as it was affecting the drivability of the car with a clear fault

They listed a module update and the problem has never reoccurred

How’s your 12V battery? Is it the original? If the 12V starts to fail then charging can become a bit iffy.

The VW spare wheels are a very slightly different diameter than the standard space saver tyre iirc. The spacing of the bolts is correct though. I bought a full size spare with 1000 odd miles on it for about 70 quid off flea bay. Fits in the spare bay under the boot. I should clarify I...

A bit of an update to this I took the car to Evans Hall Shaw MG in Grantham and pushed the steering issue as a warranty claim They investigated and discovered, or so they said, that a steering module that was not updated. Whatever they did worked because I’ve not had a single recurrence of...

It’s sometimes cheaper to buy a full size spare from a breakers. A new wheel as a spare was about 90 quid delivered Defo get a type 2 it’s essential for any lower power destination charging

Yup mg5 must have a gps speedometer on the digital readout as it is spot on The analogue not so much

Don’t looks as though a bi directional charger is about 3 grand (pounds) Looks pretty attractive considering a powerwall is 7 ish Do you need DNOapproval? I assume so

Yeah I have factored my current soh so I have a capacity of 55kwh roughly It just seems consistently I have more power remaining than the car indicates. I have an anal spreadsheet showing journeys and charging so I can claim mileage, and it’s interesting that the car will often use less power...