Recent content by PeterM

It's not Plugshares strong suit, no. ABRP can if you use it with an OBD dongle, or the home assistant SAIC add-on. ABRP premium (paid version) is quite clever - it factors in elevation, weather, etc to its calculations too. I'm not sure how good the MG Nav will be anyway - without OTA to keep...

AliExpress themselves have a reputation to uphold. I've never had AliExpress rule against me in a dispute (I've made a lot of purchases and raised several disputes over the years). AliExpress is ultimately the one who handles the dispute process, not the seller. You raise a claim, then if the...

The car definitely does report its status back to the SAIC servers, and you can query it with tools for the reverse engineered SAIC API (eg SAIC-iSmart-API) I use this with home assistant. It will refresh location every 30 seconds (I haven't tried any shorter interval than this, it might be...

Cadogan is an interesting character. As others have said, he knows his audience and most of his content is geared towards garnering their clicks. I follow his content, but largely not for the car stuff. His engineering/workshop stuff is quite good. Have picked up quite a few tricks from those vids.

Have you tried adjusting the headlamp leveling dial? I've found the "0" setting to be hopeless on freeways. On "2" it's quite good. No experience with a light bar, but there was a post on the MG4 Owners AU FB page where someone had fitted one.

Excite 51 & 64 are: 215/50R17 Essence 64, LR77 and XPower are: 235/45R18

Ah, with that context I agree with @wattmatters position. If you can AC charge at either end then it's not so bad. I was basing my comments on the original "230km" commute (one way) and the stress that DC fast charging would cause for the return trip.

TL;DR: I wouldn't go with an Excite 51. Probably better to get an LR 77. I have an Excite 51. Average commute is ~70km/day, of which about 50km is freeway at 100km/hr. My experience in summer (with aircon, outside temps > 35 degrees) is the freeway portion is ~16-17kWh/100km. In winter the...

Context/use case is so very important. Our MG4 is the daily driver. 70km/day on average. We're "saving"about $2500pa in fuel compared to the Corolla hatch that it replaced. Of course insurance is higher than the Corolla, and it chews tyres faster, so we're closer to $2000pa better off. Our...

You can find it on special fairly regularly at the regular bricks and mortar stores like supercheap, repco, etc too. It goes a long way - you only use a couple of sprays per panel. A bottle will last 10+ whole-car applications. The most important thing is getting the car prefectly clean before...

Turtle Wax 53409 is the way to go. Dead easy to apply and comfortably lasts 6 months even with regular washing. I use it on all my cars/bikes. No affiliation, just a fan.

R05 for the Excite came out around the same time as R11 for the Essence. They seem to be version equivalent for the two variants.

^ This is why I didn't buy the XPower. With the old v8 it's a conscious action to downshift and bury the foot. In the EV it's effortless.

Keep in mind that Wattage is simply Volts * Amps, so your supply voltage is quite important. The EVSE tells the car what current it can pull (8A in the case of the granny charger). In Australia (East Coast at least) the voltage standard is 230v, +10% / -6%. Or put another way: At 216v the 8A...

I've been using the CarlinKit 2air 5.0 for approximately 6 months now. Performance is pretty good - better than the aftermarket Pioneer unit in my other car. Using it with 2 android devices (Moto G9 plus and Moto G10). Observations so far: You need to set the startup delay. 15 seconds has been...