Recent content by pjmmk

For the first time in living memory, my renewal quote has gone down. I'm on a muilticar policy with Admiral, the XPower and a Tesla MYP. Down over £500 this year, I have no idea why. Works out at about £600 for the Tesla and £500 for the MG. The Tesla was the killer last year for insurance.

I cleaned mine a week ago, within a day it was all grimy again - white paint really shows the dirt! Got some Polar Seal on it which is good, I suppose, but as for actually keeping the car clean, it's a wasted effort at this time of the year.

Haven't had a single snowflake fall in MK yet. I did get a slightly slippery moment on a roundabout that the council had been playing on though - they left a diesel slick perfectly placed to add some unintended fun to people's journeys. Car was in SPORT, gave a little twitch and just continued...

It also turns one-pedal driving off and leaves it off. That can catch you out if you're used to the car holding itself in place when you release the brake. As far as issues with the car not slowing properly, it's happened to me a couple of times. I put it down to dirt, rust or a film of water on...

Angry BMW driver shot past me when I lifted off at the speed limit. Guess they had to prove a point. Gapped them easily before lifting off. They really hate that...

Had a cold night and my MG didn't properly defrost the bit where the front camera is. It complained like crazy for a few seconds, driving me round the bend with bongs and beeps, then it disabled everything and turned into a car that was very nice to drive - no computer controlled interference ;)

Nope. It's pis persistently raining here. While I don't mind cleaning a car in damp weather, I don't fancy the drowned rat imitation. It's a good day to stay in and do some decorating.

I'm not saying these things don't happen but, in over 40 years of driving and an additional few years on motorcycles before that, I have never experienced anything like it. I can't imagine any circumstances in which a vehicle would suddenly apply power itself from being stationary. Everything is...

The cars are tied down on the ships, for obvious reasons, compressing the suspension and putting a lot of stress on the tyres. It's a testament to the modern tyre that they even survive the journey...

I had a racing green mini with a white roof! Long time ago. It was the noisiest and most rattly car I've ever driven and really slow by today's standards - the XPower would be a dot in the distance before the mini was out of second gear. It was freezing cold in the winter and stiflingly hot in...

Yep. Speed limit recognition is pretty bad on the MG4. I turn it off every time I get in the car and keep Waze running. Waze gets it right 99% of the time- the exact opposite of the MG4's performance. It's a great little car let down by pretty awful software.

Mine does that. When I'm pulling up to a junction, if I let the car come to a halt it won't move again for at least a second. It was quite disconcerting the first time it happened but I'm used to it now. No other car I've ever had does this, it's odd. Almost as if someone misplaced a decimal...

My hubs look much much worse than that and I've only had the car 9 months. It's sat outside all the time though, doesn't have the luxury of a nice warm garage. Do you clean yours every week or something?

If they do I'll be demanding to see the manager...

Maybe a bit of cost cutting showing its ugly face. Charge level doesn't affect power delivery in all EVs. The only thing that seems to affect my performance model Tesla is the battery temperature. When it's hot, after supercharging, the thing takes off like a scalded cat. I'm still very happy...