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I have a CTEK that charges my camping battery and used to keep the battery topped up when I wasn't driving regularly. When the battery in my Diesel Octavia got goosed, it did a fantastic job on the de sulphation cycle and brought it back to life. It was winter and snowing and the battery was...

:) I use the commercial stuff for drawing cables through. Reduces friction and heat and prevents damage to the sheath. This is sounding all very "Ooh, Matron!", isn't it?!

As a spark, I would advise against using vaseline. Being petroleum based, it can break down plastics, including PVC. Odd as it would seem, I would use KY Jelly (other brands are available). It's water based and won't harm the cables. There are similar products made for dragging cables in...

My point (below) was missed up until this last comment. It's not just MG who are poor at dealing with the fall-out from safety issues.

Listening to the Aussie geezer, if that femur breaks in more than one place, that's an issue. Lack of an airbag could be an issue too. According to the Which? article I have just read, the airbags "can explode when deployed, firing deadly shrapnel into the cabin area". Whether that is an NCAP...

MG are not alone in being criticised in their approach to this issue. Citroën are also being criticised for their poor performance regarding their recall process relating to airbags. Drivers have been left with potentially unsafe vehicles, complaining of poor communication, cancelled...

But that is precisely when you need the thing to be safe and protect you. Otherwise, we could all drive around in Rover Metros/ 100s. If you don't know, the NCAP test of the R100 in 1997 pretty much put it out of production. Compare the car's crash performance to that of a 2015 Honda Jazz here:

What, the Pirelli SF3?

Latest All Season tyre test. Unfortunately the CC3 and CC3 Sport weren't around when the tests were carried out. But, he has data on the tyres that allow him to predict where they might fall in the overall line-up. Plus, he's using a RWD car to test this time, rather than the Golf.

We used an MFG charger at Morrisons in Ross on Wye. It was a bit of a pain, but once we twigged that the credit card option included debit cards, it worked a treat. Instavolt is great and we have the app and so far have been lucky enough to get it at 50p. I was born in Aberystwyth! It was...

So if you rejected it on day 4, under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, you should be able to reject the vehicle with no issues and no argument, especially as you subsequently obtained an independent report. What a battle!

How old was the car when you rejected it? When you say day 8, do you mean it had been in your possession 8 days?

This from Which?:

MG won't VOLUNTARILY recall the cars, but if the DVSA get involved, you are right: MG won't have a choice.

Checked tread depths yesterday. The original Bridgestone Turanza T005s. Mileage 21,100. 4mm on the fronts and 3mm on the rears.