Content by T1 Terry in May, 2026

Don't be too hard on him, this doco is worth watching Those were the days, seeing AKA DAKA at a pub with a big area out the back, then later watching Cold Chisel with Jimmy Barnes up front at the same venue and some incredible bands in between T1 Terry

A classic, Yello, the lead into Ferris Buller's Day Off T1 Terry

Nah, just run it through the political filter and shift those posts off to the basement of the Council buildings of Pan Galactic 3 in the Rigel constellation where it can be accessed by anyone in person in the sporadic Council opening hours. Thanks to @OriginalBigAl for bring that gem back to...

They must build high rise car parks different over you way ..... I think the EV charging is in the basement level because charging up the top and then all those flights of regen getting to the ground might cause battery fires :eek: An EV fire in a collapsing car park ..... I guess the movie...

It has the steering wheel in the passenger side, when will they learn how to build cars properly ..... T1 Terry

Is that why the put the EV chargers and special EV parking spots on the basement section of the carpark, so they don't fracture the upper levels for the ICE parking .... that explains a lot actually ;) :rolleyes: T1 Terry

Only in Australia do we have distances between places and roads that a dare devil could attempt 80mph or faster and could actually make the 6 secs a mile add up to something ...... but we have a revenue collection based system the pretends the draining of ones income will make them safer drivers...

I think the topic was regarding the claimed advantages of the semi solid state NMC battery being used in the newest MG4 offering, and you suggestion it was made bt CATL was the point I was disputing ..... A far better option would be the CATL AB dual power battery BMS architecture that combines...

Ummm .... that is not correct, Qingtao Power, are the partner company of SAIC and they make the NMC semi solid state battery. I'd be a very happy MG4 owner if they did use CATL batteries, especially the newest Na+ or their hybrid dual chemistry battery that allows for very fast charging and...

They were basing that on my wife's driving style :LOL: T1 Terry

Over here, if you want to keep your licence, the max is 68 mph on selected roads, other wise 62 mph or even 50 mph in some areas, you people are just spoilt ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

Actually, Toyota had a major failure with their fly by wire throttle going wide open and the vehicles being unstoppable 2009–2011 Toyota vehicle recalls - Wikipedia T1 Terry

But they'd probably put the driver through an exhaustive driving test to ensure all the marbles are still rolling if they admitted they had stuffed up, easier to blame the car ..... T1 Terry

That's what I thought, a whole lot of hopla in a promotional article that inadvertently exposes the mighty marvelous and new NMC semi solid state battery is not much improvement over the already proven LFP battery and China is even further off with the fairies when quoting expected range ...

I've had that pedal stuck full open myself, finally narrowed the problem down to my right foot resting on top of the pedal ...... fortunately it was on a clear open road and the MG4 realised something was wrong around the 140km/h mark and reduced the power to the rear wheels ..... T1 Terry

It's like we've seen it all before eh ;) T1 Terry

Interesting that the NMC battery is a higher capacity than the LFP, yet only 20kms more range ..... no mention if the LFP battery is semi solid state, they don't catch fire or smoke with the needle test so they already meet the Chinese new battery requirements .... the other interesting thing...

I'm sure you could get the 250 mile out of the battery, but you'll need the thermal underwear and good insulating gloves so your hands don't freeze to the steering wheel. If you lived over here, just the rapid head movement watching for speed cameras and Police hiding in the bushes would keep...

I think you missed the tongue in cheek humour @TonyCorbett16, it is one of those satirical threads about how the anti EV crowd claimed the batty wouldn't last and they were unsafe and the battery would go to landfill ..... or did I just fall face first into the trap ..... T1 Terry

Didn't tighten it enough it seems T1 Terry

I'm surprised they haven't sent you a letter to send the car to the crusher, they don't want these dangerous things anywhere near them .... and they don't have anyone qualified to inspect it so it will be deregistered until such times as they actually bother to employ someone who is willing to...

A lie down then some alcohol T1 Terry

Fixed the pipes with different joiners rerouted the pipes all into the water heater cupboard Lasted all of 2 hrs till the pressure build -up with the water heating popped a pipe. Now the water heater has to come out yet again T1 Terry

Either that, or it explains the cheaper price, wheels and tyres are now an extra .... or it's to give an idea what will look like if you park on the street in certain neighborhoods ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

That would look stunning in a blue accent .... even an orange accent with the high percentage of silver flake over the top ..... I'd hate to be the person trying to colour match it though, simply how you hold the gun would produce a slightly different colour ..... like trying to colour match a...

The only running that happens these days is sweat running down my back .... I couldn't run if my life depended on it, by the second step the knees would call time out and down I'd go in a heap ..... T1 Terry

It's so old I thought it might be safe to run it out there again ..... how long has it been since every house had a landline? The original joke the husband is ringing from the pay phone in the park o_O :eek: T1 Terry

You need a bigger spanner than that to give it damn good thrashing T1 Terry

The lady of the house is hosting a book club event and they are enjoying afternoon tea when the landline phone rings. One of the ladies answers it and there is nothing but heavy breathing coming through ..... She hangs up and heads into the kitchen to tell the her friend about the strange phone...

That was a common Mitsubishi Sigma problem. Turbocharged a lot of those as well, the 2.0 ltr was good for 13 sec on the 1/4 mile, the 2.6 ltr into the high 12 sec bracket ..... then back to the pits to refit the gearlever :LOL: We finally had aluminium ones machined up for us, within a month...

Probably, but the one on top of the gearlever was still small and the stick was short ;) T1 Terry

Fixed the hole, three other fitting leaking now, hate John Guest fittings No water or hot water service tonight We be stinky tonight, no shower T1 Terry

Yeah, a Supra 5 sp handled the power, although the Celica 5 sp with the BMW front bearing upgrade I think would have done a better job because it was smaller, so didn't need the trick linkages to get the gear lever back in the correct position T1 Terry

These were my favourite sleeper builds Fantasy Friday – Toyota Celica (Mustang) Liftback I did a blue one just like in the photo, a red one and a silver one. Used the original 18R block they came with in Australia, bought 2nd hand grey import 18RGU twin cam engines with the Yamaha cams, and...

Did the YouTube Classic, drilled a hole in the water pipe in the Winnie. Poly pipe so a hose joiner needed but the hotwater service has to come out again T1 Terry

Besides wider tyres, it looked like the factory Escort RS 2000 ..... hard on gearboxes and tailshafts, once we fixed that, the diff was the next weak link ..... Apparently Dick Johnson Racing built a diff to handle the Turbo Sierra 500hp and he sent it to Qld to have that diff installed, the...

I converted one to the Cosworth dual cam head and fuel injected turbo charged, you had to turn your head that fast as it went past you felt it for next few days :LOL: I wonder if the conversion of that much loved classic to hybrid will become a thing. Add the Ioniq 5N style paddle shift and...

5 drunk guys will start a fight 5 stoned guys will start a band

What do you call a sad cup of coffee A depresso T1 Terry

Heading out of town? T1 Terry

Isn't all of the UK an island? So where did you accelerate off to? A Dukes of Hazzard type launch across the channel maybe? T1 Terry

10% over the speed limit and you get to donate to the states revenue problems. Got busted in the motorhome with a female police officer parked behind the 80km/h speed sign in the service road .... I'd started to speed up to the 80km/h section while still technically in the 60km/h zone, $313 and...

But what about your petrol reputation? It will be in shreds and you'll have find a different pub to drink at so they don't rubbish you relentlessly .... but on the upside, you'll still be able to afford a pint where the other ICE addicts will be limited to water from the bottle they bring with...

You're just dirty that we are retired, we are dirty that you get less hrs work and paid a lot better T1 Terry

The country would be in a far worse condition financially if it wasn't for my generosity via the speeding fine and more a case of the "Flash for cash" speed cameras ..... I put it down to one of those costs a certain life style costs :LOL: If they just made it a charity thing, I could at least...

You've missed the whole point of it, it's not to stop you from getting booked, it's to let you know why you were booked so you can't come up with some lame excuse, even the car knew you were speeding :LOL: T1 Terry

I see photos of VW Kombis used as chook houses and think, thank you, that is what makes my Kombi worth so much :LOL: T1 Terry

Yes most definitely to all of it. You can store the excess in solar in the EV and sell it back during high demand times, you get free fuel for the car, so that needs to be factored in, and you have a 100% renewable energy power supply, hard to put a price on that, but the warm fuzzy feeling you...

That would be a UK thing in general wouldn't it, if you actually get a Summer....... T1 Terry

I’ve had the vibe fix I don’t know what t1 means .. Over this way, I am yet to find a road you could legally do 65mph to 70mph that would be smooth enough to feel a vibration, there is no way you could drink a cup of coffee without wearing most of it ..... but that might be the wife's driving...

I once drove my VW Beetle through water that turned out to be just under the armpits .... discovered that when it started to float and one of the idiots in the car with me opened the passenger side door on the upstream side (Shoalhaven River upper regions) and it started to sink, opened my...

I was going to ask who did the colour matching on the spray job :LOL: T1 Terry

The photo of the rusted bolt holes and around the captive nuts, has been caused by the panel being loose and fretting between the two surfaces has rubbed any protection off so rust is invited to set in .. T1 Terry

Where did you find a section of road smooth enough to detect the vibration/hum at 65/70mph, legal is only 68mph at best in most of Australia ..... I believe the Northern Territory is a bit higher, but I'm guessing that is a fair stretch between charging stations up that way ...... T1 Terry

There is a reason they have an office job, can you imagine the chaos if they drove trucks T1 Terry

This MG4 is the first car we have ever bought new, and we were both in our 60's, me just about to hit 70, the bride turned 65 today. With my super and a few insurance policies cash in, I finished paying for the house that we sold and combined with Margaret's super to buy the workshop in Mannum...

Good night all Maybe we will find out why @Black estate was Much Peed off by the morning T1 Terry

To run your flag up? Or is this to stick out the top of your MG so you can find it in the parking lot? T1 Terry

I was having a few drinks at the local community club and we got to talking cars, as you do. One of the blokes said he had just got a new BMW for his wife, we all clinked glasses and wondered what we'd get for our wives, but congratulated him on the deal of a life time ..... T1 Terry

I think even @Rolfe would take a look at that one ..... Stretch body 4WD .... MG4 X 4 for that trip of a lifetime T1 Terry

I guess he is the butt of many a joke .... That thing where they call the surname first and then the given name must gone down well at school T1 Terry

That one's easy, it's the white one parked in the driving vehicle section, the other one is silver ;) T1 Terry

I bought all 3 of my MG4s for cash, only ever bought 3 cars in my life on finance, swore I'd never buy anything again unless I could buy it outright. The wife already had a mortgage broker loan on the house when I met, within 12 mths I organized to refinance it and paid it out within 5 or 6 yrs...

Where was the "G" in that name? Must be a UK type joke ...... T1 Terry

Just beginning ours, phone call from crane mob regarding site inspection of where the relocatable home with go on our house block since the remains of the burnt out one have been removed Must mean we have preliminary council approval for the house being there Finally movement after a 2 year...

Some more progress today photos tomorrow Good night all T1 Terry

Temu delivery today it's Christmas 2.0 Couldn't remember what I ordered, and those add-ons in the same delivery get forgotten Only one not what I expected the rest very good items, once I figured out what they were T1 Terry

Like banging the stick up the of the racing pigeon truck to get them all flying before you drive over the weighbridge ..... T1 Terry

Mick and Paddy have been best friends since starting school, they both ended up working at the same clothing factory and eventually Paddy became Mike's assistant in quality control. The factory was starting to suffer from overseas pressure and continued to downsize, and Mick ended up stitching...

Compared to this still factory version, just with better tyres and reworked computer mapping, have my doubts about how it would go against the claimed 29.1 mpg though Serve me right for not checking I put the correct link up :eek: Take 2 T1 Terry

And a get out of jail free card :lol: T1 Terry Had a woman like that, had to trade her on a unit that didn't cost as much to maintain, but still had the desired shape, and the ride ...... T1 Terry

Check these offerings from China that last one is really throwing down the gauntlet to the high end market Not sure about the tyre shredding to park idea, maybe it adds a water spray over the tyres T1 Terry

It seems you don't get the 1st Top Monthly Contributor point the second time, that will make it hard to earn enough trophy points for the virtual detail prize at the end of the yr :cry: @salty isn't there to pull your hair, he's just waiting for the perfect spot for him to pass and leave you in...

After working in a lot of heavy industry sites on shutdowns, every place seemed to have a different alarm for the same basic situation that it became confusing, so if an alarm went off, we'd just look for people running in a mass panic to determine if it was serious or not ..... I eventually...

I can't say they are over rated, I had 5 to two marriages and a hand in raising 10 altogether, one still speaks to me, so that makes the heartache still worth it. I should correct that, 12 altogether that I had a hand in raising and 2 still speak to me, so that makes the ratio a little better...

They are the microwave for the older generation. Maybe you had a "Hard to get on with" unit, our unit couldn't be easier if it tried and cooks everything you might think about cooking in an oven or under a grill. T1 Terry

The whole lamb, what did you have with it? T1 Terry

I go by the philosophy I use with the wife, if it was important, it will be repeated a lot louder and made obvious that I should have been paying attention and answered with some sort of reply the first time T1 Terry

You would probably be tired of waiting by the time I got there to open the door for you :LOL: i just realised it was 40 yrs ago I got the snip .... fully paid up in the top medical cover at the time, so I opted for an over night in the private hospital, remember being wheeled in and waking up...

Might have built-up on the top of the closed cell insulation and ran down both sides. The water is from the fridge defrost tub Clowns didn't add a drain hose through the floor 25 yrs ago T1 Terry

Thought about a Cyberster GT after watching this till I saw the price on the road ... I could buy two XPower new models for that sort of money Watched a You Tube vid on the Zeekr 007 now, if that came to Australia at the price point they are talking ..... um ..... T1 Terry

I don't drink anymore, I doubt I could and still stay upright, but I still try every so often :p I can quite understand the comment about not being able to tell the difference between normal Guiness and 0% alcohol Guiness ...... without even having tried the 0% alcohol version ;) :LOL: I guess...

The fact Volkwagen is made in China as is Volvo along with most of the well known UK brands, the fact it's made in China is no longer a slur on the quality, quite the reverse ..... imagine if the Europeans or the UK could make car at that quality level and at the same price point ..... but they...

Yeah, that rotted piece is the same both sides T1 Terry

Started the rebuild of the RHS of the motorhome after cutting out the fibreglass sheeting to remove the rotted ply underneath. Turned out, the closed cell insulation held water and rotted the inner ply wall as well, turning a nasty job into a mega project in to this If a picture says a...

Not surprised, I've seen your plate size in the dinner thread, I doubt I could walk after eat that More walking around the truck required T1 Terry

Last night was Bacon Carbonara with chopped up fresh vegies added, well, the second night of it, cause it was two Aldi quick cook packets and even between the two of us, we can't put away the volume @Black estate seems to be able to consume in one sitting ;) :LOL: Tonight is beef and red wine...

I see you have "little boys" over there as well, but ours are red skinned, still a mystery regarding the contents though, but they are favourite for kids parties and the occasional quick munchie food when drinks don't include a BBQ ..... T1 Terry

Rained most of today, but fitted the front brake pads during the sunny bits, then had a nap Ready for tea now, it's dark time outside already T1 Terry

Say hello for us, to the area we left to move to South Australia. If you come through the steelworks and Warrawong and the Primbee raceway, you will travel across the Lake Illawarra bridge from Windang to the suburb of Lake Illawarra, that was where we lived, quite a feeling of moving from the...

On that trip, you could have covered 658.5kms before the range dropped to 0 and the SOC showed 0%, maybe even 700kms before it actually refused to proceed, that's more than double the GOM believes our MG4 51 would get ..... Yet, the 17.3kwh/100kms doesn't work out to anything like that, 370kms...

That's not a very steep increase over the time line involved, but the next 5 yrs might change that a lot. In 1960, the average Australian was paying less than 2 cents per kwh, it was in pence then and anywhere from 2 pence to 3 pence is equal to 2 cents in the decimal currency. The Aust wide...

My right eye, the first op, required laser scar removal after 12 mths or so, might have been longer, and that helped a lot, no more feeling like I had piece of metal in my eye from a grinding accident, had a lot of those over the yrs, it still hurts sometimes, but mostly when I'm tired and I...

My mum wouldn't say shitte for a shilling, so I can't even imagine it, but she did repair holes in socks for while, till it became more a waste of effort when socks became so cheap. The wife on the other hand, I can't imagine her throttling it back to just "darn" and she seems to know the truly...

I don't know where you put it all, yet still lose weight ... if the wife and I were share that plate full, some would still end up in the fridge with glad wrap over it and end up as part of the next days fair T1 Terry

Pan fried savoury mince, fried tomato, mashed spuds and green peas, yum, it was a new experiment to use up the remains of the hamburger patty mix and a definite winner .... a couple of fried eggs would have topped it off nicely, but I certainly was going to push my luck to that extent :LOL: T1...

Rain threat tonight MG might get a rinse then Bet it doesn't get the bugs splatter across the front off, warned the wife about washing the car it attracts dirt and more bugs T1 Terry

All I can see is the faster the charger, the more the recharge costs ..... there might be times it is needed, but time is money seems to work in reverse once you retire .... T1 Terry

Aches and pains, a very real sense that you really won't live for ever ..... is that because I retired :oops: No one mentioned that on the retiring thread ..... I kinda enjoyed the fact there was only so hard they could make you work, and you got paid at the end of the week .... this retirement...

Crickeys, new I should put the tin hat on and headed to the shelter ;) :LOL: You are in Australia aren't you, why didn't you call it the Excite model .... but in 2025, there was a 51kwh LFP and an Excite 64 NMC, and a 64 Essence and 77 long range ..... Lucky they simplified it in the latest...

All the best, you are lucky you are having both close together, there was at least a 2 yr gap between the right eye and the left eye, the improvement was instant the patch came off the next day, I could read without glasses, but you forget the slow improvement over time and I think I expected...

Here is another look at the latest CATL offering that really does make the whole dream of solid state cells yesterdays news T1 Terry

I was going to ask the same thing, how do you have an SE that is long range? The setting charge to 80% test will tell you for sure as @lordsnipe posted earlier T1 Terry

What sold you, that you could drive it from either side, or it looks big enough to fit the Hilda and the yet to be named more powerful unit in the boot while setting up camp in the back seat area ..... or The prestige look so it's Glamping rather than sleeping in your car ;) :ROFLMAO: T1 Terry

It would take longer to get it to plug it in and get it to start charging, then unplug it at the end ..... Time for parking spot induction charging or even a moving floor type of setup where it takes the car in and through and places it in parking spot after charging, speeding up the whole...

Nice looking unit, pity they are too big to fit the trailer I built for my MG4 51 PP I do like that dark silver/grey, looks almost stealth ..... Combined with silent running, you could have great fun in the smaller towns with that, maybe add the train horn package ..... T1 Terry

Got me a parcel as well UPS box marked EXTREMELY URGENT, DHL label attached Express World Wide Service Freight cost USD$150 only took 3 weeks 3 days to get to Australia. Planning to enter it in That's Incredible T1 Terry

You could have tried the puncture repair kit from the MG4 ..... T1 Terry

The crew member of an aircraft carrier made a small fortune renting out a blow up doll by announcing a similar thing happened to him the first night ..... T1 Terry