MG5 review after covering 120,000 miles.

James has released this recent review of his high mileage workhorse, that has now covered 120,000 miles.

Not doing badly at all when you consider it not being treated that well and does a lot of Rapid charging. As we know battery SoH 92% is fantastic. There a few taxi drivers around here who swear by them.
Les

I'm biased of course but I think this is the true jewel in the MG crown.

Les burrows said:

Not doing badly at all when you consider it not being treated that well and does a lot or Rapid charging as we know battery SoH 92% fantastic. There a few taxi drivers around here who swear by them.
Les

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James openly admits that these vehicles receive a hard life with the minimum amount of attention, purely down to the heavy work load they conduct.
Not only are they covering star ship mileage, they are doing it fully ladened five days a week, every week.
No doubt they are receiving a fair amount of rapid charging on route as well.
Their heavy usage pattern is a good testament to how the car is holding up after covering 120,000 miles.
The traction battery SOH at 92% is amazing.
You have too question if the engine / gearbox and drive train of an ICE model, would stand up to this type of punishment over 120,000 miles.
A huge cost saving comparison between the EV and fossil fuel model I would think, if you also take in the servicing costs associated to an ICE model also.
No wonder they are SO popular for taxi hire.

Lovemyev said:

No wonder they are SO popular for taxi hire.

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Indeed! My wife and I spent the day in Cambridge yesterday. I've never seen so many MG5s in one city at the same time, and the majority were taxis, both Facelift and Pre-Facelift.

I was in Cleevely EVs yesterday for a quick browse of their available cars for sale and I mentioned this video, they told me they now have 5 MG5s for the mobile servicing and highly recommended them. None for sale there yesterday though.

Lovemyev said:

A huge cost saving comparison between the EV and fossil fuel model I would think,

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Considering that EV cars using public (rapid) chargers are considerable more expensive to run than cheap petrol cars, I think not.

philip456 said:

Considering that EV cars using public (rapid) chargers are considerable more expensive to run than cheap petrol cars, I think not.

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Would charging be a business expense, vat reclaimable, plus many of there customers allow them a quick charge up while servicing there vehicles on the drive.

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Considering that EV cars using public (rapid) chargers are considerable more expensive to run than cheap petrol cars, I think not.

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I don't think that that is right. My experience would be that if you accepted the manufacturers claims for petrol fuel consumption against the worst possible case for an EV they might come out about the same.

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Considering that EV cars using public (rapid) chargers are considerable more expensive to run than cheap petrol cars, I think not.

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Having followed his channel for a while now, I know he is very offered to charge at he address of many of the customers that he visits.
He charges from home if he conducting fairly local calls, plus when he has to stay over, he tries to pick accommodations that offer the FOC chargers included.
The service intervals come around really quickly when you are covering the milage he is going.
Yes the labour costs maybe free for James, but the materials like oil / filters etc have to be paid for on a fossil car, over an EV.

Yet more evidence that the MG 5 is a great car, at present they are the bargain of the second hand market now