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As mentioned earlier in this thread, plug in around 5.00pm - 6.00pm at around 20% and by 8.00am - 9.00am you will have over 80% and ready to go for the day. Frankly, fitting a wall box, was for me, a complete waste of money, as for most charges I use a handy 13a socket overnight. I've done...

Having owned my 5 for 18 months and covered around 12,000 miles now, I have to say I am more than happy with it. I love the acceleration and it corners more than adequately too, I guess helped by the low CoG. It's quiet, reasonably refined and frankly, an excellent runabout. I have never...

An interesting subject and some great and well considered replies. My view is that the overtaken driver has the impression of either a safe or and aggressive overtake. Sounds obvious,but both parties have responsibility to ensure that an accident does not happen, not just the one in the...

Hmm, it looks as though I might have to go back to my dealer and ask why they charged me £120 for a 1 year service at only 8000 miles on my 5. It sounds as if it should have been half that. Thanks for the info. all.

DK1083, wait until you try the standard 4 then. Goodness know what the Carlos Fandango twin motor 4 is going to feel like?

Too much automation being fed to us. Just have a switch to activate when you need it, no matter what mode or direction.

That's probably because they removed each tyre and remounted it on the appropriate rim? Ask them when next in.

i finally had the 4 demonstrator the other day, and boy does that go. I thought the 5 was decently quick on the overtakes, but the 4 feels really quick. As a matter of interest, I still have my Golf R (now for sale, if anyone interested), which I moved from, so thought it would be a good...

Pecari, my first question to the dealer, however he quoted me an hours work, not 5 minutes, because of the ideosynchracies of the (Chinese?) software! Alb, just what I will do, however I thought it prudent to put the question here first. thanks both.

Having just had my car serviced, I asked if they could swap the tyres back to front to even out the wear, sadly, I discovered it was not going to be so easy because of the pressure sensors built into the valves. Not a problem I have encountered previously because the computer has counted wheel...

A sad sale of my white, one owner 5. Standard range - 53kw, gives 200 miles on full charge. Less than 8,000 miles, just completed 1st anniversary service. In excellent condition, no accident damage, not even a parking dent or a curbed alloy. Always charged on the granny charger to 80% for...

Interesting subject and, I suspect, many 5 owners will be thinking the same. I know I am, once my local dealer gets hold of a demonstrator. With regard to boot size, I had a Golf before the 5 and would guess that the 4 and Golf have similar sized boots, so whilst mor space is always useful, I...

Do other EVs actually come to a halt on full regen. then or are they like the 5 with ‘creep’ of around 5 - 6 mph built in? I must get out more and organise a few test drives of other makes.

In most of the reviews, both of the 5 and now the new 4, there is always a disappointed comment that the car is not a complete one pedal drive, however, I am sure that there is creep built in on purpose, as there is in all ICE autos. I like this 'feature' and would not like the car to come to a...

It's a funny thing about wheels isn't it. It is all in the eye of the beholder, one persons Carlos Fandango wheel is another persons catastrophe. I quite like the oem wheels on the 5, but as I also have a Golf R with 19" Pretoria alloys, (now on the market) I thought I would do a swap to see...

Out of interest, is anyone trading in a 5? If so what sort of deals are they getting against a new 4?

The shock absorber observation is interesting, as I have felt that the car is underdamped. It shows most notably on long fast and bumpy corners, when it will bounce up and down a bit, just when you want it to be stable. I don't expect anyone has gone to the trouble and expense of fitting after...

More to the point, does this mean that the re-sale price of an MG5 short range is likely to be higher because of the perceived shortages? Seems like a good time to move on my 5 and wait for a facelift car (which I think is far better looking) at the end of the year.

If those cars sell for the prices marked, I will certainly consider selling my 5, with 3000 miles, for late £20's, there must be more mugs out there. Maybe this will be the first time I will have made a profit on a car!

Interesting question. Over the years I have owned many 'proper' MGs.. My first was a TA Tickford in '66/67, an MGA convertsble, and later an A coupe, a BGT, ZA Magnette, a VA, aTF, and a TD which I kept for 30 years. More recently my allegiance has turned to Lotus and Caterham and now...