MG5 Roof rails decorative only

[Alun26]

I just open the door, and stand on the sill.

 

[Scorpion]

I just open the door, and stand on the sill.

But for some of us that ain't enough

 

[ZSDave]

If anyone is looking for roof bars to fit on your roof rails there will be some in Lidl on Thursday 6 May, at a cost of £29.99.

Dave

 

[Fluffykins]

If anyone is looking for roof bars to fit on your roof rails there will be some in Lidl on Thursday 6 May, at a cost of £29.99.

Dave

Menabo Roof Bars - at Lidl UK

 

[AdamMGEV]

Menabo Roof Bars - at Lidl UK

You can get them again on Amazon for the same price although you do pay delivery

Amazon product ASIN B00ICLUOIC

 

[ZSDave]

£52.88 on Amazon!

 

[AdamMGEV]

£52.88 on Amazon!

Not for me its not, its 29.99

 

[Jocko]

£52.88 is the cheapest I can see on Amazon.

 

[AdamMGEV]

£52.88 is the cheapest I can see on Amazon.

 

[Jocko]

Thanks. I was talking about the Menabo Bars as supplied by Lidl.

 

[AdamMGEV]

Thanks. I was talking about the Menabo Bars as supplied by Lidl.

Oh ok, they look identical to me. Possibly just under a different name?

 

[Les burrows]

Hi all just had this from Which I’m sorry I have tried to copy the complete article onto this from but I couldn’t so it mainly just the pictures that are missing but if anyone wants to read the whole thing the link is here but it won’t open from here for some reason I have said many times in the past I’m not very tech savvy
EDIT I think I’ve got the link to work

7 months after going on sale, MG can finally say whether owners of its electric estate car can use the roof rails - Which? News

Key testing of the MG5 EV hadn't been carried out, so owners had been told not to put anything on the roof

www.which.co.uk

So I replied to him and said the following

Hi Adrian thank you for your mail this morning I have read trough it and I am pleased and disappointed at the Same time.
So 35kg, we’ll it’s a result that gives some help I suppose but in your article you have wrote that owners may need to wait until a service interval to be told about this, well that is not what I was told by Simon Lewis from the DVSA he said all owners will be written to and sent a new handbook when the vehicle certification agency have signed it off, quite a few owners I know are waiting for that letter and others have said they are not waiting any longer and are going ahead with loading the cars roof and I have advised them not to do this until they have the letter from MG as there insurance companies my not be best pleased.

I did write to Simon at the DVSA to thank him for his mail and I did say to him I hope this will be concluded quickly and them letters from MG motors be sent out ASAP.

So Adrian I think we are at the end of the road with this now so I would like to thank you on behalf of all the owners myself included for what you have done in highlighting this issue over the pass few months and wish you well for the future.
Les Burrows

And he replied

Hi Les,

We say that in the story - all owners will be written to, and a new print out will be supplied to add to the handbook (rather than a new handbook itself). Those who cannot be contacted for whatever reason will be notified at the next service.

Thanks again for bringing this to our attention. I hope, despite all of this, you enjoy your MG.

Take care Les,
Adrian

So after all this I think this issue is almost at its end, and I hope the letters arrive very soon and again I urge everyone again to hold off until your letter does turn up might I suggest pester your own dealers to push MG along to get them out
Les

 

[Jonhklee]

Thanks Les! Your persistence and determination has paid off and everyone benefitted!
Hopefully I can use my roof box officially on holidays in Sep to the Outer Hebrides! Amazing!

 

[Fluffykins]

Thanks Les. You've earned this:

 

[Les burrows]

Thanks Les. You've earned this:

Thank you I wonder if I could get to Norfolk (my lovely) before it goes flat are would my MG5 go flat first no better still could you post it First class LOL
Thank you
Les

 

[Les burrows]

Thanks. I was talking about the Menabo Bars as supplied by Lidl.

 

[Richie]

Hi all just had this from Which I’m sorry I have tried to copy the complete article onto this from but I couldn’t so it mainly just the pictures that are missing but if anyone wants to read the whole thing the link is here but it won’t open from here for some reason I have said many times in the past I’m not very tech savvy
EDIT I think I’ve got the link to work

7 months after going on sale, MG can finally say whether owners of its electric estate car can use the roof rails - Which? News

Key testing of the MG5 EV hadn't been carried out, so owners had been told not to put anything on the roof

www.which.co.uk

So I replied to him and said the following

Hi Adrian thank you for your mail this morning I have read trough it and I am pleased and disappointed at the Same time.
So 35kg, we’ll it’s a result that gives some help I suppose but in your article you have wrote that owners may need to wait until a service interval to be told about this, well that is not what I was told by Simon Lewis from the DVSA he said all owners will be written to and sent a new handbook when the vehicle certification agency have signed it off, quite a few owners I know are waiting for that letter and others have said they are not waiting any longer and are going ahead with loading the cars roof and I have advised them not to do this until they have the letter from MG as there insurance companies my not be best pleased.

I did write to Simon at the DVSA to thank him for his mail and I did say to him I hope this will be concluded quickly and them letters from MG motors be sent out ASAP.

So Adrian I think we are at the end of the road with this now so I would like to thank you on behalf of all the owners myself included for what you have done in highlighting this issue over the pass few months and wish you well for the future.
Les Burrows

And he replied

Hi Les,

We say that in the story - all owners will be written to, and a new print out will be supplied to add to the handbook (rather than a new handbook itself). Those who cannot be contacted for whatever reason will be notified at the next service.

Thanks again for bringing this to our attention. I hope, despite all of this, you enjoy your MG.

Take care Les,
Adrian

So after all this I think this issue is almost at its end, and I hope the letters arrive very soon and again I urge everyone again to hold off until your letter does turn up might I suggest pester your own dealers to push MG along to get them out
Les

Well done Les for your determination given some of the negs you received on here

Still glad I cancelled my order though, makes me wonder what else MG has cocked up that we don't know about yet. At least our ZSev is still going well, so as long as it lasts a year or so then move on if its worth anything.

 

[EVAndy]

Menabo Roof Bars - at Lidl UK

A bit over specced aren’t they. Cleared for 90kg

 

[Fluffykins]

A bit over specced aren’t they. Cleared for 90kg

At a penny under thirty quid and from a maker offering at least a modicum of support, it's a no brainer.
They'll do you if you move on to another car later on.

 

[EVAndy]

At a penny under thirty quid and from a maker offering at least a modicum of support, it's a no brainer.
They'll do you if you move on to another car later on.

My attempt at humour based on the piddly rating we have from Mg. And I shall be looking for getting me some of those bars as well