Recent content by Macadoodle

Mine too are fine at 45k, possibly just some faulty batches :unsure: Would have expected x power owners to be having these issues more than the standard car. Non driven wheels give those bushes an easier time and so much of the braking is done by the rear, should last 10 yrs easy IMO.

Yep, if it's a TCA that's been on the car for 10 yrs I wouldn't bother messing around changing bushes, the ball joint will be worn and the arm itself rusty as hell. Our cars are young however and the arm will be fine to reuse at this point I think. Used to replace similar bushes on a Mondeo I...

Looks like it's going to be a common failure on these cars as they age. If you own and intend to keep your MG 4, I would strongly advise cleaning out the 4 recessed 'cups' that are formed into the top of the front subframe where the bushes in question attach. The bolts securing the track...

Mine are ok at 45k miles, passed first MOT with no comments . I don't think these vertically mounted bushes as fitted to the 4 last as long as horizontal types. I had a Ford mondeo with this arrangement on the track control arms and it needed new ones every other MOT IIRC. The state of UK roads...

About what I see with my now 45k miles SE. Good thing is I haven't really noticed much in the way of capacity loss in the last 18 months, the first 18 months showed around 4 %. I never look at the predicted range, I just know what to expect after 3 years ownership. Any car's WLTP with 20%...

It certainly should be but they still want their cars to look as efficient as possible I think, they're all more than happy to go along with the nonsense that is WLTP let's face it. Thinking about the last few Diesel cars I owned, all 1.6 or 2.0 estates Ford, VW, Vauxhall. All 4 to 5 % over...

I don't use my SE for any journey that's much more than 100 miles round trip at this time of year, hate using public charging and hate the twinge in the gut that is range anxiety. I've started using the battery heater in the winter after an incident where the car throttled current mid-...

Just like what's happening with vets . God help us when there's no honest independents left.

If it is the evap it's pretty ridiculous that they won't honour the repair as there's no way a customer can damage it under normal circumstances. I've had a condenser fail due to stone damage when the car ( Ford Focus ) was just 4 yrs old but those components are exposed so it was more expected...

The calipers on these cars are a bit crap to say the least, in - house SAIC design. You'll possibly need to lube the sliders and all contact points on the pads, mine were dry as a bone from the factory. My brakes don't squeak or stick any more but they do 'clack' a bit when braking in reverse...

I've owned my 72 plate SR from new, 42k recorded miles now. I'm like you Ross, don't like to see a car that I've spent a lot of money on just dissolving before my eyes every winter, living beside the north sea and regular road salt is a killer of steel :confused: I've taken some simple...

Very true, feels quite violent when the traction control cuts in and out on those occasions. Your 60k km oil changes are probably a good idea, I would imagine that the film strength of the lube in this box thins quite quickly due to the limited quantity that's in there by design.

when you say 'boom' what was the failure? casing blew out ? Makes me think that a 40k mile oil change might be a good preventative job on these reduction boxes. I also don't tend to use full acceleration just for the hell of it as I think the casing is pretty thin from the pics I've seen, might...

Yep, definitely pull all the badges if that doesn't harm the paint. Maybe take measurements and stash them in a safe place so you can return it to standard at hand back though. Such a cool looking car but 'build your dreams' and 'seal' are slightly cringe, as the young uns say.

Yep, my car at 2.5 yrs 34k miles is showing no moisture detected on the ( admittedly fairly basic ) resistance tester gizmo I have. I'll probably run fresh fluid through it if I still own it at the 4yr mark. 2 years is unnecessary unless you park on the sea floor on a regular basis.