Recent content by Macadoodle

Definitely is, still annoyed with myself for falling for the hype and paying 26k for my SE when they were released . Never again. The new model x power for the same money is incredible value though, if I were you I would hold fire and snag one in a few months time for a good discount. Interior...

Could be, was wondering why the car has the refinement of a Rolls Royce of late :)

Yep, did this on my driveway a year or two back, easy enough to identify once you locate the source of the ticking. I replaced the drivers side bearing myself which cured the noise, but then the passengers side started doing it a few months later:mad: It was less noticeable, maybe because it was...

I think SAIC should get T shirts sent out to dealers worldwide with that printed on them ,could probably shorten it to ' It's a characteristic ' . That would at least save some time and having to listen to their waffle. :rolleyes:

True, even my lowly SE is peppy enough in most circumstances. It's really just when an overtaking opportunity presents itself on a 2 lane road that I sometimes wish I was pedalling an x power instead, the time exposed to danger can turn out to be longer than anticipated. Never really an issue...

Could be partly for customer experience but I think it's mostly to save them from having to build a stronger reduction 'box. First gen Hyundai Kona / Kia e niro allowed around 300 lbft of torque from the off IIRC, great tyre spinning fun but the tranny fell apart within a couple of years in many...

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...