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I have decided that the engine needs to start if the battery needs a charge right now and if the heating &/or the A/C, etc., is on. The trouble with a cold engine start is all this power demand, as the hot engine coolant is needed for the heater, made even worse if you also need more power to...

Here is their URL:- DE.AliExpress | aliexpress german - Kaufen Sie günstig qualitativ hochwertige Produkte aus China. - AliExpress Just checked the front wipers, the driver's is OK but as you say the passenger side is shorter by around 15mm at both ends. I'll be OK, I wonder if my passengers...

Interesting, back in May last year I came across insurers not prepared to insure me, the first I found wanted £2,400, finished up around £600 as the cheapest at the time. From the above its looking better this year, it would appear they are getting some stats together and getting more realistic...

In case you are unaware, when these supplied emergency pump-up kits are used, your tyre repair guy will throw the tyre away instead of washing it out. Although very handy to get at its a shame MG never found another place to put that battery, especially as the spare wheel recess is there already!

I believe the 12V battery is charged via a dc/dc converter from the high voltage battery. This prompts the thought the battery dash voltage is only shown with the car switched on - so are the main batteries then charging the 12V one? I tested the 12V battery with the power all off...

Note it was first thing in the morning, the engine was not running so not being charged and yes agree the battery is down. We had recently been away so it might be expected. Has anybody else found an error here?

That's right we must assume the dash voltage is taken at the battery terminals - as was my meter reading. It's a new meter and makes perfect sense voltage-wise on our other car batteries. It appears MG's idea of this voltage may not be trusted. My dash reading was noted after simply switching...

Been there done that over the years, anyway was interested in finding any supplier of the correct blades. At that price for all three who cares.

I looked everywhere to see where I could get a set of wipers and couldn't identify just how they were mounted. It was also noted the wipers shown in the manual were nothing like the blades fitted to the car ! I was eventually put onto the Chinese Ali-Express. Seems they know which wipers are...

Has anybody discovered the 12V battery voltage indicated on the dash does not agree with their voltmeter? The car had not been used for 4 weeks so was surprised when dash indicated 14.1V and my meter read 12.3V - not a very reliable reading is it!

Previously I had a 2014 MG3, then a 2018 MG3. Yes am an MG nut having two classic MGs already. Can always go out in an MG in any weather. I found the old MG3s pretty reliable but were gutless and a very harsh ride for passengers. This new MG3's ride immediately impressed as did the oomph! The...

Thanks for that Aitch, had drawn a blank here. Ali-Express are OK, missing the middleman, all very cheap but things always take an age to get here from China. Looks like this one is the only way to go right now.

Thanks all good stuff guys. Slightly off topic but just asked AI about how the engine charges the 12v battery, here's what I got:- The MG3 Hybrid+ uses a combination of its petrol engine and an integrated generator to charge the 12V battery. Here's how it works: Engine Operation: When the...

Interesting video there which makes a lot of sense. It was noted there was mention of where the cold hybrid engine can cut in when travelling at speed and has to immediately run at high revs. I get just that when I hit our nearby motorway, when I have typically seen 4.1K as just 60mph from cold...

What sort of issues have you had and what did you really not like?