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  1. MartinSEsr

    Just taken the plunge and I already need more advice!

    GAP insurance makes sense for everyone buying a new car, even for economists. The poster above may be confused with PCP finance? GAP covers the difference in value between the car when it is stolen or written off, and a replacement. The first year most insurance policies cover the car 'new...
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2025)

    Agreed. I was a year early! As I tried to renew the tax on the hybrid, I thought 'why did I say it had to be done last march'. However, it did set it for life, if I'd forgotten to do it this March it was already on the right cycle. I do hope everyone resets their tax year in March.
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    Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2025)

    Hi, I'm the original poster, no need to thank me haha. I re-taxed the MG4 last March, so due this March, and all ok. That's daved me about £170. However I also have a PHEV hybrid (Mazda MX30 R-EV) bought in September. The tax was £0. But will be £190 when re-taxed for september 2025. I...
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    VERY ALARMING SITUATION

    You seem to have missed the point - he has 1 puncture and should have just replaced 1 tyre. He has to replace 2 tyres at double the cost as the required tyre is obsolete.
  5. MartinSEsr

    Making practical use of my Christmas present

    That is brilliant, I'm really impressed. However, I've got a battery tyre inflator, and I keep it in the car as it's often been useful to top up at work or top up another person's car. What we really need is a good strong charger nozzle holder for your house charger!
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    Low pressure tyre warning

    2.7 0r 2.8 will improve your m/KWh and prevent alerts. Probably the front are 2.38 and the rears 2.42 or something and the alert is at 2.39 - without the extra digits visible, it has to be some sort of internal rounding thing. Some displays changed to KPa and that has the extra decimal place...
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    Tyre Pressure Help

    No, the required pressure is the cold pressure. Blow them up to the correct minimum of say 2.5 bar (I use 2.6) while cold. The pressure will go up when driving, it is designed to correctly if the specified pressure is set when cold. You absolutely should not be driving with a datum pressure of...
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    Replacing Tyre Inflator

    glad to hear that!
  9. MartinSEsr

    Replacing Tyre Inflator

    I have bought four of these for various family members, they are brilliant. Fast inflation, reliable, easy to use. The price changes but currently the cheapest they've been at £19.99
  10. MartinSEsr

    Speed Alert - always a default ?!!

    he's not on about the speed limiter, he's on about the irritating speed limit sign overspeed alert.
  11. MartinSEsr

    MG4 Trophy (23) - Lost Tow Eye Cover

    On my MG4, the rear tow eye cover popped out, but that was on aplastic tether so it was there dangling. Not lost and easy to push back into place. The front sounds a bad design if it doesn't have a tether.
  12. MartinSEsr

    Screen washer level indicator?

    Why would there be a max line? It's not oil or brake fluid or coolant...
  13. MartinSEsr

    3rd party charging cable

    it sounds faulty, might be better to return it for a refund and get a high quality extension cable to extend the MG one.
  14. MartinSEsr

    Brake 'spongyness' varies in Eco / normal / sport

    Pads don't really need to bed in, not noticeably to the driver anyway. It's just eco mode has very spongy brakes - compare it to sport mode brakes which are really sharp! There is no upside to eco, it softens the accelerator response and the brakes too.
  15. MartinSEsr

    Was your consumption affected with all weather/season tires?

    I noticed no difference with my Goodyear all-season tyres (or indeed Michelin Crossclimate on a previous car). One thing that i am convinced makes a tremendous difference is tyre pressure. With mine set to 2.6 bar I got about 2.9-3.0 m/KWh. With them inflated to 2.8 when cold, the rate...
  16. MartinSEsr

    Stupid, stupid, stupid

    I had a lot of Huyundai / VW / Audi cars, certainly on them if the light switch was set to headlights, then when the ignition was turned off, all the lights went off. If the switch was set to sidelights, then the sidelights would stay on when the ignition was turned off.
  17. MartinSEsr

    Archived MG4 SE wheel trims - as new

    Hi, I have the four original wheel trims taken off my MG4 (SE SR, 2023). They had done 5000 miles as the car was a demonstrator, but don't have any marks or scratches. I took them off my car the day I got it and they are getting dusty in the garage. On Ebay a scratched one is £60 for one! I...
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    Archived Original Continental tyres from MG4 (17" phase 1 SE)

    Hi, I have sold my tyres (I'm the one in Wolverhampton) but Rolfe still has hers for sale.
  19. MartinSEsr

    Wheel trims have paint peeling off

    Thanks, i'll do a new thread and I agree mine were expensive! But cheaper than Ebay! I'll re-think the price.
  20. MartinSEsr

    Stupid, stupid, stupid

    I find the lights don't come on in fog or rain, so I turn them on manually. Every other car I've owned turnes everything off when switched off (ie locked in our case) but the MG4 doesn't. HERE IS MY SOLUTION I usually put the car (and house) key into the small net under the arm rest as I...
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