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Exactly my criticism of his videos. It's a natural & inevitable human reaction. You spend your life working in a particular discipline, then that discipline becomes threatened. Your reaction is to defend the status quo. It doesn't change the fact that he DOES really know his combustion stuff!

That guy knows more about combustion cars than you and I ever will.

Harry Metcalfe really knows his combustion stuff and I have a lot of time for his perspective on (almost) everything to do with cars. He published "EVO" magazine for many years before selling it to a bigger publisher. He has a very nice collection of ICE cars, from Fiat 500 to Ferrari...

It happened to my facelift several times. It was the solenoid failing to operate - you should hear a click/motor drive but nothing was happening. I found that if you just kept locking & unlocking via the key, it would eventually work. My solution was to just remove the issue altogether by...

Looking at your picture of the pin, I can see what (from memory) looks like the bayonet fitting a the bottom of the sleeve. I'm pretty certain that if you try fitting it to the cover once again, it should fit. Push it n and turn it. But the important thing is that you don't need the pin to be...

The pin is fitted to the flap. It's within a rubbery sleeve, which slips over the base of the pin. In the picture, you can see it at the top left of the flap. The pin fits into a hole in the flap - it’s a bayonet fitting, so rotate it clockwise until it locks. If the sleeve and pin are still...

Yes, it's a facelift version. I can't take a photo right now - my wife has taken it to York for a week. I would imagine that all facelift versions have the same pin. The basic principle (as I'm sure you know) is that the plastic pin goes into a fitting next to the charge socket. When the...

I have an issue with the charge flap lock occasionally not releasing. It's due for a service soon and it'll hopefully be investigated and maybe a new solenoid fitted. In the meantime, I removed the pin. The flap snaps shut and hasn't been a problem. Security? I don't see a case where...

The "current journey" quirk still applies in the facelifted version. In every other car I've had, you manually reset both interim & long term trips. Much better than a seemingly random (elapsed time at rest?) auto-reset.

I think it means that if you've had a call out, they expect you to have it fixed and won't come a second time to attend to the same problem. That's pretty standard for all the breakdown services. It does beg a question - say I have a problem, get recovered to an MG dealer, they appear to fix...

I've had my facelift for three months now, and I'm very happy with it. But, as has been said, very little in life is perfect. So here's what makes me shake my head in wonderment. I finish my overnight charging and unlock the car to remove the cable - the headlights come on. Hmmm … I turn...

I just fitted a spacesaver kit to my MG, and there wasn't enough room left for my Type 2 cable under the boot floor. It's now sitting comfortably under the bonnet (in a large zip-seal bag), on top of the plastic cover. No sign of it pushing into the sound deadening, so all should be well.

I've just been looking at the Vauxhall Car Price Guide for 1 December 1994 - 30 years ago. The cheapest was a Corsa "Breeze" 1.2L 3-Door at £7440. 5-Door LS Astras £11000-£12000. Cavalier LS about £1000 more, but you could pay £19000 for a CDX with leather. I'd say that, in real terms (after...

I just bought a full MG5 spacesaver kit from my local MG dealer yesterday. I'd previously had a few false starts with eBay 'genuine' items which were either incorrect, dented and/or heavily rusted. The list is about £280, but I got it for £225. That's much, much more than those on eBay from a...

That was my point. I was trying to say that transformation can be done. The Skoda example was intended to reflect how VAG totally transformed a low quality, low price brand into one offering high quality, low production cost, cars. As the adverts of the time said "They changed everything."...

Nothing to do with the new Labour government. The basic problem is that industrialised nations decided to buy from cheaper countries rather than make our own. It started with inconsequential consumer goods and gradually spread to high ticket items. Companies could buy dirt cheap, sell at...

Do a search for "smart repairs" in your area. The trade get these folk to do through-the-paint scratches and small dents. They can repair the limited damage area and blend the paint into the rest of the door. No need to remove/replace anything, and done very quickly.

The extension is only during the period of the Olympics. But we also get half price on two Saturdays: PeakSave Gold Sundays 28th July – 8th September Once the Olympic flame is lit, we're running PeakSave Gold Sundays, where you get half-price electricity from 9am to 5pm.^ That's an...

My wife is taking our MG5 to Leeds & York on its first long trip. Upper Poppleton seemed to be the best bet. Reasonable price, fast chargers, and a Dobbies garden centre to have lunch while charging for the long run home.

I bought a late '22 FL MG5 Trophy from carsupermarket a few months ago. They said it had had its first service (second one not due yet). I got a printout of the receipt from the MG dealer who sold the car to the previous owner, but no original record of the service. I was told that service...