Bling

A useful bot would have posted the full carrying capacity with the tailgate down. Not a bad length for something that can fit 1.8 inside the tray.

From the footage I saw, they looked to have it loaded with 8x4 sheets of steel, lots of them. 

Haters are getting dumber by the minute it seems.

If we are talking 8x4 sheets of 10mm standard gib, you can stack 60 sheets on the back.

It does look pretty sweet towing a rocket engine though...

It's a shame they are ditching the rebate IMO. More options for those who shop the second hand market in years to come. Our power production is pretty green so they fit well here. Countries that burn coal / anything to produce most of their power, not so much.

Rebate on second hand cars seems to have dropped prices over the last year, more competition I guess? Not someone who shops for new cars so don't pay much attention to that end of the market to know pricing.

Could be a go'er.

Xmas BBQ catch up this month? 

Pretty sure I voted in that to go in the draw to win a prize.

So clearly any fuckwit can vote. Probably about as reliable as the "most stolen cars" list they release. Which is actually "most stolen cars WE INSURE" list.

I'd be more proactive about fixing it than just for WOF if my car locked up the rear when pushed. Not exactly a safe setup. 2c

Could just as likely be shit tyres?

Though you mention imbalance too. So that would be worth sorting, though I don't think it's going to solve the whole problem.

Would it be locking up as from the factory it had a proper rear cargo setup so has less weight now?

Add some weight on and see if anything changes.

Just had a look on my Ryobi account, it shows my batteries have three year warranty. Most of mine are 3-4 years old now so no help for me. I signed up as it adds more years warranty to their tools, but not batteries or chargers. Worth rocking in with the sub three year old batteries though. I thought it was two years but their site shows three years on batteries.

8 hours ago, locost_bryan said:

Offset steering wheel or pedals seems to happen in quite a few cars, gets mentioned in quite a few road tests. Father in laws Spark had it.

I think if it's offset enough to be quite noticeable and mentioned in a drive test, it's a bit shit. No matter how many cars it's the case in.  Mine could be offset too, but I've never noticed as it can't be much if so. Sounds like the steering wheel department and seat department don't talk lol.

Warranty them, think it's two year warranty on them. Probably a simple walk in with old walk out with new replacement at Bunnings.

On another topic, in case you are still looking at options for an EV with decent boot space. I have traded cars for the week (to be fair I will potentially keep it) and today had two large bags in the boot and our large pushchair which is two parts. Boot was barely half full, so plenty of space. 2014 Leaf. First gen had smaller boot as electronics were fitted behind the rear seat. I didn't think it would fit but I could have done a grocery shop as well as storing all that in there.

Swapped from CX5 and boot isn't biggest in that compared to comparable competition but still decent. Leaf doesn't feel lacking at all. Same deal with a front and rear facing child seat in rear seat, lots of space. Will probably hoon the Leaf for now as anything else I drive feels clunky in comparison.

I live in NZ, so my comments will be based on our market. No idea what they have there and it's pricing.

I just imagined Kia / Hyundai might hold their value more than MG here. Better reputation and all that. Kind of like great wall ute vs the typical ute you see on the road here.

Going by that last link, they couldn't even manage to line the steering wheel up with the driver's seat... How on earth.

4 hours ago, locost_bryan said:

Reliability for the MG4 does appear to be a concern.

MG didn't do too well in the 2023 What Car? Reliability Survey, finishing 25th (out of 32 brands) in the overall league table. The MG4 itself was reported to be one of the least dependable electric cars in the survey.

Shock horror.

If you think reliability is the main problem for someone buying a cheap Chinese car new, check out the depreciation lol. Warranty doesn't cover your investment tanking.

It's not as if the Japanese brands are drowning in margin. Not the case at all. Yet their vehicles cost a lot more than the likes of MG. 

If the other mount was already welded there, then it's probably passed WOF's for years without a problem. I'd just avoid welding to factory stuff when possible personally. Obviously it's already do so just carry on. If there was ever an issue you could remove it and tidy the crossmember back up to be like it was never done. When I put a whole new exhaust in mine, it built it from scratch so it didn't match original design. I just bolted up mounts to existing holes then welded on rod bent as hangers to suit those locations. 

Is there nowhere to bolt a mount? Pretty sure all the hangers on my car are bolted on. I'd try and do it that way, or make a hanger that can link to the existing mount and weld it where possible on the exhaust. Pic might help?

Not sure they have even decided on the tax / rebates yet? 

Did they also offer you a good deal on a new ute? Lol

2 hours ago, ajg193 said:

You are forgetting to account for battery wear and tear. Supposedly with power tool batteries it is about $2 per cycle

That figure sounds way too high. In Ryobi that would mean 60 charges then in the bin. While I don't count my charges, I've had them years and capacity is still great.

@ajg193 ?

I get all my 125 sanding discs from Spaystore (Smits). They might just not list them online. I never had a problem sourcing them and I needed a fair few for the project. Often they just had to get them from behind the counter rather than the limited options on the store shelves.

I'm sure they will happily close that loophole.

Lets be honest, cars have to meet certain criteria to be allowed on the road. Don't meet those rules and they can't be compiled to be on the road. Whacking some railway track on the front of your rig throws any of that compliance out the window. Surprised it's taken them this long to crack down on it.

3 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

Clouds of smoke from some over powered Tesla swapped monster.

Someone is swapping a twin turbo LS into a P100D. They commented on that photo in either that post or another. I asked for pics but they wouldn't give any lol. 

Typically an automotive paint shop for me. I find my local one is cheaper than SCA / Repco for pretty much everything. Mine is Spraystore, but if you have an automotive paint shop in town, which I imagine you do, i'd go hit them up when you're mobile again and see what they got.

You've seen quick release steering wheels...

But have you seen quick release bullbars??? BEHOLLLLLD my new product.

The feathers will sure be flying!

The ugly one... oh wait.