MG5 143,000 Mile Update - How's The Battery?

This week we are again looking at our highest mileage MG5, which will be three years old in January. We'll look at the traction battery SOH, the front and rear brake wear and talk about the cost savings versus an equivalent ICE vehicle.

[@brunojl2]

We’re so lucky to have this guy! Clearly an expert in the field providing us with an honest and educated review. Hats off to you, good sir!

[@brunojl2]

PS: we’ve had our MG5 for 5 yrs now and couldn’t be happier with it. Trips to France and Ireland galore and not a single issue with it

[@Jamesandkate]

Thanks for your nice comments 🙂

[@EverydayLife621]

Absolutely amazing! - cracking video - from a MG4 owner / 2 years /30k miles = faultless

[@Jamesandkate]

Thank you, glad the MG4 is looking after you.

[@stephenclay6852]

Great see the vehicle is still performing well. It’s people such as yourself that are providing that Ev batteries do go the distance. Let’s have another update at 200,000 moles if you still have the car

[@Jamesandkate]

Probably do a few before that, every 20k seems to work well.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

"Providing EV batteries do go the distance?" You are joking? A diesel... Especially the Ford Eco boost ("Eco boom") would be coming up to it's third cambelt change, 12th(?) Oil change, from what James said 4th set of front Discs/ Pads, plus filters, probably Injectors, etc, etc, etc. Then add the fuel savings. I think that battery would be paid for easily IF it needs changing. Correct?

[@Jamesandkate]

@@rogerstarkey5390I think he meant proving, but it auto corrected to providing

[@rabsrealm]

My MG5 LR has just turned 25K miles. It's still got plenty tread on the front tyres and the interior is still tight as a drum. I've had cars in the past where the interior fit and finish starts to lose it's shine after a while (rattles, squeeks etc) but the MG5 still feels like like the day I drove it off the forecourt. I'll stick my neck out and say that it's possibly the best car I've owned in my 30+ years of driving. It's literally cost me nothing to drive other than the electricity used to charge it.

[@Jamesandkate]

Amazing, thanks for the feedback.

[@jamesdean-ej1lq]

On your experience I have got a mg5 sr with 111000 miles and have been very impressed with it thanks for sharing your experience with us

[@Jamesandkate]

Great to hear!

[@Brinslade]

Great insights into the condition of a high mileage EV. Thank you.

[@Jamesandkate]

You're welcome

[@ronrubble]

I'm running the pre-facelift mg5 as a family car and its working well for us. The main attraction of the facelift model for me are the app (preheating and charge management) and ability to fit a towbar for my bike rack. Solid car.

[@Jamesandkate]

Yeah, it's definitely a more family orientated car. They've also added LED headlamps, reworked the suspension and it looks more inviting too.

[@andytaylor6893]

@@Jamesandkate interesting. How different is the facelift to drive? Does it still have the excellent ride comfort?

[@WoolyChewbakker]

For the bike rack, I have bought the Thule 993 Outway Platform 2. It's an easy fit for the MG5 and means you don't have to worry about obscured number plate and lights. You can also leave it on the car and open the boot without the bike on (if you are careful, you can do it with the bike on). The MG is a fantastic car and has proved very reliable. Mine is on 83k miles now and runs like new. The last 8500 miles has returned 4.3 miles/kWh and easily gets 250+ miles on a full battery.

[@ronrubble]

@@WoolyChewbakker looks really nice. Wouldn't work for me unfortunately as I need room for 4 bikes (partner and kids), and my e-mtb is too heavy. I use a Thule velospace xt4 instead, and just take my partners car (has a towbar) whenever we head out for a day on the bikes. My next EV (possibly a facelift MG5) will have a towbar!

[@alanbowling9739]

Owned an MG5 SR for 4 years and just changed it to a new MG5 FL LR Trophy because of the crazy deals around (£20,500 for new metallic!). I've owned all sorts Audis, BMWs, Mercedes, VW but this has to be the best put together and most reliable I've had. And with James continually confirming that with his expert factual knowledge I know it's the right decision. This may well be the last car I buy.....

[@Jamesandkate]

Awesome 👌🏻

[@alanbowling9739]

@@Jamesandkate Should also say the new one was £1000 less than what I paid in Jan 2021 but in addition has a bigger battery, Adaptive Cruise Control, Interior rear seat lighting, Lane Keep assist, Traffic Jam assist, Driving speed assist, Headlight Beam assist, 360 Cameras, bigger internal screens, faster software, full LED external lights, better front charging port with lights to show progress, split level boot shelf, 500kg towing capacity, remote access with app, redesigned interior and seats, and Vehicle to Load capacity. So an amazing deal.

[@AnthonyJudge-q2j]

Excellent video as always. Have a pre-facelift MG5 that i use as a Taxi. So pleased with it.

[@Jamesandkate]

Amazing 👌🏻

[@bdeithrick]

My mg4 has clocked up 55000 kms. Early doors yet but very confident in it. I fear the seat ass switch will pack in first. Let’s see 👀

[@nealy2815]

Thanks for the update James.

[@Jamesandkate]

No problems 👍🏼

[@Willdrum2671]

Another great from yourself and the team and it’s good to see the car is going strong.

[@Jamesandkate]

Thank you

[@alancobbin]

She is doing very well,very impressive,cheers fella 👍

[@georgepelton5645]

James does a great job with these updates on his fleet. I like how he shows the brake and suspension components, and matter of fact description of service needed vs. typical ICE equivalent. MG is delivering on EV reliability and durability, something startup companies often struggle with. The real world fuel and maintenance savings that James documents so well are a real draw to EVs, especially for high mileage fleet vehicles.

[@Jamesandkate]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@janhenkins]

Nice update, thank you James! Unfortunately Motorway returns the following: "Online valuation unavailable. We haven’t been able to generate a valuation for your car. This can happen if your car is rare, unique or has unusual mileage for its age." In my opinion the car industry still need to cotton on about the incredible longevity of EVs, and decouple this notion of "high mileage" from the car's value. It doesn't really matter how far an EV has travelled, the battery SoH is the key. All other things are low-value bits and bolts replacements. Anyway, all good! I got myself a 71 plate MG5 SR with just over 40k on the clock (battery at 98.3%), so this gives me huge amounts of confirmation bias! 😀

[@Jamesandkate]

Thanks for the feedback, Jan. Glad your MG is looking after you.

[@briangriffiths1285]

Just swapped a 2020 ZS EV for a new SR ZS EV, old 19,000 miles so not worked hard but the easier charging point was needed because I am disabled. I was happy to part with £11500 cash which might seem frightening depreciation but fuel ~ £450 (?) and servicing at the main dealer just over £450 including MOTs doesn't compare to a petrol or diesel. The new car much improved headlights and SatNav etc and more range which is obtained with higher 10-15% miles per kWh. Buying back in 2019/20 the motoring press were ridiculing punters who bought them. Who is laughing now!

[@bellshooter]

Nice one James, like you not bothered with warranty ... must get my second service sometime, 2020 ZS 😀

[@Petelmrg]

Hello James, one thing you didn’t touch on, how is the drivers seat bearing up? I know you always use covers but I mean the actual structure - thanks for the update, my experience with Cleevelys was brilliant, thanks!

[@Jamesandkate]

Hi. The seat hasn't got any worse. It's still comfy so I've pretty much forgotten about it.

[@pauld7827]

Been subscribed for quite a while and I love your honest and no nonsense approach. I've got a facelift MG ZS EV and it's a great car. I've suffered what seems to be the common problems of a knocking steering column (finally resolved under warranty) and seat 'leather' cracking - still arguing about that with the dealer. From this great video, it seems that the MG service schedule is a bit OTT. The last service cost me more that my petrol 4x4 Suzuki Vitara! I can't believe that the brake fluid needed changing after just 18,000 miles! Could you do a video about servicing MG EV's in the real world? For example annual checks, what are sensible service intervals. I'm due to get mine serviced next month but would like to get it done by Cleevely if that's really needed. It will be it's 3rd year service and an idea of service intervals for low mileage cars by an independent dealer would be really helpful.

[@Jamesandkate]

Pop us an email to [e-mail] and we can sort that all out for you 👍🏼

[@AlanMartin-lc5di]

We buy any car thinks its worth £6,500, its a lot of car for the money. Glad your a true mechanic, you give out thee advice but don't do it yourself on your own car! Like they say never buy a mechanics car or a builders house!😉

[@Jamesandkate]

Thanks for that. It's so true. Customers cars get well looked after, mine, less so.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

This has done mainly Motorway work, so straight line, constant speed. There's little wear. Why wouldn't you buy this one?

[@keithware5314]

Great video, thanks for the interesting information.

[@Jamesandkate]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it.

[@Devils-Donkey]

I seem to have got the only MG5 that ever properly broke down. A coolant leak inside the motor, apparently. Motor was replaced and never had another issue in the 2.5 years since 👍😉😀

[@Jamesandkate]

Wow, that's a rare one but I suppose there will be premature failures. Glad it's sorted for you 👍🏼

[@Devils-Donkey]

@Jamesandkate Should add, I'm fully intending to never get rid. It's the perfect daily that's always impressed me. Gonna to get it fully detailed (she manky inside) and, if possible, Waxoyled underneath.

[@dcorles3]

Great video and update James 👍. You've got some way to catch me up with my ZS EV on 204k ;)

[@Jamesandkate]

I reckon I'll catch you by the end of 2025 😂😂😂

[@stevesretroloft]

Brilliant update - other than a bit of a dirty underside it looks pretty good.

[@Jamesandkate]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@calutuu]

Great video as always. I was wondering when you'll make another video. Please, could you do at least one video a month?

[@Jamesandkate]

Thank you. I try to keep the vids 20,000 apart or I feel there's nothing new to tell. Every month would be 4k apart, maybe a bit too regular?

[@calutuu]

@@Jamesandkate Please, could you tell me if you got a guy working for you in Scotland? I remember in one of your videos, you said that is too much for you guys to come to Scotland, and it is better to hire someone locally.

[@chrisrichmond403]

That is impressive stats what that MG5 is showing .

[@damianleah6744]

Considering the mileage covered, the damage and few stone chips are very minor and easy to fix.

[@Jamesandkate]

Yeah. If we sell it on we'll spruce it up before it goes.

[@Martinjp147]

Look forward to you doing some servicing on my taxi in plymouth over next couple years

[@Jamesandkate]

I was there last week 👍🏼

[@Martinjp147]

@Jamesandkate I'll get you to do a service soon, my first service i got done at the local mg dealership but I like the way you operate by going the extra mile in lubricating and cleaning parts that the dealer wouldn't do on a normal service, so I'll get you to do one of those checks one day

[@andyn6266]

Good video James,just off to Autotrader. If you say they are brilliant cars,then that’s good enough for me.

[@Jamesandkate]

Thank you. You can pick them up brand new for 20k now, they're clearing old stock.

[@davidtaylorbfd]

​@@JamesandkateMust be desperate to clear them , massive financial loss to MG. I wonder what Barrie Crompton would say 🤔😂.

[@devonbikefilms]

@@davidtaylorbfd new model coming shortly, clearing the decks for that.

[@prjackson7802]

Great video

[@Jamesandkate]

Thank you.

[@dorsetengineering]

My’14 ampera, 175k, original front discs and pads, no lip…. Rears rotted out so had to be replaced at 160k ish…

[@Jamesandkate]

That's good going. Regen for the win.

[@alibro7512]

I bought a used MG5 a few months ago, partly because I saw it was working well for you but mostly because it was the only estate/hatch EV available that could do over 200 miles for my budget. So far I'm very happy with it. Did you get the Tesla Charger firmware update?

[@Jamesandkate]

That's great. I haven't bothered with the Tesla update, but if it was my own car I probably would.

[@dannyjones296]

Only 17500 miles in on mine. Had my first problems. ABS fault, Traction Control fault, Emergency braking not available, no hill start, and about 3 other errors I cant remember. Still drives, I'm booked in but earliest is a 2 week wait. I thought i was done with maintenance issues with cars when i bought this.

[@madm4tty]

Check the 12v battery, in my experience any sort of ‘gremlins’ with strange errors seems to be down to a dying 12v most of the time with modern EVs

[@dannyjones296]

@@madm4tty I did think this, but the battery voltage seems fine. Also tried disconnecting the battery for 20 minutes to see if that cleared it, no joy. Had the annual service the week before, would they have checked 12v condition?

[@johnrussell5245]

Every ICE car I've ever owned has been scrapped before it reached 140K miles.

[@Jamesandkate]

Pretty standard, although I've had a few 150k+ VW's, but they were sheds at that point

[@bloodynorahvan2203]

Battery SOH 91% at 143k miles. Never serviced. Savings over equivalent fuel car of £17,000 over the same period in fuel savings

[@Jamesandkate]

Exactly that 👌🏻

[@michaelgoode9555]

The MG5 can only be described as really impressive. I am hoping that you are going to run this one to destruction just to demonstrate how good an EV it really is.

[@Jamesandkate]

That's the plan, unless something better comes along 🤔

[@therealjpster]

It was the after sales that made us swap our MG5 for a Citroen e-C4. The dealer even got us a speeding ticket whilst falling to get MG UK to repair our broken radio. Have you needed to talk to MG UK about anything? How was it?

[@Jamesandkate]

Not as yet, but we would use one dealer who we know are very good. Sorry for your shitty experience 🙁

[@brianevans8127]

Cheers James thanks for the heads up on the revised version. I am looking to change my car next autumn and the MG5 is certainly on the list. You haven't mentioned rust problems ( cars not old enough yet I guess), any thoughts on protection like Lanoguard. Cheers

[@Jamesandkate]

Yeah, avoid the white, it's a bit of thin, but the other colours are multicoat and a lot better 👍🏼

[@neillgatley8770]

Thanks for the update. I was wondering how the paint looks underneath. Have you seen any rot as a result of our salty winter roads? Does it need any wax oil? Also as you plan to run it into the ground. What do you think will kill it? I need to put a few more miles on my 22 plate as 30k looks like I have not been going anywhere in comparison. Your videos has reminded me to book my February service.

[@Jamesandkate]

I think we'll run to 200k, by then there will be an MG4 estate with a, hopefully, solid state battery. No rot or anything to report 👌🏻

[@neillgatley8770]

Good to know that it looks good underneath.

[@c5492]

James in the video , the front left arm behind the left front wheel had a line that looked like a crack , right where it attaches to the car, could have been the light but perhaps have a look or watch the video back ??

[@Jamesandkate]

I've just watched it back. It's where I'd shoved my pry bar in to check for play in the rear bushes 👍🏼 Had me worried for a second 😳

[@dixonsindorset]

I saw it too, at 8:29 in the video. Watched it a few times more and at first it looks like a tear in the metal, but later you can see that is where muck has been scraped off, presumably with the pry bar indeed. Phew.

[@chargeheadsuk]

Great to see its still pushing on 💯. My Tesla M3 LR went over 111k, no worries 🤷‍♂️

[@Jamesandkate]

Nice work!

[@bdeithrick]

Delighted for SAIC and the Chinese 🇨🇳 Top Chinese tyres 🛞 too.

[@PJWey]

The supposed worse brake dust and tyre particles for EVs vs reality. 😅

[@Jamesandkate]

Indeed. The brakes are barely used and the car weighs the same as a Focus estate diesel.

[@briancrawley8440]

Great video. I drive the facelift version and love it. Where did you get the tailgate bumper protector from?

[@Jamesandkate]

Thanks. I got it from eBay or Amazon, can't remember which. It's a generic fit but sits nicely.

[@malcym3394]

Always interesting. I saw that you had the rear brake callipers off to check the brakes. Having the electric handbrake must make that a little trickier. I saw a vid where the person got someone to sit in the driver seat and sel3 t neutral to disengage the handbrake, then he unplugged the wiring to stop it coming back on. Is that how it's done? I'd like to keep things clean between dealer services but reluctant to do the back ones it in case it all goes wrong. Thanks.

[@Jamesandkate]

That's a long winded way. With the car in 'Ready Mode' Push the 'P' button on the gear selector, release the park brake, then switch the car off. The park brake will stay off unless you spin the wheels quickly. If in doubt, disconnect the 12v after you switch off the car.

[@malcym3394]

@@Jamesandkate Thanks James. I'll give that a try. Very much appreciate you replying!

[@alexmccoy5069]

Hey James, something that I’m curious about on the MG5 is the history of the platform. It looks like it uses a “cost-reduced” variant of the Astra-K platform. Have you seen much evidence of the GM-derived design underneath? Does it have many shared parts?

[@Jamesandkate]

Yep, it's 100% an Astra estate chassis, but thats where it stops. All the running gear is either SAIC or VW. I often tell customers and they sound surprised.

[@alexmccoy5069]

@@Jamesandkate I’m surprised a little by VW, but it makes some sense given SAIC builds VWs in China with their partnership.

[@UpsideDownFork]

Thanks for sharing! Still looking very tidy for a "van"! Only downside with the facelift is the driver assistance system. What's your long term plan now the MG5 is being discontinued in favour of the less reliable MG4 estate?

[@esm7708]

@@UpsideDownFork less reliable?

[@UpsideDownFork]

@@esm7708 MG5 recently ranked 4th more reliable electric car on the road and the MG4 ranked dead last in the same reliability test. It was what car if you want to read it for yourself.

[@esm7708]

@@UpsideDownFork blimey. I'm a little surprised. Lucky my wife's is a lease. I will concede the lane assist is terrifying.

[@UpsideDownFork]

​@@esm7708I was very surprised as well!

[@Jamesandkate]

I'm hoping the MG4 will have the issues ironed out before the estate lands. I'm pretty sure most of the issues with the MG4 are software related, so I'm confident it should be ok.

[@MrPstapleton]

When you talk about the wheel arches, is it possible to clean/spray with the the wheel on?

[@Jamesandkate]

It is, but jacking it up will give you more access if you can't remove the wheels.

[@nattapongwattanabut416]

MG5 EV in Thailand call name is MG EP there is a lot of problems case with AC system. The most case is HV battery shut off.

[@rtfazeberdee3519]

Do you know what the increased weight of the car is when you are fully loaded with tools and spares?

[@Jamesandkate]

Yeah, with me and the tools it's about 1800kgs

[@decimal1815]

If only they had a heated steering wheel! :)

[@Jamesandkate]

I'd take that for sure

[@tomharland1831]

I have one of these mg 5's which is brilliant, 90000 trouble free miles, but the main complaint is the headlights are dreadful, does anyone have a fix for this. The high beam doesn't seem to work either

[@ronrubble]

Pre-facelift? I think James has upgraded his to LED bulbs. I haven't. They aren't great on low beam but I have no complaints on high beam (auto high beam is not great though(

[@steveperry2189]

Similar problem on Mk1 MG ZS. I swapped the bulbs for Osram Nightbreaker, far better than standard although not up to LED levels

[@Jamesandkate]

I did fit LEDs, but went back to Osram Nightbreakers when the LEDs failed. Overall, they're quite poor.

[@redjohn20001]

I have just watched the latest What Car worst car reliability survey that has the MG4 and ZS EV in its top ten most unreliable cars, with the MG dealership listed as the worst at number one. Now I have an MG4 coming up to two years old and my experience is not in alignment with their findings at all. Working in the trade, could you make some sense of these What Car findings. Thanks for the videos, I always make a point of watching them as they are always very informative.

[@Jamesandkate]

The dealer network has been sketchy, that's true, but these figures also cover software issues, which is by far the biggest issue for electric cars, and MG.

[@markthomasson5077]

When as the facelift

[@Jamesandkate]

Sorry, you've lost me?

[@markthomasson5077]

…..for the car!

[@Lewis_Standing]

When i use my OBD2 dongle - car scanner pro doesnt pick up my mums MG5 well at all and i cant see the SOH. do you use a different app for it?

[@Jamesandkate]

We use diagnostic equipment which can give a 3 month average for accuracy. Do we service it? If we do we supply this as part of the service.

[@Lewis_Standing]

@@Jamesandkate I don't know if you cover Scarborough, but I can always encourage them to get you - might help them make their mind up about their upcoming balloon payment decision

[@philipm3776]

@@Lewis_StandingJames came to me in Filey. Very happy with the service.

[@Jamesandkate]

@@Lewis_Standing we do cover Scarborough, we have plenty of customers there.

[@brendanpells912]

Is that one of those cars with the 'for decorative purposes only' roof rails?

[@ronrubble]

It is not. They are rated to 75kg from memory (I have one). I think they were not rated when initially released though, that rating came late

[@Jamesandkate]

75kgs rating.

[@stricardo1]

Hello James. Really enjoyed this update/report as usual. Currently am considering buying one of the 'deals' on offer. Both brand new. SE £19,200 or Trophy £20,300. Which would you choose?

[@alanbrad3727]

Save some money buy a low mileage second hand Trophy! My dad brought one brand new! Even though he likes it, the depreciation stings for him

[@Jamesandkate]

I'd take the Trophy, it had a few extras that I like. We only have the higher spec cars for the lads.

[@stricardo1]

@@Jamesandkate Thanks James. The Trophy it is then. I agree with your costs analysis. After 6 years and 60,000 miles I estimate the car will have a private sale value of approx £8k at today's value given it will still have 1 years manufacturer's warranty remaining. The annual £2k depreciation is more than offset by the savings and reliability factor.

[@JamesScholesUK]

We went non-trophy on our pre-facelift SR because after having driven both my wife hated the slightly aggressive LKA. It's not for everyone!

[@paulcarnall791]

Has it lost any horsepower?

[@Jamesandkate]

No, it still pulls very well.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Electric Motors don't lose horsepower.

[@DougHolmes]

Out of interest, how much is a set of new tyres?

[@st200ol]

What brand? They vary in price by a fair bit. £400 to £600

[@Jamesandkate]

We paid £280+vat for these 4

[@firebreafdragon]

How are you finding it when it comes to rapid/public charging, I've had mine fail to handshake a fair few times. I've also found if it's connected to an A/C post that for whatever reason doesn't dispense power it tends to throw it in a fault condition where you either have to leave it alone for 10 mins or so or disconnect the 12v and reboot everything or it will throw a HV battery fault and refuse to engage the contactors.

[@Jamesandkate]

I've had a few issues, they are always on Gridserve ABB units. Never had any AC issues though. I keep a 10mm spanner handy for exactly this 😂

[@xtairsoft]

Great video, new sub for me.

[@Jamesandkate]

Thanks for the sub!

[@davidpearn5925]

The front looks like a 10 year old Passat.

[@Shahbeb2]

These are the same price as a 10yr old passat

[@Jamesandkate]

Yeah, and the steering wheel is from a Mk5 Golf too.

[@johnbrown3471]

Autotrader values it at £6,410.

[@mikebreen2890]

Average car is scrapped at circa 140,000 miles.

[@davidpearn5925]

Dampers?.

[@Jamesandkate]

The proper name for a shock absorber.

[@davidpearn5925]

@@Jamesandkate still thinking of your knees guys.

[@Jamesandkate]

@@davidpearn5925knee pads these days 👍🏼

[@iscmiscm]

It's a car and not a van. A van has no side windows in the rear sides.

[@esm7708]

@@iscmiscm I bet you're a lot of fun at dinner parties. It's being used as a van. Hence the racking.

[@Jamesandkate]

Seriously 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@barriewilliams4526]

It's a Chinese car........

[@tobyroberts6529]

Great spot, Barrie 😂

[@esm7708]

@@barriewilliams4526 where is your phone from Barrie?

[@Jamesandkate]

Yep. Is that ok??

[@Jamesandkate]

Yep, is that ok?

[@GrrMeister]

So what is is worth now - on AutoTrader not a Lot {as would Paul Daniel's say) in fact it has lost much more in depreciation than a comparable ICE Vehicle - who are your kidding with this tripe and misinformation - you are almost as bad as that paid snake oil salesman on Fully Charged !

[@mondotv4216]

I don't think he said anything about what it's worth now - he asked the audience to look it up and some did - £6,500 (We buy any car) - seems reasonable for a car like that with 143K miles on the clock and wholesale price. I'm not sure what your problem is but this is a work vehicle and it seems to have held up pretty well. There's no "tripe and misinformation" here - just actual facts and figures. 91% battery SOH, so 9-10% battery degradation, £17K saved on fuel (not sure how they worked that out but probably compared to a petrol MG5) and practically zero maintenance. That's at least 7 oil changes, a timing belt, 3 - 4 sets of pads and two sets of rotors on a petrol/diesel car. Last time I looked those things weren't free. You do the math and tell me if your better off with which vehicle? A business looks at total cost of ownership and so far they're well ahead even if they realised the depreciation and sold the car now.

[@esm7708]

Geoff is that you?

[@stephencrowther524]

The £17k saved on mileage seems to have been calculated assuming about 50mpg and around £6 a gallon on an ICE vehicle.

[@EVMan298]

You could just say you’re frightened of EVs and know nothing about them or Cleevely?

[@esm7708]

@@EVMan298 that would be boring and from the Paul Daniels reference we can date the chap. I imagine he's quite enthuastic about Nigel Farage

[@bdeithrick]

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