New-ish MG5s going cheap

[silverbullet]

Not 'till 2026 for me. Then it depends on the numbers i.e. what grants are available and what it'd cost to replace the "scrap" which, currently, would be significantly more than the €10,000 "grant". Either way I'll be budgeting for something in the region of double the €11,995 the MKIII Octavia cost me back in 2019. The problem, for me, is that's more than I want to spend and definitely more than I can reasonably justify based on takings in the region of €30k/year.

Ifn I won the lotto - rather unlikely as I don't enter - I'd buy a brand new diesel before they're banned completely!

I'd buy a brand new diesel before they're banned completely!

Would you buy a car before it's banned, then be stuck with an almost new vehicle you can't drive?

I'll gift you €2.50 for a line in the Lotto instead.

[watty]

You'll be able to buy and sell second hand diesels for decades to come.  Whether you'll be taxed to the high heavens (congestion charge etc) is another story...

[Rat Catcher]

I can't see the use of diesels being banned in my lifetime but it's definitely conceivable that production will be banned... But if I won the lotto I wouldn't need to use it anyway!

If you buy me a winning ticket I'll give you the €2.50 back in used coins, SB.

[silverbullet]

I can't see the use of diesels being banned in my lifetime but it's definitely conceivable that production will be banned... But if I won the lotto I wouldn't need to use it anyway!

If you buy me a winning ticket I'll give you the €2.50 back in used coins, SB.

Generous to a fault.

[C5]

EVs will be banned before liquid fuel cars because of the high risk of very intense fires when they get older, they won't last as long and they weigh alot more. The Toyota auris just under 1200kg the nissan leaf similar size over 1700kg insurance companies will run a mile from them in the future as the problems with them increase as more and more of them hit the roads. Unless solid state batteries can be produced in high volume which they are having problems with full EVs days are numbered. It's either a liquid fuel or hybrids the latter have been proven to work for years because the battery and engine share the workload, there are a lot of 1 million km Toyota Prius,camry and corollas on the road around the world. I've also heard of hybrid diesel on the way back.

[silverbullet]

EVs will be banned before liquid fuel cars because of the high risk of very intense fires when they get older, they won't last as long and they weigh alot more. The Toyota auris just under 1200kg the nissan leaf similar size over 1700kg insurance companies will run a mile from them in the future as the problems with them increase as more and more of them hit the roads. Unless solid state batteries can be produced in high volume which they are having problems with full EVs days are numbered. It's either a liquid fuel or hybrids the latter have been proven to work for years because the battery and engine share the workload, there are a lot of 1 million km Toyota Prius,camry and corollas on the road around the world. I've also heard of hybrid diesel on the way back.

No one will volunteer to put it out if a Skoda goes on fire!

[Rat Catcher]

I can't see the use of diesels being banned in my lifetime but it's definitely conceivable that production will be banned... But if I won the lotto I wouldn't need to use it anyway!

If you buy me a winning ticket I'll give you the €2.50 back in used coins, SB.

Generous to a fault.

In fact, I'll extend the offer to anyone who wishes to buy me a lottery ticket.

[Rat Catcher]

Back to maintenance matters. I got round to servicing the MKII last weekend and changed the gearbox oil again - as I believe is best practice c.1,000 kilos after installing a 2nd hand box and I wanted to check the specs / ensure no leaks following the routine from the service manual as previously posted within this very EV thread. The calculation bit was bang on - following the specified drain procedure precisely 1.8L of oil came out - so no leaks. The main thing of note is how little comes out if you just drain through the drain plug. I didn't measure it separately (probably should have) but I'd say it amounted to c.67% of the total oil drained through both the drain plug and the specified bearing pin/shaft... and even that's below the full capacity... can't remember the figures but more oil is required if the box is separated from the bell-housing. Hence if you're inclined to ignore manufacturer specs and change the oil periodically you're most likely only changing c.50% of it.

Brought the MKIII for it's annual National Car Test today. Despite the increased DPF regen figures the "smoke" reading - 0.04 (limit 0.7) - is reasonably consistent with previous years, in fact below a couple as follows:
2023 - 0.05
2022 - 0.03
2021 - 0.07
2020 - 0.02
2019 - 0.03