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Usually plenty of feedback about Lidl stuff online so worth doing some research about the specific item as they can change frequently. I don't shop there but a neighbour does and sometimes picks up items for me I think might be useful such as small socket sets and drive bit sets. One of the drive bit sets had a few of the wrong bits present, correctly colour coded for their place but the wrong bit...

From what I’ve read payback is about 3 ish years.

Currently not legal until the British regs and plugs etc are agreed - our system of ring mains is unique but vast quantities used in Europe so can’t be all bad.

I will certainly look into it further when suitable kit is offered.

Lidl/Aldi will be a good place to look as they have much experience in selling the stuff in Euro...

I wouldn't want a panel on the ground but maybe on a garage or shed roof if south to west facing. 500W isn't much and you would mostly only get a proportion of 500W, much lower on cloudy days. If you were out in the sticks with a possible higher risk of power outage then maybe (unless these plug in systems cut out when grid fails).

Yeah. **IF**.

Grey
Here about 5-6 years ago I went to replace the oil pump on a friend's MGA (1800)engine--- The pump gear on his had come loose on the shaft, it was one of those that had the gear pinned to the shaft-
So here's this brand new TRW pump sealed in a plastic bag with oil floating around in the bag, which sort of gives out a vibe that it's been lubed and tested---BUT
-So I poked the driv...

As we all know, this lovely forum is drying up. Do we know if, once all the threads disappear, whether the MGA archives will still be available?
It is still a very valuable resource

What a good idea, our solar and battery system has resulted in much lower Electric bills, not sure how these mobile units will work but if they reduce your energy bills and the payback time is reasonable surely a good investment.

About ten years ago I bought a TRW m/c for my LandRover Defender.
It was rubbish. It had swarf inside it and leaked from three separate places.
It took a while but eventually I got my money refunded. In the meantime I bought one from Rimmer Brothers. I don't remember the brand but it worked fine.
At the time the bloke at Rimmers told me that TRW bought in their parts from China. The...

Unless, ---

Trump's 5 day delay is about giving the calvary time to arrive, and get ready to deploy.

Nobody except Trump and his inner mob really know's what's going on at all.

Bernie, I bought one a good while back. The first one leaked straight out of the box and the replacement originally caused the front brakes to bind which meant adjusting the pushrod length until it freed. As mentioned above a lot on the MGA forum about them which I wasnt aware of until after I had purchased mine. I wouldnt buy another one.

Trev