This is a brag, because I am very happy with my new car so far.
The task was to comfortably do a 200km return commute, mostly on a rural national highway at a top speed of 110ish.
My car needed replacing and the MG’s $31k price was right, but I was still concerned about range and it being an MG.
I’m getting home with 30% battery and 75km range left. I’m good with that. Full battery shows 284km range.
The car is a thrill to drive, comfortable for 75 minutes at a stretch, and fast - from the get go and when overtaking. I could be in danger of becoming an @rsehole on the road.
It feels nicely made where it matters. There’s a peek of white stuffing in the foot well, the panel between back seat and floor is plastic. But I’m impressed for the price. I've always bought base models.
I collected it on October 22 and have done 2038km in 12 days at 17.5kWh/100km. Average speed is 59kph. We do a mix of 200km and 75km return commutes.
On collection, it had underbody sag (being fixed tomorrow) and vinyl crinkle on door pillar (pointed out by dealer and to be replaced).
I’m still getting used to some quirks with charging and settings - the best order to do things; when selections are retained - but none are deal breakers.
I have the Caro Series Wallbox from this deal. I paid $7 for ChargeHQ this month, but I’m about to learn Home Assistant :)
The app shows I used 405kWh (40 from solar, but I’m ignoring that). I pay 34.0692c/kWh, so it’s cost me $140. My Mitsubishi 380 used 200L for 2000km. At $1.50 a litre that would be $300.
I needed to replace my car. An EV is working well for a rural commute. Worries about range and MG are rapidly dissipating.
I got an MG4 instead of a corolla hybrid and regretted it as the corolla is likely to retain better resale value then an MG4. MG doesnt care about the brand or customer retention and will keep slashing prices thereby driving the prices down further. Even BYD is a better buy than MG as they care about their brand value.