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I gave up!
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Jomarkh
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During the MG podcast on Thursday Miles sacid that ZS orders are being filled and current wait on an order today was a few months.Sorry, a year is way too long. Cancelled my order and now looking elsewhere. Good luck to you all
What was the latest update from your dealer?
Lilian
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My dealer said he still couldn’t give me any information when it was going to arrive. I’ve got to the point where I don’t even want it anymore
ashok198311
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Hi I believe there are some availability at new car discount. Which will be delivered on few weeks time..Sorry, a year is way too long. Cancelled my order and now looking elsewhere. Good luck to you all
dragon2611
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MG really need to sort themselves out with orders, it was why I cancelled the MG4 pre-order I had.
Would have been at least late January but I had no way of knowing that back in December when I gave up (I only know January because the apperently forgot to cancel it and called me about it)
Would have been at least late January but I had no way of knowing that back in December when I gave up (I only know January because the apperently forgot to cancel it and called me about it)
hmadsen
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I know the feelingSorry, a year is way too long. Cancelled my order and now looking elsewhere. Good luck to you all
Ordered a (Replacement for a totalled) MG ZS EV in the first week of August last year, the website said "Estimated delivery 9-12 months" but when the contract came it was dated exactly 1 year after the order date, so already there, they took it to the max limit.
In January, Tesla lowered their prices and suddenly a Tesla Model Y, Long Range went from costing £26.000 more than the MG ZS EV Luxury with trailer hitch, to "only" costing £10.500 more, and they claimed a delivery time on their website of 2 months, so since we have the financial means to do so, we ordered a Tesla and cancelled the order for the MG.
Asked for the deposit to be returned, and at first MG were reluctant.
I then stated that i would just keep my place in the line and sell if off to someone when we neared the delivery date. They seemed okay with that.
I then wrote to them to have confirmed that the contract had a clause that said that if they failed to deliver 1 month after the delivery date in the contract, that i was also able to have the contract lifted and the deposit returned.
After stating that, they immediately told me that if i still wanted to lift the contract and have my money returned it was an option.
In my mind, what they really said was "We know right now that there is not a chance in hell that we will be able to deliver the car even 1 month late, so lets get this out of the way right now, rather than when the car is near arrival".
I opted for the "Long Range" because i could afford it, but if you just want a car that has comparable official range, then the "Standard Range" right now (Atleast in Denmark) is "only" about £3000 more expensive than a MG ZS EV.
Not trying to talk the MG down, it was a lovely car, but if one "only" has to pay £3000 to "upgrade" to a Tesla, i personally would choose the Tesla any day.
In the 4 months i owned the MG i received 0 updates for the infotainment system, and as far as i can read on here, the MG ZS EV still has not received even a single OTA update.
My Tesla that i have had for 3 weeks, have already had 3 software updates, that added new functionality to the car, since i bought it.
When/if MG ever clears the queue or gets it down to "months" rather than "Years" i bet they will also have to lower their prices.
It's the same with the MG4, if you shell out an additional £4500 you can "upgrade" to a SR Tesla model 3, that atleast on paper has a longer range, and better performance.
Only reason not to opt for the Tesla is if you can not afford the "small" extra price or if you dislike Tesla's for some other reason. (Looks, Elon, etc...)
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ARealHuman
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hmadsen
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Yes, i know what you mean, and it's not, that there is nothing to dislike about him, he is quite the character, i dont particularly love the guy myself, but i do honestly think they make quite decent cars.
Some of the benefits of the Tesla as a car that i have found, compared to the MG
* Software updates, this will insure that the car will become better, and have new features added over time. (It seems to me that the MG is not really getting "updated" or have features added sadly, even though this was a strong selling point for me with OTA updates).
* Vastly better automation, i did a long'ish drive in the Tesla and i can tell you, the car was driving itself atleast 80% of the time, it is quite relaxing this way, the MG Pilot was a lot more irate with beeping, and not nearly as refined.
* The MG has electricly adjusted seats and side mirrors, but the Tesla has memory for this. When i get in, the seat is adjusted all the way back, the steering wheel is adjusted all the way forward and up, making entry VERY easy, but as soon as the door is closed and i press the brake, the seat, the steering wheel and the side mirrors automatically adjust to my settings. If i adjust a setting, it instantly asks me if i want to save this, and then this becomes my new default setting. No more jumping into the drivers seat only to get wedged between the seat and the steering wheel because my wife has adjusted it to suit her driving position, and i need to adjust everything back.
* App is a lot better
* Heated rear seats for the kids on all 3 positions.
* Charging is a breeze. I know i only owned the MG for 4 months and the problem would have been less and less over time, but the fact that "every time" i had to go charge somewhere, i arrived, just to find the charger was with a company i had not previously used so i had to download an app, make an account, setup payment and only then could i start the charge. I regularily spent 10 minutes getting the charger going if it was a company i had not used before, and 2-5 minutes if it was one that i had been using.
Now i just pull in to a supercharger, plug in, and 20 seconds later the charger starts charging, and after i end the charging the amount is deducted from my CC, the tesla charger knows what VIN to bill.
Also, i had to do the charge planning myself, the Tesla plans this for me, dynamically, so that if i drive nicer than it expects and the range is longer, it will just adjust the suggested charging place to whatever suits the range right now.
If the kids has to have a toilet break even if the car does not want to charge, we can just pop in, plug it in for 10 minutes while the pee, and then continue, and the car will calculate when we now need to stop for electrons next time.
* Up to 250 KW charging instead of 80 KW, means that we spend less time at the charger. (Plus we start the charge faster)
* Lot more space in the backseat for the kids
* Loads more space in the boot, under the boot floor is a huge hole, and also the Frunk. If we end up going to Italy this year, we will not need the roof box, there is plenty of space in the car to accomodate whatever we would have put in the box.
Bad stuff
- No Radar for the distance measurement.
- No rear cross traffic alert
- No parking sensors (Camera based system, that for now atleast is not nearly as accurate)
Dont get me wrong, i am NOT trying to talk the ZS EV down, if ours had not been totalled, we would not have swapped, and if they had delivered the new ZS EV before tesla slashed prices, we would taken delivery and been happy with the MG.
Yellowelise
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@Lilian Some dealers actually have some to buy just delivered, no price hike.Sorry, a year is way too long. Cancelled my order and now looking elsewhere. Good luck to you all
We were also getting fed up and had sourced a ZS LR sunroof tinted glass (no connect) in arctic white from a dealer and were just about to cancel our order to buy when Wham our car appeared as if by magic.
Not sure if your allowed to advertise here but if you want to know where the car is PM me and I’ll give you the dealer.
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Sometimes life has a funny way of giving us what is right. You are getting a car which many here would envy. But I know someone else will be receiving the car they wanted because it was cancelled.
Exactly what happened to me. I wnated a MG ZS EV Trophy connect facelift but with the sunroof. Only ordered in December 2022. Because I wasn't worried too much about the colour by supplier was able to track down a cancelled order and I received it in March 2023.
"Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered." Cymbeline (Act 4, Scene 3)
Exactly what happened to me. I wnated a MG ZS EV Trophy connect facelift but with the sunroof. Only ordered in December 2022. Because I wasn't worried too much about the colour by supplier was able to track down a cancelled order and I received it in March 2023.
"Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered." Cymbeline (Act 4, Scene 3)
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hmadsen
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To be honest i was surprised how good it is at holding the distance. It is pretty responsive.@hmadsen - how do you find things like cruise control and staying at a consistent distance behind the vehicle in front if it changes speed, when the Tesla is using a camera for this? What sort of motorway range are you getting? Thanks
If the car in front slows down for a red traffic light, it breaks a bit later than i would like, but it easily stops in time, and it has rather strong regenerative braking, and blends the friction brake and the regenerative brake really well.
Motorway range....Did a longer trip, set the cruise to 70 mph, and i was able to do 220 miles, arriving with 10% SOT, down from 96% when we started.
This was with an ambient temperature between 5-10 Celcius, which i found to be
1. Okay
2. Quite a bit less than the advertised range.
I know that 5 degrees celcius and motorway driving only offcourse means that the range will be less.
It has a bit more battery capacity than the MG, but it also weigh more, so not that surprising, that it would not have a lot longer range.
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We got ours within a month, we just happened to order the same colour that the dealer ordered for a demo, so they passed it onto us instead. We got lucky 
Dstretty
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So you say a Tesla is only £3k more than an MGZSEV and only £4.5k more than an MG4? Really? Where is that?
Leeleeboo
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. Think I might have bought the car you had cancelled 
Muffin
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What a shame zs ev great car really please with it . Had a look at other makes they don’t stack up against this MGSorry, a year is way too long. Cancelled my order and now looking elsewhere. Good luck to you all
Yes has taken me a year but in the well worth it
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I appreciate that the prices in different markets differ.
Here in the UK, the cheapest new Tesla is the standard range, white Model 3 with no extras at £42,990.
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The most expensive ZS EV (Trophy Long range in red) is £36,190, a difference of £6,800.
Dstretty
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If you compare specifications the difference is even greater. If you take into account the ugly jelly mold looks and horrible interior of the Tesla it's no contest.I appreciate that the prices in different markets differ.
Here in the UK, the cheapest new Tesla is the standard range, white Model 3 with no extras at £42,990.
The most expensive MG4 (Long Range, Volcano Orange Trophy) is £33,190, a difference of £9,800.Design Your Model 3 | Tesla
Design and order your Tesla Model 3, the car of the future. Learn about lease, loan and cash payment options, warranties, electric vehicle incentives, gasoline savings and more.
The most expensive ZS EV (Trophy Long range in red) is £36,190, a difference of £6,800.
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