Recent content by MadaboutDana

I confess I also had a couple of dings in the side of our Duster, but in my defence, one was my wife’s (reversing to avoid an oncoming French tractor that showed no signs of stopping), and I defy anyone to come out of Geneva Airport carpark without at least one scrape to show... just sayin’...

Heh, you’re probably right (we had a Duster beforehand!) 😂

A short update on my own positive MG4 experience, just to offset some of the more irritating experiences reported in the forum... A few months back I managed to reverse our MG4 into a culvert (yes, really, really stupid!). The bottom of the car was wedged on a large rock, the offside rear...

As detailed elsewhere, I switch off (a) LKA, (b) auto headlights and (c) traffic sign recognition every time I get in the car. Takes seconds. I also switch to (d) Sport mode – because of the improved braking, as it happens, not because I fancy myself as the Stig – and set off happily with all...

We’ve been lucky. The new MG dealership in the nearest major town (Mâcon; we’re based in France) is exceptionally responsive and helpful – I’ve dropped in there a couple of times with minor issues (tyre pressure warnings, ongoing “service required” warning) without an appointment and they’ve...

Yep, I’d buy again without hesitation – and I have an early model (no centre rear headrest, no rear windscreen wiper, 17” wheels on the equivalent of a Trophy). On the other hand, the new MG dealership that’s opened up in our nearest town is brilliant – the young guy who manages the workshop is...

My father-in-law loves his MG5, which he bought as an ex-demo a couple of years ago. He’s a very experienced (ex-rally) driver, and bought the car primarily in response to London’s LEZ, but he regards it as an excellent buy, an excellent drive and a very satisfying statement. He’s not interested...

If I’m spending time in the car, I tend to sit in the passenger seat (for precisely the reasons explained above!). I’ve found that using Apple CarPlay keeps the entertainment system running for quite a while, but it does still tend to switch off unexpectedly.

Yep, I feel exactly the same. After the morning ritual (switch off auto-headlights; dial down front collision recognition to one bar instead of three; switch off – useless – sign recognition; switch off LKA; switch driving mode to “sport”), I thoroughly enjoy every aspect of the machine (apart...

Ha, I’m impressed you’re using vehicle-to-load – excellent! I totally agree: the battery warming and internal HVAC pre-heating are both extremely welcome. We certainly love our MG4 Trophy (Luxury here in France), and apart from a few early-adoption software glitches – none of them serious – have...

Interesting – thanks for the tip(s) on vibration. We’ve not actually experienced this issue, but you never know!

Have to say I love the car, but I have a very simple pre-flight checklist: If daytime and weather is nice, switch off auto headlights If not snowy/icy/nasty, switch to Sport (otherwise leave in Normal); Sport means the brake pedal responds “properly” rather than mushily Switch down emergency...

I tend to agree with @thebriggie that pre-heating does little to improve things; by the time you've heated up the battery, you've used as much energy as you'd have used anyway in the first few minutes of driving. As for this "intelligent heating" – well, it sounds amusingly cool, but is the...

If you've got PV panels, charging via the granny charger makes sense. I cancelled our 7kW charger installation because I realised it made more sense to charge the car from our panels, and so far this year, it's worked really well. Most of our driving is confined to weekends and the occasional...

Here in la France I've seen nary a one (despite the "best-selling" figures) – until about 3 weeks ago, when I slowed at a junction to let a car pull in and realised it was a grey MG4. And then, about a week later, I saw a black MG4 parked in a nearby village. But that's it so far! Increasing...