Recent content by Sparky2

Thanks Big Al. That strategy would work OK but it is worth pointing out that 10 years ago the BMW i3 had front and rear parking sensors and a simple cruise control plus knobs and switches for everything else. No flaky touchscreen, lane assist or front collision crap. We are going forwards in...

Thank you Charlie. We love our MG4 (apart from the dodgy cameras and flaky software) but I will take a moment to explain how we got owning one. For most of my life in the architectural profession I was devoted to creating and upgrading energy-efficient buildings while enjoying a passion for...

Good answer, love it

It is interesting to hear about the experience of MG Dealerships on the other side of the globe. Here in County Durham in the UK, I have amassed a long list of "could be better" suggestions, the main one being recalling all the cars and updating the software and cameras so that they actually...

Well W12Lad, somebody has to tell it like it is because the worldwide car industry is being led by the nose down a digital rabbit hole from which there seems to be little escape other than to ditch these flawed 'computers on wheels' and revert to driving older (petrol and diesel) cars that allow...

I think we may be getting to the bottom of why almost all classic cars are increasing in value while a one year old EV can often be bought for half the price of a new one. However, we are straying off the subject of this thread (what is the point of the MG app?). Maybe we could extend the...

Thanks Salty. All the old analogue pieces of equipment I own, from my 40+ years old audiophile hi-fi system to my classic cars from the 1940s and the 1990s, continue to work every time I turn them on. Admittedly, the old cars need regular maintenance to keep them running reliably but I can do...

In order to clarify the support you can expect from MG Motors Ltd on this and many other matters relating to the defective software, I have copied the text of a letter I sent to MG on 25 July 2025 :- To : MG Customer Support, MG Motors UK MG4 Trophy LR – PN72 FFL We have now owned our 2022...

I think you are right. The 'driverless' cameras and software were clearly developed on a test track with clearly-defined margins and markings. It was also assumed that every lane change would be preceded by use of the direction indicators which we know is largely optional for most drivers...

May I first respond, with the utmost respect, to Jto. I am not a "bad workman" and I do not blame "my tools". I have restored a number of classic cars over the last 40 years or so and have therefore learned not to blame my tools. I am 73 years old, an IAM Advanced Driver and held a racing...

On a similar subject, I have bound my Samsung S22 phone to my MG4 at least a dozen times and every time I get in the car and start up, it has lost the connection. Everything about the software in this car is crap and the app is no different. It is flaky, badly-designed, unreliable and in the...

What all this feedback proves is that the MG4 is a good car spoiled by defective 'safety' software and a fair amount of penny-pinching (e.g. no rear interior light or front parking sensors). The more serious shortcomings have been repeatedly articulated above and they mostly revolve around the...

I'm afraid that we just have to accept that the cameras and their associated software in these cars are pants. There should be a button you can press to switch the whole damn lot OFF so the driver has full control of the vehicle. Somewhere under that cloak of defective software is a great car...

Thanks Salty. I was born in 1952 and we used to call "lemons" Friday Afternoon Specials' but that was when the only chips we had came with fried fish and mushy peas on a Friday night. The Chinese were rationed to two light bulbs in their meagre homes and they walked or cycled everywhere. There...

This is a copy of my letter dated 25 July 2025 to MG Customer Support, MG Motors UK 2022 MG4 Trophy LR We have now owned our 2022 MG4 Trophy LR for four months and we can honestly say that it is far and away the most dangerous vehicle we have had the misfortune to drive. The journey home from...