Recent content by TonyF

Here, XPowers have more features than the Excite (51 or 64) versions. If the additional features don't matter to you, does performance matter? An XPower will get to 100km/h in half the time it takes a 51. 🤷‍♂️ It's intoxicating...but probably unnecessary. You can, of course, drive the XPower in...

I err... normally... use normal and OPD. I rarely charge past 90%, so OPD shouldn't be reduced because there's nowhere for the charge to go. The actual OPD effect varies considerably, no matter my state of charge. Sometimes strong, sometimes poor enough I check it's still on. I far prefer it...

👆👆👆 This! 😁

The one about your MG5's economy? 🤔

Oh it's definitely a daft idea. That's why I bought one 😂

As far as I know, it's only when planted. 😁

Gawd, I'm silly enough at my advanced age, in my 20s I'd have been in a ditch within a week. We lost a few friends to over enthusiasm back then. It's much quicker than my then quick bike!

You'll love your new XP. It's acceleration is out of this world - my mate calls mine a spacecar - "my stomach got turned inside out" + lots of swearing! And that was only launching in normal. Launch is hilarious fun. Plenty of ICE cars have higher max speeds, but very few reach legal limits as...

A 2022 is 3 years old. If it's a 2022 , the price should be far less than what the same dealer is selling 2025, or even 2024 models. When you sell it, the buyer will only offer 2022 prices, even though it's basically identical. The build date should be stamped on the car (maybe a plaque). In...

According to iSmart, my XPower charges on granny at 1.3 to 1.6kW. Usually 1.4-1 5. My solar app tells me charging draws 1.5 to 1.9kW. I assume peak charging occurs at peak draw, so ~2-300W are lost. All figures approximate.

I know you notice more people driving the same car as you after you buy, but it's taken me 4 months to see 5 other #MG4s on a trip between the mountains and Penrith - a red, another blue, Camden grey, silver, & XPower green. I thought I saw more, but it was too hard to tell while driving. 😁...

One of the reasons I enjoy it. I zoom off at the lights, hit the speed limit, and then drive sensibly. I like to think some owners might think "uncle Stu told me EVs are expensive, slow, and hopeless, but that cheap little EV was fast, smooth, and quiet. Effortless. Hmmm..." Well, I tell...

Judging by the angry exhaust noises when I let him pass as the limit changed, **TXR6 seemed quite upset with me today. People are going to go past if you don't do the limit, cobber. 🤷‍♂️ It was funny, as I passed him, I heard a huge roar - the vibration has never sounded that bad 😂 - but it...

How very dare they? Long live smurf blue!

Most of my driving is in 80km/h zones - I've only done about 500km in 100/110 zones, which probably helps. Living at ~650m and travelling between 100 and 1000m, I get good regen out or back every drive, which must help. I'm mostly in normal, but am prone to planting it around twonks 😂 Coming...