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Do they do anything more than wash the car? :confused: Seriously though, this should not have left the factory in that state. What other safety critical systems are being left liable to fail by assembly issues?

There's two separate issues here: You can reject a car very easily in the first month, and this defect would allow it. After one month the dealer has to be given the opportunity to rectify the car which appears simple. There's still no explanation for why the braking failed entirely, if it...

That's fairly standard.

plus the "handbrake" (emergency for any US readers) brake, unless they are counting that as the second system.

There's two different failure modes for the lubricant, either age/mileage or debris from manufacturing. The former may be as high as 60,000 miles, but the latter will be mainly in the first 1,000. If you intend keeping the car long term an early change is probably a worthwhile investment.

It's a big issue with Nissan LEAF where likewise it's not a service item. Obviously different design/manufacturing processes etc, but it gets horrible after a few years or 20,000 miles. A replacement gearbox is ~ £2k, oil £20 + 20 minutes labour.

Have you checked the state of the Control Pilot pins in the Ohme plug and the MG's socket? A clean with contact cleaner could help as would checking for debris.

Your discharging whilst driving was at closer to 15kW so much slower than a Rapid charger. I'm surprised that it was so far out.

Strictly my EVSE is a ProjectEV/Growatt one but it is in "dumb" mode, all of the control is done by the old style Ohme lead sitting in the middle following instructions from Octopus via Ohme. Personally I haven't gone for an Ohme charge point as they don't fully support solar, which the...

I have a pre-facelift MG5 and am on Intelligent Octopus using a Type 2 to Type 2 Ohme lead. This varies the charge rate regularly throughout charging both suspending the charge and varying the rate. I'd assume that it uses the same technique but don't know for sure, but can confirm that it works.

Frankly that's a poor design. :confused:

Exactly. It's not just the battery but also the motor, gearbox, and programming. Well done for sticking to your guns and pursuing the lack of range.

That's a strange metric. Given the current trend towards massive batteries and the cost differential between home and Rapid charging most people will rarely use Rapid charging, and only when on long journeys. For me charging hubs on major routes make far more sense than a couple of Rapids in...

Yes, but they cannot be swapped with the pre-facelift.

Strange how sellers on eBay and AliExpress manage to get things here in less than 3 weeks. Some parts are obviously too large to post, but others (such as this seal) should be easy to post.

Given that the Rapid is free that's around £15/day compared to charging at home. Personally I'd use the Rapid on the way home and take it to 80% and then take it to 100% once a week on the Granny. Obviously once they start charging for the Rapid then a home EVSE and an EV appropriate tariff such...

That's probably the case - it sounds the same as the MG4 SR.

The rear seats in the Model 3 have a relatively high floor and are not particularly comfortable for adults. But there is no way that my LR would manage that length of journey at that speed in that weather.

Perfect. So the plot thickens. It looks like the battery chemistry of the facelift MG5 SR is different to the previous version, perhaps more in line with that used on the MG4. Frankly it is now down to MG to resolve ......

I suspect the factory have misled your dealer with a genuine mistake. I certainly agree about not being able to tell the motor power - having had a SR MG4 there was no difference at low speed in comparison to the LR which was higher geared, it just ran out of power at higher speeds which isn't...