SteveMSJ
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- Location (town/city + country)
- Baildon UK, MG4 Trophy LR
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- MG4 (2022-2025)
A story as a warning to others.
We set off to the supermarket in our MG4 gliding smooth and quiet out of the drive as usual. Over the speed bumps by the school. No traffic at junctions so didn’t come to stop until we were queuing for the roundabout in the centre of our town, nearly 2 miles from home.
Heard frantic meowing from beneath us. Leaped out and peered under the car expecting to see some poor injured animal but nothing to be seen.
Then our cat jumped out beside the rear wheel, shot across the main road, dodging cars, through a passage and over a wall and disappeared. She must have climbed into the rear undertray and inadvertently hitched a lift into town.
We searched the maze of streets, shops and yards, but no chance of finding her.
The next day we posted notices in all the cafes and other notice boards but were not hopeful. Two days later, in the middle of the night, she popped in through the cat door completely soaked through but otherwise no worse for wear. I’ve no idea how she managed to navigate her way home but we were very pleased to have her back
You hear of animals climbing in to ICE car engine bays for warmth but obviously as soon as the engine is started they are out like a shot. The trouble with an EV is that by the time they panic you are moving at speed. At least she had the sense not to jump out until we came to a stop. It must have been a pretty frightening ride though, particularly over the speed bumps
If you look under the car behind the passenger side rear wheel you can see that there is just space for a cat to squeeze in by the motor/differential. You wouldn’t see the cat by just glancing under the car. I suspect she’ll never go in there again but I will be checking in future before driving off.
Don’t let an EV hater see this or it will be added to the list of reasons not to own one
We set off to the supermarket in our MG4 gliding smooth and quiet out of the drive as usual. Over the speed bumps by the school. No traffic at junctions so didn’t come to stop until we were queuing for the roundabout in the centre of our town, nearly 2 miles from home.
Heard frantic meowing from beneath us. Leaped out and peered under the car expecting to see some poor injured animal but nothing to be seen.
Then our cat jumped out beside the rear wheel, shot across the main road, dodging cars, through a passage and over a wall and disappeared. She must have climbed into the rear undertray and inadvertently hitched a lift into town.
We searched the maze of streets, shops and yards, but no chance of finding her.
The next day we posted notices in all the cafes and other notice boards but were not hopeful. Two days later, in the middle of the night, she popped in through the cat door completely soaked through but otherwise no worse for wear. I’ve no idea how she managed to navigate her way home but we were very pleased to have her back
You hear of animals climbing in to ICE car engine bays for warmth but obviously as soon as the engine is started they are out like a shot. The trouble with an EV is that by the time they panic you are moving at speed. At least she had the sense not to jump out until we came to a stop. It must have been a pretty frightening ride though, particularly over the speed bumps
If you look under the car behind the passenger side rear wheel you can see that there is just space for a cat to squeeze in by the motor/differential. You wouldn’t see the cat by just glancing under the car. I suspect she’ll never go in there again but I will be checking in future before driving off.
Don’t let an EV hater see this or it will be added to the list of reasons not to own one
