Cabansail
Standard Member
Just signed up here. My lovely Mazda XD Astina was recently written off. While this was very upsetting it was 11 years old, so maybe getting into unreliable territory.
Earlier this year it was also involved in an incident where the left side was wiped out by a Tesla 3 towing a heavy trailer. I had that all recorded on Dashcam (will try to post that later) While that was being repaired I was given a Hire Car. What was supplied was a Mazda CX-3 which was an Automatic piece of crap. It had VNCP (Variable Noise Constant Power) fitted. I complained to the insurance and said they were to supply a hire car similar to my own and an Automatic was not equivalent to my Six Speed Manual Astina. They agreed but said the hire companies only have Auto's. I said that wasn't true, they have EV's which are not Auto's (regardless of the listing) They have one gear, so no transmission and the motor can stop so no clutch required. I was given a Polestar. It was quite nice but after a week it d=flagged a service due and a recharging error and kept telling me not to drive it. I spoke to them and they said it was a software issue and to return it. The guy I spoke to said he would get me "a good one".
When I returned it they supplied me with what looked like an identical car. That was until I drove it, the new one was the dual motor version with all the software options on. I quite like it, especially the explosive acceleration and the way the handling was much more neutral whereas the single motor version under-steered. I had that for 8 weeks and realised my next car would be an EV. Little did I think it would be so soon. Soon after my Mazda was back we went away for a break and were instructed to evacuate due to a flood. I was told to drive behind an emergency services truck and the car got flooded. Due to water ingress the car was a write off even though I got nearly all functions back.
Shopping around I was looking for either a Polestar, like the hire one, a BYD Seal Performance or the MG4 Xpower. They all had pro's and cons. The Xpower I am buying was local, in good condition and price. I have met the owner, who is a nice guy, and had a test drive. He explained what he likes and a few annoyances too.
Anyway, let the adventure begin.
Earlier this year it was also involved in an incident where the left side was wiped out by a Tesla 3 towing a heavy trailer. I had that all recorded on Dashcam (will try to post that later) While that was being repaired I was given a Hire Car. What was supplied was a Mazda CX-3 which was an Automatic piece of crap. It had VNCP (Variable Noise Constant Power) fitted. I complained to the insurance and said they were to supply a hire car similar to my own and an Automatic was not equivalent to my Six Speed Manual Astina. They agreed but said the hire companies only have Auto's. I said that wasn't true, they have EV's which are not Auto's (regardless of the listing) They have one gear, so no transmission and the motor can stop so no clutch required. I was given a Polestar. It was quite nice but after a week it d=flagged a service due and a recharging error and kept telling me not to drive it. I spoke to them and they said it was a software issue and to return it. The guy I spoke to said he would get me "a good one".
When I returned it they supplied me with what looked like an identical car. That was until I drove it, the new one was the dual motor version with all the software options on. I quite like it, especially the explosive acceleration and the way the handling was much more neutral whereas the single motor version under-steered. I had that for 8 weeks and realised my next car would be an EV. Little did I think it would be so soon. Soon after my Mazda was back we went away for a break and were instructed to evacuate due to a flood. I was told to drive behind an emergency services truck and the car got flooded. Due to water ingress the car was a write off even though I got nearly all functions back.
Shopping around I was looking for either a Polestar, like the hire one, a BYD Seal Performance or the MG4 Xpower. They all had pro's and cons. The Xpower I am buying was local, in good condition and price. I have met the owner, who is a nice guy, and had a test drive. He explained what he likes and a few annoyances too.
Anyway, let the adventure begin.
