Goodbye to my Cyberster

[tarbat]

So after 17 months of ownership we're about to sell our Cyberster Trophy in exchange for another EV. I thought it was worth summarising the good, the bad, and the terrible.

Starting with the good

• A unique car that gets a lot of attention. Numerous times I've had Porsche drivers flash their headlights at me!
• Great open top cruiser. For the driving we do, cruising along A-roads with the roof down has been a joy.
• Great driving position, with a seat that I could drive for hours in without discomfort.
• Great fun to drive.
• Good range. We never used more than 73% of charge on a trip, and averaged 3.2 mi/kWh across the 17 months.

The bad

• The 70mm Ground Clearance at the front has been a real limiter for us when visiting forest car parks, etc. It's this that triggered us to consider changing cars.
• The doors are just too unreliable when wet, which is all too often. Poor sensor placement for a wet climate.
• The poor rear suspension control is a bit worrying on the undulating roads.

The terrible

• The dealer network
  • Having to get the car serviced at the Nissan garage because the MG dealer don't have a maintenance facility is a first.
  • The terrible parking at the dealer, with dozens of Nissans, Kias, and MGs cluttering up the parking with nowhere for customers to park.
  • The technicians poor knowledge of the car, how to do a software update, or even reset the service indicator.
  • I really got the feeling this was a Kia & Nissan garage, with MG as an afterthought.

So it was time to move on, we got a reasonable trade-in on the Cyberster, with a lower depreciation rate than our previous EV. We've enjoyed the experience, and wish the Cyberster a good future, hopefully with some improvements to the car itself and the dealer network in particular.

 

[salty]

Good write up. What you getting next?

 

[tarbat]

Good write up. What you getting next?

A complete change.

 

[salty]

Nice! Like that! Stay on the forum and keep us informed about it.

 

[MG Clive]

Thanks for your final report @tarbat, I hope you enjoy the 4

 

[NikLiverpool]

Thank you for the update. Quite informative and big change on the wheels!
As an afterthought though; why did you not look for another dealer?

 

[tarbat]

As an afterthought though; why did you not look for another dealer?

Next nearest dealers are over 200 miles away, and a 9 hour round trip.

In fact my current MG dealer is no longer listed as a Cyberster dealer on the MG UK dealers map.

 

[NikLiverpool]

Oh blimey...unfortunate that you were in this situation. Fully understand your decision.

 

[GranTurismoEra]

Good report. Yeah for those highland roads you need something like that.