How much damage to write off your MG4?

[Bricktop X PWR]

Well not a great deal it seems!

I can see the intrusion into the rear, behind the bumper but still....

I guess a lot of it will be to do with the car being relatively 'cheap' to buy, hence the threshold of repair costs, versus replacement is reached earlier.

Some interesting photos.......

2023 MG MG4 LONG RANGE 64KWH ELECTRIC HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY 2,7K MILES DONE ONLY! | eBay

BEFORE REMOVAL LEFT 78%. 2023 MG 4 SE 203 ELECTRIC 64KWH LONG RANGE AUTO. UK-(RHD) (MK1) 5 DOOR HATCHBACK MODEL. ELECTRIC 150KW REAR ENGINE 150KW 201BHP AUTOMATIC. HAS DONE 3K GENUINE MILES. YOU MUST CHECK YOUR ITEM RIGHT AWAY AND LET US KNOW IF ANY PROBLEMS WITHIN 24HRS RECEIVING THE ITEM.

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[dawson2099]

I wonder if this battery could be used with a solar array to store power for domestic usage. It's cheap storage.

 

[tsedge]

I wonder if this battery could be used with a solar array to store power for domestic usage. It's cheap storage.

It would be huge capacity for a low price. Perhaps you could wall mount it. People have done similar things at lower cost with old Leaf batteries.

Must say though you need to know what you are doing - there are lethal voltages involved.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I wonder if this battery could be used with a solar array to store power for domestic usage. It's cheap storage.

Definitely.
When my 500AH AGM Battery Bank needs replacing, this will be something I'm looking at.

Definitely.
When my 500AH AGM Battery Bank needs replacing, this will be something I'm looking at.

It would take up less space than my current set up!
Yes, could be tidier.

Don't have a go

 

[paulm]

Reversed into lamp post, wrote off the car?

 

[MoDolph]

This is the damage that my wife caused by launching ours into a brick wall. It wasn't a write off and it was delivered back to us today in perfect condition 26 days after being authorised by the insurance company. I was expecting longer.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

This is the damage that my wife caused by launching ours into a brick wall. It wasn't a write off and it was delivered back to us today in perfect condition 26 days after being authorised by the insurance company. I was expecting longer.

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Blimey!
Hopefully @Brettus will get his back in a similar time.

 

[mg4mc]

And the motor to go with it if you fancy converting your old classic to EV

 

[Brettus]

Blimey!
Hopefully @Brettus will get his back in a similar time.

I can only hope but they only collected the effing thing yesterday no idea where that went wrong but it’s with them now so a fix in a sensible timeframe would be nice but at least I’ve got a courtesy car now. Kia Ceed. Dino burner and manual, feels archaic! On the plus side I’ll REALLY appreciate the turbo tango if/when I get it back. (Hoping they don’t find any nasty surprises, or if they do it makes it quick replacement but I suspect that’s not going to be the way of it given my luck of late)

 

[Rolfe]

I thought for a minute @MoDolph's car was yours, @Brettus! That the damage was so similar and his is fine should at least be encouraging for you.

Makes my scuffed wheel arch look fairly small beer.

 

[MoDolph]

It is remarkably similar, but there was no damage to the suspension on ours.

It always amazes me how good the repairers are. It now looks just like the day we collected it again.

 

[Rolfe]

A picture would be nice, even though it'll just look like any other Tango.

 

[MoDolph]

A picture would be nice, even though it'll just look like any other Tango.

Here you go.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I see what you mean.
Excellent workmanship

(Ladyship? Non specificship etc)

 

[siteguru]

Workpersonship

 

[Rolfe]

Brilliant!

 

[DevonMG4]

In a similar vein, Cat S 1,000 mile billy bargain on fleabay. If I needed another MG4...

 

[Tig170]

It all depends as to whether the airbags go off. On an EV, not only do you have to replace all the seatbelts, airbags n dash, the pyro fuse inside the battery burns out 20 seconds after the air-bags go, so until the repair shops have the know how / certificates to fix, it’s cheaper to write them off, and break them up for parts.

 

[MSvirus]

It all depends as to whether the airbags go off. On an EV, not only do you have to replace all the seatbelts, airbags n dash, the pyro fuse inside the battery burns out 20 seconds after the air-bags go, so until the repair shops have the know how / certificates to fix, it’s cheaper to write them off, and break them up for parts.

Do EVs have a pyro fuse too?

 

[DevonMG4]

Airbags? It's just a car! There is a whole Non Main Stealer world out there.