MG4 Managing Expectations

KMC said:
.......Sainsburys are putting 6 rapid chargers on every site & dropping to 75p.
Saw a YouTube video on it last night (so it must be true) other supermarkets will follow ....
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I think I watched the same video - "Dave Takes It On" on YouTube January Update ?

It's also on Sainsbury's website so must be true👍

www.about.sainsburys.co.uk

Ultra-rapid EV charging, powered by Sainsburys

www.about.sainsburys.co.uk www.about.sainsburys.co.uk

The numbers are mind boggling and great news. Around 600 larger Sainsburys stores / superstores x 8 [150kw Kempower] chargers at each = 4,800 new ultrafast chargers. For comparison Tesla have around 1300 chargers in the UK and Instavolt just a few more according to Dave.

It's not going to happen overnight, but it should bring competition to the public ultra fast charging market.
 
Rolfe said:
Blue was my first choice and I was prepared to wait to get one, but the dealer had one sitting ready to be prepped for sale!
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Loved the Blue. My Wife surprised me & bought herself the Trophy LR in Blue. So I couldn’t really get Blue. I thought 2 the same colour on our drive would look odd. Once I actually saw white/Black I loved it.
 
JonnyG said:
I think I watched the same video - "Dave Takes It On" on YouTube January Update ?

It's also on Sainsbury's website so must be true👍

www.about.sainsburys.co.uk

Ultra-rapid EV charging, powered by Sainsburys

www.about.sainsburys.co.uk www.about.sainsburys.co.uk

The numbers are mind boggling and great news. Around 600 larger Sainsburys stores / superstores x 8 [150kw Kempower] chargers at each = 4,800 new ultrafast chargers. For comparison Tesla have around 1300 chargers in the UK and Instavolt just a few more according to Dave.

It's not going to happen overnight, but it should bring competition to the public ultra fast charging market.
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Agree. Once the other supermarkets jump on the band wagon & the price war starts there will be chargers everywhere 😎
 
dsimpkins said:
He likes cars, had some nice ones, and the MG4 X Power is lots of fun. :ROFLMAO:
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Fun compared to an Enyaq is what I said ? And IF you drove a Skoda Enyaq iv60 then jumped in an x power you would see what I meant. Anyway at least you amused yourself.
 
kiwi said:
White was my choice not at all based on cost.

It’s a colour (technically every primary colour actually) that simply looks cool and bright at the same time.


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Looks really nice 👍. Have you got MG wheel centre caps on those alloys? Makes me think my Mrs should take her wheel trims off.
 
KMC said:
Fun compared to an Enyaq is what I said ? And IF you drove a Skoda Enyaq iv60 then jumped in an x power you would see what I meant. Anyway at least you amused yourself.
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Apologies, I wasn't trying to offend you. Just trying to summarise based on the TDLR comment. I would not trust myself in an X Power. A standard MG4 is more than enough for my capabilities.
 
KMC said:
Loved the Blue. My Wife surprised me & bought herself the Trophy LR in Blue. So I couldn’t really get Blue. I thought 2 the same colour on our drive would look odd. Once I actually saw white/Black I loved it.
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Someone posted a video of his-n-hers X-Power and Trophy sitting side by side on their drive, both the same colour. I think they were black.
 
dsimpkins said:
Apologies, I wasn't trying to offend you. Just trying to summarise based on the TDLR comment. I would not trust myself in an X Power. A standard MG4 is more than enough for my capabilities.
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I appreciate that thankyou. Unfortunately combined ADHD means 1 of my symptoms it taking things personally. Too touchy 🤪
 
Must be an Internet being / coder ;) ... (Too Long Didn't Read, which is more usually written as tl;dr) :)
 
It wasn't so much that it was too long, but too badly formatted. I was hideously tempted to put in some paragraph breaks when it first appeared, to increase the chances of someone actually reading it.

Hmmm....

ETA: Is that better? I actually thought it was a brilliant post, and it's a shame that the formatting was putting some people off reading it.
 
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KMC said:
In November 2023 my wife took the plunge and ordered the Trophy LR, following my advice to order the one with “all the toys on it”.

I love cars and although I'm not “wealthy”, in 2003 I was the first in the UK according to BMW to order Dakar yellow on my convertible M3 individual. BMW said “I think Sir is making a very expensive mistake “ It took 7 months and Sir started quite a trend as it turned out 😎. Other new or under 5000 miles cars included: RS Focus/ Golf R32 DSG/ suburu sti pro drive/ Focus ST3 (Orange of course) / Range Rover vogue autobiography and so on. Had I been “Wealthy” I would definitely have tried an Audi R8 v10 & would love to drive a 911.

Anyway here I was “all grown up” with 22 years NCD, police advanced driving certificate (not ex policeman) and zero points on my licence, a motorcycle history too so a certified “petrol head” and at the time of my wife's MG4 purchase I was driving a Skoda Enyaq iv60 with nice spec including 21” alloys & leather. I wanted the Enyaq RS in snot green but refused to spend £50+ grand on an EV. The Enyaq was comfy & with my Omnie pro charger & octopus tariff it cost peanuts to run.

My wife's MG4 arrived and I quickly realised it was very well equipped, agile and comfortable, whereas my Enyaq at over 2 tonnes handled like a fridge freezer 😩. If you are still reading please know that every car no matter how thrilling will have compromises and niggles with it. Every car I’ve owned has been back for a snagging list or annoying something or other. In December I ditched the Enyaq and in need of some fun I ordered the X Power realising that although my Enyaq had done an Ikea trip and swallowed the weekly Aldi shop I NEVER once “went for a drive” in it, the way car lovers do in a car they enjoy.

Youtube and forums are littered with content picking fault with all cars and the majority of YouTube reviewers are poor drivers 🫢, whining about steering wheel button placement while their hands are in totally the wrong place to drive 🤪. EV owners notice every squeak in the car now the ICE isn't there to deafen all the noises; if you get in a lift alone the noises are unnerving 😱 yet in a crowded lift with a pushchair or two they’re not heard. Yes the X Power has “niggles”, all cars do! But it is FUN and I do go out simply to drive it; it has all the toys on it (when they work) and handling-wise it is capable beyond my limits and way beyond UK traffic law and safety. The car is capable well beyond the point my talent runs out!

I believe as we make the huge mental leap from ICE to EV we should manage our expectations and try to think of one car that didn’t frustrate us in some small way 😊. Focus on the positive, enjoy floating past petrol stations ⛽️ when it's freezing and raining 🥳. Sainsbury's are putting over 2500 rapid chargers in, drowning the UK total by Tesla and every other provider, and they're 75p/kWh too! The future is bright so enjoy your driving & enjoy your car as NOTHING is perfect. 🤩
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Can I delete threads? This long winded waffle needs to go, but I cannot find a delete option 🥴
 
I think it's fine. I thought it was a good post that just needed a wee bit of help to be easier to read. Seventeen people have given it a like!

You could delete all the content from the post if you wanted to, but really, don't.
 

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