Most annoying car ever made?

It’s ex-demo then. All going to depend how keen the dealer is to look after you as a customer as to whether they’ll charge you or not.
 
Sjh said:
Pre-registered with 900 miles on the clock. I test drove it and it was fine as I somehow managed to avoid setting off the lane assistant warning and didn't get the random speed warning either.
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What is the first registration date. All cars from June should have CF2 as standard.
 
Sjh said:
Pre-registered with 900 miles on the clock. I test drove it and it was fine as I somehow managed to avoid setting off the lane assistant warning and didn't get the random speed warning either.
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And anyway you can't tell from a single test drive that certain alerts cannot be disabled.
Sjh said:
I’ve been a MG ZS EV owner for all of 2 days, but it feels like a lifetime. I did do my research and read about the crazy alerts and other ‘minor, annoyances, but thought to myself, how bad can it be?

I now know the answer 😭

My introduction to the insanely annoying CLANG-CLANG sound, which I’ve already started hearing in my sleep, was via the lane assistance function. No problem, I thought, I know how to turn that function off. But the twisted evil designers at MG saw that coming, and now I get CLANG-CLANG to remind me that I switched off the primary source of the CLANG-CLANG. How often, you ask? EVERY TIME I SWITCH THE CAR ON FOR THE REST OF MY (probably short-lived) OWNERSHIP.

Another key source of the CLANG-CLANG has something to do with ‘conditional speed limit ahead’ or something similar. This one seems to be based on chaos theory, as it can crop up pretty much anytime e.g. this morning it came on when I was approaching a roundabout in town, and was accompanied by a 70mph speed recommendation, which would’ve made life interesting had I observed it.

Keen to ensure we don’t become too dependent on the CLANG-CLANG, our friends at MG have been kind enough to also furnish us with the beautifully melodic BEEP-BEEP-BEEP. This bad boy kicks in when you leave the car, even if you’ve switched it off and even if your key is in your pocket. It doesn’t BEEP-BEEP-BEEP every time though. I mean, where would be the fun in that? No, it prefers to BEEP-BEEP-BEEP either just as pedestrians are passing the car (ideally ones who look like they’ll happily tear you a new hole just for looking at them, never mind beeping at them), or at 6am / 11pm when the old couple next door (who you used to be friendly with in your pre-MG days) are tucked up nicely in bed.

In addition to the mesmerising sound effects we also have the pleasure of the worst in-car heating system since Fred Flintstone was reliant upon Wilma breaking wind to keep warm on the road. Essentially there are two settings: too cold & too hot. Instead of relaxing during my drive and taking advantage of the in-car entertainment, I spend the entire journey switching between the 2 aforementioned settings.

So yeah, that’s what my life looks like now. The days without CLANG-CLANG, BEEP-BEEP-BEEP and having to choose between a freezer & a furnace already seem light years away.
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Dealer says comfort 2 is a chargeable upgrade, so days after spending over £20k on a very nearly new car I have to cough up another £80 to prevent myself from deliberately driving the thing into the river. Suffice to say I will be taking it elsewhere for servicing.

How MG can consider this a chargeable 'optional upgrade' is beyond me. You'd have to be stone deaf to retain your sanity after driving it without the 'upgrade' for any length of time.
 
Sjh said:
And anyway you can't tell from a single test drive that certain alerts cannot be disabled.

Dealer says comfort 2 is a chargeable upgrade, so days after spending over £20k on a very nearly new car I have to cough up another £80 to prevent myself from deliberately driving the thing into the river. Suffice to say I will be taking it elsewhere for servicing.

How MG can consider this a chargeable 'optional upgrade' is beyond me. You'd have to be stone deaf to retain your sanity after driving it without the 'upgrade' for any length of time.
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You could say that it is illegal to sound the horn in a stationary vehicle and the sounding of the horn when you get out and leave your keys in there is just wrong and MG must rectify it foc
 
mystreet said:
You could say that it is illegal to sound the horn in a stationary vehicle and the sounding of the horn when you get out and leave your keys in there is just wrong and MG must rectify it foc
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Yes quote the Highway Code and explain that you’ve now had noise pollution complaints from you neighbours due to the horn going off when you’ve come home late at night or early in the morning...
 
Nibloprice said:
There have been many, many threads about this issue, which will be sorted with the comfort 2 update. If you've just received the car then it should have been applied already. If it hasn't, then you should demand that it be applied free of charge as it's been available for 4/5 months at least.
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Bought mine 11/11 and the garage had all the updates applied so no bonging whatsoever, I'd talk to your garage as they should have a comfort update before you bought it...
 
Nibloprice said:
you should demand that it be applied free of charge
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I find that demanding something from someone who makes the decision whether or not to give it to you may not be the best approach. A polite discussion and negotiation would probably stand a better chance of working.
 
I've not and any problems with Stoneacre Derby....been dealing with them for a year now, various upgrades and recalls over the months. I even had a Christmas pressy yesterday, through the post....a lovely MG teddy bear in a presentation box.:)

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I agree with Stuart, a courteous (but firm) approach to problems, always works for me.

Having been in business for over 30 years, the person who 'bangs on the table'........tends to get a less sympathetic hearing. Just My Opinion......
 
Chrispydoc said:
I've not and any problems with Stoneacre Derby....been dealing with them for a year now, various upgrades and recalls over the months. I even had a Christmas pressy yesterday, through the post....a lovely MG teddy bear in a presentation box.:)

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I agree with Stuart, a courteous (but firm) approach to problems, always works for me.

Having been in business for over 30 years, the person who 'bangs on the table'........tends to get a less sympathetic hearing. Just My Opinion......
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My job involves complex negotiating and managing stakeholders at multiple levels, so I can assure you I don't make aggressive demands or bang my fists on the table. I politely asked the dealer if they would consider installing the upgrade out of courtesy given how recently I bought the car from them. Their response was that it is unfortunately an optional extra for which MG charge £80.
 
I willing paid for mine to be done, because the dealer had just emerged after 'lock down' and obviously done no business for weeks and the Bongs were driving me mad. This was months ago.....should MG now take responsibility to ensure all new cars sold are fully up to date? ABSOLUTALLY.
 
Sjh said:
I’ve been a MG ZS EV owner for all of 2 days, but it feels like a lifetime. I did do my research and read about the crazy alerts and other ‘minor, annoyances, but thought to myself, how bad can it be?

I now know the answer 😭

My introduction to the insanely annoying CLANG-CLANG sound, which I’ve already started hearing in my sleep, was via the lane assistance function. No problem, I thought, I know how to turn that function off. But the twisted evil designers at MG saw that coming, and now I get CLANG-CLANG to remind me that I switched off the primary source of the CLANG-CLANG. How often, you ask? EVERY TIME I SWITCH THE CAR ON FOR THE REST OF MY (probably short-lived) OWNERSHIP.

Another key source of the CLANG-CLANG has something to do with ‘conditional speed limit ahead’ or something similar. This one seems to be based on chaos theory, as it can crop up pretty much anytime e.g. this morning it came on when I was approaching a roundabout in town, and was accompanied by a 70mph speed recommendation, which would’ve made life interesting had I observed it.

Keen to ensure we don’t become too dependent on the CLANG-CLANG, our friends at MG have been kind enough to also furnish us with the beautifully melodic BEEP-BEEP-BEEP. This bad boy kicks in when you leave the car, even if you’ve switched it off and even if your key is in your pocket. It doesn’t BEEP-BEEP-BEEP every time though. I mean, where would be the fun in that? No, it prefers to BEEP-BEEP-BEEP either just as pedestrians are passing the car (ideally ones who look like they’ll happily tear you a new hole just for looking at them, never mind beeping at them), or at 6am / 11pm when the old couple next door (who you used to be friendly with in your pre-MG days) are tucked up nicely in bed.

In addition to the mesmerising sound effects we also have the pleasure of the worst in-car heating system since Fred Flintstone was reliant upon Wilma breaking wind to keep warm on the road. Essentially there are two settings: too cold & too hot. Instead of relaxing during my drive and taking advantage of the in-car entertainment, I spend the entire journey switching between the 2 aforementioned settings.

So yeah, that’s what my life looks like now. The days without CLANG-CLANG, BEEP-BEEP-BEEP and having to choose between a freezer & a furnace already seem light years away.
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I found a new source of CLANG-CLANG this morning! Although I de-iced the windscreen, I clearly missed a bit at the top, so the car proceeded to tell me every 5 minutes or so that the front camera was blocked :)
 
Sjh said:
Dealer confirmed that comfort 2 upgrade is available... for £80!!! I've expressed my disappointment having spent over £20k with them just 2 days ago and suggested they might want to consider doing it for free. Awaiting response...
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You are lucky, my dealer just quoted £300 to update!
 
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