I washed my car this weekend and decided to remove the wheel covers to clean the alloys and im shocked that MG chose to fit these to the car. The wheel covers have metal clasps on them that grip on to the wheel and all they do is scratch the wheels and make them look awful. Mine have never been removed before and every wheel has scratches where the metal clips touch. Anyone buying a brand new MG4 should ask the dealer to remove the crappy plastic covers before they accept the car because... Read more ..read more

I’ve had my mg4 SE around a month now and am comfortable doing reliable charging overnight using IOG. I will be trying to heat the car interior whilst plugged in for charging in the morning, probably after 5:30am, initiated using iSmart app ‘air conditioner’ option. Three questions: Will clicking on the button in the app start the internal heating? If internal heating is started, will it be on the overnight 7.5p tariff or the standard rate? Does the app give a timer option for the internal... Read more ..read more

I'm hearing great things about this new version of Tesla's self-driving software. I honestly thought it could be decades before this was feasible, but they seem to be pretty damn close with the version 12 the Tesla boys in Merika are raving about. Will it take all the fun out of driving? Who will be liable it it goes banjax and kills someone? Will we get cheaper insurance premiums for using it if it's proven to be significantly safer than a human driver? Will we even need a car of our own... Read more ..read more

Just wanted to say hi. I've been lurking and reading threads for a while to get an idea of owners' experiences before I took delivery of a 9 month old 3000 mile orange Trophy 5 days ago. Got to say I'm really enjoying the car so far. It's a joy to drive, even on a boring commute. Great to see all the useful information and informative civil discussions here. No doubt I'll have questions, but so far have gotten away with Google searches (often leading here) and reading the manual... Read more ..read more

Hoping you guys can help I'm having a fair bit of trouble lately with my mg5 going to the dealer tomorrow. 1st issue is I have found a oil substance in the bottom of my boot ( have checked the tyre sludge bottle and it's completely clean. 2nd issue I was travelling up to Stafford tonight and when your at 50mph and put your foot down to go up to 60 the whole of the car is shaking, no shaking threw the steering what so ever so definitely not the wheel balancing. Feels slightly more serious... Read more ..read more

Hi bit of a strange one My wife’s iPhone 14 has suddenly stopped connecting to CarPlay. It just says I need to connect (it is) To context it my iPhone 15 works fine in the car in the same usb slot albeit a different lead however my wife’s phone works fine in my car with the same lead so it can’t be settings or the lead (we have tried 3 all work in my car) the lead will charge the phone fine It worked fine before I can’t get to the bottom of it, tried removing the link and resetting etc... Read more ..read more

Looks a bit long to my eye, but the first 'real' rival to the X Power I reckon. BYD Ocean-M EV hot hatch revealed in Beijing BYD has revealed the Ocean-M hot hatch concept in Beijing, although details about it are thing on the ground. www.carexpert.com.au ..read more

Hi all The EVCC module in my 2023 ZS EV has a part number 11349836. Could anyone kindly confirm that they have this EVCC module in their car and the VTL function works. thanks ..read more

As the configurator has gone live today, does anyone know what the insurance band for the two models will be ..read more

Hmm, charge your EV, you must. Simple, the steps are. First, to a charging station you must go, young Padawan. Connect the charger to your vehicle, you then do. Yes, hrrmmm. Mindful of the type of charger, you must be, for different speeds they have. Slow, fast, or rapid, they can be. While you wait, patience you must have. Good for the soul, patience is. Check the status of your charge, you might. When full the battery is, disconnect you shall. Ready for more journeys, your vehicle is... Read more ..read more