Got my MY23 MG HS + EV in Sydney a few days ago. Have not driven it much, perhaps 80 km.: as we still have our previous car. Drives well.
Slowly going through the usual 'new' car routine, seat position, look at options in the MG Pilot system, go through the home charging routine, tutor my wife with whatever I learn in various useful online videos etc. etc., .
So, far so good. This vehicle was a used demo with 950 km on the odometer. (I think it was being used in the MG Australia H.O., or so I was told). That’s good in some ways as any ‘new car issues’ are hopefully taken care of by MG, and some sensible settings put in on this Computerised Whiz Kid (which ALL brands of new cars are now!!).
So FINALLY, we came to let's-try-out-the-petrol-flap-and-cap. The flap ALWAYS opened after the green light 'signal', but the cap we had no luck with I was not successful opening the cap and neither was my wife. Tried 3-4 times over two days. Luckily all this was in the privacy of our garage - not in public at the pump!
Finally read all the comments here on the petrol fill issues. Yes Cafeg, I did reach for a spanner but luckily the one in the garage was tiny and did not grab the cap. Reading between the lines, I applied more brute force and the cap opened!
Crazy. After owning and driving cars for 50 years on three continents of the world we are not used to this drama about nothing!
Will soon let you know if the cap opens EASIER before I have my shower or after I have my shower! Will also check if it responds to different after shave lotions.