MG4 in Australia

[clayton4115]

How much was yours driveaway when you purchased in June 2024?

 

[neerav]

How much was yours driveaway when you purchased in June 2024?

I can't remember exactly. Low 50's driveway

 

[Jamesrr]

Ok about to pull the trigger on an MG4 77 brand new but built in January 2024, 1 year old for $44,500 driveaway, best price available atm in Brisbane, what do you all think ?

Great deal. Absolutely go for it. I love ours. Indeed we liked it so much we then bought a 51 for around town.
We got ours in October during the big $10K off sale on '23 builds.
We actually only paid $39,875 drive away (new built July '23) but that's because they thought they were selling us an Essence 64
After we'd paid and all the paperwork was being finalised they realised it was a 77!
In the end they said they'd honour the deal even though our contract specified a 64 and congratulated us on our good fortune.
They were delightful about it.
We paid them back by getting the 51 a month and a bit later

 

[clayton4115]

Great deal. Absolutely go for it. I love ours. Indeed we liked it so much we then bought a 51 for around town.
We got ours in October during the big $10K off sale on '23 builds.
We actually only paid $39,875 drive away (new built July '23) but that's because they thought they were selling us an Essence 64
After we'd paid and all the paperwork was being finalised they realised it was a 77!
In the end they said they'd honour the deal even though our contract specified a 64 and congratulated us on our good fortune.
They were delightful about it.
We paid them back by getting the 51 a month and a bit later

wow amazing deal ! good to know everyone is liking their MG4. Coming from an Ioniq 28 the bigger battery and range will be a huge difference !

 

[clayton4115]

Ok so looking around at others, I see Cupra come out with some big discounts, MG477 or Cupra 77?

 

[Jamesrr]

Ok so looking around at others, I see Cupra come out with some big discounts, MG477 or Cupra 77?

I hired a Born for 3 days and drove it around the Gold Coast and into the hinterland hills.
It was very nice and confirmed for me that EVs were great
I also regularly hire a Polestar 2 in Adelaide if I've flown there.
The Born has more rear seat space than the Polestar 2 but not as much as the MG4.
It drives similarly to the MG4 and I'd be very happy with it but I prefer our 77.
I reckon you need to test drive one.

 

[clayton4115]

I hired a Born for 3 days and drove it around the Gold Coast and into the hinterland hills.
It was very nice and confirmed for me that EVs were great
I also regularly hire a Polestar 2 in Adelaide if I've flown there.
The Born has more rear seat space than the Polestar 2 but not as much as the MG4.
It drives similarly to the MG4 and I'd be very happy with it but I prefer our 77.
I reckon you need to test drive one.

Yes both have advantages and disadvantages, MG4 have 10 yr warranty, Cupra have OTA updates.

 

[Jamesrr]

Yes both have advantages and disadvantages, MG4 have 10 yr warranty, Cupra have OTA updates.

Be aware the Born "connectivity" in Australia still hasn't been enabled. You can't connect to it with the App like you can in Europe. (One of our members in my other EV discussion group has one)
I'm pretty sure that also means OTA updates are in the same state as the MG4's.
I'll check to make sure...

 

[clayton4115]

Be aware the Born "connectivity" in Australia still hasn't been enabled. You can't connect to it with the App like you can in Europe. (One of our members in my other EV discussion group has one)
I'm pretty sure that also means OTA updates are in the same state as the MG4's.
I'll check to make sure...

oh interesting thanks !

 

[Jamesrr]

oh interesting thanks !

I checked with the guy who has a Born. Definitely have been no OTA updates in Australia (though they are performed in EU) and no connectivity either.
The MG4 in Australia uses a Vodafone SIM for connectivity and the iSmart app works for me just fine.
No OTA updates for them anywhere in the world though.

 

[clayton4115]

I checked with the guy who has a Born. Definitely have been no OTA updates in Australia (though they are performed in EU) and no connectivity either.
The MG4 in Australia uses a Vodafone SIM for connectivity and the iSmart app works for me just fine.
No OTA updates for them anywhere in the world though.

ok good to know thanks!

 

[wattmatters]

No OTA updates for them anywhere in the world though.

It's been done in Thailand.

 

[Jamesrr]

It's been done in Thailand.

All that says is "The network is abnormal. The download has been interrupted. Do you want to continue the download?".
It's an error message

 

[Coulomb]

It's an error message...

I had a chuckle at that too (thanks, Google Lens). But on the Reddit page, there are other screenshots, with some dubious translations.

It's a lot more than we get!

 

[ReintjeWA]

MG4 Software Update Thread

will this operation work to put the screen behind the steering wheel in French? I'm talking about the small screen...

www.mgevs.com

Someone reported that OTA has been discontinued in Thailand. There was one other report of OTA but that appeared to be a mistake and not true. There is a bit of chat about it a few post before the one I linked to.

 

[ReintjeWA]

Was at the dealership today for the under tray bulge, they’ve confirmed the issue and ordered the part from the East coast, all warranty of course.

Anyway, as I was picking up the car I overheard them mentioning they always do all updates when a car comes in for service. I asked the lady afterwards and she told me if you bring the car with a specific issue they’ll update that particular part (say, infotainment screen for example) but when booked in for an actual service they actually go through and update everything. Do others have a different experience with this? It sounded too good to be true compared to what you read about (mostly UK) dealers on this forum.

Also found out I’m too tall for a Cyberster, although if I was going to spend that kind of money I don’t think it’d be on that car anyway..

 

[NLMGSAN]

Here, they only update when mandatory, or if they are linked to an acknowledged complaint of the owner.

 

[EVentropy]

What is the current update for the excite for Au/NZ?
Mine is 1100 R05
Has anyone installed essence SW on an excite? I am aware it has been done Trophy to SE.
And is there a copy available for R05 in case I want to go back?
Just curious.

 

[Phil]

Anyone have this happen recently using CarPlay? Happens occasionally on mine.

 

[ReintjeWA]

Anyone have this happen recently using CarPlay? Happens occasionally on mine.

The different symbols, or the symbols being on the left? My symbols have changed a few days ago, but they look different from those. And some days they are on the left, some days on the right…