Nimz
Novice Member
Hi All
I've had a new MG Xpower (Red) for 6 weeks now and have a few things to say
Good points :
1) Very Fast - probably too fast but I knew what I was getting and I'm happy.
2) Red is great colour in my opinion
I feel bad for not having more good points
Bad Points :
1) When it rains the back SAIC lighting plastics get waterlogged and mist up until the sun comes out. Looks a bit tacky and cheap when steamed up.
2) I do a lot of short journeys and quite often just want to jump out the car to go into a shop or premises, I'll only be a couple of minutes so traditionally I wouldn't lock my old car. However with the MG, if I don't grab the keys and lock the door, then the air con, lights, radio etc all stay ON! I know there is a power off setting within the settings but it's easier to just grab the keys and lock it.
Am I missing something or does the car just stay on until you lock it?
I've even tried leaving the keys inside and locking the car via the door handles , but it won't let me unless the keys are outside the car. (intentional feature I've now read)
3) How do I permanently turn off the driver assists? Can this be programmed in as a favourite settings? I say this because up until yesterday I could live with it beeping at me every time I went near the centre lane or it moving the steering wheel to keep me straight when I didn't need it. However, yesterday, I was in very slow moving traffic, and I was turning right, so as I approached the turning point, the car had to cross over some chevrons to avoid a car that had stopped on the main road, as I pulled round onto the chevrons at about 10mph, the car suddenly slammed on the brakes and skidded to a halt, the car behind me had to skid to stop to avoid hitting me. All I can assume is that it either didn't like me crossing the chevrons, or the camera picked up on coming traffic and decided I was going to collide with them - either way it was VERY DANGEROUS and I now feel I can't trust the car. Any advice would be appreciated!
4) The radio\bluetooth regularly seems to freeze up and I can't get any sound, also the bluetooth doesn't always pair up when i get in the car (I'm using apple) which is annoying.
5) The air con is just wrong, it has to be 25 degrees just to get mildly warm
6) Not MG's fault I suppose, but Ive also noticed that driving around on ECO with full brake regen means you don't tend to use your brakes, so all my disks are rusty with a few weeks. (use your brakes for a few hours I expect you will all say
Apart from all that, I'm still loving the power the car has but after only 6 weeks, I'm sort of glad I only got a 2 year lease.
I've had a new MG Xpower (Red) for 6 weeks now and have a few things to say
Good points :
1) Very Fast - probably too fast but I knew what I was getting and I'm happy.
2) Red is great colour in my opinion
I feel bad for not having more good points
Bad Points :
1) When it rains the back SAIC lighting plastics get waterlogged and mist up until the sun comes out. Looks a bit tacky and cheap when steamed up.
2) I do a lot of short journeys and quite often just want to jump out the car to go into a shop or premises, I'll only be a couple of minutes so traditionally I wouldn't lock my old car. However with the MG, if I don't grab the keys and lock the door, then the air con, lights, radio etc all stay ON! I know there is a power off setting within the settings but it's easier to just grab the keys and lock it.
Am I missing something or does the car just stay on until you lock it?
I've even tried leaving the keys inside and locking the car via the door handles , but it won't let me unless the keys are outside the car. (intentional feature I've now read)
3) How do I permanently turn off the driver assists? Can this be programmed in as a favourite settings? I say this because up until yesterday I could live with it beeping at me every time I went near the centre lane or it moving the steering wheel to keep me straight when I didn't need it. However, yesterday, I was in very slow moving traffic, and I was turning right, so as I approached the turning point, the car had to cross over some chevrons to avoid a car that had stopped on the main road, as I pulled round onto the chevrons at about 10mph, the car suddenly slammed on the brakes and skidded to a halt, the car behind me had to skid to stop to avoid hitting me. All I can assume is that it either didn't like me crossing the chevrons, or the camera picked up on coming traffic and decided I was going to collide with them - either way it was VERY DANGEROUS and I now feel I can't trust the car. Any advice would be appreciated!
4) The radio\bluetooth regularly seems to freeze up and I can't get any sound, also the bluetooth doesn't always pair up when i get in the car (I'm using apple) which is annoying.
5) The air con is just wrong, it has to be 25 degrees just to get mildly warm
6) Not MG's fault I suppose, but Ive also noticed that driving around on ECO with full brake regen means you don't tend to use your brakes, so all my disks are rusty with a few weeks. (use your brakes for a few hours I expect you will all say
Apart from all that, I'm still loving the power the car has but after only 6 weeks, I'm sort of glad I only got a 2 year lease.
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