Thread: EV general discussion

When I rang around for the Tesla insurance - some companies clearly didn't want anything to do with it. We also have a P plater in the house which might have been a factor. Others were totally fine with it. NRMA and Alliance were stand outs. We're paying the same for the Tesla as we were for the golf.

I will say having driven it - the anti collision stuff is pretty clever. It will beep furiously if it thinks you might crash.. if it's convinced you really are going to crash it will thump the brakes on. You would think that would make for less crashes over all.

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

When I rang around for the Tesla insurance - some companies clearly didn't want anything to do with it. We also have a P plater in the house which might have been a factor. Others were totally fine with it. NRMA and Alliance were stand outs. We're paying the same for the Tesla as we were for the golf.

I will say having driven it - the anti collision stuff is pretty clever. It will beep furiously if it thinks you might crash.. if it's convinced you really are going to crash it will thump the brakes on. You would think that would make for less crashes over all.

Drove a mate's newish Isuzu ute on the Border Track last April with the same 'feature'.

The constant 'bonging' every time it sensed a bush was a real downside and then the one time it jammed the brakes on was a real WTF moment............... could have had consequences.

DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Drove a mate's newish Isuzu ute on the Border Track last April with the same 'feature'.

The constant 'bonging' every time it sensed a bush was a real downside and then the one time it jammed the brakes on was a real WTF moment............... could have had consequences.

DL

They’ve put a single push button on the latest model that turns all that off easily. Still I’m not looking forward to all the bings and bongs my new Dmax will have.

Originally Posted by Homestar

They’ve put a single push button on the latest model that turns all that off easily. Still I’m not looking forward to all the bings and bongs my new Dmax will have.

Mate's one must be the model just prior.

When he first got it he couldn't disable the lane guiding thing but it became available at the dealer a few months later............. just need to press a button at start up to disable now.

Maybe what you're talking about will become a retrospective option too.

DL

Not 100% sure yet on what gets turned off but I know you can disable all these features one way or another on the latest model as I made sure of this before I bought one. The rep did say they'd copped a lot of push back on the inability to easily turn off the lane guidance and other features. While I'm sure it would be just a programming change to the previous model, if I was a betting person I'd say you'd get the middle finger from them if you asked for an update to make life easier. Like most OEM's once they have your money they aren't too concerned with what happens after that.

I am lucky enough to be holding a big carrot above our local Isuzu dealer as we've bought 2 top spec units for work and I've let them know there could be more if these 2 go well and we get looked after - time will tell.

I know some don't like him but John Cadogan has just released a video on the new MG4 EV - well worth a watch as he gives a good unbiased opinion - he's owned and lived with EV's before and despite his preconceptions he believes this is a vehicle that could be the beginning of of EV's that will not only appeal to more buyers but is priced well enough to entice them across from the ICE world. I have to say if I was in the market for a second car for the family (that was a long time ago) then I would certainly be going to have a look at one. He's even handed with the good and bad points and personally I don't think the things he picked on would be a deal breaker for me. It's a long video as he live streamed it yesterday morning but worth having a look at IMO.

It would have to be a cold day in hell for me to buy a Chinese vehicle and the MG would be at the bottom of the list, trying to trade on the history of a marque with vehicles that are as far removed as you can get.

From the MG Irish website

"Built to the highest standards in our state-of-the-art factories, we are so confident of the quality and reliability of MG4 EV that we give it a 7 year manufacturer's warranty"