MG eZS

[Dave Hedgehog]

Zoon said:

Mikehig said:

Swoll; you may be the first on here with two EVs. How will you organise home charging: will you have two chargers and an uprated supply?

If mileage isn't an issue, take turns every night.

We are looking to get my OH a Kia eNero next year, when they install the post and charger for my car next week they are running 2 cables so a second 32a charger can be fitted to it (double grant)

[jjwilde]

Evezy need to get these in stock asap.

[anonymous-user]

gangzoom said:

Nice But Dim said:

My wife coming out of a Defender with zero everything into a ZS is awash with safety features

No amount of electronic aids will stop an idiot from smashing into you.

When you realise that idiot hit the exact place where your daughter is normally sitting your be glad you spent a bit extra on a safer car.

On the face of it the damage to my car was so minor even the powered doors still worked...

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Than you see the other guys car and realise it was anything but minor...

I would suggest that both those cars performed exactly how they were designed to. You wouldn’t expect as much deformation on the side as at the front.

I would also suggest that any two other modern, well designed cars would behave exactly the same.

What is a surprise is that, IIRC, yours was written off?

[anonymous-user]

REALIST123 said:

What is a surprise is that, IIRC, yours was written off?

Teslas can be monstrously expensive to repair through the official route, especially if the battery pack takes damage or there is damage to structural parts of the car. They use a lot of aluminium and relatively advanced bonding techniques compared to more mass market cars that not every body shop can handle.

It all adds up pretty quickly especially if you add in things like having to check the high voltage parts of the system are still safe after the damage, which is a must.

[anonymous-user]

charltjr said:

REALIST123 said:

What is a surprise is that, IIRC, yours was written off?

Teslas can be monstrously expensive to repair through the official route, especially if the battery pack takes damage or there is damage to structural parts of the car. They use a lot of aluminium and relatively advanced bonding techniques compared to more mass market cars that not every body shop can handle.

It all adds up pretty quickly especially if you add in things like having to check the high voltage parts of the system are still safe after the damage, which is a must.

Yes, but an £80k + car with so little apparent damage?

[gangzoom]

REALIST123 said:

Yes, but an £80k + car with so little apparent damage?

There was enough force in impact to shatter massive 20inch alloys as if they were plastic trim. In any other SUV hitting the kerb with such force would have roled the car, instead all the force was transferred to the chassis.



Personally I was really glad it was written off, does anyone here want to own a crash repaired car of any sort?

[anonymous-user]

gangzoom said:

REALIST123 said:

Yes, but an £80k + car with so little apparent damage?

There was enough force in impact to shatter massive 20inch alloys as if they were plastic trim. In any other SUV hitting the kerb with such force would have roled the car, instead all the force was transferred to the chassis.

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Personally I was really glad it was written off, does anyone here want to own a crash repaired car of any sort?

Ahh, so....

“On the face of it the damage to my car was so minor even the powered doors still worked...”

....was a bit misleading. The Tesla was badly damaged; possibly worse than the other car.

[gangzoom]

REALIST123 said:

Ahh, so....

“On the face of it the damage to my car was so minor even the powered doors still worked...”

....was a bit misleading. The Tesla was badly damaged; possibly worse than the other car.

I don't even know why I bother replying to you because your view is always the same Tesla = Bad .

So yes Tesla's are awful, badly made, burns to the ground, and will go bankrupt tomorrow, go ahead and quote me on all that if it gives your weekend a happy start .

[oop north]

gangzoom said:

I don't even know why I bother replying to you because your view is always the same Tesla = Bad .

So yes Tesla's are awful, badly made, burns to the ground, and will go bankrupt tomorrow, go ahead and quote me on all that if it gives your weekend a happy start .

Says the chap whose rose tinted Tesla spectacles make all others’ bias on any subject seem ephemeral

[gangzoom]

oop north said:

Says the chap whose rose tinted Tesla spectacles make all others’ bias on any subject seem ephemeral

Have a happy weekend to you too .

Tesla's are awful, owners are all stupid, the company is going bankrupt, anything else you want me to admit?

[SWoll]

REALIST123 said:

Ahh, so....

“On the face of it the damage to my car was so minor even the powered doors still worked...”

....was a bit misleading. The Tesla was badly damaged; possibly worse than the other car.

Exactly what do you think "On the face of it" means?

Anyway, surely there are already enough Tesla fanboy vs hater threads running, not sure why this one has been usurped.

[ajprice]

Witchfinder said:

Selling like hotcakes

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mg-zs-...

With Kia/Hyundai having the limited battery supply issues, MG could really do well as an alternative that's cheaper, and available. My neighbour has a petrol ZS, and it looks a nice car. This might be just me, but the wheels do look small on the car, even though I think they are 17 inch.

[anonymous-user]

gangzoom said:

REALIST123 said:

Ahh, so....

“On the face of it the damage to my car was so minor even the powered doors still worked...”

....was a bit misleading. The Tesla was badly damaged; possibly worse than the other car.

I don't even know why I bother replying to you because your view is always the same Tesla = Bad .

So yes Tesla's are awful, badly made, burns to the ground, and will go bankrupt tomorrow, go ahead and quote me on all that if it gives your weekend a happy start .

Could you point out where I’ve actually said “Tesla = bad”? Or where I’ve said they’ll go bankrupt?

I simply point out the inconsistencies of your posts. One minute you’re warning people off buying Tesla, for the reasons that you seem to accuse me of claiming, which I haven’t.Then you’re expounding on why it’s unserstandable that no one buys them; next they’re the best thing since....... Just be consistent.

You clearly implied that in your crash the Tesla came off with much less damage than the other car. It clearly didn’t. It was written off.

I’m not suggesting, nor have I said, that Teslas are worse than other cars in crashesw. You clearly implied that they are much better, with no evidence to support that.

May I suggest that, if you don’t want to be questioned, you post honestly and consistently?

It’s not that hard.

[anonymous-user]

SWoll said:

REALIST123 said:

Ahh, so....

“On the face of it the damage to my car was so minor even the powered doors still worked...”

....was a bit misleading. The Tesla was badly damaged; possibly worse than the other car.

Exactly what do you think "On the face of it" means?

Anyway, surely there are already enough Tesla fanboy vs hater threads running, not sure why this one has been usurped.

Nothing to do with what you suggest. Though clearly, ‘on the face of it’ the X suffered major damage. Unless G didn’t go round the other side?

This thread majors on the crash worthiness of the MG and I to various comparisons of that. Gangzoom clearly implied that his Tesla came off much better than the other car in his crash, which there is little evidence to support. It was written off. An £80k+ almost new car.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the other car was also totalled but, from what we can see, it’s passenger compartment was as equally intact as the X. It’s doors likely still worked.

If you’re honest and you read all of Gangzoom’s posts you’ll see that he changes his view as the wind changes direction. Some of his posts would credit the so called ‘Tesla hater’.

[Scrump]

This is a MG eZS thread. Please take the Tesla discussion elsewhere.

[SOL111]

I've just been watching a YouTube video of the MG and it looks seriously impressive.

I've looked at other MG's close up and they looked a bit below par but they seem to have pulled out the stops with this.

I can see a lot of these being sold tbh.

[ajprice]

Scrump said:

This is a MG eZS thread. Please take the Tesla discussion elsewhere.

Seconded.

[DSLiverpool]

Mikehig said:

Swoll; you may be the first on here with two EVs. How will you organise home charging: will you have two chargers and an uprated supply?

WE had 2 EVs in 2015 a leaf and a zoe, we have one charger in the garage and another just outside the garage but it was never an issue as wife charged during day and I charged at night.

Getting back into EVs when BiK drops in 2020 - no brainer.

[Witchfinder]

Scrump said:

This is a MG eZS thread. Please take the Tesla discussion elsewhere.

It's semi-relevant, as people are questioning the safety of the MG. Like others, I think this is unlikely to be a big problem. The days of cardboard Chinese cars (at least the ones they export) are gone.

It'd be interesting to see the objective differences between 2019 five-star, 2019 three-star, and 2014 five-star cars.

[SOL111]

IMO it's not a huge issue and one that won't put off most buyers.

People generally buy cars for other reasons and the difference between 3, 4 and 5 is inconsequential for many as the benefits of the car will outweigh the probability of having an accident.