Cheap, Chinese And Amazing - MG5 EV.
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- This week James has been putting the MG5 through its paces as a mobile service vehicle with 1700 miles covered over 9 days. As one of the cheapest, longer range EV's available, it will be interesting to see how it stands up in such tough conditions.
Glad you liked the coffee and rolls, if you are ever in the Gatwick area feel free to pop in for a coffee and quick charge again.
Thanks Bill, appreciated 🙏
James I really like that you let us tag along with your job. Looks like a new project is in store for you like converting a new MG as a service vehicle. Good luck and thanks for posting.
This video would have persuaded me to buy an MG5 if it weren't for one thing - I bought mine at the end of January. I do miss not having an app to set the climate control remotely like I did in the Leaf, but other than that this car is an improvement in every way and I love it. It's just no fuss, no drama all the car that I need.
Hi glad you are pleased with your MG. You say it is better than the Leaf in every way, yet some other commentators have said the Leaf is better built and much quieter. As someone who is contemplating changing current Leaf for the 62Kw one I'm interested in your thoughts. My current Leaf has been 100% reliable and not a squeak or rattle and since I park in a carpark I use the app a lot to preheat and check battery charge state as I'm retired and don't use the car every day.
@@jimf4748 I only had one Leaf and I've only had one MG, so this isn't exactly a massive dataset, but the Leaf had far more little squeaks and rattles; the brakes on the Leaf had a tendency to bind almost from day 1 if the car was left for more than a few days, the dashboard had a few squeaks as I drove, little things that were far from a showstopper, but not present at all in the MG. In terms of reliability my Leaf was also 100% with the only real fault being a failed tyre pressure sensor, but if you use the app a lot then be warned that it is a wrench to not have it. The other day was super hot here and I really would have liked to have set the aircon going on the car before going out. It's not a deal breaker, but I do miss it and there will never be an app for the MG because it has no connectivity to use one.
There are some decent deals to be had on the 62kWh Leaf, but if you are spending that kind of money I would definitely advise looking into the Hyundai and Kai offerings, too. If you have any more specific questions then feel free to ask here or on www.reddit.com/r/mg5ev/
@@jimf4748 Jim, I bought my MG5 in December. I've never driven a Leaf but I'm familiar with the Zoe as my wife has a 65 plate 22kw model. The MG5 does not need preheating. Even when the windscreen is frozen, it takes only 2 or 3 minutes to fully defrost and heat the car. 200 miles in all weathers. A great car.
@@littlebluepanda394 Thanks for your reply - very useful. Thanks Jim.
@@geoffmorris1769 Thanks Geoff for your useful input.
I am using one as a Taxi 16100 miles in nothing to report except.. what a car! Original tyres are crap though 11k miles and front pair are shot. Swapped to the back. Michelin cross climates going on soon.
Try and hold out until July when the Michelin Crossclimate 2 become more available 👍🏼
Would you mind saying what tyres you have which have only lasted 11000 miles please ? (Make/model)
@@AndyC2_ they are Bridgestone eco something or other. Std fitment. Size 205 60 R16 96v so higher load rating than normal to take the weight. 2.5 bar and worn out in the middle of the treads.as if massively over inflated. I usually run the tyres on my Taxis at 2.7 or 2.8 bar and have never seen center wear before edge wear!
Maybe I just got a poor quality pair? Grip though is bad. Break going over any road ironwork (even light breaking) can cause the ABS to kick i n likewise accelerating on anything but perfect tarmac will cause the stability control program to cut the power down sharply. This gets rapidly worse when tread wears down a bit. I.e after 7 or 8000 miles.
@@AndyC2_ will do had cross climates on a Mitsubishi PHEV got 40k out of them also in use as a Taxi.
I’ve been sceptical about the MG brand for EV’s but your vlog has changed my opinion to consider one thanks James please keep up the great work
You're welcome
why be skeptical? China are the creators of all that's good
Love these working week type videos James, it's so interesting seeing what people have serviced on their cars!
I bought the MG ZA EV in Feb and really impressed with the quality and performance of the car. I was sceptical at first until i test drive it, the guys at MG let me keep it for 48hours, which really helped to make an informed decision. I think chinese have done justice to revive this British brand.
Great to see a proper real world usage review. Rated this highly before your review and think it's even better than I thought now! The reduction gears on the Leaf must be toast!
Thanks for sharing your MG5 videos, a few weeks ago I’d LOL if someone said an MG EV was any good
I pick my New MG5 Trophy up tomorrow 🤣🤣🤣
I did a little more research, went to look at one, test drove one, boom!
Just await a compatible Towbar to become available for my Bike Rack
You look a busy man! Thanks for taking the time to film, edit and share your content
👍👌🏴
Swapped my iMiev for an MG5 Excite, can't fault it apart from there isn't as much room in the garage with the MG. Really enjoying the long range EV experience.
Hi James. Your are a valuable asset to the BEV community. Your knowledge is second to none. I have the ZS Ev which I find brilliant. The MG5 looks fantastic which has notably better range and such good value, as all MG’s are. Keep up the good work.
Thank you.
Excelllent video. I shall consider this when my leaf lease expires. It has to do Luton on a full charge and back ideally from Wolverhampton. Excellent machine and the build quality looks ace.
It'll do that easily.
Great video, pal, but let's cut to the chase on what really matters.
Did you manage to polish off those baguettes or did you put up a brave fight but were ultimately defeated? 😁
I lost, miserably 🥺
Such a shame none of the "legacy" manufacturers have created an estate/stationwagon BEV before MG took to the task. Taxi drivers have been asking me when will we get a "affordable" load carrying bev now I can tell them. Apart from the custom made model S it's shocking that we have had to wait 11 years for one to become available. All dog homers rejoice! Cheers
Missing your videos mate !! 😔
@@AndyC2_ I'm currently trying to get licenced in Leicester! I'll do an channel update soon to restart it. Cheers
@@FancyaBevMate Awesome thank you, best of luck 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Followed your channel since way back as I wanted an idea of how EVs perform in a high mileage environment, not that I am high mileage driver. It’s just that my EV purchase had to be a long term thing and possibly the last car I ever buy. It was my retirement present to self and I went for the Kia e-Niro and am now 2 years and 42,000 km into that. We live in France and have to say the car has been superb so far.
How are you George. More videos pls . My leaf has 125k kms now no faults. Sorry about your lemon. They do make a good ev.
What a great real world review. Impressed with the mileage they get from this big car.
what a great country. Constantly watered. No wonder it's luscious and green and fertile.
Certainly impressive range in not ideal conditions. I am contemplating changing my current Leaf for the 62Kw model but I'll certainly now look at the MG which has a similar range, for less money. I have the Tekna model and I like the spec, so I'll have to compare to the MG which I believe doesn't have an app to connect to the car for preheating etc.
You're correct, no app, not yet anyway. For price v performance the MG5 has it, but it's more about what suits you. Good luck.
I know what you mean about London I had to go there last Wednesday. The relief when I got to the A3 and out of the traffic was immense.
Saw someone with a van conversion MG5 a little while ago - can’t remember what they did, possibly ambulance service or similar. Would be perfect for this kind of use!
Test drove one thinking I would knock it off the list of contenders, then bought one. Particularly with £5000 knocked off. It's a truly good car!
Its great to see using the MG5 in this scenario, a lot of the other reviews are not so complementry
I'm a huge car enthusiast, BUT my main complaint about EVs and I commented on every review, are they are completely unpractical as a family vehicle because they have no luggage space. And anybody who has a newborn and a toddler know how important a big boot is. Untill now, thank you MG for remembering the average person with a family and kids, who doesn't care about 0-60 because I carry precious cargo. Safety, Space and ease of use in that order is what I look for
Great shout and so true 👍🏻
The Nissan Leaf has a much larger boot than the typical ICE family hatchbacks like the Golf, Focus or Astra. There are others too as long as you stay away from the superminis.
Very interesting to see how the MG performs in real-world conditions, great video.
Good you reported on the gear reduction fluid change as I had my changed at just 26,000km and it was very dirty at that mileage, now changed again at 94,000km. But that is all I have changed apart from the cabin air filter and of course tyres
Another Ace video James.....can you give me the address of that customer who made your dinner.....It looked brill and I love batons & frothy coffees....I want to nip round there for mine :) (best I ever got (retired gas engineer) was tea,coffee and biccies :) )
I test drove one late last year and I thought it was a superb car. does everything really well and appeared to be a very easy car to live with.
top episode , loved letting us tag along , more please
Thanks for the video.
We have the MG ZS EV.. and had a 5 while it was in for a service..
The miles per kW was better in the 5.
The big NO for us was the lip for loading...you can't fit a dog crate in the back as you can't open the crate doors unless you build up the floor.
With 6 dogs, a dog walking, pet shop, and grooming salon we just could not getting rid of the ZS EV or our LWB Kangoo ZE...
I will be selling our Leaf mind you.. it's way too small for our lot ... unless it's a vet run with one of the cats.
We are aiming for a Rivian .... Great size for us and it tows too👍 A great alternative to a Land Rover Discovery IMHO 👍
All said and done I think the MG5 is great as an every day load lugger. I'm sure the vast majority of drivers would be very happy with one.. and it's WAY better than any ice alternative (unless you do 700 miles a day without stopping...lol)
That lip - and the back seats that don't fold flat - do put me off the car.
It's such a shame as given they bought the remains of MG Rover they must have had access to the Rover 75/MG ZT Tourer design which was a far superior estate.
I'm moving out of UK soon, and I really wish it was available for purchase in the Baltics.
Great review I have one I I am very impressed with mine glad to hear some one not make fun of the car as a few people have done thanks for the good review the cars are great cheers Gary
Hi James ,just seem a video of the Rowie 5 facelift,Mg 5 is the same car ,new modern look car not 1990 passat look also fresh dash with floating screen and 250 miles on a charge ,coming late 2021/2022!😁😁😁
Indeed. You'll see that here in 2022.
Roewe
All the years I was a mechanic in the REME the only time brake fluid got changed was while changing master cylinders or brake pipes.
Now the cars have become so reliable they say you have to change fluid every 2 years, seams like creating jobs to me. What do you measure the fluid with?
Another great video.
All the years in the REME and you don't know how to check brake fluid, it's not the fluid you are testing it's the anti corrosive inhibitors that prevent rust. Military vehicles never went fast enough to boil the brake fluid either. Or far enough, spent to much time under camouflage, the most traveled vehicle was the ration truck.
@@grahamjohnson4702 You're checking for moisture content. Brake fluid is hydroscopic.
@@cjmillsnun That is only one of the seven checks that also include, metals PH and oil contamination plus boiling point.
@@cjmillsnun correct, there is a reason that brake fluid needs to be replaced every 2 years. It is not difficult or expensive to do, I can never understand why anyone would want to "save money" on something so important but change the gearbox oil. You can't fix stupid..
Right at the end of the video, it looked like the lady of the house had a beer or tea for you.
That was my customers wife. She had indeed made me a coffee.
Great video! The leaf gear bits were shocking.
Came across your channel by chance . Absolutely real world content . First class no bull review
Subscribed straight away.
The MG does look like a real proposition
Amazing, thanks for the feedback ❤️
The air in London is relatively clean compared to Sydney. There are no laws about diesel pollution and you often have trucks and vans running black smoke out the back with impunity. Last time I was in central London the air was pretty fresh, with the congestion charge doing what it is meant to do.
Thanks, very informative
Great car, some great leasing deals on these I've noticed as well. 👍
15:27 Look at that indeed! Wow, that's the sort of customer you want. Keepers for sure.
Looks good! If you could fit a tow bar for max 500kgs (bike rack and small trailer use) I'd be sold........waiting for the facelift 🤞
Interesting video. I realise this video was about what the MG5 is like in use, but a couple of things that put me off are the NCAP safety test results and some reports of rust on the MG ZS.
If looking at Ncap safety result just look at the occupant safety etc.
Since two of the stars ive noticed pretty much depend on the safety systems (mg pilot in this case the mg5 doesn't have) but there usually annoying and get turned off by many anyway.
Rust..only time will tell I guess.
Helpful feedback from replies. Thanks.
Thanks
Great video James! I test drove the MG5 in 2020 - great car but I wish aesthetically, MG had increased the wheel size by an inch or two. The wheels look as small as those on a new Vauxhall Astra estate. Also hope that MG produce a van version of this car. Also, note to self - don't buy a second hand Leaf!
You'll like the facelift model coming next year 👍🏻
@@Jamesandkate really!? I can't wait (or maybe I should??). Do you have a link please?
I use mine for my window blinds business . .Plenty long enough with all the seats stripped out. . Love the 85p PER WEEK running costs (Octopus GO , Zappi2 and solar) . Down from £30+ in a Skoda Octavia !!!!! Love it.
The MG5 EV looks really good and would suit my needs except for two, maybe three, things. For use as a working vehicle I sometimes tow a 1.3 ton trailer and often carry long sticks of wood on the rook rack! If the MG5 EV could do that I would buy one! The third thing would be a flat load bed floor with the seats down. for sliding in heavy crates or furniture, but I can compromise on that.
Thank you for taking us along for a real world ride.
MG will be announcing soon, apparently, that the roof bars are OK for a max 35kg load. The back seat not folding flat is annoying.
@@robertsmart7484 Load carrying always seems to be a shortfall with budget #EV cars. 35kg isn't a lot for me, on the roof. Granted I could use a big #EV van, but then I'd need a second car for carrying family, and neither will have enough use to justify the cost and it pushes the overall cost too far.
@@Maker_of_Things The "refresh" model of the MG5 if ever it comes to the UK will have a larger battery, so longer range, properly designed roof bars that can carry a more normal 75kg load, and also have "Pilot" like the ZS which was omitted on this version because it lessened the range. One of the compromises made to get to the price point.
Love these videos. Makes me worry a bit about our Leaf reduction gearbox. Still didn’t manage to change it 🤐 I considered the MG for ages until I saw one. Didn’t like the look at all and lack of safety features / adaptive cruise control / app made it a no go. You get what you pay for, and suppose in this case you get more than what you pay for to a degree but depends on what one wants to get.
I agree, you get used to the fantastic spec in the Leaf and the ability to preheat in the winter is so useful. The build quality is outstanding.
Great video, I considered the MG5 when they first arrived and had a 24hour test drive and dismissed it in its present form because I missed the adaptive cruise control and I wasn't impressed with the poor headlights but this is making me have a rethink, what a workhorse it is.
Rumour has it that a facelift is already on the way with acc and other goodies.
The headlamp output can be improved by swapping to Osram Night Breaker bulbs.
@@FFVoyager Yes October I believe, I'm looking forward to it.
All being added to the facelift. You're correct about the lights, they're poor.
@@robertsmart7484 Thanks Robert.
Well done MG and EV James and Kate only thing missing a frounk!
Hello, was this the MG 5 with the 52 kWh battery? I am waiting for the finance to be accepted and hopefully next week I will have my first electric family car 😁.
PS: When I drive tested it I didn't what to go home without it 😁,it is amazing!!! Who what's to go electric just do a test drive and you will see you don't want to drive ICE ever again 😉 ❤️
Having both an MG 5 EV and ZS EV my preference is the MG 5, brilliant car for the money.
Long journeys, motorway driving at 70 mph, the 5 just eats the miles. In my opinion and even without the toys like MG Pilot it is so much better than the ZS.
Just one thing I do dislike, the left foot rest is a couple of inches to high for my liking.
If I could get a good deal I would swap our ZS EV for a second 5 EV. 😉
I had a test drive last week love the MG it’s wonderful to drive I want one
😳 The bits of teeth from the Nissan tho... O-M-G...
I never ever have 'tickle it' or keep my speed below 60.
That's the beauty of an economical diesel engine, no faffing about.
Waiting to see when this model is available in France, they have at last expanded their dealer network beyond Paris, so that is good!
Great Car. They should make it a panel Van.
Thanks for a good review! If it do 200 mile (320 km) in rain it’s good but I would like it to do 285 miles to be on safe side in Swedish winter when you can expect up to 30% loss in battery capacity. Charging network is not brilliant where I live and my ageing parents live 100 miles down the road if you wonder why I need all that capacity. I do like the MG5 not being a SUV and hopefully with a reasonable price tag when they will start selling them here in Sweden in October.
There's a newer facelift comingvwothba bigger battery. It's quoting 269 miles so may work for you 👍🏻
I didn't realise you did mobile servicing, I hope you get a good whack for driving all these miles! I have fitted a lot off EVCPs for the MG it seems really popular, although I don't think I would swap my e-nv200 for one? But then I have ladders, steps and trunking etc. Plus it's not got the headroom. Cheers
Fantastic review 👏.
I think you have made my mind up for me,regarding the MG.
Apparently there is a facelifted version of the MG5 coming out later this year, it looks a bit sharper. Great video, very interesting to see a proper real world test, thanks for sharing.
Quoted range is going to be 249 miles WLTP instead of the old models 214
Facelift is next year, but this model will get a bigger battery later this year 👍🏻
I bought an MG5 EV in January for this year. It is totally amazing. What a superb buy. It has a really good range and looks a million times better than the Tesla Model 3 and is MASSIVELY better built. I absolutely love this car which is superb to drive and looks really lovely, it’s a real head turner in fact.
My wife was so impressed she bought the MG ZS EV (she prefers SUV type vehicles) last week. She sold her 3 year old Kia Sportage to buy the new MG. This car too is superb and has the most amazing paint.
I would recommend the MG’s to anyone. I’ve done 4,000 miles since January 7. No problems whatsoever. I get 185 mile real range.
These cars cost half what a Tesla Model 3 does, are incomparably better built, have far better paint and finish, more beautiful interiors, better styling and are tremendous value for money.
I’ve charged ours at home, on rapid chargers at Lidl supermarkets and have also used the ‘granny charger’. I never suffer from range anxiety as this car more than meets my needs. I commute 28 miles a day, four days a week and charge once ever 5 days.
I am so very impressed by the quality of these cars. IMO they will sell huge numbers if these and deservedly so.
Incidentally, both cars are really fast! The torque is amazing.
These are 4 Tesla Model 3’s where I live. All look 5 years old and are built like British Leyland in the 1980’s. One owner, whose mother bought him it as a gift, spent ten minutes pointing out the faults to me and they are truly awful. He looked over my car enviously.....despite his having cost £48k and mine was 24k after incentives.
You convinced me to test drive one. I'm looking for my 24kwh Leaf replacement. Already tested Zoe, Honda E, Corsa E and Mazda mx-30. Such a great value for money.
What are your thoughts on the cars you've tested thus far? I tested the Zoe and loved it, only it wasn't spacious enough (although I must say it is a lot bigger inside than it seems - I'm coming from an estate).
@@MischaESC2 i think it's personal preference. I made a video about my experience so feel free to check it out.
Our main car is PHEV Outlander for towing Caravan and family trips. However MG seems like a proper family car with a decent range too. Sadly it's very hard to arrange a test drive for more than 20minutes.
@@DariuszTech Where are you based? I can sort you a test drive.
@@Jamesandkate Stafford. West Midlands. I have contacted so many MG dealers and none of them is allowing extended test drive. This would be amazing James.
you've got the greatest job in the world as far as I am concerned
Except when its raining :-)))
Excellent video for someone considering an MG5 ... Me
Not so sure about you relying on a trolley jack ... where was your axle stand ?
Tesla don't recommend actually changing the brake fluid at 2 years, just check it, the change interval is recommended at 4 years 👍
4 years is too long for brake fluid.
@Wooly Chewbakker check for contamination, www.tesla.com/support/car-maintenance
I think there's still some prejudice against Chinese vehicles. I think it n a few years they will be very good second hand value. I like the sports car concept they have produced. I never drive in London but when I worked there I would sometime go in on my motorcycle, even that was no quicker than the train. I have never understood the idea of driving in, nightmare.
So true on all counts. China will be huge in our market, that's for definite.
The mk2 is knocking the socks off of thre Mk1 in many ways due to its BIG range increase/infotainment improved/has its own app/ plus so much as standard. The car to watch in 2022
Really enjoyed this one...Thanks
Thanks.
Really enjoyed that. Thanks
Thank you!
Can you let us know roughly how much you spend at the pump as everyone talks about kilowatt hours but no one tells you the cost per
When recharging.
Great programme
Great review ... Looks like my next car....
Excellent.
Quick round-up, Range is King!
A great insight into the MG5 but was it the 53 or 61 battery version??
Horsham calling .. if I'm not working --the kettle is on / Tea or coffee cake biscuits.... go safe James --GRAHAM.
Thanks James. Sounds really good. I seem to recall you thought the headllights were a bit underwhelming when you originally reviewed one of these a few months back. Having lived with a different vehicle for a bit have you had a chance to test them out and any thoughts?
Yeah, they're still lackluster at best. I'd HID/LED them immediately.
@@Jamesandkate Merely replacing halogen bulb with LED bulb nowadays won't pass an MOT. So even if an MOT is a long way off on a new car, probably best to go with a brighter bulb not LED.
@@robertsmart7484 Yeah thats true, although i've never personally had an issue with failing an MOT due to incorrect bulb type.
Which do you prefer, the 38kWh Ioniq or the MG5 Long Range? I have an Ioniq 38kWh Premium that I'm thinking of swapping for the MG5 LR Exclusive
Blind guess, was first London appointment in Chelsea?! Pub in background was drinking haunt of late famous footballer then.
Good spot. It was indeed.
Pollen filter and wiper blades. Sounds like an easy DIY job.
that is some thing that does not sound like a job you would need to bring some one miles to come and do
wiper blades have to be the simplest job. the pollen would depend on were they have put it and what needs to be removed to do it.
Thanks!
Quite enjoyed the video, but couldn't help but notice you just use a heavy duty jack (Unless I missed a bit). Is it not worth having an axle stand for backup. Probably will never fail but it's worth having it
The jack has a swing lock on it, works the same as an axle stand.
As a tight Yorkshire man I'm thinking that all these ev owners have a lot of money to be able to afford to pay a guy to drive miles to fit a couple of filters ect, I could be wrong but ya average working man couldn't afford it, mind you that's if they could afford the car in the first place 🤷🏻♂️
How are you getting 4 Miles per kwh? I have a brand new 61kwh mg5 but only getting 3.6 and that's with being very conservative with heating and speed etc.
Is it really worth travelling 222 miles to do just two jobs, how on earth do you make it pay. Having said that I enjoy your Vlogs
Certainly is.
I too use Octopus Go to charge my ev during their 12:30 am to 4:30 am cheap rate at 5 pence per kWh incl. VAT. This means my energy cost is around 1.1 pence per mile so James’ 220 miles ‘fuel’ cost would be around around £2.60. Such is the benefit in running costs of an ev.
Call out charge???
@@ianmathieson65 I wasn’t thinking just about cost per mile, there’s also depreciation of the van, maintenance re. Tyres ect., insurance, public liability insurance and the wages all of which had to come out of two jobs. It can’t possibly pay. I speak as a guy who owned and ran a service business all be it in a different industry.
@@wobby1516 Fair comment. Your original post didn’t hint at these costs so I fell into the trap of thinking only of fuel costs of an ICE vehicle which are significant compared with an ev mainly charged at home. It would need a detailed analysis of James’ costs including how he charges for his time while travelling and taking into account what he can offset against tax by working from home in order to assess whether it’s financially worthwhile. And one man doing what he loves to do and working from home will undoubtedly produce different results from someone running a business which employs others and may even have the overhead of dedicated premises.
great video chap
Ta mate.
Hi James I have a question for you... do you know how to unlock power from an electric motor (or do you know anyone who can?)... I own a 2015 Golf GTE with the 100 hp electric motor, but when you choose the sports mode (GTE), the car only releases 50 hp. Apparently there is a company in Holland who can do this but it's not financially viable to take that route right now. Appreciate your response. Cheers Bob
Speak to Chris Hazel at Zero EV, he's a wizard.
James with this car having no App how did you go on charging at the Octopus cheaper rates during the early hours of the morning? The facelift model will have the app support with delayed charging but it will probably come too late for when my lease ends.
The long range MG5 is really tempting - with the 250 mile range, 100kW charging, MG Pilot and the 75kg roof rack for not that much more money
One of the you tubers did a deep dive into the original MG EV about 18 months ago as he wanted to order one.He found the rust proofing was very poor and the wording in the warranty was very ambiguous when came to what was covered in relation to rusting. He did not order one in the end. They may have improved this in the meantime but something to be mindful of.
We in UK have arguably some of the worst weather, humidity, amount of road salt for metal vehicles to contend with on Earth. However MG (sic) seem to genuinely listen and actually improve their models year by year, judging by all the comments on the www regarding the early 'bong' 'ding' cars.
Risk of rust is the remaining concern when looking at cars such as this. I tend to buy young cars and keep them a long time and over the past 50 years have seen huge strides made by the likes of VW and BMW and even they are not perfect. Most 2001 or later VW's do not die of rust, few 2005 or later BMW have serious rust problems but how long before we can be confident the same is true for China ? At least with Dacia and Seat/Skoda etc we have experienced manufacturers overseeing the product. Same fears apply to Chinese-built Tesla model 3's
Which battery version is this ?
Was the 200 miles with eco mode on?
Hi what mls/kwh do u get on the motorway c 65mph in summer MH5 LR?
Now this MG5 throws a really interesting curve ball at me.
I need to replace my small diesel Berlingo van and have been looking for an electric equivalent.
Nothing has really looked suitable to me as the cost/range figures are pretty uninspiring!
A MG5 converted to load carrying might actually be well worth considering.
Do you have any idea what sort of maximum payload weight this could handle? I need to consult Google for some facts and figures.
TBH, I don't. However, there are conversions available to the correct and legal specs through Vic Young, an MG dealer in South Sheilds.
Having a MG 5 this week , looks like I might have made a good choice
Fabulous working car. Does all it needs to and more.
Another great episode james.. mg really are doing a fantastic job , great car and fantastic value. And people still say china build sh.t
Yep. Normally writing it on their Chinese made phone.
What efficiency are you getting from the Model3? Winter and Summer?
Currently using an Ioniq28 doing a similar gig. 4 m/kWh Winter; 6 m/kWh Summer. Travel 100-200 miles daily. TM3 seems only potential replacement on efficiency front.
a car over a van does have a cost saving when it comes to tolls and ferry fees as would be cheaper.
As long as you can fit all the parts you need to do the job then a smaller as in less high vehicle works better.
as a whole the car should get better mileage and so cost less than the van.
And it should have better visibility to make it easier to park
All good points, thanks
That's impressive James. Good stuff.
Bobby
Is this a full electric car? Sounds like a nice car.
@@honesty_-no9he thanks.
This is a great real world review. I really want the model 3 because I’m a car man and they are a bit more exciting but the lease deals available make this a very good family bus and workhorse. How have you found it to drive both empty and loaded with tools?