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I have a ZST, great car, power good, drives great and all works well.Big discounts ($8k) on runout MG4. Tempted. Anyone here got one, or has experience with one?
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I have a ZST, great car, power good, drives great and all works well.Big discounts ($8k) on runout MG4. Tempted. Anyone here got one, or has experience with one?
Same here with Subaru. We've had a string of Subaru Outbacks since, I've lost count when. We do lots of k's and never had a single solitary problem with any of them. Lovely to drive, good after sales. The only reason we don’t have one atm is because the six cylinder wasn’t available here when we needed a new car. We have a CX5 Mazda now, very happy with that as well.They are expensive to repair and don't have a great reliability record.
When you buy a vehicle you are basically marrying the manufacturer, so go with a company that has a good after sales service.
This is one of the reasons we bought 2 new Subaru's, I switched to them when Holden's went bust, my wife has had new ones since 2008 and wouldn't drive anything else. They have heaps of safety, especially where you can't see it, in the shell and chassis, also being a true all wheel drive is a bonus.
They are not the cheapest but resale is good and you are getting a good product and after sales service.
Mazda are also reliable and have good after sales.
Yeah we have had no issues with Subaru's, I was waiting for the new turbo outback, finally got one and the wife got a new Crosstrek, very happy with both cars.Same here with Subaru. We've had a string of Subaru Outbacks since, I've lost count when. We do lots of k's and never had a single solitary problem with any of them. Lovely to drive, good after sales. The only reason we don’t have one atm is because the six cylinder wasn’t available here when we needed a new car. We have a CX5 Mazda now, very happy with that as well.
A friend has a ZS, she loves the car but the service from dealer has been absolute garbage. Someone hit her car in a carpark (and ran off), it's going to take 6 months to get repaired. It's also currently dropping oil while parked and they're giving her the run around getting it sorted, which is made worse since she's two hours away from Adelaide. She's already brought it back once, but now has to come back again for the same issue.I have a ZST, great car, power good, drives great and all works well.
We did look at the CX5 because of the turbo. Like you we have had many Subaru's, i purchased a 2021 Outback but found the 2.5 lacked a bit of power compared to the 3.6R we had.Same here with Subaru. We've had a string of Subaru Outbacks since, I've lost count when. We do lots of k's and never had a single solitary problem with any of them. Lovely to drive, good after sales. The only reason we don’t have one atm is because the six cylinder wasn’t available here when we needed a new car. We have a CX5 Mazda now, very happy with that as well.
I actually find them quite reasonable to drive.From my two experiences driving an MG hire car, stay far away. Death traps.
Are you trying to summon Piston?Did you go your own way?
Are you trying to summon Piston?
Yeah, if we'd known they were going to change their minds about the turbo Outback, we may have held off for it, but happy with our Mazda anyway.We did look at the CX5 because of the turbo. Like you we have had many Subaru's, i purchased a 2021 Outback but found the 2.5 lacked a bit of power compared to the 3.6R we had.
Subaru were saying at the time that the turbo Outback wasn't coming to Australia, so glad they changed their minds, the power in the XT is great and is able to tow more than the non turbo model.
Sounds pretty interesting. Maybe full solid state isn't that far off. It seems like this car is made by IM, not MG (unless I misread something), but MG and IM seem to share the same parent company (SAIC) so the tech will probably filter over to MG soon enough.Saw this today. Looks like MG is releasing an electric car with a semi solid state battery. 1000km range. Could be a game changer if electric cars start getting that kind of range.
Looks like it has only gained approval for sale in China in November. Will be interesting to see if it delivers on what they are advertising.
Toyota have been threatening to release their 1200km range solid state battery for about two years. The article below suggests they will start producing 1000km range batteries in 2026 with a faster charging time and slowly ramp up production and efficiencies to 1200km over a couple of years.Saw this today. Looks like MG is releasing an electric car with a semi solid state battery. 1000km range. Could be a game changer if electric cars start getting that kind of range.
Looks like it has only gained approval for sale in China in November. Will be interesting to see if it delivers on what they are advertising.
Same here with Subaru. We've had a string of Subaru Outbacks since, I've lost count when. We do lots of k's and never had a single solitary problem with any of them. Lovely to drive, good after sales. The only reason we don’t have one atm is because the six cylinder wasn’t available here when we needed a new car. We have a CX5 Mazda now, very happy with that as well.
I have the mg5 1.5 turbo. Its decent. The engine in the base model though is shit. Don't bother
IMHO the biggest issue facing Japanese industry and their future international competitiveness is their rapidly declining and ageing population.The news that Nissan and Honda have agreed to merge and Mitsubishi are thinking about joining them suggests that the Japanese competition is going to contract.
Love the look of the Alfa.I'm buying an Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce. Say what you want, but it's the only drivers car left that isn't asking for 6 figures. I'd never give Chinese EVs etc the time of day - the engineering facts and figures, the lack of warranty, lack of parts and the zero regulations regarding rust proofing should be considered seriously prior to buying a cheap Chinese car.
If there's no standards or regulations when it comes to electroplating, rust proofing, and overall engineering, then what are you really risking? Your EV battery cells have hundreds, if not thousands, of spot welds. If they come from a country where theres no regulation, not standards - the risk and price aren't justified. At least not for me.Love the look of the Alfa.
But I just got back from China, went to the Shanghai auto show & test drove a number of the Chinese made evs & I would give my left nut for some of them. Spectacular cars. Far superior to anything at the same price point. And if you buy a Tesla here it will be a Chinese made one.
Drove a zeekr 001 that was a beast, the 001 fr has 800kw, a beautiful nio et5t & a very sexy Xiaomi su7 max that was nicer than the bmw m3 or Mercedes we were driving over there. They have an su7 ultra that just broke the Nurburgring record for a four door sedan.
Petrol cars are obsolete. Like a vhs player. You just don’t know it yet. 30% of the cars in the cities there were electrics. And all the traditional European, Japanese & Korean makers were there in a big way developing & refining their ev tech because they know if they don’t they are dead. Mg have a good foothold in the budget market there too. Which is good for ports.
If nothing else it has forced Tesla to drop their prices here. And other makers. And I don’t see the benefit in having to import fossil fuels when we could generate our own electricity here. And drive evs that shit on their petrol rivals from a great height.