MG Mg4 Hatchback 150kW SE EV Long Range 64kWh 5dr Auto with Metallic paint - £28229 @ Nationwide Cars

EV sales have fallen off a cliff.....

If you really want one, bearing in mind there are literally no benefits (including environmental ones) over owning a proper car, you would be advised to wait as they'll be giving them away in a year or two.

i have driven one of these and being the owner of a Kia Niro EV , they are very nice and well worth it being nearly 10k cheaper than its rivals

I just recently bought a 2019 eGolf for £16,000, got £4,000 for my old diesel Golf so only really had to shell out £12,000. Bought from a VW dealer so comes with a 2 year warranty. I imagine in a few years time it’ll be worthless, but as an introduction into electric cars it’s fantastic. Once you drive an EV you never want to go back.

I only do about 5000 miles a year and never really do long journeys. I get about 130 miles of range and I can get to Stansted airport and back, and the same with Heathrow, Gatwick, Brighton and in and out of London on a single charge from where I live which is all I really need.

I don’t have a home charger and just charge it at my local supermarket when I go shopping every couple of weeks.

The benefits for me are:
£0 Road Tax
£0 ULEZ
£0 congestion charge
minimal mechanical issues.
No catalytic converter to steal
No exhaust, water pump, injectors, spark plugs, alternator, cam belt, oil filter, engine failures to consider.
Servicing is minimal and cheap. Only brake fluid and air pollen filter.

I realise battery failure could be an issue, but with a 2 year warranty I have some piece of mind and bear in mind engines can always fail too. (edited)

MG just launched 2 new versions.
1: "Extended range" with 77kWh battery - WLTP range 325 miles.
2: Dual-motor "XPower" - AWD, 0-60 in 3.8s. WLTP range 240 miles.

Both start at £36,495. (edited)

If you are one of those people with a pathological hatred of EVs or if you are just too thick to understand how good they are, the best cure is to buy one. (edited)

This car looked great value at £24/25K and it was before we knew about the problems, but at £28K with all the software issues this car is plagued with, doesn't seem like a great deal at all anymore, in fact it's terrible considering the issues some people are having.




"@nicholasmartin5934
1 day ago
3:59 I've had my MG 4 Trophy for about three months,and I absolutely hate it ! The lane assist is a nightmare,in my opinion it is downright dangerous,it pulls violently to the right into oncoming traffic ! The auto braking reacts when it doesn't need to,it is so violent that it propels you with great force , I won't go into all the other electronic niggles, sometimes they work ,other times they don't.
My hairiest moment was when the car (at low speed) suddenly and without warning stopped dead,I had just pulled out of a T junction when it died ,this has happened before so I knew how to get it moving ( even though it had previously been in my local MG dealership) how were weren't hit by approaching traffic I don't know.
It is at this moment in time back at the dealership for this and other electrical faults.
I can honestly say that I have never been concerned about driving any car until now - I'm convinced it's trying to kill us ,we have named her Christine...."

If you hate money then buy this car, it has "Only worth £12K in 2 years time" written all over it. (edited)

Not a bad looking car, I will agree, and I haven't driven an EV yet, but I've not met one EV owner (and before you ask, I know a few) who readily say "yeah, it's what I'm after in a car and it does what I need it to". There's always something to say about range anxiety, cost of charging it, availability of charging points etc. I'm curious to see how the second hand EV market stacks up in years to come, when the EVs now being sold are being sold on. You can demonstrate that a combustion engine has been looked after, but a battery? Fancy a car with a ten year old battery in it, anyone? (edited)

"Somebody going to get a hurt real bad"

youtube.com/wat…O2c

Is it me or do they look like a Nissan Leaf. Hot 🔥 (edited)

I actually thought this was quite a neat car, but isn't it telling that we consider a little Chinese SUV at under £30k as a 'bargain'? EV's have helped car prices accelerate to ridiculous levels.

Or maybe wait for the BYD Dolphin which is swimming to these shores this summer?

carwow.co.uk/byd…ecs

Paying this sort of money for a POS MG really boggles the mind! The number of issues and dead cars sitting at dealerships for months should be cause for worry for all but the most desperate of Uber drivers!

insideevs.com/new…ly/ (edited)

The looks can be a bit divisive but in the flesh it looks far better than in most photos, seen a few round here. Really great to see the gap closing between ‘normal cars’ and EVs so people have real choice.

Still a bit undecided in my mind as EVs don’t suit everyone and they are not ‘cheap motoring for all’ as touted years ago - the free charging has pretty much dried up and electricity prices rising have massively increased cost per mile (am sure the govt don’t like low/no tax and will fix that soon), yes, doesn’t matter if you have a variable tariff and/or solar but not everyone can do.

We’re y’all getting £30k from? Honest question.

I picked up a premium se 38kw Ioniq for under 15k a few months ago and don’t do that many miles but for now I’m sold. The efficiency has been way better than expected! If you can do nearly all of your journeys with charging at home they are really cheap to run.

Some new MG4 models coming out in the next couple months. Extended Range version and a 400+bhp version with 0-60 in 3.8 seconds.

Love the look of these, but this seems expensive compared to the many MG ZS's that were purchased for under 20k two years ago. I suppose everything has gone up alot since. (edited)

It seems everyone hates EVs except anyone who has ever driven one or who owns one. Most of the negative comments are spurious, to say the least. I am having an MG4 Trophy delivered on Tuesday and I can't wait. I got an 11% discount, will be paying 2p per mile with a WLTP range of 270 miles--still available on this app. The discount I got does not mean they can't sell them as most who have been to a dealer to try to buy one can attest. The Trophy is very well specified with many features normally found on much more expensive models. The MG4 has been awarded car of the year by several organisations and is the best value EV at present.

I love reading comments from people who have never driven a EV! Whether you like it or not it's the future. Get over yourselves and step into the real world!

Laughable that everyone moaning they can't afford their mortgage payments but think buying a poxy car for £28k is a good deal.... No wonder the country's a mess....Priority's are all wrong!

I have a ev van for work...on a full charge around 120 miles...driving locally 30mph or less ok, the moment you hit 50mph the mileage drops quickly...not very good for long distance driving

Best value EV on the market currently ♨️

Reasonably good looking but will make sure I order a new diesel before they disappear for good

So many experts LOL

This is a £20k car tops.

See previous posting on recent MG EV deals regarding the various ways you can fuel your EV for very low cost or indeed for free

I followed one today and that cheap piece of grey plastic they probably call a diffuser was making me feel quite nauseous. It's the cheapest ugliest part of any car ever.

I nearly bought the LR one and spent a lot of time on various mg4 forums, the fact that they seemed to have lots of issues put me off. Admittedly the majority were software related but there were build issues with things like the transfer box, undercarriage cover warping (no longer covered under warranty, which is also very limited)

I wanted to buy one and was really disappointed to learn of the issues.

Hydrogen will be the way market will change soon