Andrew Dwyer

Just read a LKA thread on that forum and it appears there’s no sensitivity only on or off, sounds like an update has reduced the sensitivity, but without any code it’s difficult to know whether you have had that update yet. Due to the U.K. MG4’s having been around for a while one would assume that you already have the latest update. It’s a real mess, the most sensible suggestion i saw was using one of the shortcut buttons for dedicated LKA but that would mean an update and sacrificing a shortcut option.

Good news, those spacesavers usually have a 60 psi rating, but it should say on the tyre.

I did read from one of the early adopters of an MG4 in the U.K. that the earlier released vehicles could disable the Lane Keeping Assistance , and it would stay disabled, but when the car achieved the NCAP rating LKA was deemed a safety feature important enough to make it enable by default on every start up. An early update made this a permanent feature, so no hope of this being reversed. I also read that there is sensitivity on LKA and once applied, for example the lowest setting, it will remember this on startup. Not sure if this helps in any way.

Anyone got any thoughts on the Neta U Pro ? The longer range , large boot capacity and attractive price ( estimated ) are getting my attention but haven’t seen it in the flesh yet. ( those transparent A pillars seem a bit weird though )

Hmmmm ???? White or purple ??

800k for the Dolphin, who’s up for it ?

Yes but most of the complaints on LKA and ACC are MG4 - U.K. and Atto 3 - Australia and Thailand . When I was interested in GWM Jolion owners here also slated ACC for picking up crash barriers on bends and slowing the car down unexpectedly. It has been mentioned before that Thai road markings are not suited for LKA , Björn is always having a go, but I think part of the problem also belongs to the system getting confused at times.

My ZS ICE , a little over 2 years old, was a great buy and has given me 33k trouble free km. Was competing against the Corolla Cross when I bought it, no doubt I would have been happy with the Cross but the 450k difference sealed the deal. I don’t find it too thirsty either, with an average 14.5 km/ltr i’m happy.

The ES does have Emergency Lane Keeping Assistance ( they even seem to have added the word Emergency ! ) and Adaptive Cruise Control which seem to be the most complained about “ improvements “ on the latest MG and BYD cars. https://www.mgcars.com/en/mg-models/new-mg-es/safety

I think it would have to be 100k less than the MG4 to stand a chance. The regular boot size is only 9 litres bigger than the ZS EV and when you fold the seats down they are far from flat and leave a large step, awkward if trying to load long objects. As a car I think it looks nice and the specs are good but as an estate ( which is its biggest selling point ) it is disappointing.

I guess both the Seal and Dolphin will be making an appearance at the motor show but whether they will be open for reservations is another thing. A couple more days and we should start to get an idea of availability. The Dolphin is a little too small for my taste, kinda Honda Jazz size, and has a “funky” over the top interior resembling the Good Cat. From what i have seen the Seal is spot on and the specs are impressive but i fear it might be out of my range budget wise and i do like SUV styling better. Having said that i will still be drooling over it at the show ????

BYD showrooms popping up in Central Thailand now: Heading north from Rangsit you will encounter dealerships being built in Phra-In (in between Bang Pa-In and Navanakorn), Ayutthaya, Ang Thong and Lopburi. Strangely they have a partnership with Susco gas stations and are calling themselves BYD Susco Beyond.

I changed browser to Brave from Safari, the newsletter pop up still annoys from time to time but it did remove the super annoying video pop up in the bottom right hand corner.

Keep an eye out for the Seal ???? Word on the street is the Seal is hoping to achieve over 100k km on its visit here at around 2k km a day. 2 Chinese engineers accompanying the Thai driver ( hopefully there is more than one !! ) who was part of the team that drove the Atto 3 for 160k km recently.

I know that guy, he is from Aberdeen ????

Yes i agree. There isn’t any info on the FB post i got the photo from, someone just spotted and posted it. Of course it has caused some speculation split between “ available here now “ and “ this guy spent a lot shipping it here “ !!

Wonder what this fella was doing in Bangkok ?

Brooms at the ready. Mrs Owl will want one of those. Her favourite one was shot down by the Russians over the Black Sea. She was lucky to escape back to the village. Good job she had a spare strapped to her back. You are a brave man Owl ! If Mrs Owl found out ,that broom handle would be disappearing very quickly where the sun don’t shine !!

@Scouse123 I suggest you seek assistance by PM to @DrJack54 and @Red Phoenix These guys can give you your friends options clearly and without bias. The open forum, whilst often very helpful, often resorts into name calling, miscommunication and poor taste humour.

Neta V have a stock pink colour, a little less shocking but still pink ! Read a FB post today about someone ordering the orange Trophy MG4 in the U.K., they got a delivery date in September ! , very much in demand.

I generally avoid the sun but as a daily moisturiser i use Nivea Men which has UV written on the tin but I have no idea of the level of protection. The standard Nivea Creme , in the round blue tin , is extremely sticky and if you’re not careful you end up looking like one of those old Thai ladies who overdo the powder and resemble a ghost !

Not satisfied with the choice of colours available for the Atto 3 owners in Thailand decide to make their own !!

I got the donut for the ZS ICE as is lighter and means I can still put the floor on the lower level. But on the Atto 3 a donut might not be easy to find and the tyre well is sort of “ half a tyre well “ so probably a full size might not fit. A bit of a work in progress.

Just a quick, I promise to be quick this time ????, thought on donut spares. After researching a donut for a RAV4 I learned that the donut for the PHEV version is different from the other versions as the PHEV has upgraded brake callipers and there’s a danger of interference ! So, wouldn’t it be great if all car manufacturers offered a donut ( MG does , at least for the ZS ICE anyway ) as a paid for alternative to the pump and foam, after all we have discovered that the Atto 3 , and probably others, has a tyre well which is filled with a big chunk of foam !!

Okay, I’ll look to see if a space saver for RAV4 is available. On my two flats B-Quik also fixed them for me FOC. Full size spares are rare now but pickups and larger SUV’s are more likely to carry them.