John Østlie fell for a good offer that turned out to be too good to be true. The four-wheel drive that MG promises in the Marvel R is not always present.
John Østlie is just one of the MG owners who complains loudly about the way, at least the Norwegian importer sells the Marvel R model.
In connection with what he thought was a good offer for a car, Østlie was told that the MG is four-wheel drive. But now that doesn't always turn out to be the case.
When the current on the battery falls below 30 percent, the car switches itself off. The importer sees no problem with that. It's about protecting the car. Not the owner.
– On the early MG Marvel R, the four-wheel drive switches off when the battery capacity starts to drop tor combined with low battery temperature and low outside temperature, from 30 percent if it's really cold.
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– It is to save power, protect the battery and extend the range, says Knut Martin Andersen, marketing manager at MG in Norway, to Motor.no .
But that explanation is new to John Østlie. Even though he was actually well aware of another case, which Boosted has also described. Namely that the MG Marvel R is not four-wheel drive at all in all gears. Read more about it here.
In Norway, the importer tries to explain away the lack of four-wheel drive to John Østlie by saying that a software update was later added to the car. Apparently it should be able to hold four-wheel drive. Also below 30 percent current on the battery.
However, Chinese MG is not the only one with problems with electric cars and what customers think they are getting. Recently, Volvo has had to tell its customers that they have to pay for features that are not yet available in their cars. Some of the cars even have to be started with a laptop. Read more about it here .
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