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Originally Posted by GoBabyGo Hi parrys - Have you given a thought about tyre upsize in MG Comet from 145/70/R12 to 165/55/R13 (with variation of 0.77%). Will tyre upsize improve ride quality, comfort and stability will be better? |
I have been thinking about some sort of upsize to improve grip and ride comfort. I don't think the 165/55/R13 option will provide better ride quality since it has a smaller sidewall and can't absorb as much bumps. I am not a tyre expert and there are other params involved, but in general a larger sidewall / profile will help improve the ride comfort IMHO.
Also I don't know if this thread is ok to talk tyre as there is a separate area of tyre mods. However I am looking for options to make the ride better too, so I am all ears.
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Originally Posted by raj3kdell Interesting to hear MG Team is keeping an eye on this thread. Really appreciate that if they do. However, how did you figure that out? Did they reach out to you? Which problems were addressed. Just curious! |
The dealer let me know about this. There were some pending bits during delivery and MG had taken them to task to sort out any misunderstandings and deliver what was promised. The dealer was calling us daily and giving us an update about the situation.
I'll spare the details here since the dealer was very concerned the last time, but I don't have words to express how impressed I was with MG Motors for doing what they did. They could have just stayed silent and watched from the sidelines, and I would have been none the wiser.
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Originally Posted by raj3kdell Approach unlock (walkaway lock) feature is cool and convenient, works as intended but I have a feeling this may bring down the 12V batter down a bit which in turn impacts the HV battery as it requires constantly checking the proximity of the key within the range. |
Fair point. I wonder what the mechanism for this is. Does the car really keep polling for the remote or something else. I like this feature, it's quite cool, but I would be happy to keep it turned off and won't miss much. I mean every other car I would just use the key or button on the door. In fact this car has the request button on both sides of the car. My Alcazar has it only on the drivers side and if I finish off by having to (say) pick up the water bottle from the passenger side or passenger side middle seat, then I have to fish for the keys to lock the car. Or I have to walk to the driver door to press the request button
With the Comet, I can lock / unlock the car from either side. Say, after I pick up my laptop bag from the passenger seat, I can lock it right from there.
So yeah, I am sure battery drain will be minimal and not something I'd be too worried about, but why take the chance. I'll probably just turn the proximity detection off. Thanks.
However, it's a neat party trick when showing off the car to friends and neighbours.
More Experiences / Observations:
Today I had a huge bunch of folks in my society asking about the car and were impressed by the internal space it has on offer with such compact external dimensions. Truly a
born electric car.
On the flip side, I was frustrated was when I was trying to fill in air for the car. I have a Bergmann pump (which has been amazing btw) and since I won't do gas station runs with the EV, I decided to check and top up the air pressure myself. While the wheel caps are well designed and look cool, they are a nightmare to access the air valves and fit the pump on.
I had to bend and twist my fingers, and pull the valve outward in order to attach the hose. I lost about 2-5psi while putting the hose on and again while taking it off. I just hope the overage and "experience" I got after a few attempts let me take off the hose quickly without losing too much net PSI.
You'll probably hear choice words if you were to get this filled at a petrol bunk.
However the low-light of the day was when I peered through the wheel wells and saw the under chassis electrical cabling sorely sticking out. While the cables are really thick and seem of good quality (feels like the LPG cylinder pipes), I wish MG would have kept this cleaner. Maybe they can innovate and come up with a cover plate or something which they can add during a subsequent service. It would help me be a lot more confident when I am driving on rough patches, or if there was a bush / branch on the road. I will be forever worried that some stone or protrusion on our Bangalore roads will snag the cable.
Oh btw, when they were fitting the wall charger at home, the technician came with 4sqmm or 6sqmm armored cables. This means there is a sheath of twisted metal cables inside the rubber tube and this will stand the test of time and rodents. I was impressed by the quality of the cable they brought in. I don't know about Tata these days, but Mahindra used regular 2.5sqmm / 4sqmm cables for my E2O. I just hope the cables underneath the Comet is as robust as the armored cables that I saw.