I've had an MG5 EV (since Dec 21) and it's been fine so far, touch wood.
I've done about 11k miles in it - it was sufficiently low to qualify for the cheaper service (think I paid less than £50, and that included renewal of the MG AA membership).
The forums do have horror stories of long leadtimes for parts, and people unhappy with customer service, both in their local garage and at MG UK, but although they make a lot of noise I'd say most people of the forums are more than happy with their car.
The electric vehicle driving experience is so much better than ICE cars, once you are used to it, and if you can get the boy racer out of your system (they are very quick off the mark, which can be a lot of fun, when some £80k Audi tries to race you away!!).
I would say that a home charger is pretty essential these days to keep the cost low. I pay 7.5p per kWh overnight, each of which which takes me somewhere between 3 and 4 miles, depending on how I drive and he time of year...
You may remember I previously had a Vx Ampera which had a fully electric range of 30 - 40 miles or thereabouts which is adequate for much of the local driving I do these days, and wanted to shift that due to potential parts difficulties in the fullness of time. I didn't expect to be able to afford a new EV but the MG was cheap enough - even though it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of those costing tens of thousands more, which I can live without. It is still a pretty decent spec.
EDIT: there is a facelift MG5 but it's more than £8k above what I paid so I'm not about to change! It does have a few of the things people get excited about these days, like an app and LED headlights, which mine doesn't. I think there are dealerships with ready-to-drive away stock. If you decide to go for one and can't find one I have contact with a couple of MG dealers so let me know.
Last edited by: smokie on Fri 10 Mar 23 at 13:59
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