Comments by "Roger Smith" (@rogersmith8339) on "Your EV is going to KILL YOU! Malfunctioning MG madness" video.

  1. The Americans have what they call unexpected acceleration events in all sorts of cars. What it usually means is that they cannot drive properly in the first place.
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  2. My stepson had his oldish van broken into a few years back and to disable the alarm they trashed the electrics. He got it sorted (so he thought) enough to start and drive to his next job, but blasting down the outside lane of a very busy motorway it decided to do an emergency stop - it seems that the ABS system had been messed up. He made the morning local news due to the chaos it caused but very luckily no one got hurt.
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  3.  @MeTube3  The issue with electronics in cars versus older systems is that the electronics work or fail completely and can only be fixed by changing parts. Older systems fail progressively and if properly maintained will never let you down completely without warning.
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  4.  @B.a.S.t.A.r.D.  I had a Mk2 in bright green. It was the biggest pile of rubbish I ever owned and only my second Ford. First was a 2 year old Cortina that got through 2 cans and a clutch in the few years I owned it (amongst other trouble) and it rotted out in around 5 years. All the Citroens I have owned since have been super reliable and cheap to run with readily available service parts.
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  5.  @B.a.S.t.A.r.D.  I am on my 2nd C1 and it is about the most fun car I have ever owned. Ever seen the endurance racing they do in them?
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  6.  @robertjames4908  Great for removing ear wax and poking in peoples faces when attacked.
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  7.  @anthonynewman4039  Are MG anything to do with Rover these days?
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  8. No road tax either!
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  9.  @MeTube3  I have never had a car with any warranty!
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  10. You just described my first 3 or more cars!
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  11.  @childoftruth1738  Any newish car is an expensive toy and even some older ones aren't cheap to run. As for the 15 minute circle (I assume you mean city, although what that is taken to mean these days is totally different from the original intention of the concept) - even the most basic of EVs has a range greater than 15 minutes each way.
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  12.  @christownsend7602  My latest 4x4, a 20 year old Jeep, has power adjusted seats. No idea what you can do if (when) they fail. It also has lots of other electrical gubins that it doesn't really need.
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  13.  @christownsend7602  The C1 corners like a gokart. I have only ever had it lift a wheel once round a corner and that was going way too fast for a very tight turn.
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  14.  @iainmacleod4007  In some ways I think the same applies to some of the EV fires. Are people not charging them correctly in some way or doing something else wrong?
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  15.  @iainmacleod4007  It is the fast charging that concerns me. Even ordinary lead acid batteries get hot if you try to charge them too quickly and it does them no good.
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  16. On an electric motor the unit you refer to is not strictly an ECU as that refers to an Engine Control Unit .
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