There have been a lot of reports of issues with the MG4 – specifically oil leaking from the rear differential, apparently MG say its just overfilled & coming out of the filler hole, but some have found theirs to be pretty much empty after the leak.
Another issue on Hyundai/Kia side is they have rapidly increased in price. The Soul I got last year was under £35k before the grant, now the same model (minus a few nice extras like a heat pump) is retailing at just under £40k. As the grant has gone, Motability would pay £10k more for the same car, so AP’s would need to rise to offset the extra cost.
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