[infy28]

My Windsor EV was recently allocated and after dealer's confirmation I went to do PDI for my car.

However while reaching there after almost an hour wait, they got the car and I started inspecting the car, on the initial inspection everything looked fine, ODO was just 13kms, but when I noticed carefully, I could see tiny droplets of white paint on the full front face of my Black Windsor. This includes the bonnet area, closed grill area, on the sides a bit and few of them on the ORVM as well.
I have taken the pictures, and raised it with the MG guys, they told they will fix this and do buffing and 3M polish to get it away.
Luckily enough my car is not registered yet and I have told them I will not sign on Form 20 (Registration Declaration Form), unless I see this corrected.

Please give me some advise, will the buffing and 3M polish will actually correct the paint? Or I will loose a layer of factory paint on the panel?
Since the car is not registered yet, I believe I have some leverage to play around. .

P.S. - This is under Corporate Lease (Where the registration will be under my name and not with Leasing company), and Payment to the dealer is only done by the Leasing company once the car is delivered. I spoke to the Leasing company - They told that in case you are not satisfied with the car and go for another (Subject to dealer agreeing for this) the Insurance has to be cancelled and re-done, which will have some cancellation charges, which has to be borne by me.

Attaching some pictures below for reference. Please advise what should i do?

[Ashwathama]

Originally Posted by infy28

The Insurance has to be cancelled and re-done, which will have some cancellation charges, which has to be borne by me.

According to the Indian Law, every insurance company has a 14-day period where you cancel the entire insurance and get a complete refund. I don't think you need to pay any cancellation charges.

As for the pictures you uploaded, I don't know if these are water marks or micro scratches. During my PDI the car was washed and brought for PDI hence, it had a lot of water marks on the body, mirror, engine bay etc. We told them that this needs to be rectified before delivery and they simply said it will be taken care of as it is just water marks. On the day of delivery, the car was sparkling new but I have to mention that I got the car ceramic coated from them before delivery so I guess that fixed the problem itself.

[infy28]

Originally Posted by Ashwathama

According to the Indian Law, every insurance company has a 14-day period where you cancel the entire insurance and get a complete refund. I don't think you need to pay any cancellation charges.

As for the pictures you uploaded, I don't know if these are water marks or micro scratches. During my PDI the car was washed and brought for PDI hence, it had a lot of water marks on the body, mirror, engine bay etc. We told them that this needs to be rectified before delivery and they simply said it will be taken care of as it is just water marks. On the day of delivery, the car was sparkling new but I have to mention that I got the car ceramic coated from them before delivery so I guess that fixed the problem itself.

The insurance is done by the leasing company, so they will cancel it if dealer agrees, and on the marks, these are water marks (Which I'm not worried at all) + Micro scratches (Which is also okay to an extent) + White paint marks, which is maybe not visible clearly in the pics, but there are plenty on the full face of the car, and even though the paint drops are very tiny, once you see them, you cannot fail to notice them even from a distance because there are plenty of them.

[Ashwathama]

Originally Posted by infy28

White paint marks, which is maybe not visible clearly in the pics, but there are plenty on the full face of the car, and even though the paint drops are very tiny.

If I was i your place I would have requested them for a new car as a brand new car going in for polishing to remove micro-scratches and paint is not acceptable to me. Just add the VIN no. in some app and check the car's manufacturing date. It may be possible that the car was manufactured in November or December and kept in the stockyard.

[infy28]

Originally Posted by Ashwathama

If I was i your place I would have requested them for a new car as a brand new car going in for polishing to remove micro-scratches and paint is not acceptable to me. Just add the VIN no. in some app and check the car's manufacturing date. It may be possible that the car was manufactured in November or December and kept in the stockyard.

I have already requested them for that. And for the VIN, I did check that and found out to be Jan 2025 Manufactured.

Looks like a case of open parking in the stockyard with some paint work going on in the neighborhood maybe. No idea what caused it.

[pankajsariyal]

Originally Posted by shyampsunder

On the ZS EV, it takes 25 hours for 0 - 100% charging session on the portable charger. I have been living with this for around 2 years now and it's been totally fine.

The portable charger is referred to as a 3.3 kW charger but in reality it charges at 2 - 2.4 kW. Folks grappling with thickness of wire to use this. Max draw will be 10A to 12A. So a 4 sq mm should be sufficient which is what I am using.


There is no need to ensure car hits 100% everytime you plug in. On an 8 hour charge you should get 100 KMs of real world range which should be sufficient for most. If you really need that quick charge, a 15 minute DC top up should get you on your way. I have had to do this only once in my ownership journey.

I don't recommend the 7.2 kW charger for most people. The reason is that it adds a lot of cost with very little marginal benefit. More expensive wiring, initial costs in load enhancement, ongoing extra electricity bills due to higher load, more expensive charger.

Manufacturers don't want to shock customers with super long charging times and scare away prospective buyers. But once you become an EV owner and get accustomed to overnight charging at home, it becomes quite straightforward.

How many units of electricity it takes to a full charge with portable charger? Some people say that it takes 50-52 KWH to do a full charge with this as cooling is on the entire time to keep the battery cool during the entire charging session. Fast charger takes less electricity as the charge is complete in less time requiring less cooling.

[infy28]

Originally Posted by pankajsariyal

How many units of electricity it takes to a full charge with portable charger? Some people say that it takes 50-52 KWH to do a full charge with this as cooling is on the entire time to keep the battery cool during the entire charging session. Fast charger takes less electricity as the charge is complete in less time requiring less cooling.

Ideally it should be the other way round, since Fast charging is done at higher speeds, and higher watts, the heating up of the battery pack will be higher and the mechanism to cool the pack will run more aggressively.

However, during a slow charge, the charging will happen slowly on lesser power and watts, which will not require the cooling mechanism to run for the entire duration of 10-12 hours for which the car is charging.

This is what i have observed with my Nexon EV.

With my Nexon EV, only when i put on charge immediately after coming back from a 2-3 hours drive, the cooling mechanism kicks in, otherwise it doesn't kicks in if i start the charging after the car has been idle/parked for few hours. The cooling mechanism doesn't kicks in even if i put it on charging immediately after a short trip or a short duration run. This is what i have been following and observing. But obviously different cars might have different mechanisms.

I still feel that the cooling mechanism should not run for the whole period of 10-12 hours of slow charging, maybe for initial few hours or minutes to cool down the pack, and then should get turned off after that time.

Regarding the usage, my Nexon EV Prime (30KWH Battery pack) takes up about 28-29 units of electricity on fully charged. I am using a 3.3kw portable charger, which draws a load of 2.7~2.8kw.

Not sure about Windsor, once i have couple of charging cycles completed, then i can share the feedback.

[pankajsariyal]

Originally Posted by aadiaksh

I have installed sunfilm garware 80% visibility on all 4 windows and back. And ice cool on the front. And I’ll tell you the AC is chilling after this. Before this, due to the big glasses, it would feel AC would take a lot of time to cool the cabin.

I’ve asked my film guy to install on the top as well once he is free as I don’t want to take any chances but it can be avoided. As of now, top is just like any other sunroof roof.

Is it ok? as many sate police will have problem with it, when we do not have clear law on this. The simply say film is a film even if this is not blocking the view. They are always ready for chalan on films. Some say, in Punjab they will not let you pass even with removeable shades.

[aadiaksh]

Here where I live it is ok. Green tint films look like UV cut green glass so Not issues yet. But again depends on how much collection they are short on monthly targets. To be honest.

[abhilash_iv]

I am a Nexon Automatic user for past 5 years. Now booked a Windsor essence and waiting for delivery.

One question I have after the test drive is, when we park the Nexon on a slope, I usually put the gear in D or R and then switch off the engine so that there will be a gear hold in addition to the parking break. In Windsor's case the only thing which holds the car on a slope while parked is the parking break. Is it safe?

[CarCanvas]

Facing new issue when charging via MG Ehub using Jio Charger.

[ThatsOkToo]

Originally Posted by abhilash_iv

I am a Nexon Automatic user for past 5 years. Now booked a Windsor essence and waiting for delivery.
One question I have after the test drive is, when we park the Nexon on a slope, I usually put the gear in D or R and then switch off the engine so that there will be a gear hold in addition to the parking break. In Windsor's case the only thing which holds the car on a slope while parked is the parking break. Is it safe?

In the Windsor, when you put it in P mode it automatically engages parking brake which can be seen on screen.

[CarCanvas]

Originally Posted by CarCanvas

Facing new issue when charging via MG Ehub using Jio Charger.

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Update from MG:

Dear Customer,

At the moment, some customers may have difficulty availing MG Windsor EV Free Charging offer at jio-bp network . Our team is actively working to resolve the same and will update you once the issue is resolved. Till the time, would request you to reach out to the alternate nearest charging station. We regret the inconvenience caused.

Hope they fix the issue soon.

On another note, I am now seeing this new icon since this Sunday in my Windsor. Does anybody have an idea on what does it indicate?

[shubhank008]

Did anyone else also receive communication about the new T&C for eHub Free Charging from MG ?
https://www.mgmotor.co.in/vehicles/w...-and-condition

Apparently, there is a new Fair Usage Policy now restricting free charging to 1000 units.
I wonder if it applies from the date mentioned in T&C or retrospectively to all owners since date of purchase.
Pretty scum move and I am pretty sure this can be challenged and fined upon in court.

At first I thought it was 1000 units per month, as that could still be considered a FUP, but a hard limit in a year ? How is that a FUP

Considering a average 30KW charge per trip, this comes down to approx 32-34 charges max.

[digitalnirvana]

Originally Posted by CarCanvas

On another note, I am now seeing this new icon since this Sunday in my Windsor. Does anybody have an idea on what does it indicate?

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Looks like a standard weather icon, a cloudy night with rain or fog perhaps?