We've had the MG4 for two years now and home charging at the Hills District house has honestly been a non-event — plug in overnight, never think about it. It's the trip down to the South Coast every school holidays that's the sticking point. Boot's fine for two kids but once you add the pram-adjacent gear for the youngest, the esky, and my husband's fishing stuff, we're playing Tetris every single time.
We're looking at trading up to something bigger and it's basically down to the Model Y or the Sealion 7. Did the Model Y test drive last weekend and it felt sharper to drive, but a mate who's got the Sealion 7 reckons the boot swallows everything and doesn't even need the rooftop pod we've been using.
400km round trip with three kids (3, 9 and 12 now) means we need whichever one is actually less stressful to charge on the way, not just on paper. Anyone done that exact run — Sydney to the South Coast in school holidays — in either car and can say honestly which one made the day easier rather than just which one has the bigger spec sheet number?
