MG6 killed.

[rovamota]

A shame as it's quite a reasonable car but about as desirable as puncture on a rainy night on the M25 compared to rivals. As a used buy, I suspect they will now depreciate faster than a Jim Fixed It For Me badge.

 

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/mg-6-dropped-uk-line

[Wilko220]

Not much of a shame really.

 

In fact, some might say the fact that such a crap, utterly dull, Chinese knock-down kit ever wore an MG badge was a total insult to the heritage of the British motor industry.

 

Agree with you on depreciation though.

[rovamota]

People who have bought them seem to force themselves to like them.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-MGF-MG6-1-8-TCi-MAGNETTE-S-TURBO-PETROL-2012-61-ONLY-46K-S-HISTORY-VGC-/272267040939

[RayMK]

I have yet to see an MG6 on the road, but MG3s are getting quite common around here (Leicester/Northampton).

[Pillock]

It's no worse than any other budget car - in fact most budget brands are either going premium (Hyundai, Kia) or specialise in little cars (Dacia) so there was room for a cheap family car.

Their reputation seems to have killed them off though, nobody (apart from anyone trying to sell one) has got a nice word about them. The MG Forums are full of people putting up with shit such as random FTPs, trim falling off and build quality but still claiming to be happy.

 

I would have considered one as a company car (as in looked after). They seemed a bit of a liability to own privately. 

[SiC]

Looking at the outside and interior on that, if it had a Vauxhall badge on it, I'd been none the wiser.

[Stanky]

Blimey, 548 in a year. I see three on the way to/from work regularly so I shall consider myself lucky!

 

Fingers crossed for massive depreciation, I'd buy one for <£1k as a means of transportation.

[Wilko220]

Believe it or not, one of the hire firms (Thrifty possibly) had a fleet of them at one stage. That's how I got the thrilling experience of being behind the wheel of this ultimate driving machine.

[dugong]

Not much of a shame really.

 

In fact, some might say the fact that such a crap, utterly dull, Chinese knock-down kit ever wore an MG badge was a total insult to the heritage of the British motor industry.

 

Agree with you on depreciation though.

Careful, now. You're sounding like Clarkson.

 

We had an MG6 at work. It was terrible.

[Tamworthbay]

Anyone on here got one?

[Wilko220]

Careful, now. You're sounding like Clarkson.

You fucking what?

[dugong]

You fucking what?

I'm not apologising.

[Timewaster]

There is one I see often parked up which is plated as a taxi.

I've never seen it on the rank or with a fare though.

 

I wonder what that will be worth in 5 years?!

[Tamworthbay]

Just don't offer him a sandwich.

[dugong]

Just don't offer him a sandwich.

I like sandwiches. And toasted sandwiches. Or whatever's going really if I'm not paying for it.

 

I didn't pay anything for work's MG6, either. There was a mis-spelling in the Owners' Manual which said 'Ket Features' instead of 'Key Features'.

Ketamine might have made our tenure of it bearable.

 

Some highlights:

 

1. It was delivered with polish down one side, a loose negative battery terminal and no tax disc (pre October 2014).

2. It broke down after two days and stranded me in Beaulieu.

3. When MG Assistance were told the reg, they were adamant it belonged to an MG Maestro.

4. It needed a new clutch and gearbox after 5000 miles.

5. I put a box in the boot and it fell through the floor.

6. The engine management light was on all the time.

7. It had chronically bad torque steer and an on/off clutch.

8. MG made us pay for a service even though we had a pre paid service plan contract.

9. We sent it back, cancelled the finance agreement and MG didn't collect it.

10. It was then written off by a member of our staff. No-one cared.

 

This was a car delivered to the press. Stellar.

I dread to think what the customer cars were like.

[Rusty_Rocket]

Would have sold well if it had been the new Fawd Mongdeo. The journos would describe the torque steer as 'lively and engaging' and the reliability issues 'no problem due to the legion of dealerships on your doorstep' or some other bollocks spouted by people wearing trousers too tight for them.

[Guest Hooli]

It's no worse than any other budget car - in fact most budget brands are either going premium (Hyundai, Kia) or specialise in little cars (Dacia) so there was room for a cheap family car.

Their reputation seems to have killed them off though, nobody (apart from anyone trying to sell one) has got a nice word about them. The MG Forums are full of people putting up with shit such as random FTPs, trim falling off and build quality but still claiming to be happy.

 

I would have considered one as a company car (as in looked after). They seemed a bit of a liability to own privately. 

 

TBH sounds like the new Laguna2...

[Cleon-Fonte]

Looking at the outside and interior on that, if it had a Vauxhall badge on it, I'd been none the wiser.

 

Same stylist as the Insignia I believe. I wonder how much they paid him for his five minutes in front of a photocopier.

 

I imagine we'll see some of these on the forum in about two months' time when they're all worth 50p.

[Pillock]

Or Ford wouldn't have had such a half-arsed attempt at making it in the first place.

 

I sat in one once, I remember the feel of everything being just dismal, each bit of plastic you touched was shiny - not in a "premium piano black" way but in a "we forgot to ask for any finish" way. The seat was coming unstitched at 8k. It looked like exactly what it was, which was an assembly of unrelated parts made to a budget.

[dugong]

Would have sold well if it had been the new Fawd Mongdeo. The journos would describe the torque steer as 'lively and engaging' and the reliability issues 'no problem due to the legion of dealerships on your doorstep' or some other bollocks spouted by people wearing trousers too tight for them.

Or it was a terrible car, badly PDI'd and with no parts support and a poor dealership network.

 

I'm sorry, you'd have to be tapped to buy one over an Octavia. Which fleet buyer or private bod outside the dyed in the wool enthusiast brigade would buy one?

 

I encountered apologism like this online and it was........worrying, if I'm honest.

[Wilko220]

 

I encountered apologism like this online and it was........worrying, if I'm honest.

All the SAIC arse-kissing was what turned me off (the otherwise excellent) AROnline in the end.

[Pillock]

I can understand it if someone has bought one - it takes a brave person to say "Yeah, I've got one of those. Bought it new. Terrible at everything but I'm locked in to the finance and I owe three times its value". Might as well say "I'm terrible at choosing cars and next time I'll get some Internet Strangers to do it for me".

[dugong]

All the SAIC arse-kissing was what turned me off (the otherwise excellent) AROnline in the end.

It got me banned for several months.

 

Some people wanted MG Rover back so badly they would literally accept anything - and angrily flame anyone who suggested MG's return wasn't anything other than a sainted miracle.

SAIC bought MGR to get a leg up on its driveline technology. Everything else was just a bonus because the Phoenix Four were too pissed to argue otherwise.

 

Bear in mind my requirements for a pool car are bollock-shatteringly basic.

 

It has to:

1. Start

2. Drive.

 

After two days, our MG6 couldn't even do that.

 

Someone (and you'll find this HILARIOUS, I laughed and laughed), claimed our car was perfect and I fact I was the one at fault because I couldn't drive. Furthermore that I'd apparently copied and pasted Clarkson's review in the Telegraph word for word!

Me!

 

My opinions, eh? Can't take me anywhere.

[Lacquer Peel]

What did you make of the ride and handling dugong? They are supposed to be an alright steer.

 

I like them but I'm a contrary bastard and I've not been near one.

It's good that there's diversity in the new car market and you can choose a shite car if you really want to.

[dugong]

Cannot tell whether peeling lacquer is serious or not.

[Guest Lord Sward]

It was killed by the biased British motoring press,

 

But mostly the biased British motoring press.

 

 

I cannot agree there.  In fact, I'm scratching my chin at the thought of a review bd enough to justify its dismal sales.

[RoadworkUK]

I drove one at Millbrook a month or so back and thought it was rather entertaining.

 

Unfortunately that's the only thing it does particularly well. And the key was one of the least pleasant things I've ever held in my hand.

[Wilko220]

It's good that there's diversity in the new car market and you can choose a shite car if you really want to.

I agree with this. I'd just prefer it if the very shitest of shite cars available didn't have to wear an MG badge!

[Guest Lord Sward]

Cannot tell whether peeling lacquer is serious or not.

 

 

He's being serious I'd presume.

[dugong]

IF LP IS SERIOUS (78RPM):

 

Drive round the torque steer and it was actually a laugh. Stall it and you had to take the mis-shapen lump purporting to be a key out of the dashboard, stick it back in, wait for the instrument pack to do its little dance and then knock it into neutral.

Then the neutral sensor failed. Which meant the car was stranded. Again.

 

No feel in the steering but it rode pretty well. The engine (Kunming Yunnei diesel, probably a titivated G Series) was rough as houses but it pulled well and was pretty frugal; best I got was about 52mpg.

 

Purely on driving feel you could tell someone from Longbridge had set it up; it was quick down a twisty road.

The rest of the car was a poor foil for the chassis.