Partridge Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Its shape and scalloped sides remind of the Renault 14 somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Our local "niche" dealer took one to a show earlier this month so I thought I'd have a bit of a nosey at it. Seemed ok to me, not unattractive and no bits coming away in my hands. Yeah, maybe, would be my verdict if looking for this type of new car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Just found this that I took in 2010 of the what i guess was the MG 3's prototype. 2010 MG Zero Concept Car by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr 2010 MG Zero Concept Car by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr I prefer it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Thanks Chinatom for the best posts on AS for ages. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at Longbridge, do you think the Brits working there are banging their heads against the wall or do they actually think the zany MG3 is going to work?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Hmmm Partridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Later mk1 honda jazz's were made in China! Seemed ok build quality wise but the trim clips were made of plastic with French levels of fragility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Designed by the same person who's designed the entire UK small-car market. I think they have him in a room filled with models of the 1996 Fiat Punto and have told him to "vary the theme a little" with each successive drawing. That being said, it'd probably sell well here because MG has become a "classic" whereby all the faults of the past have moved on with the people who remember them and the young/hip/trendy/spendy crowd want something different to tool around in. Just don't tell 'em it's Chinese and they'll snap it up, preferably covered in Union flags. --Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 theres astra jazz fabia swift and clio in that blue one......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novanick1 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP2-gwd3QWk MG3 car review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Would. I like the car too. oman5 and Novanick1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman5 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Would. I like the car too.EFA ...ATCNBE!! saucedoctor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 The whole Chinese car building empire has one "elephant in the room" to overcome to establish itself in Western markets. Are they actually going to build decent, reliable cars, with a good spares back up, or are they going to do as they have done in the past [i.e FX4 taxi steering boxes] build them out of sub-standard materials which will cause serious component failure.Yeeeeeees... <_> And has Geely managed to start building said components properly now they've picked up the bankrupt remains of LTI for a song in the Manganese Bronze fire-sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I think they look alright! As a ZR replacement its not a million miles away from what would sell IMO. the 6 appears to be a bit of a donkey however. That wont stop me from owning one when the stratospheric depreciation makes them hit the £500 quid mark in a couple of years. Novanick1 and saucedoctor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novanick1 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 although it looks quite nice, i still hate those decals. and its aimed at my age group. now thats saying something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Don't tell us that you're 5'4" and then use your own body as an illustration of how much room there is inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bergerac Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 although it looks quite nice, i still hate those decals. and its aimed at my age group. now thats saying something You can get them without decals. There seem to be a few firms that think decals are desirable to customers but they don't seem to be popular. Early BINIs and Fart 500s aside, you don't see many of these things with them. For example, most Adams and DS3s (as well as newer BINIs and 500s) are usually fairly plain. Maybe big wheels and bright colours but never stickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novanick1 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 You can get them without decals. There seem to be a few firms that think decals are desirable to customers but they don't seem to be popular. Early BINIs and Fart 500s aside, you don't see many of these things with them. For example, most Adams and DS3s (as well as newer BINIs and 500s) are usually fairly plain. Maybe big wheels and bright colours but never stickers.cars look so much better plain and simple than covered shitty Porsche engineering stickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Crikey. Consumer television does still happen then. Sort of. I love how 'grippy' it looked, being driven gently around some corners. Inspiring. But she was quite cute. Novanick1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partridge Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Why the fuck would someone buying a hatchback want cruise control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Also, did that bird just say 'Dachia'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novanick1 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Also, did that bird just say 'Dachia'?thats how most of the motoring press call Dacia, it frustrates me ever so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Now sub £7k......http://www.toomey.uk.com/mg/used-cars/1925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bergerac Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 The Dat-Cha pronunciation was used on their TV ads as well. Day-sia sounds better so no idea why they do that. Seven Grand is salty for a two-year old ex-rental MG6 when you can get a new plate one for just over £9,500: http://www.motorpoint.co.uk/VehicleAdvert/MG%20MOTOR%20UK/MG6/430198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Would. I like the car too.She is definitley a WAD. Love how she failed to stop, in-shot. #womendriversrollingeyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 The Dat-Cha pronunciation was used on their TV ads as well. Day-sia sounds better so no idea why they do that.My mate says it. Apparently it's how it's pronounced in Russia. I hate that 'Finch' cunt who does the voiceover on the advert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Surely how they pronounce it Romania is more important. cms206, overrun and Novanick1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Surely how they pronounce it Romania is more important.Haha Correct! Oh well, it's late...As I am a man who stands by his mistakes, I shall not edit that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris_ital_lover Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Why the fuck would someone buying a hatchback want cruise control? Topgear noted that the Chinese really want gadgetry when they went to China, I realise that a lot of that show was taking the mick but there were some serious observations inbetween. I suspect that cruise control, like the graphics, is a "suitable for China" option that makes no sense here. As for the MG3, I suspect they won't sell in big numbers here, but we're not the market they need to focus on yet. If they can crack China, which is a huge market, they'll be reinvesting the proceeds in R&D and a couple of models down the line people will start to pick them up... Datsun didn't conquer Britain in a day! Novanick1 and RedSparrow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselnutjob Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 cruise control is pretty useful on certain roads around London where they have gone completely mental with speed cameras, or where the are road works with an average speed check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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