C1am Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I was wondering why my MG6 brochure hadn't arrived - requested a couple of weeks ago. dugong, Junkman and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I was wondering why my MG6 brochure hadn't arrived - requested a couple of weeks ago. You can probably have all of them now. inconsistant, Sir Snipes, anonymous user and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 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. PLEASE! Its definitely no G-series, that was smooth in both 8 and 16v formats. Its a Chinese block, but with all the detailing and intricate castings done in the UK. Bizzarely, MG UK weren't allow to talk about its British Content. Fuelling was done by the Germans I believe. Chassis was a UK affair, but I think the budget for tuning it from the ultralight K series to heavy Barton-DERV lump was limited. Sadly it also needed an inferior PAS set-up. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 PLEASE! Its definitely no G-series, that was smooth in both 8 and 16v formats. Its a Chinese block, but with all the detailing and intricate castings done in the UK. Bizzarely, MG UK weren't allow to talk about its British Content. Fuelling was done by the Germans I believe. Chassis was a UK affair, but I think the budget for tuning it from the ultralight K series to heavy Barton-DERV lump was limited. Sadly it also needed an inferior PAS set-up. 'probably.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Whats that meant to mean???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 It may not have been a G Series, rumour had it off a couple of bods close to SAIC that the D19 was a heavily reworked G Series. Given that none were ever released, I'm a bit confused how you ended up having a go of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 What about the pez one? Is it k-series powered? Do they use the uprated HG (and therefore make it less prone to 'the usual') or does it kettle itself all the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Hang on - what? The heavy pig-iron bits were done in the UK, shipped to China, nailed into a car, then sent SKD back to the UK for the bumpers and badges to be slapped on in a shed off Lowhill Lane B31? That makes Chrysler UK's 70s supply chain look almost sensible. rml2345, Wilko220, Junkman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Development on the castings was done here if memory serves. Partly built cars were then sent here and received final assembly at Longbridge. Having never done the factory tour, I'm not sure whether or not the semi built 6s had engines in them or not when they arrived from Pukou. What about the pez one? Is it k-series powered? Do they use the uprated HG (and therefore make it less prone to 'the usual') or does it kettle itself all the time? Pez MG6s used a development of a development of the K called the Kavachi. Junkman and Stanky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 It may not have been a G Series, rumour had it off a couple of bods close to SAIC that the D19 was a heavily reworked G Series. Given that none were ever released, I'm a bit confused how you ended up having a go of one. I have a few friends that were senior engineers, Austin Apprentices, Field Engineers and the like. The bench mark for the G-series was M47 and FIATs JTD. I never drove one, but it was talked about extensively before and after it went tits-up. The old L-series is now in India. But I was privy to the JTD lump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 What about the pez one? Is it k-series powered? Do they use the uprated HG (and therefore make it less prone to 'the usual') or does it kettle itself all the time? Petrol was a modified K-series built with new tooling. The 1.5 engine in the MG3 is a K-series relation. There is no known Head gasket issue stemming from a design fault that I'm aware of. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Thanks LS - good to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Development on the castings was done here if memory serves. Partly built cars were then sent here and received final assembly at Longbridge.Having never done the factory tour, I'm not sure whether or not the semi built 6s had engines in them or not when they arrived from Pukou. Pez MG6s used a development of a development of the K called the Kavachi. The engines were stuffed-up here. Castings for the derv and some bearings for the K-series were sent out from here to be assembled into an engine in China, then posted back as a created unit. The line monkeys then added dubious build quality for the 'heritage' effect. Junkman, dugong and Mr A Lawrence 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 1. It was delivered with polish down one side Did it say something like 'kurwa jego mać'? dugong, Wilko220, AMC Rebel and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 There are about half a dozen 6s taxying round these parts and I see a few facelift examples locally. Not a bad looking car but I preferred the looks of the 6 Magnette for all the difference it made. Guaranteed 2021 frag fodder. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I've got meetings in Longbridge tomorrow - pretty much where the North Works used to be. I could pop round the corner and see if they've got any brochures left. Junkman, scruff and dugong 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I don't mind them, a mate has one and it seems a reasonable enough place to be, and he's not had any bother with it. Mind numbingly anonymous looking though. Given how much worse the already stratospheric depreciation will get after this news, I can see sub-£1k on the horizon. At that point I'll be giving one a go. dugong, Sealtainn and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I was offered a 13 plate TSE petrol for sub £5k last with nominal miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I must say, You've changed your tune Sward, You used to love them. Future of the British motor industry you said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I was offered a 13 plate TSE petrol for sub £5k last with nominal miles. Ooo, they still make Renault 11s? Greekshite, dugong, Lacquer Peel and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I must say, You've changed your tune Sward, You used to love them. Future of the British motor industry you said. I went to Longbridge cash in hand for one when they discontinued the petrol 6s, last spring. Then I realised they were shite. I still quite fancy one though. My dad hated his TSE Magnettie. PS, I genuinely hoped they'd take off and be good. I'm bitterly disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I do know a chap who has one, he's a big MG fan and got very defensive when I asked if he'd had any problems with it. Apparently it had been 'perfect' with not a single problem, he's still driving it 18 months later so it must be doing something right. A local Ford dealer here has started selling MGs recently, I've seen a couple of 3's around (one of which is the dealer demonstrator) but they don't seem to be flying out of the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I can see sub-£1k on the horizon. At that point I'll be giving one a go. With the number they've actually managed to find homes for, minus the ones which have been written off I think you and I might have to take turns with the last one left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 According to the ever accurate How Many Left, there were about 2500 MG6s in circulation in 2015 compared to 19,500 Sherpa coupes. I would definitely be more likely to go and look at an MG6 at a car show because OMG RARE L@@K. flat4alfa, oldcars and Rusty_Rocket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I'd have a petrol one but I wouldnt fancy paying more than about £300 fatharris, andrew e, Junkman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 You'll just have to wait until around January then. AMC Rebel, Vince70, saucedoctor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 If only the boys at Morris Garages could see how they're moniker is being abused. Tat. Greekshite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 #300byXmas Dave_Q and dugong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclecalzone Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 G series 8v cars exist in the wild as development cars were sold off after the collapse of 2005 so it's entirely possible to drive one although it's probably not got a production calibration in its management system. The 16v never got past the design stage. However I'm sure in India the 8v g series is alive and well. I don't think the 3 engine is in any way related to the k series at all even though they reworked the k for the mg6 and solved the issues with it such as making the block stiffer with extra ribs on the casting. Randomly the other day I saw pictures of a 1.1 kseries from a rover 100 after it had been removed and it had the same block design only this was much older so maybe mg rover had the idea first? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I've got meetings in Longbridge tomorrow - pretty much where the North Works used to be. I could pop round the corner and see if they've got any brochures left. Bear in mind the last time I went there, we'd returned an MG3 we'd lent for the week and none of the staff had realised it had gone. I'd stuff a bit of the Elephant House into your bag and walk out whistling the tune to Tetris. scruff, Junkman, Vince70 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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