The new news 24 thread

[Fumbler]

It might hate it so much the doors might fall off!

[barefoot]

I have only ever previously seen one MG3 - on Burgh Island.

 

This morning, I saw two in Loughborough.

I followed one and another parked next to me.

[vulgalour]

Hooray, reverse light on the Princess is working now!

[vulgalour]

Double-hooray, Mike has found what is potentially the culprit for the non-functioning fuel gauge!  He's currently attempting to fix it without removing the dashboard, because the problem is, predictably enough, behind the dashboard.  Stupid wires.

[vulgalour]

Triple-hooray!  The fuel gauge now works again.  It was just a wire/connector that needed reattaching as it had come adrift.

 

Now, having completely upset the shite balance by fixing the tyres, the reverse light, AND the fuel gauge, who wants to have a stab at what's going to fail dramatically to restore the equilibrium?

[davehedgehog31]

I have only ever previously seen one MG3 - on Burgh Island.

 

This morning, I saw two in Loughborough.

I followed one and another parked next to me.

There's a lot of them in Central Scotland. There's an MG dealer in Falkirk and Arnold Shark were also pedaling them for a while.

[SiC]

Loads of MG3s buzzing around Bristol too. No surprise really as they're cheap new cars and there are two dealers - one in the city and one just outside.

[captain_70s]

There is an MG dealer in Rutherglen but I've only seen a handful of examples on the road. All 3s.

[captain_cal]

My neighbour is the only person I've ever met with an MG6, and a diesel to boot. He tows a big fuck-off box trailer full of old BSAs and camping gear to Coventry/Liverpool/the IOM TT regularly and seems to enjoy himself. Also fucks off to Spain in it on a regular basis. He's also had some brilliant shite - the first car he ever bought brand new was a Yugo 45!

[mercrocker]

The only MG dealer I can remember seeing is on the Isle of Wight - just outside Ryde.   Seem to have quite a turnover on the forecourt but I suppose you can't run far away over there....

[anonymous user]

Local MG dealer in Bridgend, they do seem to shift cars and I know someone who has bought and is very happy with the bigger one. Often see their workshop/pool MG3 on the industrial estate; although overhearing the driver tell an interested party that it was shut probably isn't helping sales.

[Mally]

 

 

Now, having completely upset the shite balance by fixing the tyres, the reverse light, AND the fuel gauge, who wants to have a stab at what's going to fail dramatically to restore the equilibrium?

 

Suspension?

Mine went flat a few times.

You can definitely drive from Buxton to Littleborough with one side empty and a Caravan on the back.

[dollywobbler]

Saw a morbidly lowered 2CV with a roof-rack in Hereford this morning. Has the slam and pineapple dub-disease spread to Citroens now?

 

Apart from almost zero spring travel, must make the steering a bit heavy!

 

Ah, that'll be Max. It is properly channeled with altered kingpin angles, so at least it has been done properly.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

..., who wants to have a stab at what's going to fail dramatically to restore the equilibrium?

Fuel pump?

[stuboy]

parking at work is a battle of foreign hgv's blocking the road, next door unit sticking notices on our cars stating were parking in his area etc, and we not supposed to park inside the yard if possible, well i reveresed up and rip the mud flaps off nearside, but not gives me excuse to fit side skirts ive been putting off for 6 months

[cms206]

Irv Gordon has passed away.

 

I'm quite sad about that.

 

 

Godspeed, Three Million Mile Man.

 

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

[tooSavvy]

^^^^ .... Googles ....

 

'Irv is Dead, Volvo for sale'

 

*oldjoke

[MikeR]

I am still 14 stone ....

[bangernomics]

https://www.castrol.com/en_us/united-states/motor-oil/castrol-gtx/irv-gordon.html

[bangernomics]

I am still 14 stone ....

Better than 15-13

[Shirley Knott]

And better than 16-2 *sad face*

 

Something's going to have to change but not until Christmas is out of the way.

[adw1977]

Ooh, I can win at this game! 16-12.

[vulgalour]

BEHOLD!  The wonder that is a full compliment of working things.

 

 

As an extra bonus, there's considerably more fuel in the tank than I had guessed there was and considering how little there is in the Rover right now, Princess is back on primary duties.  Very greasy, damp weather today and I'm definitely feeling the benefit of those new tyres.  Smiles all round today.

[egg]

Ooh, I can win at this game! 16-12.

 

17. I'll take 14 all day long.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

17. I'll take 14 all day long.

 

Eleven.

[davehedgehog31]

I think the MG3 is quite neat looking as far as generic modern small cars go. 

 

 

 

I mean if you're comparing it list price for list price against a Fiesta, Fabia, Ibiza or even a Suzuki Baleno, it's probably shit. But if a car is a white good, at two years old after some other poor dick has suffered the crippling depreciation? Maybe.

[stillOrange]

I bought this few days ago. My first Saab.

 

 

It was silly cheap considering full service history, almost new winter and summer sets of tires, new discs and pads all-round and only tiny bits of surface rust on edges of rear arches.

Just need to clamp the silencer back to the pipe and should be tip top winter motoring.

[vulgalour]

You guys shouting out your weight and all I can think is "That's Numberwang!"

[tooSavvy]

..... aren't those MG rear lights 'clone' Kia/far east stylee lookalike ?? :/

[GrumpiusMaximus]

17. I'll take 14 all day long.

 

 

18-ish...