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britishtrident - 13/4/11 at 07:23 PM

My mate had look at the MG6 --- liked it a lot quote "A proper job looks a lot beter than the pictures on the web" going for a look at it myself at the weekend.

http://www.mg.co.uk/

Bare - 13/4/11 at 07:44 PM

Geee.. sure looks like a Ford Focus with an 'MG' badge?
Hopefully it is.. then it's likely much better built than an MG :-)

dinosaurjuice - 13/4/11 at 08:30 PM

needs a diesel variant. apart from that, me likey.

Madinventions - 13/4/11 at 10:13 PM

Looks kinda nice to me... might have to go and see one in the flesh?

blakep82 - 13/4/11 at 10:30 PM

looks pretty good

NOTHING like a focus though lol, maybe in that both have 4 wheels

Simon - 13/4/11 at 10:42 PM

£15 - £18 grand for a car that's made in China. I don't think so.

Warranty 3 yr/60k miles, even they don't have much faith in their product.

There'll be a few misguided soles who think they're buying an MG, but those days have been lost forever sadly.

ATB

Simon

Mr Whippy - 13/4/11 at 11:22 PM

some hum drum cars there, MG's certainly not what it use to be

r1_pete - 14/4/11 at 07:14 AM

Another british marque the then owners literally pissed away!!

Looks more like a Mondeo to me, and I hope the quality is better than the chinese welder I was stupid enough to buy.

Humbug - 14/4/11 at 07:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
some hum drum cars there, MG's certainly not what it use to be


when are you talking about? In the 60s there were 2 cars (Midget and B), before that there were some other roadsters and some saloons but, since the RV8, which was a worked over 60s MGB, MGs have been essentially rebadged Rovers, fairly boring but adequate (IMHO). The MG6 looks like it is in a similar vein, though not necessarily based on a Rover (is it based on a Roewe, itself ex-Rover 75?)... The TF continues, or restarts, so that is what it used to be.

[Edited on 14.04.2011 by Humbug]

Humbug - 14/4/11 at 07:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Another british marque the then owners literally pissed away!!

Looks more like a Mondeo to me, and I hope the quality is better than the chinese welder I was stupid enough to buy.


Really? Literally? That would have been painful

mrwibble - 14/4/11 at 08:26 AM

whilst not the most exciting thing, and with questionable quality, i for one am pleased 350 jobs have been created. best of luck to them.

r1_pete - 14/4/11 at 08:37 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mrwibble
whilst not the most exciting thing, and with questionable quality, i for one am pleased 350 jobs have been created. best of luck to them.


I agree, but how many were lost when the incompetent former owners of MG signed away the company in an evening of free flowing drink, down their throats, not the Chinese team's.

MK9R - 14/4/11 at 08:43 AM

its not the same car, but my word its looks similiar to the new Hyundi!!

My daily drive
My daily drive



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[Edited on 14/4/11 by MK9R]

speedyxjs - 14/4/11 at 10:20 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Simon
£15 - £18 grand for a car that's made in China. I don't think so.


Not made in china, made in Birmingham

tegwin - 14/4/11 at 10:38 AM

Why is it that every single rover car to date lookes "aged" before its even a year old... there is nothing new or forward thinking about that design atall...


Good luck to them.. its such a shame that the MG brand was not sold to a much smaller niche car maker to actually produce real "sports cars".

omega 24 v6 - 14/4/11 at 11:03 AM

quote:

Not made in china, made in Birmingham



Made in china and Assembled in Brum was my take on it.

MikeFellows - 14/4/11 at 11:20 AM

gotta be one of the highest depreciators over the next few years.

i reckon you will lose £5k driving it out of the forecourt

RickRick - 14/4/11 at 11:38 AM

i'm with the good for british jobs and industry crowd, it's about time we got back to making things, even if it's only design and assembled here, it's better than a kick in the nuts, and if it works out sounds like there's plenty more in the pipe line, i'd definatly give it a chance if i was in the market for a focus/mondeo type car