A friend has asked me for advice on the MG3. on paper it looks good, the engine is an known but any thoughts on build quality?

I can't comment on the build quality, but IMO it looks like a Fiat 500 with a Vauxhall face. Not a pleasant
thing at all.

just having a browse of the web site and sitting there at the bottom of the spec sheet is something called "Brake Disc Wiping " what the??

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Originally posted by mookaloid
just having a browse of the web site and sitting there at the bottom of the spec sheet is something called "Brake Disc Wiping " what the??

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i think id rather walk than set foot in that! storms or not.

Sorry to lower the tone:
http://sniffpetrol.com/2013/11/29/not-ad-mg3/

I'm quite surprised by the reaction to the way it looks. I've never driven one but aesthetically its about as pleasing as any other super mini I've seen

its just one of those cars (like the 2.2 vectra i used to own) that looks like the people designing/making it. dont care a toss about it! just my opinion and maybe ill be proved wrong when reviewed etc. but id take a 5 year old honda jazz over one of them in a millisecond!

Like the Fiat it looks better with graphics or better paint scheme
The standard colours do look a bit bland

It'll depreciate like a house brick in the middle of a lake


I can't see how their shifting enough cars in this country to enable future investment tbh ??

Sadly predictable negativity on here.

I think it looks pretty good myself, vastly nicer than some of the other manufacturers offerings in this sector (cough cough Vauxhall). I've not driven one, but the reviews seem to be largely positive with the harsh ride being one of the primary criticisms. Coming from a Civic Type R it would probably feel like a luxury barge to me.

[Edited on 25/12/13 by MikeRJ]

I think the cynicism is understandable. I was always an MG-R fan, but there is no way that pile is MG for the simple reason it's exported as a knocked down kit made in China and assembled in the UK.

China bought the company lock stock and barrel and it's taken them nearly 10 years to get production going again - speaks volumes about competence. They should have stuck the money into the company as was when they said rather than wait for it to fold (and where was Tony Blair to offer a rescue package). MG R had a great line up in the pipeline that would have probably done very well - I know this from someone who worked there. And they were very close to being ready for production.

21 MG 3's sold so far - speaks volumes. Let's hope it stays that way

ATB

Simon

I haven't driven one but I hope they can sell some as British Jobs depend on the success of the brand. the Chinese are slow to catch on in many ways, but they knew if they let MGR fold, that they would not have to pick up the tab for redundancy and the inevitable costs of closing the old out of date factory down and get what they really wanted cheap.

Remeber, when Datsun were first being imported here the same comments were made, but within a few years they were winning new customers and now have a world leading factory here. The Chinese will grow better once they learn what people need and want.