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Old 03-02-2021, 08:22 PM   #1
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Unhappy I see Chinese made MGs everywhere!

They've come from nowhere to this in only a couple of years. Anybody drive one or purchased one?
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Old 03-02-2021, 09:53 PM   #2
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not if you paid me. but they are cheap and that's what a lot of people want.
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Old 03-02-2021, 09:58 PM   #3
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I thought no one wanted small basic cars?
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I thought no one wanted small basic cars?
They do if they're cheap enough.

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Turbo petrol model and a manual, 130KW/300NM and I'd be a over it for $20K DA as a replacement for my Focus if it existed.

There's nothing really equivalent in that sub $26K mark DA that my Focus cost when I bought it new

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Old 04-02-2021, 01:15 PM   #8
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They do if they're cheap enough.

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I know Doc, I'm taking the urine over one of my previous threads where people were saying no one wants cheap cars so manufacturers are all pulling out of the segment

They are pulling out indeed but our Chinese 'friends' have seen a big opportunity the big players can't.
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There is a house around the corner from me that has 2 or 3.

They park them out the front all the time.

Cheap, decent features, known brand, doesn't look bad, cute colours etc.

If course they are selling well.

Having said that the MG dealership in Chullora was vacant a few days ago.

Wondering what happened there?

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Old 03-02-2021, 10:25 PM   #10
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They're not real MGs so they don't count for anything...
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Old 03-02-2021, 10:51 PM   #11
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Is a rubber bumper Midget a real MG? What about a Magnette or Metro?
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They're not real MGs so they don't count for anything...
That said its not necessarily a bad thing for modern days buyers i reckon considering there buying them for everyday transport,dont get me wrong i like the old stuff myself,fwiw a mate a couple of years back managed to secure a new Norton,fabulous looking thing and looks wise retained a bit of the old Commandos presence etc sadly on its maiden voyage it ended up on the back of a truck with a lecky problem which was somewhat ironic. Off topic sorry but your post reminded me of it.
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Old 04-02-2021, 12:10 AM   #13
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They've come from nowhere to this in only a couple of years. Anybody drive one or purchased one?
You should ask this on a holden forum. I bet people that would have usually bought holden junk like barina, cruze, captiva etc are probably buying them.

This is great though, I hope MG does well and soon do equally well with electric cars.
Then 5 years later when the rest of the car is junked I can get a cheap pair of motors, controllers and knock a few sets of batteries together and find enough good cells so I can start electrifying classics on the cheap.
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If they are selling they must be doing something right.

Most people just want cheap transport, since that is the primarily function of a car, if they get 5 years out of it most are happy. Cant blame them, factor in a tight economy etc and the days of your neighbor bringing home the new Calais or Fairmont Ghia are long gone.
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the days of your neighbor bringing home the new Calais or Fairmont Ghia are long gone.

Exactly, Cars are no longer the Aspirational Purchase they once were... Nowadays they're simply a means to an end. (getting from A to B)..
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Old 04-02-2021, 07:32 AM   #16
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They are everywhere. Very popular up here...............
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Old 04-02-2021, 09:52 AM   #17
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Yep, have driven a HS model (the smallish SUV, CX5 segment size I'd say).

It was comfy, quiet, had all the mod cons you would expect and seemed to be built fairly well. And can be had for thirty grand.

Unsure why the OP is surprised they are everywhere.
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I have a couple of real MG's, one nearly 60 years old and the other 50, and in a club. There are a number of club members now with these Chinese MG's, these car people are very happy with them, so far. One couple has had theirs for probably a couple of years now, still very happy. Haven't heard any not so good words about them yet. Apparently they are designed in Longbridge UK at the old MG Rover factory.
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Old 04-02-2021, 12:21 PM   #19
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MG3 sounds similar to MGB.
Every time I see LGBGT, I think MGBGT. Haha.
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all the people saying that they wont buy a chinese car ever, the same was said about every asian car over the decades, my grandfather said when toyotas came out there was no way he would buy a japanese car. he now owns a hyundai
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So, he was right!
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all the people saying that they wont buy a chinese car ever, the same was said about every asian car over the decades, my grandfather said when toyotas came out there was no way he would buy a japanese car. he now owns a hyundai
Well Hyundai is South Korean so I guess he's stuck to his word
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Yeah and all these people that hate on China and then buy them......
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Yeah and all these people that hate on China and then buy them......
Relax Chachi - I don't own one..... Yet
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Yeah and all these people that hate on China and then buy them......
I do not think that they hate China bro, it's the Communist Party that I despise.
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I simply wouldn't buy one because of where it was made.
If it came from Thailand, Mexico,the Phillipines or where ever I would otherwise consider it.
Yes I still buy plenty of other cr#p made in China, but that's because EVERYTHING is.
Honestly, if I went to Bunnings to buy a drill and there was an Australian made one for $150 and a made in China one for $100, I'd buy the Australian made one.
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I’m a bit like that with groceries. Chinese canned fruit? No thanks!

If the government would encourage refits of cars as done with military equipment, it could support a lot of local industry.
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I’m a bit like that with groceries. Chinese canned fruit? No thanks!

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Also I wont touch any food made in NZ as it is also all Chinese. They just rebag it and say its from NZ. NZ dont have strict rules for export. Watch out for that.
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Also I wont touch any food made in NZ as it is also all Chinese. They just rebag it and say its from NZ. NZ dont have strict rules for export. Watch out for that.
where did you read this? sounds a bit off the mark.
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where did you read this? sounds a bit off the mark.
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