canopus1969 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Have to say at less than 800,000 this look reasonable value for money - on sale next week in Thailand http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/mg/mg-zs-first-drive-much-better-just-cheap-cheerful/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 From what I have read on this forum in the past about MG cars..............avoid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Why buy this over a Mazda / Ford / Nissan / Toyota ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I would be very surprised if the 999cc engine comes here ... Thais don't like small engines. eg ...Ford now don't offer the 3-cyl ecoboost ..it's a great engine but didn't sell well here ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post glasswort Posted November 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2017 13 hours ago, JAS21 said: I would be very surprised if the 999cc engine comes here ... Thais don't like small engines. eg ...Ford now don't offer the 3-cyl ecoboost ..it's a great engine but didn't sell well here ... Yep, its all about image in Thailand. Large engines and drive around at 50kph because they cannot afford the fuel bill 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon999 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 14 hours ago, JAS21 said: I would be very surprised if the 999cc engine comes here ... Thais don't like small engines. eg ...Ford now don't offer the 3-cyl ecoboost ..it's a great engine but didn't sell well here ... Strange. How come there are so many Mitsu Mirage and the like on the roads then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 What a pity you would now be buying Chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien365 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Anon999 said: Strange. How come there are so many Mitsu Mirage and the like on the roads then? Eco cars are usually the second car of the household for the wife or their kids. In my experience (which I know doesn't make it a fact) families always have a bigger car/pick up. Eco cars are great, but with the family packed inside, acceleration, deceleration, going up hills, and fuel economy are seriously affected. I like the look of this new MG-zs but I can't help feeling it sounds a bit sluggish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujayujay Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 20 hours ago, petermik said: From what I have read on this forum in the past about MG cars..............avoid No....avoid Ford..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Anon999 said: Strange. How come there are so many Mitsu Mirage and the like on the roads then? The Fiesta 3-cyl EcoBoost did not sell well ... there were alternative larger engines available for that model. Ford stopped building the Fiesta here with that engine late 2013 ... of course they continued to sell their stock for some while .... We have one ... bought in 2015 when they were discounting it by 100K VIN shows that it was built late 2013!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 47 minutes ago, JAS21 said: The Fiesta 3-cyl EcoBoost did not sell well ... there were alternative larger engines available for that model. Ford stopped building the Fiesta here with that engine late 2013 ... of course they continued to sell their stock for some while .... We have one ... bought in 2015 when they were discounting it by 100K VIN shows that it was built late 2013!! Same time as we were looking for a new ride for Mrs NL and saw one similarly discounted and relatively loaded at the dealership. FWIW, considering that engine is their flagship, global award-winner, how good (or bad) is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 4 hours ago, NanLaew said: Same time as we were looking for a new ride for Mrs NL and saw one similarly discounted and relatively loaded at the dealership. FWIW, considering that engine is their flagship, global award-winner, how good (or bad) is it? I very rarely get to drive it ... seems to appear when the service is due ... has a lot of torque even from low down... Only problem has been water pump leaking ...fairly common I understand. Our 'gearbox' has been, so far, trouble free .it has the latest TCM software installed ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 17 hours ago, alien365 said: Eco cars are usually the second car of the household for the wife or their kids. In my experience (which I know doesn't make it a fact) families always have a bigger car/pick up. Eco cars are great, but with the family packed inside, acceleration, deceleration, going up hills, and fuel economy are seriously affected. I like the look of this new MG-zs but I can't help feeling it sounds a bit sluggish. "Eco cars are usually the second car of the household for the wife or their kids. " Maybe for some, but from what I say, many use them as their first car, westerners included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delight Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) Purchased MG ZS (middle model of the the range) end of March 2018 I very much like the car Both the gearbox and the reversing camera I particularly like. The gearbox is an automated manual transmission. Either Auto or Manual can be selected. There is no clutch pedal. This gearbox is essential to compensate for the limitations of the engine -Peak torque at 4500 revs. 4500 revs for peak torque is always going to be the wrong place. Good build quality and attractive price. So far I am highly suited Edited July 24, 2018 by Delight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) Nice to hear.... As for misplaced grunt, you probably know that MG (Morris Garages) was always a performance ride, when BMC (BL) took them over the MG badge was put on their basic rides that had a souped up option, usually twin carbs etc..So perhaps your ride is designed to rev the nuts out of it... Edited July 25, 2018 by transam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delight Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 4 hours ago, transam said: Nice to hear.... As for misplaced grunt, you probably know that MG (Morris Garages) was always a performance ride, when BMC (BL) took them over the MG badge was put on their basic rides that had a souped up option, usually twin carbs etc..So perhaps your ride is designed to rev the nuts out of it... As you maybe know –power is the product of Torque and Revs High Torque at High revs will produce a high power value. So it sounds good in the brochure Trying to explain High torque at low revs to produce good acceleration is too difficult for most buyers to comprehend. They just look at the stated power value This sounds like Chinese B.S to me Mostly the car operates at low revs. And seems quite fuel efficient. If a higher level of acceleration is required (and mostly it is not required ) then the Manual mode of the gearbox provides 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Makes me mad when I see their advertising hoardings saying "MG Established 1926" I lived in the town that produced every MG and it certainly was not a Chinese town. They just brought the name for a few million quid. The only "British" thing about an MG is the badge. Also I think they are very ordinary looking, especially when they put the twin exhausts on...really laughable, they are so small no thicker than a broom handle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Ah so you lived in Abingdon - was once nice little town However you are wrong about " The only "British" thing about an MG is the badge" in fact quite a lot still goes on in the UK - example : The new range of MG models, that have been designed and engineered at our site in Longbridge, Birmingham, include the MG3, MG GS and MG ZS. https://mg.co.uk/about-mg/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 18 hours ago, canopus1969 said: Ah so you lived in Abingdon - was once nice little town However you are wrong about " The only "British" thing about an MG is the badge" in fact quite a lot still goes on in the UK - example : The new range of MG models, that have been designed and engineered at our site in Longbridge, Birmingham, include the MG3, MG GS and MG ZS. https://mg.co.uk/about-mg/ Must admit...I never knew that thank you for putting me right and please accept my apologies......still don't like them though, had an MGB Roadster once...what a car!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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