MG cars Thailand

[DavisH]

2 hours ago, Just Weird said:

What's been reported wrong with MG's after sales service?

Long wait to get parts. So if the car has no issues it should be OK. 

[alan grice]

If you must buy it first take a look at their service centre

Behind every 7/11 i think.CP Imported Goods.


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[Felt 35]

Thanks for all the replies...….I who started to think nobody would bother. Seems from most of the replies I should go Japanese but then again my father went from Volkswagen Passat to Mazda 626 mid 70's and the neighbors thought he had gone mad when buying Japanese so as one poster mentioned with time I guess the MG will be on line with the Japanese and Korean cars. Besides I want "something else" now so will se what on offer second hand.

Felt

 

[shinawhat]

I just bought an MG after owning a Ford Everest for 10 years.  Wanted a new Everest, but they wanted 1,8 million and got the MG for 750;000......don’t see how you can go wrong owning one. Warranty 5 years: covers everything but tires, battery and wipers. Standard service  can be done at your home and the service number is available 24/7. If a repair takes longer than 3 days, you get a free loaner car. They (like all others) have roadside assistance....also 24/7....so I figured I could buy almost 3 MG models for the price of one Ford......I’ll let you know how it goes in a few years. So far so good, but it’s only been 2 months.

[Lacessit]

Calling all masochists.... Thai mechanics know how to work on bog-standard Japanese cars. Permit me to doubt they will cope with a Chinese vehicle all that well.

[Don Mega]

5 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Calling all masochists.... Thai mechanics know how to work on bog-standard Japanese cars.

They any good at working on Thai vehicles ?

[tifino]

9 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

They any good at working on Thai vehicles ?

they'll pick it up sooner or later 

Edited September 23, 2019 by tifino

[guzzi850m2]

7 hours ago, Kalasin Jo said:

Old article about old models. The new ones2018/9 look great are a good price, but I know no more. They have nothing to do with the looks of I guess performance ofMGs of yore. They are now family cars with the MG badge bought by the Chinese, built in China. I believe the design team is still UK based but that's the be all and end all of the MG connection.

Yes but OP said he is looking for a 2014-18 model?

 

A 2014 must be cheap, real cheap

[Felt 35]

36 minutes ago, guzzi850m2 said:

Yes but OP said he is looking for a 2014-18 model?

 

A 2014 must be cheap, real cheap

https://www.one2car.com/en/used-cars-for-sale/mg/mg6

[Jaggg88]

I was hoping somebody would comment on their personal experience of owning and running the marque as the OP requested. However, I have managed to find out that the interior is poor and they use cheap plastic plus the 1.8 petrol engine is thirsty at just 34 MPG. In the UK they launched in 2015 a 1.9 Turbo Diesel engine returning 60 MPG but that doesn't seem available in Thailand. Can't find any people complaining of reliability or any ongoing issues.

 

[emptypockets]

14 hours ago, transam said:

MG cars had BMC engines from way back, same as Austin Healey..BUT, the Chinese MG is all Chinese...

so would be 100% better than anything the british ever produced.

[emptypockets]

14 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

MG now 100% a ChiCom car.  So good luck—you’ll need it.  BTW, had a BRG MGB in college—loved that POS.

You old car snobs are just that snobs

The last car I has in oz was Cerato Koup. Absolutely brilliant. More features than my mates Audi. new ones now 7 years unlimited mileage Warranty… admittedly Korean made not Chinese...but give them a couple of years and you will  soon be eating you words. The Chinese are very, very clever. and Very, very competitive.

[emptypockets]

6 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Calling all masochists.... Thai mechanics know how to work on bog-standard Japanese cars. Permit me to doubt they will cope with a Chinese vehicle all that well.

how is a Chinese vehicle different? 

[transam]

5 hours ago, emptypockets said:

so would be 100% better than anything the british ever produced.

Dunno, you tell me..

[Andrew Dwyer]

Trans
Seem to remember you saying a friend of yours bought an MG ZS ?
How is he getting on with it ??

I see a lot of these ( ZS ) around where I live.

[bugattiklaus]

To find or order Spare Parts or Maintenance Parts is a Nightmare ,

Homepage for international Customers .... does not Work

Go in a MGWorkshop ...... and smile

[transam]

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Trans
Seem to remember you saying a friend of yours bought an MG ZS ?
How is he getting on with it ??

I see a lot of these ( ZS ) around where I live.

He just says it's great.....

 

But I do recall, when he told me he was going to buy one, something like he was brave buying a new Chinese brand car, he did say, well it has a 4 year warranty...I later found out that in the UK they have a 7 year warranty...That to me raised a question mark...

[bearpolar]

20 hours ago, DUNROAMIN said:

Hi, I remember when the Hyundai and Kia hit the markets in Oz, Chinese and Korean rubbish don't by em.  Well, given time, these vehicles today are just as reliable as the big names, Hyundai is biting at the heels of Toyota now in Oz for sales. As far as MG goes, yes, has little association with original name, as now designed and manufactured in China, however given time I think you will see the brand climb its way up the ladder and join the big boys. I have looked at their SUV and it has a lot of features that even some of the big names don't offer in base models. 

My mom just sold her 2008 MANUAL hyundai elantra for 4k$ in canada(i didnt even think she'd get 1k$)

People have woken up to other brands than toyota/honda

[Andrew Dwyer]

He just says it's great.....
 
But I do recall, when he told me he was going to buy one, something like he was brave buying a new Chinese brand car, he did say, well it has a 4 year warranty...I later found out that in the UK they have a 7 year warranty...That to me raised a question mark...

I must admit I had a look at one.

It’s a good looking car, cheap and well equipped but the 4 speed auto box kinda put me off plus some bad resale values.

[transam]

11 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I must admit I had a look at one.

It’s a good looking car, cheap and well equipped but the 4 speed auto box kinda put me off plus some bad resale values.

Tap the wings and hood, you will feel where money was saved..Do not tap the hood to hard as it may dent...

[Henryford]

35 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I must admit I had a look at one.

It’s a good looking car, cheap and well equipped but the 4 speed auto box kinda put me off plus some bad resale values.

A 4 speed auto box is a joke. It's 2019 not 1999.

[Just Weird]

19 hours ago, DavisH said:

Long wait to get parts. So if the car has no issues it should be OK. 

What did you order and how long did it take to arrive?

[ignis]

6 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Trans
Seem to remember you saying a friend of yours bought an MG ZS ?
How is he getting on with it ??

I see a lot of these ( ZS ) around where I live.

In my Village 67 houses, there are 3 houses with the ZS and 1 with the GS, all of them replaced Toyota's 

 

[transam]

14 minutes ago, ignis said:

In my Village 67 houses, there are 3 houses with the ZS and 1 with the GS, all of them replaced Toyota's 

 

Perhaps a cash saving decision gamble....????

[alan grice]

A fine idea, if u cant afford a new Toyo , and don’t use it hard its a way to get that new Car Buzz.!.


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[Speedhump]

A lot of BS being talked here. I've had an MG3 (Xross, top of the range) for 3 years. It's been absolutely fine. I think well made despite being Chinese, and assembled in Thailand. Give the doors/boot a good hard shut and it feels/sounds solid, try it with the comparable small 4 door cars in the price range and it sounds like you're kicking a tin can, thin and nasty. I also like the manual/auto gear shift option once I understood it. On the test drive MG didnt even explain why the car was traveling in 2nd even when the revs were well above change point (I think he didn't even understand the car). I thought the transmission was broken. Now I understand it can be full auto, full manual or in between. Nice. 

[ballpoint]

23 hours ago, transam said:

Tap the wings and hood, you will feel where money was saved..Do not tap the hood to hard as it may dent...

Try pushing the roof and bonnet of a Civic.  Like a beer can it is.

[NanLaew]

50 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

Try pushing the roof and bonnet of a Civic.  Like a beer can it is.

Yes, because it isn't a load-bearing surface is it?

 

Girlfriend and I did the horizontal mambo on the roof of a rental Chevy Malibu on the beach in the US. Luckily for us, the guy doing the rental-return damage check was a short-ass.

[Jip99]

On 9/24/2019 at 9:54 AM, transam said:

Tap the wings and hood, you will feel where money was saved..Do not tap the hood to hard as it may dent...

 

 

You have obviously never had a Nissan... ????

[Phaitoon]

On 9/24/2019 at 10:18 AM, Henryford said:

A 4 speed auto box is a joke. It's 2019 not 1999.

Next gen MG ZS (2020) will have 6 speed auto and 1.3L turbo engine (163 hp) !

At least in china: https://www.autohome.com.cn/advice/201909/944565.html#pvareaid=3311720

By the way - Engine is a General Motors development: New-Generation-ECOTEC-Engines