Why so many chinese cars MG cars ? do people only care to buy something cheap, whatever is the quality ?

[Isaan sailor]

35 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

I don’t take Chinese vaccines, and I don’t buy Chinese cars.

However, I did once buy an MGB in BRG…

[YaiJung]

Sat in a MG when I was in the market for a new car a couple years ago.  Immediately got out and commented to my wife, what a low quality piece of junk it felt like....honestly I was shocked by how cheap and crappy the interior was.   Didn't even realize at the time that MG was chinese...didn't know much about them to be honest and thought they were still British.   Upon discovering they are now Chinese I thought, well that explains a lot!  Why anyone would bother with anything other than the main Japanese brands while in Thailand is beyond me. 

[KhunLA]

As stated, I wouldn't buy the HS either, if spending that much (never), I'd go with the ZS EV.

Next car, if any, will be an EV, but way down the line.  If the MG stands the test of time, probably another MG, as seen nothing else that interest me... at present.

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, London Lowf said:

In the sixties some people laughed at Japanese motorbikes, and then in the seventies Japanese cars.

 

China is taking over as the manufacturing hub of the world and there is nothing to stop it as, at the end of the day, people want cheap stuff - and it's not necessarily poor quality.

Well said. MG's are not Rolls Royces, but then again you aren't paying the price of one.

They are a reasonably well built car that might last 10-15 + years with good maintenance, comes at an affordable price.

[seedy]

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

 might last 10-15 + years

The prosecution rests your honor

[Surasak]

21 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

I think people do like cheap quality.

Go an examine an MG vehicle and drive it and then give an opinion not just wild actuation's.

 

Never mind the quality, feel the width.

[Stevemercer]

The current MG SUV is well specked and a best seller in countries like Australia.

 

I was reading today that MG sells more cars in Australia than Honda. However, Honda has recently moved to a fixed price policy (cannot negotiate a discount at dealerships) and their sales have more than halved since then.

[giddyup]

22 hours ago, leba said:

 

I still laugh at both !

 

Well, your bias is unfounded.

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, YaiJung said:

Sat in a MG when I was in the market for a new car a couple years ago.  Immediately got out and commented to my wife, what a low quality piece of junk it felt like....honestly I was shocked by how cheap and crappy the interior was.   Didn't even realize at the time that MG was chinese...didn't know much about them to be honest and thought they were still British.   Upon discovering they are now Chinese I thought, well that explains a lot!  Why anyone would bother with anything other than the main Japanese brands while in Thailand is beyond me. 

Th early Hyundais were pretty crappy as well, but they are now considered to be quality cars.

[Golden Triangle]

22 hours ago, leba said:

 

Avoiding buying chinese cars is very easy !

so even when they have choice people do the wrong choice and then later complain that they are doggies of china hahahaha

so funny

 

 

 

Okay, I'll feed the troll, what experience or qualifications do you have to back up your ludicrous statements ?? 

[Liverpool Lou]

23 hours ago, leba said:

I see so many chinese cars MG cars, but I am wondering, is it only because they are cheap ? People have no interest in quality ?

What is your experience of the quality of MG cars?    None? 

 

Perhaps there are so many because of their quality!

[Liverpool Lou]

23 hours ago, leba said:

even Japanese are so much better ?

Are they?  In which aspects have you found that they are better?  Which Japanese makes are you talking about?

 

Perhaps you're irrationally generalising that everything Chinese is no good?

 

Edited October 19, 2021 by Liverpool Lou

[Rampant Rabbit]

23 hours ago, placeholder said:

Maybe your ideas about the quality of Chinese-built MGs are outdated?

MG Reviews

https://www.carsguide.com.au/mg

unfortuantely these  days many "reviews" are  subject to ad  revenue and a bad  review can mean  ad  revenue  drys up. John Cadogan pulls   no  punches in his  reviews  though he doesnt do many as manufacturers steer  clear of unbiased  reviews

[Liverpool Lou]

23 hours ago, leba said:

23 hours ago, placeholder said:

Maybe your ideas about the quality of Chinese-built MGs are outdated?

MG Reviews

https://www.carsguide.com.au/mg

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hahahaha, thank you, I can't stop laughing ❤️

Some of us are having exactly the same reaction to your irrational OP!

[Liverpool Lou]

22 hours ago, leba said:

Avoiding buying chinese cars is very easy !

Why would car buyers want to avoid buying MGs?    Have you any experience of them, anything empirical to back up your derision?    

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, Henryford said:

Plus the second hand value. I wouldn't buy an MG new let alone second hand.

Why?   Used MG HSes, for instance, hold their value well.

Edited October 19, 2021 by Liverpool Lou

[DTL2014]

must be the Lotus designed suspension ..

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, billd766 said:

22 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Wheels are too small.

Too small for what?

His ego!

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, seedy said:

HS only launched 2018 - so reliability not established

It's nearly 2022, how many years does it take to establish reliability?   In the more than 10 years that MG has been Chinese-owned, has there been any indication at all that their reliability is much different from any other "reliable" modern car?

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

I don’t take Chinese vaccines, and I don’t buy Chinese cars.

Got anything "Made in China" in your home?

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

I don’t take Chinese vaccines, and I don’t buy Chinese cars.

Pity because the MG could take you to hospital if you get Covid.

Edited October 19, 2021 by Liverpool Lou

[giddyup]

3 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Got anything "Made in China" in your home?

Might be easier to answer is there anything not made in China in your home.

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

They are a reasonably well built car that might last 10-15 + years with good maintenance

So far, judging by reports and reviews, there's no reason that they shouldn't last at least as long as any other "mainstream" locally built Japanese car

[Liverpool Lou]

1 minute ago, giddyup said:

6 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Got anything "Made in China" in your home?

Might be easier to answer is there anything not made in China in your home.

My point, exactly.

[Liverpool Lou]

56 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

Okay, I'll feed the troll, what experience or qualifications do you have to back up your ludicrous statements ?? 

He's already been asked, he doesn't have any judging by his lack of response!

[ArcticFox]

Why so many chinese cars MG cars ?

They look like Coopers.

[Ralf001]

3 hours ago, YaiJung said:

Sat in a MG when I was in the market for a new car a couple years ago.  Immediately got out and commented to my wife, what a low quality piece of junk it felt like....honestly I was shocked by how cheap and crappy the interior was.   Didn't even realize at the time that MG was chinese...didn't know much about them to be honest and thought they were still British.   Upon discovering they are now Chinese I thought, well that explains a lot!  Why anyone would bother with anything other than the main Japanese brands while in Thailand is beyond me. 

lol @ thought they were still British.

 

Surprised anyone in the market for a new car with access to the internet is that ignorant !!

 

 

Edited October 19, 2021 by Ralf001

[seedy]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

It's nearly 2022, how many years does it take to establish reliability? 

More than 4

[Montnoveau]

8 hours ago, seedy said:

1.5 liter engines - They don't belong in cars, they belong in bikes

All those turbo charged mini motors - the reliability and long life will not be there.

Do to the simple fact that they are working much harder to produce the same TQ as a larger displacement engine.

And that will cost down the road

That used to be true back in the 1950-60s. When the motoring magazines were full of consumer information like piston speeds etc. 

 

The down-sizing trend with smaller capacity turbo engines has now been around for 15 years. They're optimized for the work they're expected to do. I do not hear about any reliability issues.

[HeijoshinCool]

5 hours ago, Surasak said:

Never mind the quality, feel the width.

.

 

You talking about a car.....

 

Or the last time you were at a beer bar?