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Haven't posted in here for ages!
I replaced my 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible with the Hirsch chip & exhaust with a brand new MG3. Huge, huge mistake. Picked the car up in March 2016 and after a miserable 14 months and 13,000 miles MG finally bought it back from me in May 2017
I replaced my 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible with the Hirsch chip & exhaust with a brand new MG3. Huge, huge mistake. Picked the car up in March 2016 and after a miserable 14 months and 13,000 miles MG finally bought it back from me in May 2017
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This has now been replaced by a cheap, short six month lease on an MG GS while I consider what to replace this with as a long term prospect
One month and 1500 miles in it is a better car than the MG3 but not one I'd buy outright
One month and 1500 miles in it is a better car than the MG3 but not one I'd buy outright
I'm not sure what's worse. The Dacias are at least meant to be an interesting drive, with their lack of sound deadening and a decent feel of connection to the wheels.
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Dacia doesn't kid itself. They are advertised as cheap utilitarian motoring while still having a modern flair. These are just brand new 90's cars.
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Quite. How bizarre. I can't fathom why anyone would pick one in the first place let alone after the first experience.
Just seems he had a fairly sorted Saab in the first place, seems a very very odd choice of car. Like you say I don't know how anyone would consider them in the first place.
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This. Surely there are better options for the money?
If you don't mine me asking- how cheap is 'cheap'? I'd have thought a short term lease on a brand new car would be one of the most expensive ways to drive a car?
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Hi everyone,
Yes - the interior of the MG3 is properly nasty. Full of hard, cheap, shiny and easily marked plastics. I bought it as I wanted to save on my outgoings (went through a messy split) and fancied a new car. It was not well thought out and a rash decision and I still miss my rather well sorted Saab. At least it drove well - decent, feelsome hydraulic steering and a nice chassis. The engine is hopeless though - no power or torque and very, very thirsty (22mpg, 27 on a run at a push)
As for faults, after less than 10,000 miles the leather has completely given up. I have had a new gearbox linkage, new engine management software, new gear selector, new engine bay fusebox, new boot struts, new interior trim parts, new gear gaiter, new rear view mirror, new fuel tank sender, new front and rear wipers, new heated rear window, new steering wheel switches, new driver's floor mat, new coloured insert on the key fob, new DAB unit, new neutral switch, new clutch switch and a new handbrake lever fitted under warranty
The paint has been touched up as it fell off in chunks. After all of this work, the engine still died (and failed to restart) and reverse was extremely difficult to select.
As for why I bought the MG GS - I needed a car in a rush. The lease on the MG GS is £299 per month (with no initial rental or money down) and it includes 1500 miles per month, insurance, servicing and tax - I just pay for fuel. It's the top spec Exclusive model which retails at £19,595 on the road. The car was from stock so I picked it up in about a week (they sorted out an MG6 as an interim stop gap car). A six month lease is good as it gives me time to save some money and decide what I want without rushing to buy something
It's working well as a temporary car and the fuel economy at 38mpg is far better than the MG3!
Yes - the interior of the MG3 is properly nasty. Full of hard, cheap, shiny and easily marked plastics. I bought it as I wanted to save on my outgoings (went through a messy split) and fancied a new car. It was not well thought out and a rash decision and I still miss my rather well sorted Saab. At least it drove well - decent, feelsome hydraulic steering and a nice chassis. The engine is hopeless though - no power or torque and very, very thirsty (22mpg, 27 on a run at a push)
As for faults, after less than 10,000 miles the leather has completely given up. I have had a new gearbox linkage, new engine management software, new gear selector, new engine bay fusebox, new boot struts, new interior trim parts, new gear gaiter, new rear view mirror, new fuel tank sender, new front and rear wipers, new heated rear window, new steering wheel switches, new driver's floor mat, new coloured insert on the key fob, new DAB unit, new neutral switch, new clutch switch and a new handbrake lever fitted under warranty
The paint has been touched up as it fell off in chunks. After all of this work, the engine still died (and failed to restart) and reverse was extremely difficult to select.
As for why I bought the MG GS - I needed a car in a rush. The lease on the MG GS is £299 per month (with no initial rental or money down) and it includes 1500 miles per month, insurance, servicing and tax - I just pay for fuel. It's the top spec Exclusive model which retails at £19,595 on the road. The car was from stock so I picked it up in about a week (they sorted out an MG6 as an interim stop gap car). A six month lease is good as it gives me time to save some money and decide what I want without rushing to buy something
It's working well as a temporary car and the fuel economy at 38mpg is far better than the MG3!