Should you buy a USED MG3? - What goes WRONG?

[@mrblonde2013]

The car for people who do not understand anything about cars and do not want to...

[@mitchell5064]

Or finance, or common sense

[@jamesspeytebroodt7237]

@@mitchell5064 indeed

[@jamesspeytebroodt7237]

haha yeah well said

[@daweigo6851]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@dalesmith4985]

There are so many on the roads here in QLD, bundaberg is crawling with MG lol

[@ThePenguinface]

Test drove one of these before settling on a Kia Cerato. Absolute pile of shit. Would not recommend to anyone, if you’re that strapped for cash get an old Toyota or jazz or literally anything else lol

[@martyn_g]

I myself bought a 2 yo Picanto GT. Kia for the win🤘🏾

[@EliDufoo]

Just walk .. please don't buy that trash

[@ThePenguinface]

@ yeah exactly, a danger to yourself and other road users

[@ashdivakaran9664]

The MG Aus owners group was the funniest thing on the internet. You had to declare that the MG is the greatest car in the world and there was a hoard of moderators to block anyone who said anything negative….I got blocked for saying it’s not British

[@handymanglenn8443]

Taste of life under the CCP

[@jamesspeytebroodt7237]

really? jee god

[@CheapBastard1988]

I guess MG now stands for both Miss Guided and Miserable Garbage.

[@Mububban23]

What's the bloody point of an owner's group if you can't discuss legitimate problems???

[@moefoemonkey]

I would venture to guess that you got blocked because you don't own one

[@soutronamir]

I drove one of these as a rental for a couple of days last week and it was AWFUL.

[@axnn1]

How so?

[@soutronamir]

@axnn1 gearbox was clunky. Steering felt disconnected. Engine felt strained. The cabin was super noisy. Interior materials really cheap and nasty. Infotainment/nav system was crap. And the vehicle traction light kept popping up and bonging for absolutely no discernable reason. I get that it's a cheap car but urgh, I would never buy one. Would 100% get a used civic or similar instead.

[@davidshanahan5134]

Rather drive a 15-20 year-old Corolla than a 3 year-old MG.

[@DooverLackey]

One guy I work with was telling me about all the electrical problems in his 90thousand dollar BMW, I offered to drive him around in my 2003 corolla haha

[@mitchell5064]

I can’t believe Aussies fall for this Chinese crap Buy a second hand Mazda, Honda, Toyota Will drive better, be more reliable, depreciate heaps less

[@numbereightyseven]

I have two 17-year-old Toyotas, and they're more reliable than any 3-year-old MG. Nothing ever goes wrong, nothing ever breaks.

[@zanisgardening123-]

Learnt to drive in a 03 corrola great car would happily switch back to it no questions asked 😊

[@sidjyothi]

@@davidshanahan5134 you will be pancake in a 2003 'Rolla in the event of a crash. But I guess like people resisted the seatbelt, people will resist getting something better cos hey, it's reliable.

[@s00ke]

work with these. they come with engine lights from factory

[@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x]

Glass half full approach: At least the check engine lights work!

[@daweigo6851]

​@mipmipmi😅😅😅😅pmipmip-v5x

[@gjmob]

MG refer to that as a courtesy lamp.

[@MrWhite677]

@@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x Glass half empty approach: The light might burn out from overuse.

[@psivewri]

Having owned one for a while, the only issue we've had is the LED daytime headlight failing. Meaning it needed a whole new headlight. To get one headlight replaced (under warranty thankfully) it took 3 trips to the dealer! And now the other daytime LED headlight strip has failed! Oh, and be sure to get some good window tint or you'll bake in summer.

[@markt9028]

I live on a road to a tourist destination, every 2nd rent a car is one of these and its very common for them to have one DRL out.

[@alastairh9607]

It's a shame someone with such otherwise exquisite taste would willingly buy one of these awful pieces of excrement

[@WayneKerr69420]

my mate's one has been in and out of the dealer countless times and it only has 37 thousand KM on it! (its even worse than my 2017 macbook, lol)

[@StephenDeTomasi]

Funny seeing you here, I would expect you to be rolling around in a clapped out Yaris or Corolla lol

[@michaeljones7497]

Mate that old 90s Corolla you just fixed up is a better car then this POS MG

[@Gilaric]

Just get a Suzuki Switt

[@ekinteko]

You just won the comments!

[@BenGoodbrand]

Or literally any other car

[@tpatchie]

Prefer Suzuki any day

[@miatand1156]

I love a switt.

[@2_pelicans]

Get a picanto, can't trust a cvt

[@jamiefrangos9233]

Bought the Picanto over the MG and thank goodness I did it seems the reliability is much better all-round.

[@brycem0]

Picanto, will have much better re-sale value too.

[@grumpy-g5s]

@@brycem0 lol

[@bluemango7112]

You missed out on free spyware

[@martyn_g]

Me too

[@yslee1401]

@@brycem0 yeah.. PRC vehicles devalue by more than 75% within a year

[@richieduck67]

Run as fast as you can guy at work has one been waiting for a replacement steering rack for six months

[@brentsummers7377]

Basically, don't buy any brand of car that you see on display at a Westfield Mall😂

[@WiseGuy02]

Funny that. BYD just had a recall for steering racks. Must be a thing with Chinese made cars.

[@brehh]

I don't mind people buying MG's. Easier for me to know who to avoid on the road

[@mitchell5064]

Hahaha yep Half the new dashcam videos are just mg3s doing stupid shit

[@zanisgardening123-]

@@mitchell5064as a mg owner I agree… most of them are are not great drivers because there cheap p plate cars

[@DasGigPig]

I find a reason to avoid everyone on the road, especially if I see an MG with soft toys/tissue boxes/hats on the rear parcel shelf I keep as far away as possible.

[@SupaSpooda2]

I have been in the MG. Felt terrible. I've driven my fathers Kia Picanto (base) that was bought for the same price and same years, and it feels like you are in a luxury car compared to the MG. Would 100% recommend the Kia Picanto over the MG. Even compared to other small cars, the Picanto is just so good. One of the best cars I've been in.

[@lukeclifton4392]

I haven’t been in a picanto, but I love its design and form-factor. I really wish Kia would place some emphasis on making it a “Hot Hatch”. The Picanto sort of picks up where the MB A-class, Mazda 2, Suzuki Swift and older Honda Jazz left the practicality argument, but with its styling… I could imagine better things.

[@SupaSpooda2]

@lukeclifton4392 out of the two other hatchbacks I've driven (a Suzuki Swift and Suzuki Baleno), I reckon the Kia Picanto drives heaps better than the other 2 cars. I think the base picanto looks awesome.

[@stephensmith2027]

Test drove the Picanto, MG3 and Mirage with my nan 2 years ago. Picanto was leaps and bounds ahead of the other two. Mirage was almost worse than the MG, but the MG had a whistle sound at 60kmh.

[@SupaSpooda2]

@@stephensmith2027 Yeah the Picanto is a truly amazing car for the value. Interesting what you said about the Mirage though. I thought being a Mitsubishi it would have be great.

[@SaulGreatorixMusic]

@@SupaSpooda2 Mitsubishi apparently have gone down hill in some models due to them being part of the Nissan/Renault alliance. Not sure if this is the actual reason though.

[@MattBlack6]

My mother's boyfriend/partner (who knows the correct term they're both in their 80s) just traded in his 2017 Mazda 3 touring with 90,000km on a ZS. Jesus wept. They gave him $11k trade in and put it back out on the lot after a wash for $20,990. Hope the 7 year warranty looks after him.

[@lundsweden]

Umm, I don't think so! Let's hope they didn't at least get a Friday special!

[@DasGigPig]

That's outrageous, maybe he gave it a respray after the wash🤣

[@mysticgreg]

Oh no, whyyy?!? I have a 2017 Mazda3 with 130,000km on it. Still drives and looks like new. I'd prefer it over an MG3 any day of the week!!!

[@MattBlack6]

@@mysticgreg too low.

[@scottloveday1562]

They call them stealerships for a reason! By the way I love the Jesus wept but it made me laugh! 😂😂😂

[@rickyjackson-trevino3693]

I rented one of these when I went back to Darwin and I can tell you I will always pay more for a different car. I agree 100% with the seats, Very comfortable but seating position was too high. The AC was quite poor in the NT. The Transmission wanted to be in the highest possible gear all the time which made it gutless but was solved by shifting it through the gears manually which made it much better to drive and somewhat impressive for something lacking power. Low beams seemed ok for me but High's were gross. Steering was lifless and disconnected but I still feel that it handled well when pushed through a roundabout. The fuel usage per 100kms was more then my 2011 BMW X5 40d which is a 3L 6cyl twin turbo. worst of all was the amount it aquaplaned in the wet which I don't remember my 1985 Ford meteor doing near as often driving from Darwin to Katherine. I actually felt so unsafe in the car because it was just so unstable.

[@ne0nkela522]

Back in 2022 a Australian mechanic tiktoker was servicing a car like this, only a year old it was already beginning rusting and mechanical problems and later on told to remove the videos or face lawsuits for the big people

[@hillbilly8621]

source: trust me bro

[@mitchell5064]

@@hillbilly8621saw the video aswell Had to take it down couldn’t even name MG in his later videos from fear of getting sued

[@mitchell5064]

@@hillbilly8621Steve from motive mechanical. His not talking shit

[@WayneKerr69420]

@@mitchell5064 classic chinese-owned company L

[@matthewb9340]

its a chinese company, so therefore its run by the CCP and they love to control the truth and dont want people spreading the actual truth

[@greenchutneyman]

I bought a mg zst essence top spec for 33990 in Feb 2023, sold it in 2024 September for 24k. It took 95 fuel, had no off button for the radio. The sun roof cover is paper thin so the heat was unbearable. The pho leather seats were boiling hot on a average day. The screen would randomly turn off and on while driving. The engine had a 1.3 turbo but had 2 to 3 seconds of turbo lag. Just shit me so I decided to sell it. Massive depreciation. It only had 7000km. I know I bought it during the massive supply short of cars in 2023 where rav4 was a 3 year wait. At that point you couldn't find any car that wasn't a 6 month wait and I just needed a car for the Mrs. Plus there is a new mg zs hybrid coming in a month. So I'm sure they will depreciate alot more. So I'm glad I got rid of it. They just do not hold any value!

[@danielbociarski6633]

Drove one as a rental last year. A bird crapped on it and it sounded like a gunshot. The gearbox took a business day or two to react. The paint on the sills were all fading. The engine was so gutless I could floor it by tapping my foot to the beat of the song and it barely moved. I’ve driven the Suzuki Swift and while not a quick car and the interior looks a little lower market, it is a much more solid and better handling and faster car.

[@MrBirdylol]

I’m liking these more concise intros that get straight to the point

[@troywinterbourn564]

Love how he donned the tracky dacks to review the MG3 . Know your audience .

[@michaelanthony7327]

Little heap of Chinese shit. Best way to sum this bucket up. Save your money and buy a used Honda or Toyota of some sort.

[@eyecontrol4900]

cant understand why anyone would buy this over a mazda2 or yaris.

[@michaelanthony7327]

@ Me neither. Stay away from these and don’t get me started on BYD! Holly shit! They’re on another level of shit. 💩

[@StephenDeTomasi]

What would you recommend instead for something around the 12k mark that is less than 3 years old, warranty and less than 100,000km?

[@michaelanthony7327]

@@StephenDeTomasi All I can say is regardless of how desperate I was this wouldn’t even be on my radar with regards to that comment. I know I can find something 15 to 20 years old and with low K’s for that money.

[@martiedoherty5765]

Could not agree more!

[@Chris0-58]

Can you review the Suzuki Ignis, please.

[@michaelhart5886]

Just buy an older Toyota yaris for $10-12 k

[@theairstig9164]

If you can find one at this price. $14k is probably a better budget

[@jamesrichardson645]

I've seen the front steering knuckle FALL OFF on the highway - with my own eyes. Also seen large parts of the paint of other MGs with no paint, and rust spots. This was an MG HS which was about a year old. Also got a family friend who has had 2 turbos and a transmission go within the first 3 years - I will give them credit where it is due, each time it was only a week of the road for warranty work.

[@gamermartin6204]

Just listening to the engine of these things as they drive by makes me think they are bad. And I'm no car expert. Loved the jazz, a shame it was discontinued.

[@shahab_shawn_siahpoosh]

@12:05 "... 11 cm taller than another MG, Mel Gibson!" Super gold 🤣🤣🤣

[@Spoonfed78]

Concur with the Jazz option. As a "Zippy" run around, 2010 manual now with 220,000 original everything bar service items drives identical still vs a friend's 2018 jazz with 70,000km Oh and the steering wheel looks like that example in the video, just over a decade later hahs

[@alexanderswagin9618]

Hi all. Great video. 100% agree. So many great used options. A lot of people don’t understand what they need and hobble themselves with boring and uninteresting cars. Having a succession of new cars went back to a ten year old Honda CRZ with 45000 km which barely cost more than a new MG. But every drive is an event, tactile direct steering, barely slowing down for roundabouts., brakes modulated nicely. Nothing rattles and everything works. My last car. Cheers.

[@chrisshong1379]

Got one of thes as a rental in NZ back in 2019 and it's absolutely rubbish, the A pillars are so huge they made blind spots upfront, the seating position is all wrong, gear shift is down to the floor, the chassis is so bad the car is hard to control with all the bumps and corners on NZ roads.

[@rodneydean9454]

Bought one just after COVID when used car prices were way too high and I needed a car to teach the kids to drive in. I was expecting it to be pretty poor, but have actually been quite satisfied with it. From low expectations, it's been a little better to a lot better on most aspects, it's not terrible, it does the job it was bought for without fuss. No warranty claims have been necessary. Now teenage son uses it as a daily driver to work and it's safe enough and econmical for him to run. Ownership tips: 1) Only run it on Premium 95 fuel or better. The dealership said 'yeah it'll be fine on standard', it is not, it hates it, rough idle, poor economy and no power at low RPM. Probably if you have had a hire car it's got standard in it and will be awful. 2) Paint isn't the highest quality and needs regular washing and a polish every 6 months to keep it looking good (white car). 3) For wireless Android Auto and Apple Carplay, get a 'Ottocast 2 in 1 Android Auto/CarPlay Wireless Adapter U2-X Pro'. Tried others that didn't work, this does 4) To improve the headlights out of sight (into sight?) I upgraded to a pair of Auxbeam LED 9005, the colour temperature is much better too and matches the running lights 5) Some owners may never discover the 'Sport' mode on the transmission shifter that holds lower gears and keeps the engine spinning at higher RPM for a sportier driving feel. It can also be manually shifted from there to wring to the most out of it. It won't be a sport car, but will be a lot more satisfying if you want it to hussle along.

[@zanisgardening123-]

Agreed used car prices were mental I didn’t want another car with 100,000ks plus for my budget … this works well little commuter car I’m very happy with mine. Only downsides to me is the paint quality and road noise is fairly atrocious

[@captainchill903]

I'm glad someone knows what polish is. Almost every single paint problem couldve been avoided if the customer washed and polished their car. A couple of hrs a year will save you thousands

[@sirtra]

There is a sport mode that holds gears even MORE?! The thing in the video only has 4 gears auto! I've only driven a newer one as a rental for a few days but they seem to have gone the other way now - it's gotta be at least 7 or 8 gears now possibly 10! No joke, the amount of shifts just to get up to 50km/hr is insane.. i swear it shifts 3 times before 30km then another 2 to get to 50-60. If you don't enjoy driving it might be tolerable, the girl i was with thought it was okay, but i could not stand driving the thing for that alone.. and i have a barina as a daily drive.

[@StephenDeTomasi]

Still waiting on a Hyundai Getz review! I wonder whst would be better, a 15 year old Getz or a 3 year old MG3?

[@Browncoat66]

Getz hands down!

[@claudiadavies5110]

Yes to the Getz, there are still squillions on the road too😊

[@jamesspeytebroodt7237]

@@claudiadavies5110 really? sounds positive

[@zanisgardening123-]

@@StephenDeTomasi mg3 personally I would get a newer car but a Getz has a reliability reputation for being bullet proof

[@Landofsmiles999]

On the lumbar matter. I use a pool noodle cut in half (length ways, so it's only half round) to suit my lumbar position in my VW golf. Give it a go; cut it to suit and place it low down for your back.

[@StephenDeTomasi]

With a seat cover on top it works pretty decently

[@miskatonic6210]

Did you also install multiple pool noodles as sound insulation? Maybe enough pool noodles and duct tape could turn this into an acceptable car.

[@Landofsmiles999]

@miskatonic6210 2011 golfy with 538,000 km on the clock and a weekly 1100km. She's acceptable to me, the golfy just keeps giving

[@rc70ys]

Owned an 2023 MG3 Excite for 2 weeks, they look great BUT terrible fuel economy for a small car and fit and finish isn’t good so I traded it in on a new 2024 Kia Picanto GT Line best decision ever. Honest opinion is this test drive any MG and then any Kia and you’ll tell the difference between Chinese and Korean. I think Jim is mistaken they never came in manual to Australia

[@Guvb235]

The pre-facelift model was manual only.

[@goran2009]

Every generation has one. Twenty years ago we had Hyundai Excel, then came Colt and now this… I wonder if you pay extra for “ can’t see where I’m going at night” feature…

[@hillbilly8621]

to be fair the old excels while ugly, basic, and had questionable crash safety, were actually pretty reliable

[@ash7990]

Nearly all the ‘common problems’ you mentioned, aren’t common issues at all on UK cars. Great handing car with a decent old school 4 cylinder engine rather than an unrefined 3 pot, great space and equipment. Only issues on UK cars are clutch forks seizing on low mileage/little used cars, and some water ingress reported due to doors seals going flat. Very early cars could suffer timing chain issues if neglected but this was rectified in 2016.

[@kevinleberger2513]

Also based in UK. Currently on 52k. Had clutch replaced (wear and tear) and tracking is problematic despite being very slow and gentle on the ramps and driving around the pot holes (corrected twice in 2 months) . Basic car, but gets us from A>B. Time will tell. Fuel consumption not awful if you don't have a lead foot.

[@bocc7517]

I drive one of these for work. It's awful. Every part of the car is at least a little badly designed. The car I drive has truly unacceptable levels of road noise in the cabin, it almost sounds like there's a hole in the floor behind my seat. Also, the car doesn't support Bluetooth audio, only calls. So Android users (like myself) can just get stuffed I guess. I suppose the only sort of person who would buy this sort of car would be the sort of person who would only have an iPhone.

[@EnviroAda]

hold on either something was up with your phone's bluetooth (maybe the connection was set to call only with the media option toggled off). Had an MG3 for almost a year when I was in between jobs and yeah even though it only had apple car play I could still link up my android via bluetooth to just play my tunes and take calls

[@TheDeadfast]

I'm guessing they're targeting the kind of demographic that goes into debt to buy the latest iPhone but then doesn't have any money left to buy a car.

[@jiggle_counter]

I've been waiting for this video ever since I chose a Kia Picanto and wondered, "What If"

[@stephensmith2027]

I drove both the Picanto and MG3 with my nan and we went the Picanto for her. MG3 had more punch but the Picanto was so much better in every other way. The MG3 we tested had such bad build quality that it had a whistling sound above 60kmh!

[@Lazy_Tim]

I couldn't drive an MG. The stigma attached is to much for me to handle.

[@kcplanespotting8812]

Sigma

[@Orvieta]

Yeah well, Mao's Garage isn't a great brand name ;)

[@dgurevich1]

I don't care about any stigma as long as I get to save some money. In my case, I got the ZS EV and not having to pay for gas means I get to drive for 4 times cheaper. Also had it for 3.5 years with zero issues. I did replace the headlight bulbs though they are horrendous.

[@Lazy_Tim]

@@dgurevich1 More power to you. Didn't think they sold these in the US though.

[@dgurevich1]

@@Lazy_Tim I'm not from the US. US doesn't have these crazy gas prices...

[@94vrcommodore]

You guys might disagree with me. I was lucky to buy my Volkswagen Polo comfortline 7 years ago for $17,990 brand new. The latest version of my car is now worth $35,000. I think I’ll keep my car for a long time

[@elgordo9031]

8:44 Love the rainbow screensaver on the phone. Rainbow power ranger!

[@lesleypaterson1463]

The biggest issue Ive seen with any of these cheap Chinese cars is parts availability. I work with guys in the mechanical and body repair industries and they call them "Mong Garbage", One senior mechanic refuses to work on them. I do hope they end up like the Holden Cruz and Craptiva, theyve made us a fortune, a week doesn't go by without one in our workshops.

[@TwistedDonners]

After being a passenger in a different MG the only way I'd buy one is if it became a British made and owned company again. If the MG3 is anything like the other MG I was a passenger in it'll kill you back if you have back problems, and a go-kart has better suspension than one of them. I feel sorry for your mates dor owning it and you guys for having to suffer driving that thing for a review. Bloody good video guys and as always keep up the good work and look forward to next week's videos as per usual 👍.

[@elliotoliver8679]

As if GB cars are not rust buckets

[@miskatonic6210]

You want it to become British again? 😂 Did you forget why all British brands failed? It's like your former colonies still have to do the work for you to get anything done.

[@pennyanman]

I rented an MG3 in Tasmania a few weeks back and observed most of the issues mentioned here. I left Hobart before sunrise to go to a hike and had to stop and wait in a local park until the sun came up because I could see NOTHING with the CRAP headlights. The relationship with the transmission to the engine was AWFUL. I ended up using the manual shift mode all the time to get any kind of performance in the mountains. After renting a Subaru in Victoria and a Corolla Hybrid in NSW, I thought the MG had been pulled out of a junkyard, it WAS that bad.

[@deanosslewis]

Hired one in Darwin awhile ago. Felt scary at 120ks . Not a fan

[@Michka1001]

Gotta give it to wipertech, I'm impressed! With everything too, cheaper than I would have gotten in store, amazing quality and easier to fit!

[@mrlover4310]

I'm in the UK I was actually thinking about buying one of these a couple of days ago but I think I'll give it a miss.

[@stephenmoore1541]

Most of the time, I'm sad we don't get tons of cars in the US that you guys get in other countries but not with this one. You can keep that heap of crap.

[@Aussie_Stu76]

wow! First time I have come across one of your videos. We just bought a 2021 MG3 with 40K kms. for just over 13K for our daughters first car. I have tried it in most conditions and yes, it is gutless, but it will be the perfect first car. Thanks guys.

[@mikeolly67]

The word “perfect “ and “MG” in the same comment is a great example of an oxymoron.

[@campbellellis7934]

The transmissions in these feel bloody horrendous! Along with most other things about them. For them to be having timing chain issues, and having to have oil top ups at the age and kms that most of them are is a complete joke

[@SaulGreatorixMusic]

I was driving a 2012 Kia Rio GDi (not mine) for many years until I killed the engine. Rented an MG3 as a midway car. It's fitment didn't seem that bad at all, but the materials used felt cheap and nasty. The Rios door seals had a quality issue where they started to go gummy after many years (10+) in the sun. The MG started this as well , but it was less than a year old. Due to my personal budget I could only afford an old 2001 Ford Laser (The one that was built alongside the Mazda 323 in Japan) as a replacement vehicle. It is untinted and the interior is badly sun faded, but it's door seals and plastics are perfectly fine. I couldn't imagine what an MG3 interior would be like without tinting in a few years in the Aussie sun.

[@Samuelmatkovichmusic]

I'm a mechanic when we get some in like the mg3 and mg zs and some other models all the customers love them. We have 3 mg3 with over km 100,000 and out of the 5 there is only one that has a slite oil mist coming from the power steer oil reservoir witch it from the cap. And a mg zs that had rust problems but mg has been buying the cars back and giving customers new one. But it was a short rang for 2020 to 2021 I believe. Ldv is also the same

[@Dubsys]

We have some of these as a work car with nearly 100,000kms, they're all alive but they drive awfully, the gear shifts feel bad, the seats are incredibly stiff and uncomfortable, the brakes have given out on all of them, on the road, at least once, and have needed to be fixed. the infotainment is awful and sounds even worse.

[@samartz]

No way! My young colleague bought one brand new from Macarthur MG with a leaking fuel filler and they took months to action only until her dad got involved!

[@person.X.]

I rented a manual one of these in the UK and had it for a few weeks. It really reminded me of an early 90s car in both good and bad ways. I thought it was actually pretty decent to drive considering it is a very cheap and basic car. The downsides were that it is really noisy at speed. It feels very cheap and there are all sorts of irritating quality glitches. For example in the car I had the infotainment screen was really bright at night and you couldn't dim it enough. This sounds trivial but it rapidly becomes extremely irritating. The main thing is why buy a car like this at all when you could buy a much better car secondhand? It reminds me of all the Eastern Bloc cars sold in the UK in the 80s such as Ladas, FSOs, Yugos etc. I could never understand why people would bother. I guess some people are desperate to buy a brand new car even if it is a bit crap.

[@jamesspeytebroodt7237]

idd its to get a new car at any cost

[@scottloveday1562]

Absolutely brilliant video Adam (as always) and big thanks to Jim too - what a wealth of knowledge! You guys work so brilliantly together! You guys are the greatest! ❤️ I LOVE the pointing stick Adam and by the way -very cool shoes there as well - I'm jealous! 😅 I can't help but love the designs of ALL the MG models - it's a guilty pleasure - what can I say! It is kind of like having to admit to mates that I watch some rubbish on TV like the bachelor or something like that - it feels the same to say I like how the MG's look! A few points: 1. The carpets and factory floor-mats on these are horrendous, but who cares - it's a cheap car. Easily fixed with decent aftermarket floor mats. 2. SAIC Motors also own the LDV Brand which is famous for premature rusting panels on their T-60 Utes and probably their LDV Vans and SUVS also I would guess - so it should not come as a surprise that MG panels in some cases have premature rusting also. 3. While the MG3 dare not "loosen the sandal straps of a Toyota Yaris, Mazda 2 or class-leading Honda Jazz to steal an old line there...I don't think that MG are trying to compete ditectly against them in a strange way... but to simply be the cheap and cheerful sub-20K car that so many people still buy because of the price and not a whole lot more... let's hope it at least treats them OK, for the most part...hopefully. 😅 I think I'd actually still buy an MG3, maybe. They are just kind of funky and cool! On a similar note... I'd even buy the newer Mitsubishi Mirages out there... yes, I said it... and for this reason... that the newer Mirage is so awful...in every way...that I actually love it! (It makes me actually laugh out loud when I get the chance to drive one). They are so bad, that they're good! ❤️

[@dyu5556]

Are you a used car salesman?

[@julesmarwell8023]

my mate thought he bought his wife a cheap car. an mg3. 18.000 k on and 2 years old. it needed a $2500 service. The whole braking system had to be replaced . so much for a cheap car.

[@StephenDeTomasi]

It would be under warranty...?

[@brycem0]

​@@StephenDeTomasiBrakes are not covered by warranty. Service part.

[@andrewg2618]

@@brycem0 "The whole braking system" is not a service part. Sounds like more than just worn pads. And 2 years? Nah.

[@TomWilding1]

Is your spacebar broken?

[@StephenDeTomasi]

Do these auto gearboxes allow you to manually shift? Might solve some of the transmission related complaints in situations where it struggles to handle it (eg. Hilly regions)

[@zanisgardening123-]

@@StephenDeTomasi yes they can they have a selector

[@Morisu-Chan]

I feel like some of these customer complaints are just silly. You are buying a dirt cheap new car and complaining about small glovebox, small trunk space, no cup holders? Either dish out a few thousand more and buy a better new car or get a used car. You can easily find good used cars for 20k.

[@anonmouse15]

Entitled whining is a proud Australian tradition, as my father can attest.

[@matthewbain6707]

I would buy a Hyundai accent 1.6 auto . 6 sp auto , big boot and heaps of go . Please Redriven review the accent 😊

[@AnthonyMcPhee]

I drove one of these as a rental up in Queensland. The cruise control could be adjusted in 1km/h increments except sometimes it would intermittently only go up and down in increments of 3km/h... Weird.

[@Sarah-fs8fy]

this is one i’ve been waiting for!! thanks guys

[@kTSWaynos]

My daughter owned an old Astra a few years ago and had to go away on business for 2 weeks the company gave her one of these as a loan car while away and she couldn't believe how bad it felt and drove compared to her shitbox Astra.

[@parko2469]

Had one of these just recently as rental for work. A really cheap and nasty feeling car. Not at all economical considering the size of it. Intrusive gurgling engine noise if it’s doing anything other than gliding. Uncomfortable seats due to the position it puts u in (hard to describe, need to experience it). And finally the low beams - they are outright dangerous. U WILL NOT see anything more than a couple of meters in front of the car. The first time u experience it I guarantee you’ll think the lights are broken. I have no idea who would want to buy one these other than a little old granny that knows nothing about cars and just needs a set of wheels to go to the local RSL once a week- even then there are better options

[@malcolmscott4150]

I drive a MG3 Excite 23 as second car to a Megane RS265. I run mine on 98 Ron and absolutely enjoy it and bought instead of a Jazz Swift Yaris or Mazda 2 as I prefer how this car drives - it is comfortable even on country trips and with 7 year warranty it is a bargain hence why the top selling light car - ignore the advice here and try for yourself. I was very surprised I still love it 12 months into ownership with zero issues.

[@claudiadavies5110]

Picanto for me 😊. I think MG has a little way to go and then I'll put them on the shopping list, a lot like Kia and Hyundai used to be.

[@Joel-fn7xn]

The fuel economy is good on the MG3 from 3.5 to 6.0 running on 98 octane the only problem l ever had was the key when it did not work the lack of Horsepower

[@guser7137]

A shitbox that needs 98? That's insane. You need fuel that is about 20-30% expensive than the fuel little cars normally need.

[@leosheppard8517]

My old work has MG HS for a fleet of company cars for city courier work. The AC fan blower would fail by 70,000km or 6 months. Making a grinding noise. Apple car play… the AC Control were on the screen and the CarPlay at the same time. Many many 12v batteries were installed, never got more than 20,000km or 2 months from a battery. It’s like the engine heat cooked them. Seats UNCOMFORTABLE. Inside edge of the rear tyres wore out… due to weight of packages in the boot. Did like, press release press and hold open button … all windows would open(sunroof tooo). press release press and hold lock button … all windows would close.

[@nunchuckfilms]

So you like the standard feature of almost every European car from the last 15 years. Cool. I went to look at a hs +ev the screen didn't work 2 times when the salesman turned it on. He said it o ly happens in the one he drives 2 times a week.

[@MethFed]

Ive driven my Dads one. Its not obviously like my VF SS LS3... But for what it is, it seems like a decent little car. I does feel like its lacking when you need to dart through a roundabout suddenly or certain situations when you want a bit of poke... An issue not really present in my Wifes Astra 1.8 for example. I think the main complaint i have is the suspension ride is a bit stiff, but, it feels like its keeping its wheels down too so Id rather have traction than comfort

[@danmccarthy4700]

I envy you for being able to pick yourself up after sitting on the ground without worrying about your shoulder popping out.

[@MrWilliam.Stewart]

Hi Jim, let me know when you want to sell your well run in Yari.

[@docscotty1992]

A GM 4cyl powering it? Sounds a lot like a Chinese Chev/Holden Cruze to me, don't think I'd ever risk it when there's so many better options out there.

[@grumpy-g5s]

every brand is struggling to supply spares for every make , and brake pads and disc rotors are available for MG,s in high quality and average quality there is no shortage of after market parts even though there is a 7 year warranty on the originals so the only parts needed are crash parts including suspension components , i dumped my MG after 5000, k due to spotting a pile of MG failed motors behind the 2 dealerships close to me

[@numbereightyseven]

It's not built to an "incredibly tight budget". It's built to an incredibly low standard of materials workmanship and reliability.

[@godsigma242]

Red Ferrari 360 at 15:08 - can Jim shop handle & repair it ? Wow 😲

[@murry001]

I've spoken to lots of people who want a MG car because of the warranty they offer. I did wonder how MG are for sourcing parts, being able to repair warranty items quickly etc....

[@MattBlack6]

My tow company does all the towing work for the local multi franchise dealership that sells MG. It's rare I've towed an MG3. Usually LDV and Ford.

[@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x]

That's because the owners drive them to the scrapper themselves to see it crushed

[@MattBlack6]

@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x not before the 7 year warranty ends, whoa up there champ.

[@zanisgardening123-]

Basic 4cldr with a basic 4 speed most issues with the mg3 is build quality or road noise the engine in them is completely fine

[@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x]

@@MattBlack6 the embarrassment starts long before the warranty expires

[@misterrocks3035]

"Apparently" you can play a drinking game based on the number of times certain words or phrases are used ...

[@MrRez808]

I think there should be a law that states Car Manufacturers must have adequate supply of spare parts linked to the number of units sold or to the specific number of fault’s a vehicle has.

[@carlramirez6339]

Sounds like I'm not the only one with this experience - we bought an MG3 in March 2023 because we needed a car ASAP - and it had its first set of major problems starting in September 2024 (at 18 months old and below 30,000 km): kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaanhaCkach3l5o When I got it into the dealership's mechanic, people came out of their offices to watch me park because the concerning noises were putting off potential buyers. It then got repaired under warranty (2 problems found: the water pump, and seals getting sucked into the engine). Once the repair was done, the receptionist at the dealership's mechanic told me "there's nothing you or we could have done to prevent this". Then 18 days after the repair the engine gave out completely. The NRMA guy couldn't revive my car and it got towed to the dealership's mechanic under warranty. Now I'm waiting for an engine replacement - also under warranty. I'm starting to wonder if MG is losing money on my car. It cost us 18,000 AUD to buy, but the repairs must cost many thousands of dollars.

[@waruswaller1580]

I found MG3 this version to drive very similarly to Peugeot 307 with worse sound insulation and plastic materials . Costs of installing LPG is much cheaper than direct injection engines. It also feels very confident even at about 140-145 km/hour. Much better to drive thab my previous Ford EcoSport and Nissan Tiida 2007.

[@sirbackdoorbandit]

Lol i actually haveone of these. Bought it 12 mths old with 5k in the clock for 10g it is now 3 yrs old n has 148k on the vclock i do nearky 50 k a yr n i basically brought a new car for 10 k that once im done with it its scrap. Wont be i nselling its not quick its not sporty it just trundles aling n so long as its serv IC ed every 10 k n s pita ark plugs changed reoigiously every 60 its trouble free id even consider replaceing with brand new once this one is done it is a pure financial decision

[@reneeandmitchhardman6326]

Looked at the MG3 last year when we were going to purchase my wife’s new car; too small, not enough power and we were worried about the “what ifs” so went with something double the money in a Nissan Juke STL plus. Again mate awesome video and content; keep it up.

[@zeroyon4562]

Oof.

[@Dubsys]

from an awful car to a slightly less awful car

[@reneeandmitchhardman6326]

@@Dubsys there’s parts of the car we both love and hate; thank god we only have it for a 3-4 year tern….the rear windows are high which makes it tough for passengers to see out of them; no rear air vents and a somewhat intrusive ADAS system. However given the deal we got I can live with the issues for the period of lease.

[@nbates66]

So my parents were almost looking at purchasing one of these a few years back, looked away from it after i noted it seemingly wanted higher quality fuel -95 octane instead of 91, that could be ok if the engine and car wasn't so darn average.

[@numbereightyseven]

The city I lived in bought a fleet of Chinese-built buses in 2016, because the local supplier was booked up. After just one year, they had to ALL be taken out of service, to have their chassis welded due to cracks. That says it all. Never buy anything Chinese that's related to safety or health.

[@freeagent8225]

Yep, comparing a bus to a light car is relevant.

[@christopherpekel6096]

That's not true at all. Just don't buy cheap Chinese products. There is quality from there too, but it's not cheap cheap

[@Hutchy86]

Hey ReDriven how about doing a Honda Odyssey 2016 onwards? 🤞

[@brentsummers7377]

What is the point of a 7 yr warranty if they can't provide the parts and service? Somewhat similar to HMD/Nokia bringing out new models of phones and never fixing the bugs & missing security updates promises.

[@edstraker8451]

So.... They break down so fast, even their spare parts department can't keep up with the rush..?

[@falconberlina8488]

or their suply chain is inefficient. even the "good brands" struggle with parts supply. Company I work for does MG and several other brands in our parts department and every brand is struggling. All cars these days are quite frankly, shit.

[@cyclonicleo]

The rust is an SAIC trademark. Steer well clear of *anything* under the SAIC banner (LDV/Maxus, MG....and god knows what else).

[@johnperalta9415]

Same here in the Philippines! I've handled MG here from 2021 to early 2023 and the amount of warranty claims i had to process and order parts for was insane! Forget the warranty! You'll be better of buying an older Toyota haha

[@phillipliu2759]

❤I brought one , great shopping trolley 😮 ohhhhh does the job mate❤. At least the services won’t kill me .

[@rymar10]

The engine is so loud and harsh whenever I hear one of these drive past

[@paulcoinc]

The only experience I have with the car was a rental last year. It didn't have the best power but is that really a surprise? Not a big deal. Both my wife and I did find the seats to be rather uncomfortable. I'm not saying you won't like it.

[@numbereightyseven]

A FOUR-speed auto? Jeepers.

[@kramermartinezz]

Don't have a car currently so have just been renting when needed - which ends up being these usually. For City Driving, and even shorter highway trips, it has been completely fine. If you can get over the ego trap of what you're driving, I have no issue with it. This is coming from a JDM Fanboy.. It's nothing special, in any realm, but it does the job. Would I buy one? No, but I would genuinely consider other MG Models for an A-B car on a budget. I should add, I've recently driven one of the NEW MG3's and they are night and day to these ones.

[@pearelectronics3083]

Used car from like 2016 is probably better if it has low ks and no issues, I got a golf wagon from that year for $14500 and I love the thing

[@747fa]

Thanks for the info but I reckon I'll stick with my Barra motored, FG Falcon.

[@waynebuckley6633]

We've had one since new, 2020 model, nothing special, does what it says on the box. Had all services and had no problems as yet. Not special at anything but gets us a to b and back.

[@mvnorsel6354]

A rare review from an owner.

[@zanisgardening123-]

@@mvnorsel6354 I can back this up there good to get to point a and point B but I wouldn’t spend more then 15k on one. Mine has over 60xxxks absolutely a dream nothing has gone wrong

[@grahamphillips3099]

The Bic razor of the car world

[@EnviroAda]

Drove an MG3 for almost a whole year and yeah it was definitely "a" car. Did what it had to and honestly wasn't that much of a let down as long as you adjust your expectations. Mates and I always joked that it had "race" suspension given how stiff it was but as long as you mind the bumps and turns it really wasn't that bad. Definitely got what you paid for with that car. But that also means you're technically not getting "less" than what you paid for. One thing I did notice was that MG3 rego plates seem to be a target for thieves probably given how they're everywhere so I guess it's an easy group to blend into if you're the shady sort. Had mine stolen amongst a bunch of other cars lol.

[@maxpowers3108]

Hey Adz. If you ever want to do a vid on a stock Mk6 gti I’ve got one here in Newy you’re more than welcome to anytime.

[@codyLady62]

My Honda CRV has 101Km no problems so far, a little noisy, brakes are original. Best to stick to a known brand l think.