MG motor advert offensive to Z owners - Page 2

Robson Rover Repair · 12th August 2020, 02:47

To be fair, no mg zr is ever going to be worth £7000.

Russp · 12th August 2020, 07:05

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Originally Posted by The Rovering Member

That's a nice signal box in Brandon.

Shame its not used anymore

Russp · 12th August 2020, 07:08

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Originally Posted by Colin_NI

To be fair, no mg zr is ever going to be worth £7000.

Never say never, good ones especially decent spec and performance are going for over five at dealers now.
All MG rover and BL stuff is quietly creeping up

Odd Job · 12th August 2020, 07:16

A friend of mine is a MOT tester, ( no, he doesn't do me any favours when my car needs to be tested!

)
He had a MG3 that was 4 years old on his lift for a test, he said he was surprised how much surface rust was underneath and could imagine that in the next couple of years it would require welding.
It also failed on a couple of suspension components, but at 30,000 miles which it had done there about's this could be expected.

On the flip side, my wife has a 2003 Rover 25.
Underneath it is still extremely good. Never been welded, never been waxoyled either before you ask. It's not garaged as we don't have one, so it's out rain come shine.
The wings are starting to go tatty, but this is all.

I wonder what any of the new MG range will be like for longevity when they reach 17 plus years old?

trikey · 12th August 2020, 07:20

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Originally Posted by Colin_NI

To be fair, no mg zr is ever going to be worth £7000.

I think there are a couple of monogram owners that would argue that case.

Odd Job · 12th August 2020, 07:26

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Originally Posted by trikey

I think there are a couple of monogram owners that would argue that case.

What about the V8?

Sjonnie · 12th August 2020, 15:26

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Originally Posted by Odd Job

What about the V8?

Wonder how you would fit a V8 in a 25/ZR

coab · 12th August 2020, 16:08

Ive looked at the ad and unless I am mistaken its a picture of a ZR no mention of ZR`s especially being broken its just a generic picture of a ZR. If you used a Vauxhall or any other brand they would have to cover up or even make an effort to cover the Vauxhall decals and grill etc.
The majority of ZRs left are rusty abused scrap with the odd exception of the monograms etc by members club owners but if you asked Joe Bloggs in the street they would say they were NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- anyway.(Wrongly or rightly).
Chill everyone!

As said the new ones must be poor if they are trying to give them away. Ive had a few 25s and were steady cars for little money and cost very little to run just outdated by all the new or same age cars.

The Rovering Member · 12th August 2020, 16:35

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Originally Posted by Russp

Shame its not used anymore

Indeed. The one at Highams Park in Chingford has been repurposed as a coffee shop which is a nice idea.

bikerdude666 · 12th August 2020, 17:41

Well maybe it’s just me, but I’m not so easily offended that a photo upsets me. It’s just an advert, There’s no offensive or derogatory comments against the ZR or other old cars, simply a photo of an old car. They probably thought the MG connection would appeal to some, as it does me, my wife having just bought a ZS. It says in the text that you can swap any make or model of car, not just rusty old rovers. The people going for this scheme won’t be the keen enthusiasts, they’ll be the people who are running their cars into the ground anyway.

What I’m more interested in is the fact it’s a swap page scheme, not scrappage, so what happens to the cars they take in? Are sending them to auction or scrapping?

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Odd Job Gets stuck in MG ZT 2.0 cdti Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Derby Posts: 909 Thanks: 298 Thanked 191 Times in 149 Posts	A friend of mine is a MOT tester, ( no, he doesn't do me any favours when my car needs to be tested! ) He had a MG3 that was 4 years old on his lift for a test, he said he was surprised how much surface rust was underneath and could imagine that in the next couple of years it would require welding. It also failed on a couple of suspension components, but at 30,000 miles which it had done there about's this could be expected. On the flip side, my wife has a 2003 Rover 25. Underneath it is still extremely good. Never been welded, never been waxoyled either before you ask. It's not garaged as we don't have one, so it's out rain come shine. The wings are starting to go tatty, but this is all. I wonder what any of the new MG range will be like for longevity when they reach 17 plus years old? __________________ ….And the latest thing to break is..... ### MG STANDS FOR "MY GREMLIN" !!!

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coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,137 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	Ive looked at the ad and unless I am mistaken its a picture of a ZR no mention of ZR`s especially being broken its just a generic picture of a ZR. If you used a Vauxhall or any other brand they would have to cover up or even make an effort to cover the Vauxhall decals and grill etc. The majority of ZRs left are rusty abused scrap with the odd exception of the monograms etc by members club owners but if you asked Joe Bloggs in the street they would say they were NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- anyway.(Wrongly or rightly). Chill everyone! As said the new ones must be poor if they are trying to give them away. Ive had a few 25s and were steady cars for little money and cost very little to run just outdated by all the new or same age cars.

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bikerdude666 Posted a thing or two Jaguar Xe diseasal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Little Stanion, Corby Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 363 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts	Well maybe it’s just me, but I’m not so easily offended that a photo upsets me. It’s just an advert, There’s no offensive or derogatory comments against the ZR or other old cars, simply a photo of an old car. They probably thought the MG connection would appeal to some, as it does me, my wife having just bought a ZS. It says in the text that you can swap any make or model of car, not just rusty old rovers. The people going for this scheme won’t be the keen enthusiasts, they’ll be the people who are running their cars into the ground anyway. What I’m more interested in is the fact it’s a swap page scheme, not scrappage, so what happens to the cars they take in? Are sending them to auction or scrapping?