What about Rover and MG?

Question

Whats happening with ROVER and MG?

ALSO Does anyone like them? I love all the modern MG's looks wise, unfortunetly not driven any though!
I prefer the ZT.
The Rovers are quite nice too, but not as nice as the older ones......mmmmm V8's

Answer 1

autotrader is presently doing a customer satisfaction survey in conjunction with used car awards and leading the leaderboard is: 1st Rover
75 saloon/tourer (1999-2004) 16.7%
2nd Ford
Mondeo (2000-2005) 7.4%
3rd BMW
3 Series (2001-2005) 2.9%

must mean something on a car that has been out of production for 3 years.
have a look through http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/ and
http://www.mg-rover.org/ who have around 40,000 enthusiastic members on their forums
due to rovers demise/previous problems and sceptics you'll not get more car for your money anywhere. Rover Mg got it right big time, alas too late, lions led by donkeys.

Answer 2

I have had 2 later model 'Rovers' - 820sli & MG zs120+ both went like brown stuff off a chrome shovel , but being heavy & front wheel drive, the 820 was a bit 'understeery' when driven hard, the MG was excellent both in driving & handling,giving no problems on roads in north warwickshire & good fuel economy as well. I am no 'boy racer ,but a middle aged trucker who ought to know better!!!! Another question, have you noticed the similarity of the Chrysler 300c hemi to the rover P5 coupe (V8), both high waist / low roof line or is it just me having an old bloke moment

Answer 3

The former MG Rover company is no more.

MG Rover never owned the Rover name, they just had permission to use it. The name was still owned by BMW, but Ford (owners of Land Rover) had first refusal should BMW sell the name. When the Chinese company Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) attempted to buy the name earlier this year, Ford exercised its right, so the Rover name is now owned by Ford, which has no intention to ever use it (it just wished to protect the Land Rover name).

MG Rover had already sold the rights to the Rover 25 and 75 models to SAIC before going out of business. Having failed to buy the Rover brand, SAIC has now launched its version of the 75 in China badged as the Roewe 750. This car may well come to Europe with Ssangyong badges (SAIC also owns Ssangyong, having bought it from the Korean receivers after its former owner Daewoo Motor collapsed).

The remaining assets of MG Rover, including the MG brand and the production equipment for the 75, ZT, 25, ZS, Streetwise and MGTF, were bought from the receivers by Nanjing Automotive Corp. (NAC), another Chinese company. NAC plans to re-launch the MGTF (with limited production in Longbridge, Birmingham) and the MG7, a re-badged MG ZT, in both China and Europe.

The Rover 45 and MG ZS will not be re-launched by either NAC-MG or SAIC-Roewe, due to much of the intellectual property and some production equipment being owned by Honda - these models were derived from the 1995 Honda Civic 5door hatchback.

Answer 4

Apparantly they are still in talks with this big Chinese conglomorate.. but it is very unlikely you will see a new rover / MG car around again... shame.
I used to own an MG ZS+ 52 plate. One of the best cars for performance I have had. Stuck like nothing else on the road... had too many niggly problems, and eventually got fed up when the local Rover dealer closed down.... traded it in for a brand new 'Daddy Car' - Zafira SRi...

Answer 5

The later Rovers were very good cars! Rover 45 75 etc and the older 820's were a very good budget second hand buy. They have a lot of fans out there

Answer 6

I've had 3

SDI (2 years old)it look good but rusted quite a bit.
(2shunts not my fault)

Then I got a 825d (18 months old and ex- car rental) and had heaps of joy from it.(1 shunt not my fault)

When it needed replacing I got a 75 also 18 months old and ex rental. ( 2 minor shunts in it, not my fault).

My friends say 'Rovers are rubbish - yours are always in the garage !' I reply that they never let me down mechanically and I cannot be responsible for other drivers' behaviour.

I love'em. And would love to see a revival though I fear it will not be in time for me

Answer 7

the Chinese, are now building the new mg tf, and shipping the parts to longbridg where they will be assembled, they are still crap, because they are still using the k-sires engine, which most modern rovers and Mg's use, they are no good at all, as some bright spark during the development of this engine decided to re-invent the head gas-kit, and made it with mettle and silicon, which always goes, my brother likes Thea's engines because it keeps loads of money in his pocket and keeps his garage afloat all year round, don't buy one.

Answer 8

I think the later Rovers are one of the most reliable cars I have a 45 the only fault I find is the leg room for rear seat passengers
I would not buy a new one now as they are now under Japanese control
but I have always been a BMC man from the A70/A40 etc and onwards I have always been happy whith them

Answer 9

We had an MG ZR 160 its was defintely a good car to drive only fault was the clutch, was a bit crap and stiff, but fast.

Answer 10

Production of MGs has restarted, and they're still built by British craftsmen/women.