Comments on: MG6 – what needs to be done https://www.fromthecaptainschair.co.uk/2011/12/23/mg6-what-needs-to-be-done/ Inane ramblings from the keyboard of a petrolhead Mon, 04 Apr 2016 22:29:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Matthew https://www.fromthecaptainschair.co.uk/2011/12/23/mg6-what-needs-to-be-done/#comment-397 Matthew Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:21:52 +0000 http://www.fromthecaptainschair.co.uk/?p=581#comment-397 Since my earlier comment, two things have come true. One of mine, and one of yours. Firstly yours; the MG6 is available with that cream interior, an automatic gearbox, a sunroof and without those silly plastic bungs where the repeaters used to be. So you can get your conservatively styled model, in the Dominican Republic. That is the other half of the island that isn't Haiti - you can see it all here www.mg.com.do Secondly, the Magnette name. In the aforementioned Dominican Republic, the saloon version of the MG6, complete with conservative styling, is called the MG6 Sedan. That's not a badge or a model, just the word that most of the world uses when describing the sort of car we call saloons. Very sensible. Since my earlier comment, two things have come true. One of mine, and one of yours. Firstly yours; the MG6 is available with that cream interior, an automatic gearbox, a sunroof and without those silly plastic bungs where the repeaters used to be. So you can get your conservatively styled model, in the Dominican Republic. That is the other half of the island that isn’t Haiti – you can see it all here http://www.mg.com.do

Secondly, the Magnette name. In the aforementioned Dominican Republic, the saloon version of the MG6, complete with conservative styling, is called the MG6 Sedan. That’s not a badge or a model, just the word that most of the world uses when describing the sort of car we call saloons. Very sensible.

]]> By: Matthew https://www.fromthecaptainschair.co.uk/2011/12/23/mg6-what-needs-to-be-done/#comment-154 Matthew Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:08:08 +0000 http://www.fromthecaptainschair.co.uk/?p=581#comment-154 Interesting article. I agree with most of the above. The cream leather interior looks like a nicer place to be. The notion of bringing back old brands, like Morris, Wolseley, RIley, etc. is the stuff of enthusiast's dreams. Even the calling the saloon a Magnette is a bit of nonsense and sensibly didn't make it onto a badge. They won't be called 'GT' or 'Magnette' anywhere than in the UK and in communication with the enthusiast community. The trouble for lots of MG Zed owners is that they have either moved on to something else or they still have their Zed. Either way, keeping their current car is more attractive than buying an MG6. We have an MG ZT 135+ with the Option Pack, so - apart from the fact that there is currently no diesel MG6 - an MG6 with the equivalent spec, is £19,995 for a Magnette TSE. Forget the VW Golf, you can buy a brand new Passat for that money. The prices just have to come down because all the toys in the world are not going to convince people to cough up that kind of money when the residuals are clearly going to be very low. The benchmark is the Kia / Hyundai range of cars. These are keenly priced and have fantastic warranties. They are even looking quite good these days and have much TV advertising and coverage. On a selfish note, I am just hoping that the MG6 diesel is launched and sells in significant enough numbers so that I can buy one in four years time when it will be worth a couple of grand. Not much help for the company, I know. Interesting article. I agree with most of the above. The cream leather interior looks like a nicer place to be. The notion of bringing back old brands, like Morris, Wolseley, RIley, etc. is the stuff of enthusiast’s dreams. Even the calling the saloon a Magnette is a bit of nonsense and sensibly didn’t make it onto a badge. They won’t be called ‘GT’ or ‘Magnette’ anywhere than in the UK and in communication with the enthusiast community.

The trouble for lots of MG Zed owners is that they have either moved on to something else or they still have their Zed. Either way, keeping their current car is more attractive than buying an MG6. We have an MG ZT 135+ with the Option Pack, so – apart from the fact that there is currently no diesel MG6 – an MG6 with the equivalent spec, is £19,995 for a Magnette TSE. Forget the VW Golf, you can buy a brand new Passat for that money.

The prices just have to come down because all the toys in the world are not going to convince people to cough up that kind of money when the residuals are clearly going to be very low. The benchmark is the Kia / Hyundai range of cars. These are keenly priced and have fantastic warranties. They are even looking quite good these days and have much TV advertising and coverage.

On a selfish note, I am just hoping that the MG6 diesel is launched and sells in significant enough numbers so that I can buy one in four years time when it will be worth a couple of grand. Not much help for the company, I know.

]]> By: jonathan carling https://www.fromthecaptainschair.co.uk/2011/12/23/mg6-what-needs-to-be-done/#comment-105 jonathan carling Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:07:52 +0000 http://www.fromthecaptainschair.co.uk/?p=581#comment-105 Interesting ideas Sam. I agree with all your suggestions, although I would stick to MG rather than bringing back Morris as re-launching one brand is hard enough, let along two using the same basic design - would only confuse buyers. I reckon that, for most people, re-launching MG with what appears to be an all new model is also confusing and therefore a turn-off. Is it Chinese? Is it related in anyway to the old MGs? I'll take a known quantity like a Skoda, thanks very much. But I reckon they could get round this by promoting the older MGs a bit more - keep the MGF in production, and import the MG7 so that it looks like a familiar sporty/luxury British brand has come back on the market - and look, there's a new model too. Sell it at an attractive price with a bullet-proof buying package (5 4 3 2 1, perhaps, maybe free insurance, breakdown cover and servicing for three years) and it would attract interest. Oh, and be prepared to loose money on the marketing for a couple of years. Interesting ideas Sam. I agree with all your suggestions, although I would stick to MG rather than bringing back Morris as re-launching one brand is hard enough, let along two using the same basic design – would only confuse buyers.

I reckon that, for most people, re-launching MG with what appears to be an all new model is also confusing and therefore a turn-off. Is it Chinese? Is it related in anyway to the old MGs? I’ll take a known quantity like a Skoda, thanks very much. But I reckon they could get round this by promoting the older MGs a bit more – keep the MGF in production, and import the MG7 so that it looks like a familiar sporty/luxury British brand has come back on the market – and look, there’s a new model too. Sell it at an attractive price with a bullet-proof buying package (5 4 3 2 1, perhaps, maybe free insurance, breakdown cover and servicing for three years) and it would attract interest. Oh, and be prepared to loose money on the marketing for a couple of years.

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