MG Cars (Morris Garage) - Worth Considering?

**corbon44** · April 6th, 2016 09:19 AM

Anyone have the chance to experience the current crop of MGs being sold locally, and would they be worth considering?

At 795T, the MG5 is in the range of the Yaris/Jazz/Accent and personally, looks like an attractive alternative to these staples. I understand it's no longer the famed British mark of old as it is now owned by Shanghai Auto (SAIC), but the design still has that Euro vibe to it.

Do you guys think it's worth a trip to EDSA to check it out (I'm based outside the Metro) or should I just stick with the familiar?

P.S. Posted this in the Other Car Brands section because I'm not sure if it's a Chinese or European marque...

**niky** · April 6th, 2016 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by corbon44

Anyone have the chance to experience the current crop of MGs being sold locally, and would they be worth considering?

At 795T, the MG5 is in the range of the Yaris/Jazz/Accent and personally, looks like an attractive alternative to these staples. I understand it's no longer the famed British mark of old as it is now owned by Shanghai Auto (SAIC), but the design still has that Euro vibe to it.

Do you guys think it's worth a trip to EDSA to check it out (I'm based outside the Metro) or should I just stick with the familiar?

P.S. Posted this in the Other Car Brands section because I'm not sure if it's a Chinese or European marque...

Worth looking at? No harm in looking.

Worth buying? Hard to say. No common technology with local Japanese or European cars... not even the Hondas older MG econo-cars were based off of... so parts will have to come from the dealership, and it is unknown if they have enough parts for everything.

Having talked to the guys there, I know they carry the regular spares and that they've already sourced stuff like clutches (even for the automated manual transmission MG3), and prices are supposedly competitive, but I don't know what the wait time is for supplies.

**corbon44** · April 7th, 2016 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by niky

No common technology with local Japanese or European cars...

Thanks Niky - I was hoping there would be some common parts, considering SAIC has JVs with VW and GM. Any chance of a review?

**niky** · April 8th, 2016 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by corbon44

Thanks Niky - I was hoping there would be some common parts, considering SAIC has JVs with VW and GM. Any chance of a review?

Already did one in the mag for the MG3. Will see about getting the MG6 or other variants for future reviews.

**Syuryuken** · October 5th, 2018 04:29 PM

Under na pala ng TCCI tong MG Philippines

**minicarph** · October 8th, 2018 11:05 PM

parang meron sarileng mundo etong brand na to.

**mantoy** · October 24th, 2018 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Syuryuken

Under na pala ng TCCI tong MG Philippines

does this mean more dealerships and service centers?

**dct** · November 20th, 2018 08:56 PM

Naimpress ako sa zs. Mas mura sa ecosport pero hamak na mas malaki ang space. Hindi tinipid ang features. Ganda ng interior. Nimble. Di lang gaano kalakas engine. Pero di naman kasing supot ng rush

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**aNthraxx** · December 20th, 2018 05:07 AM

Im looking at this brand closely as they just started opening in Iloilo. What i heard from friends who got one is its bang for the buck. I like its classic straight forward design but i still need to see it up close. It could be a worthy replacement to my sedan in 2 years time.

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**benchph1** · January 9th, 2019 12:24 PM

Car itself is fairly new and not yet “proven”

Service centers are shared with other companies.

The first few owners of MG’s here will be like Guinea Pigs. If you want to become one then you can consider. [emoji16]

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