The few I MOTed looked okay but the interior was nasty cheap plastic, not sure if they have got better with the new ones.
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I suppose if you're on a bit of a tight budget & your after a new/newish car they're perfect.
That's moronic.
If you're on a tight budget you don't buy a newish anything.
A tight budget doesn't necessarily mean small. It does mean that you can't have any unexpected expenses, which for a car requires a long and extensive warranty. Which means as new as you can manage.
New MGs(and Dacias, Hyundais, Toyotas etc) are not meant for the buyers who obsess about 0-60 times, have to upgrade the radio or think that paying £600 extra to have the seat stitching done in platinum rather than titanium coloured thread is good value(or even discernible). The first group are the majority of buyers, the second take their middle aged crisis to BMW, Audi dealers. Those with a real problem will head to Porsche for a real wallet kicking with extra condecension