2014 MG3 goes for a drive

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2024

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  • @lloydvehicleconsulting
    @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому +17

    Thanks very much indeed for reviewing my lady wife's MG, Matt! It was wonderful doing the filming. We have had our car for two and a half years and are quite fond of it, despite its flaws.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +4

      Thanks you for the loan of the car, the flaws make it interesting and none are serious or affect reliability so a win for MG! Lok forward to doing the next one with you

    • @Jasontvnd9
      @Jasontvnd9 5 років тому +1

      @@furiousdriving wonder if you would be interested in reviewing the ZC32s Suzuki Swift Sport?
      136hp N/A 1.6 with a 1ton weight?
      Might remind you of a 80s hot hatch.

  • @RetroBoy94
    @RetroBoy94 5 років тому +17

    SUGGESTION: Maybe possibly showing the dash when driving? Gives people a different perspective. ✌🏻😁

  • @warren6815
    @warren6815 5 років тому +17

    Always quite liked the '3. Considering the price and the spec I don't think there's anything to beat it. Yet the motoring press still slated it. I bet if it had a VW badge though they'd have been all over it.

    • @RichieRouge206
      @RichieRouge206 5 років тому +2

      warren6815 I hate VW too lol

    • @TheMidasMD
      @TheMidasMD 9 місяців тому

      I agree, The motoring press can be very prejudiced. It is an excellent car for its price point and beyond that, it is actually British designed and was British built for a few years. The problem people have with it is the Chinese origin of its parent company. The car deserves better and I do appreciate the review here which was balanced and factual.

  • @Taylorjay99
    @Taylorjay99 5 років тому +5

    I'm very happy to see an MG Rover fan appreciating the new SAIC cars. The new ones can be picked up for under £200 a month! Only issue I've heard of is camchains stretching on the pre stop start cars. I have a warranty with mine so I'm fine haha!

  • @grahamevans9606
    @grahamevans9606 5 років тому +3

    Liking the channel more with every video. Love the fact that you love MG/Rovers....old and new. A good neutral review of a car that I'm seeing more and more of.
    Interestingly a workmate bought one of these new 4 years ago and has nothing but praise for it. He has had no quality issues at all. His other car is a MG TF.!!!

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      Thanks, very good to hear the feedback. Yes, I admit I have a big soft spot for MG, Rover and other British marques but do try to be objective as I think to have your trust in my opinion I cant sugar coat anything.
      For there shortcomings these are good cars and everyone who has one seems happy

  • @depechem0demusic
    @depechem0demusic 3 роки тому +1

    So is the engine in a 2014 MG3 identical to a facelift 2019 model??

  • @mattsbeamer
    @mattsbeamer 5 років тому +4

    Another great review Matt! Your personality really does shine in this video. I was looking forward to the 2 handed beaky thing, but it got cut. lol.
    The mg3 isn’t a bad little car, I remember that Quentin Wilson got lots of abuse years ago for saying a newer mg is good! Do you remember it?

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      Damn, I didn't realise Id moved the driving clip over it! I dont remember that but people don't want it to be good as its different. It has limits but is a well rounded product

    • @mattsbeamer
      @mattsbeamer 5 років тому +1

      Lol, it’s the kind of thing that I’d do. I just found the review. It was a paid promotion on the mg6. If you type his name and then mg6 it will appear. Take care!

  • @jbenekeorr
    @jbenekeorr 5 років тому +2

    You know your channel is taking off when you’ve even got your own heckler! 0:07
    Great review!

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому

      made it to the big time! lol!

    • @jbenekeorr
      @jbenekeorr 5 років тому

      furiousdriving By the way, there’s an 04 MINI JCW here you’re always welcome to drive if you find yourself in the Midlands. Comparison to your Cooper perhaps!

  • @Taylorjay99
    @Taylorjay99 5 років тому +2

    Glad to see this review! I love my 2014 MG3! I'm lucky to have the top of the line model with a full size spare, leather seats and a storage cubby under the passenger seat! Not many know about that one

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому +1

      Yes, it is the Style Plus, later renamed the Style Lux... I drove one before my wife and I bought our current one. Our car also has the storage tray, but I have never used it for some reason...

    • @Taylorjay99
      @Taylorjay99 5 років тому

      Lloyd Vehicle Consulting I store some CDs in my storage tray. It’s not big enough for much else...

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому +1

      @@Taylorjay99, yes, that's probably why we ignore it. The glovebox is huge, it's the biggest on any car I have ever owned. There's a full review of the MG3 and a walkaround of the facelifted car on my channel as well if you are interested. My review of Matt's 1993 Rover 220 Coupé will be coming out next week too!

    • @Taylorjay99
      @Taylorjay99 5 років тому

      Lloyd Vehicle Consulting Oooh I didn’t realise you were the guy reviewing his tomcat!! I’ll definitely check your videos out

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому

      @@Taylorjay99, yes, indeed! The Tomcat video should be ready next week, in the meantime, there are lots of other reviews on my channel to enjoy if you wish...

  • @laskos02
    @laskos02 4 роки тому +1

    I remember when I lived in the UK and wanted this as my first car. Looked exceptionally good in yellow on the road

  • @StewSims
    @StewSims 5 років тому +1

    Nice review, I think of all the cars MG Motor UK have made the MG3 is the best. Unfortunately the company recently announced winding down the technical centre at Longbridge. Would love to see a review of the MG6, they were put to good use in BTCC racing a few years ago and you still see a few out on track.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      Its really sad they are doing that at Longbridge, I think the design centre in London is staying though. Ive only driven a pre-production MG6, but the 3 was a big improvement over that early car. Im looking out for a newer 6 and other MGs

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому

      @@furiousdriving, I drove both a 2013 petrol and a 2016 diesel MG6 and they were quite different. A friend also owned a 2012 model for four years. I would also love to get one of those later ones for review!

  • @darrenlucas2768
    @darrenlucas2768 10 місяців тому

    Ive always liked these left wing car offering,s because they dare to be a bit different.....and what's wrong with that...throw in the coolness of the badge, cheapness...what is there not to like...a remap apparently works well as does a cat back exhaust....and for a really cheap rewarding mod, a full cold air ,air box delete gives it a bloody lovely sound.....adds to the lukewarm hatch feel.
    I intend to buy my son's one each as there first car whether they want one or not,and I quite fancy an original MG6 for all of the same reasons....good review

  • @somervillearron
    @somervillearron 4 роки тому

    the black cap on the daytime running light is for a side marker light in different markets

  • @charlesdoumani8180
    @charlesdoumani8180 5 років тому +4

    Mum has a 2017 model from new. Excellent value for money. I however prefer the most recent facelifted model with better dashboard and fresh bonnet face lift.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +3

      Owners do seem to like them a lot, Im planning to review the new facelift one soon to see the difference

    • @charlesdoumani8180
      @charlesdoumani8180 5 років тому +1

      @@furiousdriving the dealer put in a free full sized spare tyre as well. I think Steve Durkin, (the dealer) was just so happy he got a very easy customer with my mum. The 0% deal at the time was the big clincher for Mum.
      I still have her Mk1 Rover 827 1989 (also bought new in 89) as well as my own Rover 827 manual gearbox 2 door coupe..early K reg example. So both are a rare beast of a car in their own ways!

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +2

      Im pleased they've made the spare an option! I dont know what finance they do now but the 7 year warranty is excellent.
      A manual 827 Coupe? Let me know if you ever sell it! In fact if youre in south east England could I put it on the here?

    • @charlesdoumani8180
      @charlesdoumani8180 5 років тому +1

      @@furiousdriving I'm Yorkshire based, but I'm sure we can arrange a video review for this great channel!
      Will get the car through the MOT in August beforehand🙏🙂

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +2

      @@charlesdoumani8180 Excellent, thanks!

  • @club1fan552
    @club1fan552 Рік тому

    Mate you could review a wheelbarrow and it would be interesting. Always super to watch and the sound quality is brilliant.

  • @anthonyroger5533
    @anthonyroger5533 3 роки тому

    Is the suspension soft on pot holes?

  • @maverick_motors_
    @maverick_motors_ 2 роки тому

    You're welcome to a certain modified MG3 once it's finished Matt. 😉

  • @paulillingworth1242
    @paulillingworth1242 5 років тому

    I believe the early Chinese MGs used a remade version of the K series engine with a slight rebore.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому +4

      Yes, the MG TF produced at Longbridge from 2008-11 had a revised K-series engine (known as the N-series), and the petrol MG6s produced at Longbridge used a further modification of the K-series with a turbo, which is known as the Kavachi engine. The Chinese Market MG3 SW, Roewe 750 and the MG 7 (the latter two being continuations of the Rover 75) all used the N-series and Kavachi too, amongst other units. The 1.5 in the UK market MG3 is not related to these at all, apart from the oil filler cap on pre-2018 facelift cars.

    • @pastytit
      @pastytit 5 років тому

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting would a n series fit in replacement of a k series?

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому

      @@pastytit, the N-series directly replaced the K-series in the post 2008 MG TFs, so it should fit in one of those. However, I wouldn't like to say whether an N-series would fit in other models, such as the Rover 25 and Rover 45 I have owned before....

    • @pastytit
      @pastytit 5 років тому

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting thanks. I'm converting a 83 metro to k series subframe il do more research on the n series this is the first I've heard of it.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому

      @@pastytit, they are not exactly a common unit, as they were only used, in this country at least, in the MG TFs built under Nanjing Automotive ownership at Longbridge between 2008 and 2011. The Kavachi used in the petrol MG6 is similar, and identical in capacity at 1.8 litres, but has a turbo rather than Variable Valve Timing as far as I know. The petrol MG6s are not exactly common either, but I can vouch for their storming performance having driven one myself. You may be better off fitting one of the improved cylinder head gasket kits available to an an existing 1.4 K-series, they are various companies that offer them, and of course the 1.4 would drop straight into a Metro, wouldn't it? Matt and I are filming a brand new MG3 for both our channels next week, so if you liked this video, watch this space, I suppose!

  • @Mike_Franklin
    @Mike_Franklin 3 роки тому

    This was my car from new (June 2014) to leaving the company I worked for in October 2016...

  • @spankysmp
    @spankysmp 5 років тому

    It's a nice car, I'd certainly buy one as I quite like the styling.
    Good review - you know what would be nice (if you could), is while talking about the heating dials for example, you could show them at the same time rather than I shot at the end of that segment?? Not a criticism, just a suggestion. Enjoying your channel !

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому

      Good point, and I actually thought Id filmed more of the controls to do just that..but it seems I didnt! Thanks for watching and keep suggesting things, any ideas for improving the content is welcome

    • @spankysmp
      @spankysmp 5 років тому

      @@furiousdriving I did think after, if you were on your own, then it might prove difficult to do that for some shots plus I've never made a YT video in my life so who am I to comment :-)

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      @@spankysmp haha the main things are remembering all the shots and facts (with no one to correct you when you say the wrong thing), framing yourself in shot and not getting the camera nicked when you do drive pasts and leave it in a hedge!

  • @MBME46
    @MBME46 5 років тому +1

    I can't be the only one who noticed the dent in the front wing ,

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому

      We dont talk about that... Someone hit it while parked

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому

      @@furiousdriving, yes, indeed, someone hit my wife's car in a car park in Southampton a year ago and drove off without leaving their details. I was not impressed...

  • @stanleyleopard6799
    @stanleyleopard6799 5 років тому

    Several reviews I've seen are scathing about the engine, using terms such as coarse and gutless. But you sound quite positive about the driving experience?
    And as others have said, it's a shame that MG are winding down the British involvement, especially as overseas the brand is still marketed as being British.
    Very much enjoyed the review, thanks!

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому

      I did say it wasn't fast and you saw in real time 30 - 60 acceleration but the chassis makes up for it, its old school hot hatch - keep it buzzing1
      And yes the end of UK production is very sad for the brand.

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому

      Thanks Stanley! The engine is OK, it doesn't get very good fuel economy and you have to work it quite hard to accelerate fast, but it keeps the price low. I don't find if particularly noisy. Matt's review of the car is very fair indeed.

    • @stanleyleopard6799
      @stanleyleopard6799 5 років тому

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting Matt sounded a lot more positive than JayEmm! One of these days I'll have to contact Glyn Hopkin MG at Manor Park to arrange a test drive to see for myself. I suspect the driving experience may not be dissimilar to my current car!

    • @lloydvehicleconsulting
      @lloydvehicleconsulting 5 років тому

      @@stanleyleopard6799, it's all a matter of perspective. James genuinely loves old Rovers and MGs almost as much as Matt and I do, but he is used to driving cars with a lot more power, and so found the engine underwhelming. He and I both wish that the engine was changed either for the 1.0 turbo from the ZS automatic or the turbocharged version of the existing engine from the GS. Both commented on the good steering and low prices, as well as the shortcomings of the interior fit and finish. I just think they come across a bit differently. You are welcome to drive my wife's car at some point if you like, when I am next in North London. I know you have seen my walkaround of the facelifted car, so you are aware of the differences between the two!

    • @stanleyleopard6799
      @stanleyleopard6799 5 років тому

      @@lloydvehicleconsulting That would be great Joseph, if you're passing. I'll get the kettle on ....

  • @darrenwilliams3224
    @darrenwilliams3224 5 років тому

    I loved your review of the mg so much i subscribed. I have thought about the mg3 for a replacement for my mk1 Seat Leon when the time comes. The Seat is 1.6 poverty spec but has been a noble stead but is fast approaching 200,000

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому

      Thank you! The Seats are very good cars and the newer ones have spec on parr with this, but in terms of value you really cant beat the MG, and it does handle nicely too

  • @RichieRouge206
    @RichieRouge206 5 років тому

    Good review- not a bad car to be fair.

  • @CagedPaps
    @CagedPaps 5 років тому +1

    It is somewhat of a shame this is where the MG brand is, I don't mean to say it's a terrible car just the fact it's aimed at being one of the cheapest cars you can buy.
    On a related subject, one of the tarted up Rover MGs (ZR, ZS, ZT) might be quite a fun cheap buy these days. ZS V6 in particular.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      The old Z range are brilliant, old school boy racer fun, Id love another. These were the entry point to restart the brand, the latest models have evolved a long way in a very short time

  • @AliMackMechanical
    @AliMackMechanical 5 років тому

    Good wee video of the MG 3 have often thought about buying one.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      Thanks, and after driving this one Id put it on my shortlist if I was in market for this kind of car now

    • @AliMackMechanical
      @AliMackMechanical 5 років тому

      @@furiousdriving Maybe yet lol might break down less than my freelander lol 😂😂😂

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      joking aside it probably would be more reliable! Love Freelanders but most stuff does break less!

  • @xavichuvy9047
    @xavichuvy9047 5 років тому

    "sure these people have seen cups at some point in their lives" Don't be so sure, in Spain these things are rare and only bought by tourists when they go into Starbucks. We just don't do take away coffee or McCrap in our culture.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      But they made a big deal of it being designed in the UK where take away cups are very common

    • @xavichuvy9047
      @xavichuvy9047 5 років тому

      @@furiousdriving
      Fair enough.

  • @MaximilianvonPinneberg
    @MaximilianvonPinneberg 3 роки тому

    I think I'd still prefer my 2009 Mitsubishi Colt 1.3 Cleartec to this. It even has the same spec (apart from a DAB). This looks too 'built down to a cost for me'.

  • @anthonyperkins7556
    @anthonyperkins7556 Рік тому

    Ah-so EmmGee fwom Chrina with Hoo-Flung-Dung electwonics and chweap bwuild qwality. Cheap chinese supermini it may have been, but aspects of it left so much to be desired in the eyes of British reviewes, in some cars the heating / ventilation system and air conditioning was asthmatic with rather poor flow of heat and refrigerated cool air of whatever was going to the interior through the face level vents and footwell outlets with feeble throughput

  • @terrortorn
    @terrortorn 5 років тому +1

    They are for bottles not cups. Designed for a journey with bottled cold drinks not a hot cup of tea.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому +1

      They should be abe to handle either, most other cars can. Personally though, I only drink tea and coffee all day and dont drink bottled drinks, mostly they are terrible for your teeth and general health and the plastic is a disaster for the planet, so if I take water its in a reusable, which is the same size as a cup.

    • @terrortorn
      @terrortorn 5 років тому

      @@furiousdriving To be fair cup holders are really only for girls.

    • @louisbeerreviews8964
      @louisbeerreviews8964 4 роки тому

      terrortorn no they not

    • @louisbeerreviews8964
      @louisbeerreviews8964 4 роки тому

      terrortorn it’s for hot drinks yuo dummy

  • @ash7990
    @ash7990 4 роки тому

    Loved my ex girlfriends MG3 was a great little car

  • @germancarfan
    @germancarfan 5 років тому

    When's the new Merecedes repair video?

  • @frankhovis
    @frankhovis 3 роки тому

    Not the only one with a loose ring...

  • @sheaharbo1
    @sheaharbo1 4 роки тому

    Wrong about the dacia

  • @terryatkinson899
    @terryatkinson899 5 років тому +3

    People will buy anything if it's cheap enough... ala dacia dustbin. The only thing mg about that car is the badge.
    Now, that's enough of the negative comments from me.....

    • @zenbudhism
      @zenbudhism 5 років тому +1

      It handles well so can't be an mgb

  • @thedeadstig123
    @thedeadstig123 4 роки тому

    Little bit of trivia but alot of the MG range now is using technology from the last generation of VW as MG and VW in china share a factory and MG just stole alot of their ideas in their platforms etc
    thats why the headlights have mg in the middle just like VWs

  • @TheFakeRussian
    @TheFakeRussian 5 років тому

    Wow! The height and size of that steering wheel. Even truckers don't have steering wheels that big 😮 Or did you drink some of Alice in wonderland's shrinking liquid before taking it out? And the tick of those indicators would drive me nuts.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому

      Its unbelievably big in there, you could lose a tribe behind the front seats

  • @danielwalker2613
    @danielwalker2613 2 роки тому

    Would you like to have my car for a test drive and a full review ? .... If so, can you send me a PM. Cheers Mat

  • @RichieRouge206
    @RichieRouge206 5 років тому +1

    I hate Golfs - such default for BOREDOM

  • @quailmint8015
    @quailmint8015 5 років тому

    Oh boy :)

  • @Rover75ConnoisseurSE
    @Rover75ConnoisseurSE 5 років тому

    This doesn’t look like an MG like the MG ZR but reminds me of a Fiat More. The MG 3 doesn’t look no where near as good and large as the Rover 200 (R3), Rover 25, Streetwise and the First Gen MG3. I think it looks rather ugly and doesn’t look British like the Rover 200/25/Streetwise. The R3 Rovers are in a different league than this. Now if it was a City Rover Successor Id like it Because it looks like a City Rover and is in the City Rover League A Different design and foreign like the City Rover and Not A Rover 200/25.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  5 років тому

      Down forget it was designed over a decade after the car it sort of replaces so design language has moved on 2 or 3 generations between the bubble Rover/MG and this with no steps inbetween. Its much bigger inside than the 25/ZR but feels similar on the road

    • @Rover75ConnoisseurSE
      @Rover75ConnoisseurSE 5 років тому +2

      furiousdriving Still Though I think the second MG3 Reminds me of a City Rover More Than a 25. The Rover 25 looks like a Focus size while this does look more like a fiesta size car. It’s clever if they have made more space in a City Rover styled car. The 200/25 just looks big, welcoming, friendly, Fantastic and beautiful. Like the cool 2001 Rover 25 advert with the car feeling bigger than it does the “rather roomy” advert. “In a class of its own”- Rover 25 (2001). Still though the MG3 is better than the City Rover. I think the front of the MG 3 is nice but they could have done a better job on the rear end especially the taillights.

  • @DaveInBridport
    @DaveInBridport 5 років тому +1

    Awful. Just awful.

  • @Zero_Ninety
    @Zero_Ninety 5 років тому

    Fake Chinese knock off MG

  • @louisbeerreviews8964
    @louisbeerreviews8964 5 років тому

    Ugly car