WIN The First MG TF LE500 off the line!

cjj wrote: It is a new car. Anyone who thinks it isn't doesn't understand how the dubious world of car sales works. You buy a nice new car from a dealer and it could have been standing in a field for a couple of years.

So true! I used to see cars at Rover up to their axles in water for ages before being shipped to the unsuspecting new owners.

I'm guilty of buying a brand new Rover 214 sei (old shape) on the employees scheme when I worked there too. Me, the wife and kids loved that car. But what put concerned me was one of the factory floor workers offerred to go with me when I picked it up. So that he could show me all the faults on it and then I could get a better deal. Brand new cars! Never again! :pinch:

cjj wrote: It is a new car. Anyone who thinks it isn't doesn't understand how the dubious world of car sales works. You buy a nice new car from a dealer and it could have been standing in a field for a couple of years. Not many come rolling out of the factory with the paint still sticky.

I do happen to understand how car sales work and I think 2 years would be stretching it a little......
Anyway, didn't LE 500 production start in 2008, or have I got that wrong as well?

John and Sue wrote:
I do happen to understand how car sales work and I think 2 years would be stretching it a little......
Anyway, didn't LE 500 production start in 2008, or have I got that wrong as well?

A good point, although I think they mean new as in not been owned by anyone

I wonder if John would confirm the mileage for us :dry:

No I am not being picky, and yes it is still a great car and at £20 it will be, to an MG buff, like winning the lottery

My original point was that it may be 'as-new' but it isn't new.

I've won it anyway... So stop moaning...

Jay64 wrote: I've won it anyway... So stop moaning...

Oh no you haven't. Its mine!

cjj wrote: It is a new car. Anyone who thinks it isn't doesn't understand how the dubious world of car sales works. You buy a nice new car from a dealer and it could have been standing in a field for a couple of years. Not many come rolling out of the factory with the paint still sticky.

The opposite of this may be closer to the truth. I have bought 8 cars in the last 12 years. I can't vouch for the current RCZ as I bought it at 3 months old but I 100% believe it was factory fresh when it arrived at the dealer. Of the other 7 cars, 6 of them were built to order and the other car was a pre-registered MG ZR that had probably been sat in a field somewhere.

I'd stake my house on LE500 No.1 not having sat in a field for any length of time.

I couldn't give a shiny sheep if it had been sat in a field tbh. For £20 even if I couldn't get it running it's worth more in parts :woohoo:

I might have a sniff.

20 quid for a sniff? I'd be tempted.

:slapme: you sick sick puppy ..... :lol:

Somewhat interestingly, all mention of this competition have been purged over on .Cult..