Faults:

Unfortunately I crashed the ZR and it took 3 months to get the parts, of course this was according to the repairer and I have to wonder whether they could have got them any quicker by the V.O.R (vehicle off road) system that manufacturers operate.

Nearside skirt has come adrift, but this is being fixed under warranty.

General Comments:

The car is a head turner.

Its very quick for a 1.4 c. c motor producing 110 brake horse power.

It handles like its on rails due to the McPherson struts, 205 track tires and stiffer suspension.

Faults:

Quite a few things:

Constantly leaks oil.

Passenger window won't close properly.

Passenger door sticks.

Immobilizer faulty and the car tries to start itself.

Interior rattles.

Cylinder head needed replaced at 14000 miles (why it was leaking oil)

Seats squeak.

Faulty lights on the dashboard.

Something to do with the injection system (which they wouldn't or couldn't explain properly)

And lots of small niggling things which shouldn't ever happen in a new car.

General Comments:

The MG ZR is a cracking car for a young driver with sporty looks, low insurance and tax and relatively cheap to buy new.

Its not the fastest, but its only harboring a 1400 twin cam engine under the bonnet. But with a 0-60 of sub 10 seconds and a 112mph top speed you can't complain. The performance is great considering.

The best point though is the handling. People say this all the time, but it does really run on rails. Point it in the direction you want it to go and it just does it. Not in the wet however...

But the build quality really lets it down. Its just unacceptable! And the dealers are very bad to deal with. Ill never go near MG Rover again which is a shame as the cars look good and drive superbly.

I'm going to get rid of the car as its just not practical having to take the car to the dealer every other week when another thing goes wrong. I didn't have this much trouble with my Focus, and I thought that was bad!

Faults:

So far, only teething problems.

Rattle in the sunroof and one somewhere in the boot area.

Drivers window shudders when opened (electric window).

Handbrake pulls up so far it's almost vertical.

Haven't been back to the dealer to get them sorted yet.

General Comments:

This is my first brand new car and is my first experience of power steering and all the luxuries such as a gear box where you can find the gears! (oh how I loved my old MG Metro!).

I found it hard to get used to the gear ratios, but now I've done a few hours driving it's fine. The car performs (& sounds) better when revved quite high before changing gear.

My ZR was a bargain as it is a special edition Atomix and came fully loaded with extras. I managed to get a great deal from the garage after a lot of discussion.

The seats are really comfortable, everyone who sits in it comments on them.

The new Kenwood stereo has fantastic sound quality, looks good and is reasonably easy to use.

The reaction from people is great, although sometimes a bit disconcerting. A couple of times I have parked my car and come back to find people looking it over and peering through the windows, but with the amount of security features it has I feel quite happy leaving it.

Faults:

The main problem I have found with my car is the driver side and passenger side door panels have both been sticking, and I have had to literally kick my way out out of the car on numerous occasions!

The window on the passenger side never seems to wind up properly, so therefore if you exceed 50mph, there is a whistling sound.

The other problems I've had with the car (which have now been fixed) are: there was no light in the glove compartment, the split rear seats wouldn't come down, and the string on the parcel shelf came away after about 1 month!

General Comments:

I think the car is lovely, it is very quick and holds the road really well.

However the inside is very basic and not very well made at all.

Overall it's a lovely car on the outside, but the inside needs lots of work!