Content by Paulie68 in September, 2025

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    MG5 Faults

    No they don't! No UK MG5 ever had a pan roof, they're all steel only.
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    MG5 Faults

    The inner panel of the bonnet, around the pressed holes usually rusts. The sills can rust due to a total lack of any protective sealant/stone chip protection, they are finished just in plain paint that gets chipped off, so mudflaps are a must to stop most of the stone damage risk. It has an...
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    And so it begins... (discounts, depreciation)

    I nearly agree, just expect the GT to be low to mid 30's next September, not high. ;)
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    Is rust a problem on early MG5s?

    Back in the 70's British Leyland, due to their stupidity, let steel sheet get wet, whilst waiting for it to be processed in the pressing shops, leading to rusting. Some bodies in white were also transported in the rain between factory buildings. This was not part of the planned process, but...
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    Is rust a problem on early MG5s?

    I'm sorry, but what you just posted is total and utter nonsense. Sounds like an April 1st joke! Sheet steel for car production is kept dry and clean, there is no such thing as "weathered" sheet steel, if you knew anything about metallurgy you'd understand why what you posted is utter rubbish...
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