MG 4

As with everything car related, get it done officially by a dealer and expect to pay way more than getting it done elsewhere....

From what I can gather, MG China are simply sending over whatever cars they produce, in no particular order and then contacting MG Ireland as they arrive - going we've 15 blue Exclusives, 7 white Excites, 8 grey Excite LE who wants what!

As opposed to 'you are number 120 in queue, Orange Exclusive selected, estimated time...'

So it's all a bit chaotic and poor old dealers are none the wiser than buyer, almost until they arrive and the luck so far seems more down to colour than anything else. Haven't heard of a single orange in Ireland but plenty of blue and grey

I saw an Orange one in Lucan a couple of weeks ago, it looked great

I paid FK 35.5 for my Blue exclusive - blue is non premium - and also haggled them down on their delivery/extras charges. They were 'offering' things like paint insurance, wind deflectors etc.

So minus the €700 premium paint and extras that would make it €37k. Linders probably aren't including their delivery charges in that.

Price increase probably due to grant changes that kick in in July, €1,500 less grant available so price increases. Although UK had the MG4 price increase at start of the year, and Spain, just because there was demand.

if we're inclined to call a spade a spade here, that spade is known as price gouging.

That'll put a nail in it for me if it applies across the board. €2k is quite a jump considering it was less than that in the UK! I wonder if they will honour the prices of those who have already booked.

Those guys are well known for changing the price you pay at the last minute.

Oh sorry sir, i have to add delivery charges, that will be an extra €900.

Oh sorry sir, the value of your trade in has gone down, that will be an extra €1000 please.

Oh sorry sir, the paint you ordered has gone up by €500. That will be an extra €200 please.

If you order before March 31st, they'll honour the current price (at least Linders will)

Think the important words there are "second-hand diesel" though - some significant upfront savings can be made there in comparison to new EV prices.

Yeah, I was only aware of it because someone else here queried it way back in last October, when order book opened. So I went in ready to haggle.

Sneaky way to maximise profit, but Boards strikes again

Yeah same price as above but the optional extras thrown in. I got a docu sign request sent to me so I’ll be saying to amend minus the extras

Shiels limerick charged 28,500 for excite standard range and only got mats

Grey and black are 700 extra if you have either

I spoke with Johnson and Perrott Cork Yesterday.My car is “In production “ no firm date for delivery.I asked about changes in the Grant and was told the car would be here way before that , there is a ship due here shortly mine won’t be on it. Interestingly they said there are just under 600 on order I presume that’s nationwide

Yep got the same story.If there are already just under 600 on order it will be interesting to see the year end figures