General Comments:

A nippy little car. Will do 100mph with enough space. Drop the clutch hard enough and the wheels will spin fairly easily.

The steering wheel seems to be a little off to the left of the driving position though.

The spec level on this model is very low, no intermittent wiper, no cigar lighter socket.

The insurance is expensive, as a 17 year old male, for my own insurance policy it is a minimum of around £2000, and a whopping £700 to be named driver.

Not one for the modifiers, it costs around £150 to get it lowered, won't take bigger than 14" wheels without serious effort, and parts are hard to come by.

Overall a good little car, wouldn't want to go a long way in it, but not too bad at all.

Faults:

Where do you start with a Rover.

The suspension is like a bouncy castle.

The diesel tank leaked and cost £95 to replace.

The body parts are like tin plate. I sat on one of my front wings and put a huge dent in it.

The radiator is like tin foil and will not last long with the amount of stones that hit it.

Otherwise it isn't that bad to drive.

We all know what happens to Rovers though, the floor will fall out. The exhaust will need replacing once a year and if your engine hasn't fallen out at 90000 miles, I wish you luck.

General Comments:

The car does have good points.

The engine is a Peugeot. When the engine has warmed up you can leave anyone at the traffic lights.

I am tall and there is lots of head and legroom.

It is very economic on diesel. I can go for two weeks on a tank travelling approximately 30 miles a day.

If you can find a modern Metro in good condition, don't keep it longer than a year.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with the car, it's really sweet and very reliable.

General Comments:

Great little runner.

Cheap on petrol, insurance and road tax.

Ideal for new drivers, as I am a new driver I would really recommend the Rover Metro.

Tahiti blue is a great colour and improves the look of the car considerably.

No ordinary Metro!

Little nipper! Flies in 1st and 2nd gear! You won't hang about!

I need some help, for my second car I want a Vauxhall Cavalier hatchback between 'F' and 'J' reg with a 1.4 engine. If anyone can help me get hold of one I would be grateful. I need the small engine because the insurance companies will cane me out of money.