1989 Rover - Austin Metro 1.0 Club 1.0 from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Reliable grandad
Faults:
Clutch cable snapped, brake lights circuit failed (kept blowing fuse, so had a penny jammed in there).
General Comments:
Car was extremely slow for driving in the modern era. Motor way cruising uncomfortable.
Suffered poor starting of points system, and took quite a time to get going. If you joined straight into traffic, it was a nightmare.
This car's engine was worn, and poor bhp new. improved after a good service however.
The car used a good 500 ml of oil every 100 miles.
However this car was ultra cheap (£250) and only failed its MOT on rusty sills. Nothing was needed for the car, and it never really broke down. I assume the electrical fault was down to a bad earth, or switch. I managed a 200 miles trip on about 12 pounds of petrol (in England, 90p per litre, which is outstanding, but I was doing 50mpg!)
The car was a good load lugger and served me well as a stop gap for year in my youth. It had an almost retro feel with the classic a-series whine.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 23rd December, 2005
15th Jan 2004, 08:42
I have this car and I have to argee there are many things that can go wrong, I brought the car for £450 and there are many things that are wrong with it!it has a leak, but nothing that can't be fixed however I'm 18 and it's a great 1st car!! cheap to ensure: £600! I'm a girl and I love metros, my girl mates love them to! can't see why they wouldn't be good for pulling birds! they are excellent cars to do up and modify!!! can't wait to get mine finished and take it for a spin!