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LOL gotta agree there CoBo55
Saw a documentary once about how the car came to be and it's not a pretty story. Basically developed from old parts very quickly very cheaply in a desperate last ditch attempt to save the company (I can't remember exactly which flavour of British Leyland we are talking here). It actually did make them money. Lord only knows why people bought it.
Cos itz brittissh mate...
They were a horrible car then and are a horrible car now, those Muppets would buy anything the Queen tells them to. Thank God the Japs came to Ireland in that time and saved us from that junk.0 -
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LOL gotta agree there CoBo55
Saw a documentary once about how the car came to be and it's not a pretty story. Basically developed from old parts very quickly very cheaply in a desperate last ditch attempt to save the company (I can't remember exactly which flavour of British Leyland we are talking here). It actually did make them money. Lord only knows why people bought it.
A surprising amount of the Metro was reheated and plated up as the MGF0 -
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alias no.9 wrote: »A surprising amount of the Metro was reheated and plated up as the MGF
Common misconception. The door mirrors and some switches are pretty much the only things that are same MGF has hydragas and some other suspension based on that of the Metro, but modified. And subframe, heavily modified. That's about it
Metro was a heap of sh1te FWD supermini - very poor successor to the Mini. MGF was a poorly built car, leaked from factory and way overpriced. But it's an outright 2 seater sports car with the mid rear setup and that screamer of a K-series engine it's a lot of fun to drive!0 -
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Common misconception. The door mirrors and some switches are pretty much the only things that are same MGF has hydragas and some other suspension based on that of the Metro, but modified. And subframe, heavily modified. That's about it
Metro was a heap of sh1te FWD supermini - very poor successor to the Mini. MGF was a poorly built car, leaked from factory and way overpriced. But it's an outright 2 seater sports car with the mid rear setup and that screamer of a K-series engine it's a lot of fun to drive!
It used two Metro subframes, one at the front without an engine and one at the back without steering. I have huge respect for what the BL/Austin/Rover design engineers did with various leftovers, its just a shame the operations folk never mastered their brief.
The 1.4 16v k series in the Metro made it a monster over **** b roads BTW but I still wouldn't ðŸ˜0 -
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Well said alias no.9. We are only starting to appreciate a lot of the engineering prowess that went into some of these British cars. Such a shame they were terribly poorly built.
I have said that about my XJ40 every time I get into it. It feels like it was engineered by accomplished professionals and built by a childrens playgroup
It seems to be a common thread among British cars of the time. Engineering knew what they were at, but some bean counter pushed compromise for savings and strong unions wanted members to be able to get a good days sleep on the production line. Or that's just an excuse for what were ultimately rubbish products with a glimmer of genius ( As a lancia fan, you can see I've thought this one out ) 0 -
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My dad bought a maestro years ago. Brutal yoke but unbelievably reliable. 4 speed gearbox and a leaking sunroof.
He had just about pulled the trigger on a ford Scorpio with full black leather interior and electrical everything but my mam said it was too big for her to drive!!
Well done mam...look at the heap of shíte he's after bringing home now.
Did you feel that your parents had quite frankly **** on you?
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Did you feel that your parents had quite frankly **** on you?
This video had a real effect on me when I first saw it. ( many many moons ago )
It really highlighted how important a car was seen as an integral part of your status in the UK. I since note how TG presenters noted the actual trim level meant something too.
I dont think cars were ever rally as entwinned in your social standing here. New car = posh snob trying to get above your station. Ever year the car got older you slowly sank back into your place with the rest of us.
When being a posh snob became a badge of honour in the late 80's - we invented a number plate system so you could proudly pronounce you were better than everyone else, irrespective of what sh*t box you put it on, we didnt care. You drove a 99 D - ( in 99 of course ):D0 -
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There's only 2 cars that I hate. The Renault 12 and the mini metro
(and that piece of sh1t from Japan that is a Micra trying to look like a classic Jaguar - this vehicle shall not be named)
have to take you to task on the R12 unkel - my Dad had a '75 model, (that's a Gen1 to the anoraks) reg 807 CIK, the first car he let me drive; well initially reversing in & out of the drive (underage) and then when I turned 17 it was my first mode of legal motorised transport so it holds a place in my heart.
And what of the R16 and the R15 & R17 coupes - the height of the working mans attainable bit of continental flash?
And on the Metro (I missed the DD ad, gone now) my Dad had one briefly from the insurance as a replacement after someone tipped into the back of him around 83/84. Yes it was practically new, but I just didn't take to it at all.0 -
I was a big fan of the R15 and R17, collected the brochures from the main dealer just a few hundred yards from our house, when they came out
The first car I have recollection of is the brand new R4 my dad bought when I was 2. A few years later we took that to trips to Spain with 3 kids in the back, my dad had made a rudimentary seat belt system for the rear seats himself :eek:0 -
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I may have picked this up from here before but anyway .....
As is tradition... the infamous Rover 100 NCAP test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0P9MistIDg0 -
Believe it or not the Maestro was a really great car in prototype form but the production and QC guys didn't care!
A quick google brought me down this rabbit hole:
https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/austin/maestro/concepts-and-prototypes-maestro-development/0 -
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