Faults:

Carburettor float chamber collapsed.

This was at 77000 miles.

Secondhand carburettor purchased.

Brakes do not seem to last long!

Has also needed both front floor pans welding up and both the rear wheel arches have rusted through spoiling an otherwise beautiful looking hot hatch.

General Comments:

It is a reliable enough car.

It is very simple to maintain.

The main Rover dealers are too expensive for parts.

The car is pretty quick off the mark and will beat most cars to 40mph, when it runs out of steam!

The driving position is terrible!

Faults:

Radiator, seats suffer from mould.

General Comments:

With an Ashley exhaust, K+N air-filter, alloys and turbo body kit, it's the best first car anyone can have.

Faults:

When I brought the car the speedometer did not work so that had to be fixed.

It leaks oil from the sump, has a clutch shudder and small amount of rust, the rear wash also does not work.

Interior and bodywork is generally in good condition for a car of its age.

General Comments:

Metro's are good, old fashioned and generally reliable cars. The 1.3 engine makes it quick and dare I say it, powerful compared to smaller engined hatchbacks. I will always buy Metro's so long as they are available.

Faults:

Laquer peeling off the roof.

Brake pedal vibration.

Slightly deflated suspension can be a rough ride on London's third-world potholed roads.

Nothing else has gone wrong despite considerable abuse from the driver and children.

General Comments:

I bought this as a stop-gap runabout and still have it nearly 5 years later. It is like a go-kart to drive and the K-series engine is really smooth and revvy with a noticeable power band.

It gets mercilessly caned around the back lanes. It has not been serviced for 3 years but has never broken down. It uses no oil and does 40mpg. I can't justify selling it as it's worth nothing and as I can't see it blowing up I'll probably have it for some time to come.

Faults:

Nothing major, the engine needed tuning as it was breathing too much air, easily fixed.

It pulled to the left quite badly, but this was fixed by swapping the front tyres and I had the suspension pumped up as it felt like I was driving a shopping trolley.

Changed the cam belt as soon as I got it, just a precaution as they are meant to go at 60,000 miles.

General Comments:

A nice first car that was cheap to buy, insure (I'm 17 and it only cost me 500) and run.

The car itself is very nice to drive on a day to day basis and it possesses a reasonable turn of speed. The best thing about this car is its handling, it has fantastic grip, in part due to the standard over-size tyres but also to the very capable chassis.

Another plus is the acceleration to 50ish mph, this is very good because of its good power to weight ratio, the amount of much more "respected" cars I have had off at the lights always makes me smile.

Overall this is a nice little car that I think looks good, performs well and is very comfortable.