1993 Rover - Austin Metro 1.1S review from UK and Ireland
"Fun to drive car with a tendency to dissolve"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Fuel gauge stopped working - broken sender unit.
Sump replaced when garage ruined plug threads.
Various (expensive) suspension parts replaced.
Horrendous rust.
General comments?
Really liked the car when I first bought it.
Nice looking car, looked fetching in red with green tinted glass and interior was very attractive with sporty red seat belts.
K series engine very smooth and quite respectable performance.
Quite nippy, but fuel economy terrible for such a small car - no more than 35mpg on motorway with anything as low as 27mpg in town!! Small tank meant a range of no more than 200 miles.
Good comfort in the front, but absolutely no space in the back.
Eventually started to rust everywhere - especially wheelarches (which fell away in great chunks!!), doors, sills, tailgate - no excuse in this day and age.
Sold the car because it was rusting so badly I was worried it would fail the MOT because of structural rot. Took almost a year to sell the car and I ended up disposing of it through the family (after a degree of bribary).
Shame Rover has no car suitable to use the excellent K series engine now.
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| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 1996 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2000 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.1 Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 25000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 62000 miles |
| Previous car | Vauxhall Nova |
| Date of Entry | 10th September, 2002 |