Suspension mounts rusted away til there's nothing left!!!
Rear brake cylinder burst at 75mph on motorway!!!
I love my Metro even though it's now sitting on the drive needing about £500 worth of welding doing to it to get it through the MOT.
There's a hole in the front wing I can fit my head through!!!
Apart from the rust this is a fantastic car, always started first time, never once broke down in the 12000 miles I did in 12 months, for the £200 I paid that ain't bad.
Engine sounds knackered now since I got it up to 112MPH and only stopped when the exhaust fell off - very very very scary, wouldn't recommend!!!
Just wish it was worth spending the money to put it back on the road, but I can't bare the thought of sending my little Metro to the scrap yard.
FANTASTIC CARS, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE!!
I take it that you own the MG version and not the standard one, because the latter tops out at a modest 96 mph.
Finally got the car started and took it to the breakers yard just wish I hadn't now, but that's British Leyland cars for you. And yes it was a city and when pushed could easily top a ton... (that is down hill with the pedal flat) I Now own a peugeot 309 no where near as much fun as the metro - seems that original metro's are now a dying breed and becoming extinct shame!!!
I have a Brand New Cyinder Head for a Metro.
Contact me by telephone no +356 21554811 (Malta)
Charles Grima.
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