Overall the K-series 1100 Metro/R100 is a good car for the money, but you get what you pay for. They are very lacking in refinement and safety, and have several defects in their design. If possible, try to avoid the 1.4 versions of the car with the 16v head, as these suffer from the dreaded K-series headgasket problems. The 1.1 is actually a good unit that is very rev happy and, in my experience, very reliable. The gearbox is Peugeot and extremely smooth and easy. When pumped up the ride quality is very good, thanks to the hydrolastic suspension, but this is prone to leaking which causes the front end to drop causing the suspension to bottom out hitting bumps ...  Read the complete review

On the morning of my 17th birthday, my father drove me down to the local industrial estate, attached L-plates to the front and back of my mother's Rover Metro 1.1S, and let me get behind the wheel. I stalled it. More than 10,000 of my own miles (and 8 years) later, this is the only time I've done this. Previously I have told you the story of my mother's Ladas. This love affair with the Communist Cortinas came to an abrupt halt in 1993 when, at the age of 16, I threw a paddy and refused to get in it anymore. I begged my mother to get a new car. Surprisingly, she agreed, and bought a nearly-new Metro 1.1S from the local (Lada) garage. ...  Read the complete review

We bought our E reg 1.3 Metro a year and a half ago. We wanted a small,economical 5 door car and we certainly got one. It's very good on fuel averaging 40 mpg and has been reliable. Thats the good points. On the minus side it's not very good to drive, the handling of Metros is poor. The car looks very dated against other cars of it's era,the way that Austin and then Rover continued to make this car for so long is suprising as it's hardly a classic design. The quality of build is poor, it's put together quite well but they rust. I seem to be forever finding new areas of rust and bits that have been treated seem to rust through again. These ...  Read the complete review

Passed my driving test in Spring 1998 and was looking for a reliable, economical cheap to run car in good condition. my sisters parents in Laws who live in Barnsley in Yorkshire found an advert for a 1990 Rover Metro Clubman that was in very good condition for its age at the time of purchase. it use to belong to a Disabled Owner who was the 1st registered Owner of the car, who only clocked up 34,000 miles. I brought it for £950 that I saved upduring childhood, as I was still studying at college. I had not passed my Driving Test when purchasing the Metro in March, passed my Diving Test in .  Read the complete review

All those people who knock the Metro as being a bad car really annoy me! The Rover Metro really is a car innovative in many ways, and although its a facelift of the previous metro, it is a great, fun car to drive. My model was a 1994 1.1S, which means you get body coded bumpers, remote locking, a sunroof, a racy sports interior which could rival an Audi for the quality, 4 speaker stereo, spoiler, and a rev counter. The car drives brilliantly, more like a go-kart. The grip if fantastic, you can throw the thing round corners and the car wont lose traction even under heavy cornering. As for performance, I dont think ive ever owned a car with such a ...  Read the complete review