Austin/MG Maestro Reviews

Clapped out runabout or economical town car? Both! I am not going to pretend a car of this generation does not have its problems but it also has its good points. THE CAR The maestro was first produced in 1983 and 596,000 cars were made. The model is available in 1.3, 1.6 litre petrol engine or 2.0 litre diesel or diesel turbo. ...  Read the complete review

Ok, so it looks like something only your grand father would drive around in, but if you can see past its boxy facade and look at the reality you won't be disappointed. A pleasing drive in all conditions, it may surprise you with nifty acceleration, five speed gear box and roomy seats. Where the Maestro comes into its own however is through ...  Read the complete review

I have to say that I am going to go against the standard Maestro opinion on this. You ask many people what they think of the Austin Maestro, and they'll say how awful the car is, many of them without ever going anywhere near them. Myself I think the look of the Maestro is incredibly old fashioned, but if you scratch beneath the surface and ...  Read the complete review

Whenever people talk about the Austin-Rover Maestro, people seem to just write it off as a complete and useless failure, I have to stick up for it though and say it was actually a hell of a lot better than everyone seems to think. There was always going to be a certain publicity problem amongst the British press and British people because ...  Read the complete review

We bought a second-hand E-reg (1988)Maestro about 4 years ago, for the vast sum of £1200. It has served us so well I just had to tell you about it! For reliability it just can't be beaten. We bought it on about 86,000 miles, and it is now around the 110,000 and still going strong. Okay, so the mileometer broke when it got to 100,000, ...  Read the complete review

The Rover Maestro. Well hmmm! Why do people always regard the Rover Maestro as one of the worst ever cars designed by Austin Rover. Sure, it has its problems but there is a better side to this car that no-one expected. No-one knows that it is actually the base for the Land Rover Freelander which is selling as the best off-roader at the moment in ...  Read the complete review