ROVER MADE ME BARKING MAD! (Rover Metro)

Member Name: paulyvous

Product:	Rover Metro
Date:	15/07/09 (50 review reads)
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Advantages: GOT ME FROM A TO B - SOMETIMES!

Disadvantages: GUILT!

My first ever car was a M reg Rover Metro Rio. We had a love- hate relationship, with the swingometer resting mostly at the tempestuous HATE end of the scale! It was a brief encounter, lasting only three months to be exact. She passed away one sunny carefree afternoon, when I rather too hastily drove over a speed bump! I didn't ever give her a name. This was out of spite really as she was always breaking down on me, usually in heavy traffic or any other really inconvenient time..... Reminds me of the scene in FAWLTY TOWERS when Basil Fawlty gave his worn out dilapitated Morris Minor ' A damn good thrashing'. He may of had a similar relationship with his car, but no matter what, I would never use such barbaric violence!
It was more like a battle of wits between us really, to see who could gain all the important power dynamics. Looking back we were both pretty handy at dishing out the silent treatment to each other!

There were quite a few blemishes on her body work when I bought her. Inside she looked pretty worn out and dishchevelled. I lovingly patched her up by fixing the paintwork and putting in new leather seat covers. Soon she looked a lot healthier and more roadworthy. Wouldn't say she ' looked a million dollars.' Probably more the old ' million turkish lira look'. About £7.50 in British sterling!

Everything was fine throughout our ' honeymoon' period. Things though soon started to go downhill - no pun intended. To be honest, in the past I had some bad anti- social habits when I was driving, such as playing loud music and speaking on the phone- HANDSFREE OF COURSE! I used to make her very nervous and anxious by not checking the oil and also running very low on petrol! Actually, looking back I was horrible to her..... I feel really guilty now!.... I feel terrible.
If only I could turn back the clock- no not that one!
Anyway I'm off to punish myself by watching three episodes of Top Gear. Ninety minutes of Clarkson seems harsh but I deserve it!

Summary: I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON

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