Rusty little car (Rover Metro)

Member Name: johnt

Product:	Rover Metro
Date:	08/09/00 (302 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap to run

Disadvantages: poor image,rusts

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 cars were never designed to last and last like say a golf or a volvo.

If you don't mind driving an older car that'll just get you from A to B then it's okay. Parts are readily available very cheaply. Scrap yards are full of Metros for breaking, some won't even take them in unless you pay them !

A cheap car to own but it's got a very cheap image.

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