The best soloution of course would be to stretch the budget and buy a newer and safer car and pay the little extra to insure it, but then money doesn't grow on trees unless you're in the Carbon Offsetting business so this may well not be an option. If you can't stretch your budget, I would just say to go for it, you know that it's as good as it can get for it's age and model type. AUSTIN METRO 500 VAN WITH THE RARE 1275 engine, ONLY 56,000 MILES FROM NEW AND MUST BE SEEN TO APPRECIATE THE CONDITION OF THIS VAN, REGISTERED IN 1991 BUT MANUFACTURED IN 1989. I was ferried about as a toddler in the 1980's in a Metro HLS (with velour interior) and it I don't think that my parents are monsters for taking such a chance. MK1 AUSTIN METRO 500 VAN, 1275 ENGINE, 1991 REG For Sale. Also, they're not really much worse than any other small cars of equivalent age and design, people should bear in mind that when the metro was eventually tested by NCAP in 1997 (?) it was MUCH older in design than any of the compeition, that's why it appeared to be such a deathtrap, not because it has always been an inherently bad design. On the other hand, you won't find many cars with lots of tax and test left that a 17 year old can also insure for £200. Used its carrying capacity to good effect when refurbishing bungalow I bought early in 1998 Metro is on the pavement now with For Sale ticket and all detail as I write.MOT 04/12/07 Tax till 30/10/07
During its 18-year lifespan, the Metro wore many names: Austin Metro, MG Metro and Rover Metro. The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.3 litres. It was intended to complement the Mini, and was developed under the codename LC8. The Mini Metro 1.3 S is a front wheel drive hatchback motor vehicle with a front placed engine, from Austin. It was launched in 1980 as the Austin miniMetro. Was going to replace it with a Picanto but bought QxMan's Nissan QX 2L auto instead. The Metro is a supermini economy car that was produced by the Austin Rover Group division of British Leyland and its successors. Im looking for a 1st car for a 17 year old, just seen a austin metro g reg, 50000 miles service history, tax & mot until feb 2008 for 200. required a new bearing at 40K cost fitted by local FETA member £220 inc.vat. Let me down once on the way to my daughters wedding with dodgy fuse box. (Mobility ) Just over 9 years later clock now at 75K.įor me this has been a useful motor. Decent fuel consumption.Īnd I bought a 3yr old one in Dec.97 with 13K recorded. I've done 450 miles in a day in a Metro CVT. Simple CVT auto worked well - far less troublesome than Ford and Fiat CVTs. Better built than Austin Metro and generally reliable. End-on gearbox and up to 5-speeds at last.
AUSTIN MINI METRO SERIES
The man himself wrote in his Car by Car Breakdown:-ĭecent new 'K' series 1.1 and 1.4 engines.
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