Rover Metro 1.1

I have a 5 door Rover Metro C Advantage 1120cc. 1st Registered 15/04/1992. It is in good condition for its age but is requiring some work on it to get it through its MOT, but unfortunately being unemployed I am unable to afford the work to be done on it. I have checked how many left website and this car is one of only 5 left on the road, so reluctantly I am forced to sell. If anyone is interested please feel free to email me. Sensible offers only please. [email protected]

ive had my rover metro si since new,i got it 1994,its been a joy to have and own,never had any probs at all lovely little car goes like a bomb.has no rust and still got orriginal 7 spoke alloys,i love this car now as much as when i first got it.dont make em like that anymore,rover has had a bad name buy they were bril manufacturer,such a shame.im keeping mine forever..

Now, most of the previous reviewers seem to have been "boy racers" with their various comments about "keeping up with such and such a car on the motorway" and "beating such and such at the lights" in addition to "adding stickers, badges and whatever to pretend the car is this or that"...

Sadly the majority of the reviews were written by new drivers who were totally smitten by their first cars, but have probably driven nothing other than their driving instructor's car in strictly surepvised conditions...

So, here are the thoughts of someone who passed their test in 1976 (yes, I am still allowed behind the wheel at my age!)...

I bought the car as a first car for my 18 year old daughter who has just passed her driving test. The car is a 1993 and was purchased from a 90 year old woman who decided that she was too old to continue driving. After looking at several small "entry level" cars (Ford Ka, Renault Clio, Fiat Punto, Ford Fiesta etc.) and getting insurance quotes, I stumbled upon the Metro and discovered it was the by far the cheapest car to insure for my daughter (£788 for 1 year, FULLY COMPREHENSIVE!!). From that perspective I checked out the ads and found a suitable car...

The Rover Metro suffers from the stigma of being the badge-engineered final gasps of a drowning, failing British motor industry... Having said that, the "K series" engine has a better track record than the older "A series" engine used in the Austin-badged Metros of the 1980s, and as far as bits falling off are concerned, I would much rather a piece of trim fall off the inside on a Rover Metro than have the equivalent happen to an over-engineered piece of german "engineering"...

Performance is what one would expect from a small hatchback, enough to keep up with modern traffic. Lack of power steering may come as a surprise to many, but you will soon develop muscular forearms to cope with it!... The Metro is "retro" by today's standards, particularly with its pull-out choke button (what's a choke? - ask your granddad)...

The Metro is considerably spacious by today's standards, and is economical on fuel to boot. Five-door versions may not appear to be as sporty as the 2-door hatchback, but have a cavernous boot when compared to the Korean-built Ford Ka.

Watch for rust in the sills, front jacking points, floor stiffeners ("outriggers". Rust is more or less guaranteed in the rear wheel arches, but replacement aftermarket arches are avaiable for welding in. The cooling system is another weak ares, so check for deterioration in the cooling fins of the radiator, and visual clues for a leaking head gasket ("mayonnasise" under the oil filler cap).

Keep your eyes open for low-mileage examples that typically come from elderly owners who have decided to retire from driving; These cars would likely have originally been purchased because of the name Rover, a marque once synonymous with high-quality finely engineered traditional British post-war motor cars... Look after the car and perhaps in another 20 years or so the last of these British Rovers will surely become cherished

"classics".... Review by KWGW

The Rover Metro 1.1 is a fast little thing. It is a very good car, its my first car, very nippy, good on hills if in right gear, i love it.

The only bad point is, mine has a manual choke.

I own a 111 gsi 95 n reg. fast little thing. I live in a area with lost of kids with there kitted up mums car, and yet I still get to top local limit befor them and I am faster off at lights, so kids go out pay thousands on doing up there car andi bought mine for a tiny sum of £350, so dont dish these little cars they are faster then most (I always kepted up with a skyline gtr on motoway till he started doing 90 shacks abit then). But I did have to replace the altenator which was a job and half all kinda squashed in.

I've got myself a GTI SE, and now a VVC. Don't be fooled by its typically underrated character and stereotypical views. It's a spanking little car, and the people who misjudge it are the ones you can beat. The owners of the Subaru's. Although, i'd be annoyed if i'd paid 20000 for a car and got overtaken by a metro :-) To be fair, I've had a few problems with it, but its a 200bhp per tonne go kart. Handles well, pulls all through the revs from 1200rpm in 5th! It'll knock anything N/A of the same bhp per tonne in my belief.

I drive a Rover Metro 1.1. The top speed of it I don't know, because there is only 110mph on the clock and when it gets there it wants to go more!

My Rover Metro is quick for what she is as I kept up with a Nissan Almeria to arond 60-65 mph before she ran out of puff but I know that she will hit 100mph. For its size it looks smaller than what it is. I would recommend one for a first car as it doesn't run away but don't mod it and after a year or two get a proper car.

I have a Rover metro 1.1 K series. Its a 1992K 3 door with 52K in the clock. It is the carribean model but I have changed it to look like a GTA. It has the black wrap around spoiler, GTA stickers and GTA interior trim. It has a black diamond exhaust system. I only paid £250 for it with 12 months MOT. I still need the red bumber trim but I havn't got round to that yet. Cracking little first car.

I didn't think they should have rebranded the Metro a Rover as Rovers should have been kept for big cars like the wonderful 75. However at least it had the feel of quality to go with it after the 1990/91 relaunch putting its plasticy rivals like the Fiesta into the shade. Right from the start it was a car to cruise in - smooth ride and an engine so quiet you hardly knew it was there. It's not the quickest through the gears but that's not really the point. Mine has been totally reliable and after ten years ungaraged still has not a sign of wear on it (unlike its Austin predecessor!). If you come across a low mileage one, it's almost certainly worth going for.