Mind seeing a crash on the telly where one pulled out in front of a cavalier (I think) it just flew through the air like a paper bag and bounced off a lamppost about 20ft from the ground!
NTDWM ...... can't be many as clean as this
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/455343.htm
Unfortunately still an awful car!
No offence meant to any Metro owners!
Been in one, nasty thing it was
Mind seeing a crash on the telly where one pulled out in front of a cavalier (I think) it just flew through the air like a paper bag and bounced off a
lamppost about 20ft from the ground!
Christ on a bike! £2750 for a Metro!
When I was 17 I went along to an auction with a mate. He was looking for his first car. We looked at loads of decent low mileage small hatches and
saloons and he eventually settled on an Astra Merit 1.2l.
The auction started and people started bidding. Next thing I know, he's paid over the odds for a Black Metro Turbo 
He paid for it, despite me trying to convince him to do a bunk!
Anyway we got about 2 miles from the auction before it died and I had to tow him home!
Cheers
Mike
it was the engine that was the point of the post hard to find a clean untouched one ........ this months mini mag a guy manages 310bhp out of one
http://miniwilliams.mysite.orange.co.uk/all.html
I think that zero on the end is a typo
My wife had a metro turbo and in its day it was a good fun little car - pretty quick, good handling and road holding. I would happily have another, but not at the price of the one in the ad!
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I think that zero on the end is a typo
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Originally posted by andyps
My wife had a metro turbo and in its day it was a good fun little car - pretty quick, good handling and road holding. I would happily have another, but not at the price of the one in the ad!
The worst crap my wife ever sprung on me was a green one bought before I arrived back in the UK.
It handled like a pudding had seats like park benches and a steering off a bus.
Stupidly expensive tyres.....that only one car used.
She bought it to use for work when we returned back to the UK.
My old man still has an A reg Turbo in good condition, because he spent most of his spare time pouring waxoyl into it. I swear you could hear it
sloshing around the sills!
Anyway, they were great cars to drive and handled brilliantly compared to the competition at the time, just a shame they stuck with the ropey old 4
speed box.
Somewhere I have an Autocar (I think) putting the Metro Turbo, Uno Turbo and Charade Turbo back to back, and the Metro came out head and shoulders
above the others for handling.
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Been in one, nasty thing it was
Mind seeing a crash on the telly where one pulled out in front of a cavalier (I think) it just flew through the air like a paper bag and bounced off a lamppost about 20ft from the ground!
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Originally posted by chrisg
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Originally posted by andyps
My wife had a metro turbo and in its day it was a good fun little car - pretty quick, good handling and road holding. I would happily have another, but not at the price of the one in the ad!
Andy!
you're alive!
Where have you been?
cheers
Chris