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ALD0 · Apr 6th, 2008, 07:09 PM

I had a lovely 1.4 GTi with Big Bore exhasut, boy was it loud and handled well!
Gave all the Nova's a run for their money!

OJM · Apr 6th, 2008, 07:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ViscountCharles (original)

The ONLY Metro worth having was the MG Metro 6r4 - and that had rather more in common with a Williams Formula 1 car than anything coming off the production line at Longbridge.

They had one of those in our small village Rover garage - until it closed down. Was a bloody awesome looking car, but never saw it on the road.

cooperSMark · Apr 9th, 2008, 08:32 AM

I've only just read this and believed it until i saw Montego and Maestro in there! Then i read further and realised what date it was posted

The 6r4 was a great looking piece of kit.. i wonder if there are any left...

cooperSMark · Apr 9th, 2008, 08:34 AM

seems like there are some left.. Metro6r4 website

billy.batson · May 10th, 2008, 05:21 PM

It's fashionable now to knock the Austin Metro (and MG variants), but when it was introduced in 1980 it was for that time an excellent small car. I should know, I had 5 of them over the years and they were economical, reliable, and quite sporty cars.

More than ONE MILLION were made so they can't have been bad. There is a web site devoted to the car:

austinminiMetro.co.uk - A British car to beat the world

Actually MINI METRO would not be a bad name for a version of the present MINI, but maybe BMW don't own the name Metro, I should imagine it went to the Chinese with the MG Rover sale. I know they got the Austin name, as they are considering using that name for domestic models in the Far East.

Apr 9th, 2008, 08:34 AM	#24 (permalink)
cooperSMark MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 04:10 AM Posts: 120 Online	seems like there are some left.. Metro6r4 website Last edited by cooperSMark : Apr 9th, 2008 at 08:38 AM. Reason: fat fingers!

May 10th, 2008, 05:21 PM	#25 (permalink)
billy.batson MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire, England Local Time: 04:10 AM Posts: 138 Offline	MINI Metro It's fashionable now to knock the Austin Metro (and MG variants), but when it was introduced in 1980 it was for that time an excellent small car. I should know, I had 5 of them over the years and they were economical, reliable, and quite sporty cars. More than ONE MILLION were made so they can't have been bad. There is a web site devoted to the car: austinminiMetro.co.uk - A British car to beat the world Actually MINI METRO would not be a bad name for a version of the present MINI, but maybe BMW don't own the name Metro, I should imagine it went to the Chinese with the MG Rover sale. I know they got the Austin name, as they are considering using that name for domestic models in the Far East.

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Apr 6th, 2008, 07:28 PM	#22 (permalink)
OJM MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nottingham, UK Local Time: 04:10 AM Posts: 338 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ViscountCharles (original) The ONLY Metro worth having was the MG Metro 6r4 - and that had rather more in common with a Williams Formula 1 car than anything coming off the production line at Longbridge. They had one of those in our small village Rover garage - until it closed down. Was a bloody awesome looking car, but never saw it on the road.

Apr 9th, 2008, 08:32 AM	#23 (permalink)
cooperSMark MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 04:10 AM Posts: 120 Online	I've only just read this and believed it until i saw Montego and Maestro in there! Then i read further and realised what date it was posted The 6r4 was a great looking piece of kit.. i wonder if there are any left...

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