Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Terrible cars and death traps too.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Originally posted by spencer88
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Originally posted by basslinecorsa
Never be cool, but you can drop a lotus elise engine in
Who'd of thought! A Rover engine in a rover! 
Was thinking that Except a 1.8VVC that isn't ex Elise will cost fuckall.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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Originally posted by blebo
Are these cars now rare enough to be cool or can they be modded to be made cool. I could get one fairly cheap in god condition for a wee toy. I just cant decide if it has potential
Early MK 1s are cooler, be it an MG, an MG Turbo, or a Vanden Plas, but you'll struggle to find a good one now and it won't be cheap, plus they're not as modern or well put together as the last of the Metros.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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My Dad had one for a few years back in the day. G reg 1.3 auto. He got if for my Mum to learn to drive in. He hated it
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Interesting Metro fact: The MGF/MGTF front and rear sub-frames are both based on the Metro front sub-frame, you can literally take an MGF rear subframe with engine etc. and bolt it into the front of a Metro (granted it wont have any steering).
Its actually pretty comical how the tie-rods on the MGF rear sub-frame are literally a fake steering rack  .
MG Rover were tight bastids!
[Edited on 12-02-2015 by DaveyLC]
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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friend has one, says they're quick for what they are, i wouldnt be seen dead in it personally
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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I had a GTa, was a great little car but they rot like fuck and are dangerous in accidents. My mate was killed in his Metro GTi at 17 after it slid on black ice and got t-boned by another car, there's little or no side impact protection. The suspension is hydrolastic I believe and difficult to improve. I remember wanting to put bigger wheels in mine but there's an obstruction behind the rear wheel so could go any bigger than standard without spending a small fortune (at the time back in 1998).
[Edited on 12-02-2015 by Tiger]
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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I used to walk passed one when I had a paper round. It was like a pearlescent purple colour. Think it had a 'Knightsbridge' badge on the back.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Interesting Metro fact: The MGF/MGTF front and rear sub-frames are both based on the Metro front sub-frame, you can literally take an MGF rear subframe with engine etc. and bolt it into the front of a Metro (granted it wont have any steering).
Its actually pretty comical how the tie-rods on the MGF rear sub-frame are literally a fake steering rack .
MG Rover were tight bastids!
[Edited on 12-02-2015 by DaveyLC]
Renault did the same thing with the V6 Clio. Looks really weird.
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
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Mark Lawton who used to come on here little brother recently Leart to drive and had one of these, slammed into the floor and sticker bombed with a shit exhaust was the shittest car Iv ever seen or heard, now drives a lupo slammed with a scaffy pipe exhaust coming up the back end on a weird angle with random shit strapped to the roof, so gay
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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My mates mum had a proper old school 1.3 GTa back when we where 16, his mum used to leave it at the train station everyday and we would bunk off college and go and take it with the spare keys, drive to Wales then take it back for 5pm
She gave it to him eventually, looked awesome in red with the GTa kit, fucking death traps though
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Originally posted by blebo
I kinda like the look of this
Spray all the plastic bits, small alloys and slam it.
I quite like that for some reason
Remember back in the day of southend seafront there was a mentally quick one. Had shit suspension though as it looked like he was going to bounce of the road if he hit a bump at speed
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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Still after one?
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/175930/rover-100-twin-county-durham
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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What a fucking shed
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random dav
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: NSW
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stancewank
WRLFC !
Project cars
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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quote:
Originally posted by random dav
stancewank
Bloody hell you've got good eyesight had to double check too see what you were on about.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Standard MG / Turbo or GTi probably cool.
Modified ones less so.
That matt grey thing with silly wheels, no no no.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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Originally posted by nathy_87
Still after one?
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/175930/rover-100-twin-county-durham
If that had been left alone, it'd probably be worth what he's asking.
As it stands, it's pretty much worthless.
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jamied
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Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: Marbella,Spain Drives: C63
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Originally posted by flybikeslee
i wouldnt be seen dead in it personally
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random dav
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: NSW
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Death traps, also stupid fuel filler location.
WRLFC !
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