
Not even bought it yet!!
- DevonMetro
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Not even bought it yet!!
Hi all, so this is a bit pre-emptive but i am soon to be the owner of a 1.8vvc Metro / 100 and wanted to start a journal to share my progress and plans as i work with my vehicle. So firstly i aanounced it to my friends and someone kindly bought me this!:
1.1 badge by Geoff Palmer, on Flickr

"But it's only a Metro!
Re: Not even bought it yet!!
how nice of your friends
does the car need any work then or is it ready to drive?

'84 Mk1 Hill Climb Metro
'93 Rover 114GTI
'89 Austin Metro Special 998
'99 Rover 400 - sold
'02 Rover 75 cdti tourer
'85 MG Metro
'93 Rover 114GTI
'89 Austin Metro Special 998
'99 Rover 400 - sold
'02 Rover 75 cdti tourer
'85 MG Metro
- DevonMetro
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Re: Not even bought it yet!!
So I am off tomorrow to pick up my new car! Super excited, it’s what seems to be a very tidy Rover 100 Kensington with a 160 MGZR Engine, chassis has 32k on it and engine is approx 90k, head gasket and cam belt done at approx 70k. The car is totally stock apart from that so great to be starting with a clean canvass
"But it's only a Metro!
Re: Not even bought it yet!!
it sounds like a nice low mileage example. you can vastly improve the handling with various suspension mods.
'84 Mk1 Hill Climb Metro
'93 Rover 114GTI
'89 Austin Metro Special 998
'99 Rover 400 - sold
'02 Rover 75 cdti tourer
'85 MG Metro
'93 Rover 114GTI
'89 Austin Metro Special 998
'99 Rover 400 - sold
'02 Rover 75 cdti tourer
'85 MG Metro
- DevonMetro
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- Joined: Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:42 am
Re: Not even bought it yet!!
So I bought my gal today, she’s called Roxy, love her to bits but the suspension DEFINATELY needs sorting out. I drove her home but bouncing all over the place like crazy!! from what I hear I need to get the units emptied and re filled correctly.
"But it's only a Metro!
Re: Not even bought it yet!!
congratulations:)DevonMetro wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:02 pm So I bought my gal today, she’s called Roxy, love her to bits but the suspension DEFINATELY needs sorting out. I drove her home but bouncing all over the place like crazy!! from what I hear I need to get the units emptied and re filled correctly.
that sounds correct. you may want to look into individualizing if the car hasn't had it done already.
'84 Mk1 Hill Climb Metro
'93 Rover 114GTI
'89 Austin Metro Special 998
'99 Rover 400 - sold
'02 Rover 75 cdti tourer
'85 MG Metro
'93 Rover 114GTI
'89 Austin Metro Special 998
'99 Rover 400 - sold
'02 Rover 75 cdti tourer
'85 MG Metro
- DevonMetro
- Posts: 54
- Joined: Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:42 am
Re: Not even bought it yet!!
Yeah, just going to go with a pump up for now but definately going to look into individualising soon!
"But it's only a Metro!