crazy offer i'm tempted by - just because.

my next door neighbour works for the council, he just moved departments and now does clearance of houses - usually if someone dies etc, anyway he cleared an old guys house who had died and they found him after 3 months...... anyway this old guy bought a mini metro in 1993 brand new, in 1998 he drove it into the garage and it never came out again...... it's done 14,000 from new and is like it came out of the showroom yesterday my neighbour was told if he wanted the car he could have it but had to move it that day, he did and today it's passed it's mot and all is good - the mot man said it was like new, now my neighbour knows i've been moaning the beetle is fuel thirsy and i've toyed with getting shot so has offered me the metro for £600..... i must admit i'm tempted just because it's a bit of a novelty to have a "new" old car..... is this a crazy idea or can anyone else see the novelty factor of this idea.

 

Buy it. I would, if I were in your position. Get shut of the pump-sucking Beetle.

 

Do it!

 

I like the Metro. It was an honest car. Do it.

 

YOU GUYS ARE SERIOUS RIGHT? i thought i'd get slated.... it's a 1.1 but has a 5 speed box it was the first year of the new shape metro that was slightly more rounded at the front, it has a cat but no sensors the cat is just inline on the exhaust the car actually had 3/4 tank of fuel in and started straight away and ran with just a jump start, my neighbour had to pay £80 to the dvla to get the logbook and have the check done to prove he could legally claim it. I've seen a picture of it and it does look like new, i've said i'll go and view in the week, let's say i had it just to sell on - would it be worth anything as a "classic" or anything?

 

If u don't want it can you get it for me ;-) I'd have it no probs (I'm thinking for my son as its gotta be peanuts to insure compared to most)

 

do it rick!

 

I would have it, one of the guys at work has a mint f reg metro with 20000ish on the clock he's had it from new, there's something quite cool about them now in a 80's retro way
As we are talking about old rovers, my best bud is selling his late fathers rover 214 auto r plate 1 owner 40000 miles ( i think but can check )

 

it's one of the rover metro's not an austin metro or a rover 100 so the 2nd one down on this wiki link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Metro

 

it looks like it's that flat blue colour in the pic i seen

 

i passed in a mazda 323 on a d reg i crashed it on my 2nd lesson..... i hate them

 

6R4


Stock but slammed over some wide steelies (or minilites). 8)

 

yep but they are the previous shape ones

 

the mrs had one of the same age with 42k on the clock... got £750 for it a year or so ago! terrible to drive, but good for someone!

 

so long as it not brown buy it
had 3 two mg s and a bog standard 1000 cc
its not a auto or anything daft like that is it