Reply to: Further to the famous peops thread...

[Bluebird]

That's worth an "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!"...

I had one of those.

It lasted 6 weeks.

mine lasted about 2 years, paid £90 for it and sold for £100.

[gingerjedi]

Heh I remember being 19 and having a Fiesta. The keys were interchangeable and I could open all my mates Fiesta's with my key and vice versa.

Car security in those days

My mate had a mk1 escort, you could open the doors with a 5p piece.

I had a yellow 1.0 metro as my first car oh how the chic’s digged it ...not.

When I discovered that the go faster stripes were hiding the rust my dad took it back to the garage and demanded a replacement, I ended up with a Fiesta 1.1 popular plus which was so much better...

[Bagpuss]

I had an MG Maestro until it set on fire while i was driving it.

Had the talking computer and electric display.

Computer had a speech impediment

"Pleev faffen yure seeth beelth" randomly, even if it was faffened!

[daviejones]

My best mate had one and in our Army days we used to travel round Germany at the weekends in it and get drunk and then sleep in the car...I think we saw every city in Germany over the years and the car went some great places!!!!!

[chicane]

First was an HLS and the second an MG.

The MG Metro was a stock 1.3 Metro with alloys and better interior and exterior as far as I know.

[OrangeHopper]

I had 2.

First was an HLS and the second an MG.

The HLS ran better than the MG.

These were preceeded by 2 minis.

[Bluebird]

had a mini, but not a metro, first car was a Hillman Imp...

[Churchill]

Supremo,

you kept that one quiet.

6R4, you must have a decent sized garage, what else do you have lying around ? What's your plan for it and what inspired you to buy it ? Always wanted one, or just happened to get a good offer at the time ?

Milan.

It's in my Fathers barn waiting for the day I want to use it for hill climbs.

Failing that give me an offer over £50k and it's yours.

[Ardesco]

Heh I remember being 19 and having a Fiesta. The keys were interchangeable and I could open all my mates Fiesta's with my key and vice versa.

Car security in those days

[chicane]

My Metro was stolen during my second year of Uni. I should have known better after a mate demonstrated how he could open it with the keys from his Fiesta the previous year.

[milanbenes]

Franko,

I am not interested in badges, I simply never liked the Mk1 Metro.

You didn't answer my previous question are you in CH these days as you seem to have developed a habit of quoting all prices in CHF.

If you think 4x4 Skoda's and good HP VW's are dull then that's your loss.


Supremo,

you kept that one quiet.

6R4, you must have a decent sized garage, what else do you have lying around ? What's your plan for it and what inspired you to buy it ? Always wanted one, or just happened to get a good offer at the time ?

Milan.

[Lockhouse]

Yes - my ex had a 1.1 Metro that I inherited to drive to the station every day. It got written off when some plonker drove into the back of it down the Mile End Road.

[richard-af]

No.

[Churchill]

6R4

Still in the crates I bought it in 4 years ago.

[Francko]

Afternoon All,

seeing what a bunch or a_n_o_r_ak_s we have here...

I was just wondering, has anybody amongst the team ever owned a Mini-Metro ?

Milan.

You are the essence of the contraddiction Milan.

First you claim that you don't pay attention to the badge on the car at a point that you prefer to get a dull skoda/VW to an Audi and now you are trying to look down at people with a not so prestigious car.

Your sense of coherence is inversely proportional to sadguru self given importance.