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Oct 10, 2016 15:49:18 GMT
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Bought this last week for a decent price with only 22k on the clock. Car hasn't been used much in the last 10 years, averaging less than 50 miles per year. The car itself is in excellent condition, there is a couple of rust spots on the doors but nothing major. The engine is a 1275cc A series on an automatic gearbox, this may change in the future but I quite like the auto.  More pictures to follow. |
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Oct 10, 2016 16:37:10 GMT
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had a metro 87 too lovely wee car
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Oct 10, 2016 17:26:50 GMT
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Love it, I've always had a thing for metros and this one is a beauty
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Oct 10, 2016 17:37:35 GMT
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Thanks for the comments. Exterior mods I'm going to keep to a minimum, probably just wheels and get it sitting a little lower.
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Oct 10, 2016 19:31:05 GMT
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Great find, hope you enjoy it as much as I am mine.
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Oct 10, 2016 19:45:35 GMT
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Great find, hope you enjoy it as much as I am mine. Thanks, yours looks in great condition. |
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Oct 19, 2016 17:05:15 GMT
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Quick Update
Serviced the engine today in an attempt to get it running better. I found out there was no oil in the carb dashpot, this has made a huge difference to how the car pulls away. I didn't get many pictures but I took one of the spark plugs. They were in decent condition and black from the engine being run on the choke.  I also removed all of the stickers from the car as they were peeling off anyway. This took longer than I had anticipated and the residue still needs to be removed.  I have quite a bit of work to do on it over the next few days, so expect some more updates.
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Oct 19, 2016 18:40:21 GMT
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Mine carb was exactly the same when I got mine (no oil in it) ran mint once I topped it up.
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Oct 19, 2016 19:14:08 GMT
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Looks like a solid motor, I would imagine quite rare being auto too. Brilliant little cars  |
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1984 Rover SD1 Vanden Plas 2600 Auto
1985 Rover SD1 2300s Auto
2005 MG ZT 1.8 Manual
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Oct 20, 2016 15:46:25 GMT
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RUST!I've done some more work on the car today, one of the jobs I did was to take the front bumper off. There were a couple of rust patches but nothing major once I had attacked them with the wire wheel. This is on the driver's side wing.  This is the lower part of the front valance, a common area of rust on Metros.  Once attacked with the wire wheel, this is what I was left with. It's not too bad and should be easily repairable with the welder.  This is what happened to the front valance. There are a couple of patches along the bottom but nothing serious. 
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Oct 20, 2016 20:26:35 GMT
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Mine carb was exactly the same when I got mine (no oil in it) ran mint once I topped it up. It was the first thing I checked before I serviced it. Looks like a solid motor, I would imagine quite rare being auto too. Brilliant little cars Thanks. It is a Midnight limited edition, I've Googled it but haven't found out anything. |
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Oct 21, 2016 21:03:14 GMT
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UpdateManaged to get the stickers off as they were peeling off anyway. Sticker residue was quite hard to get off, it took me a few hours.  Front end currently looks like this with the valance ground back ready for repairs.  That's it at the moment, onto the welding next.
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Oct 30, 2016 20:20:50 GMT
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Good to see some Metros being looked after rather than broken for Mini parts. I had a facelift MG Metro for about six years and loved it. Unfortunately it rotted like mad. Plenty of underseal needed to keep yours looking good it you're going to use it everyday. I always liked then with 12 inch Minilites in fact a guy on a local car forum has tidied up a 1.0 liter City nad ended up with the minilites. Had a good nosey at it at a local car show and it looked fantastic. Best of luck with it.
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Oct 30, 2016 20:35:31 GMT
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Good to see some Metros being looked after rather than broken for Mini parts. I had a facelift MG Metro for about six years and loved it. Unfortunately it rotted like mad. Plenty of underseal needed to keep yours looking good it you're going to use it everyday. I always liked then with 12 inch Minilites in fact a guy on a local car forum has tidied up a 1.0 liter City nad ended up with the minilites. Had a good nosey at it at a local car show and it looked fantastic. Best of luck with it. Thanks. I've done a few bits and pieces to it over the last week. The front valance is prepped and ready to be welded so it should be finished soon. I'll only be using the car for weekends and shows so it will only get used in good weather. |
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Oct 30, 2016 20:54:35 GMT
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Love it. We had a Mk1 Metro - 1.0 City - fantastic machine. ) = 1982 "Y" reg. It followed my "several  " Minis - including an automatic, I loved that car! Tundra green, I sprayed the wheels various fluorescent shades as I kept losing it due to the rather "blend into the background" colour"! Happy days... |
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2016 20:55:24 GMT by OAY842F
1968 Mini MkII, 1968 VW T1, 1967 VW T1, 1974 VW T1, 1974 VW T1 1303, 1975 Mini 1000 auto, 1979 Chevette, 1981 Cortina, 1978 Mini 1000 1981 Mini City, 1981 Mini van, 1974 Mini Clubman, 1982 Metro City, 1987 Escort, 1989 Lancia Y10, 1989 Cavalier, 1990 Sierra, 1990 Renault 19, 1993 Nova, 1990 Citroen BX, 1994 Ford Scorpio, 1990 Renault Clio, 2004 Citroen C3, 2006 Citroen C2, 2004 Citroen C4, 2013 Citroen DS5. 2017 DS3 130 Plenty of other scrappers!
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" Minis - including an automatic, I loved that car! Tundra green, I sprayed the wheels various fluorescent shades as I kept losing it due to the rather "blend into the background" colour"! Happy days...