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Car Forum / MINI / September 2003Metro
Hello to all I saw your opinions about the BMW new mini. And what about the metro Van Den Platz? Do you consider the metro as a mini? ph > Hello to all > I saw your opinions about the BMW new mini. It shares a name with our Minis. The tyre valves are the same too. There's not much we can say to help people with New MINIs. > And what about the metro Van Den Platz? Do you consider the metro > as a mini? The old Metro, a horrid car, nonetheless shares many mechanical parts with our Minis. Whilst we pity anyone who thinks the Metro is worthy of much enthusiasm, and mercilessly poke fun at them, we accept them into the fold, since we have much in common. > > And what about the metro Van Den Platz? Do you consider the metro > > as a mini? > > The old Metro, a horrid car, nonetheless shares many mechanical parts > with our Minis. Whilst we pity anyone who thinks the Metro is worthy of > much enthusiasm, It is a TARDIS - I can fit more in the back of the metro saloon than I can in either of my mini pickups - with or without the van type cover. > and mercilessly poke fun at them, we accept them into > the fold, since we have much in common. But it doesn't even have an A series engine!! It is however only 4 gears and as another mini enthusiast told me "it is quite disturbing because it drives like a mini until you come to a corner and understeer it badly and it wallows around the corner" ;) The Muffin Man > > > And what about the metro Van Den Platz? Do you consider the metro > > > as a mini? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > But it doesn't even have an A series engine!! Oh yes it does! At least the early ones did. Then one day it magically turned into a Rover 100 and got a K-Series engine. > Oh yes it does! Thats odd, I didn't realise you had seen my Metro ;) Oh no it doesn't! > At least the early ones did. Then one day it magically turned into a Rover > 100 and got a K-Series engine. It got the K-series engine before it became a Rover 100 (apparently). It took me by surprise when I looked under the bonnet after taking it for a test drive as it only has four gears. BTW it is a Metro nightfire. The Muffin Man >> Oh yes it does! > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >The Muffin Man Metros got the K Series engine around 91 i think as my mate has a Metro 1.1s and thats K series engine > >> Oh yes it does! > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Metros got the K Series engine around 91 i think as my mate has a > Metro 1.1s and thats K series engine I see then. They switched to both the new engine and the new name at the same time only for export markets, but kept the Metro name around a bit for the UK. You won't find a K-Series Metro outside the UK. > They switched to both the new engine and the new name at the same time > only for export markets, but kept the Metro name around a bit for the > UK. You won't find a K-Series Metro outside the UK. I'll swear I've seen em in NZ as a Rover Metro 1.1l Dare is say it! The new Rover Metropolitan or whatever has more in comon than the Bini! At least it was built in an ex colony of Great Britian and is to be sold by Rover as a Rover...... jono -- Barspeed Mini`s - Devoted to the Classic Mini "Persisto Transverbero Adversum" Email - barspeed@hotmail.com The Rover Mini Se7en Register - http://www.geocities.com/minise7en2001/ Barspeed Mini`s - http://www.barspeed.co.uk/ Barspeed Mini`s Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/barspeed Barspeed Classic Cars - http://www.geocities.com/barspeed3 If you have received this email in error please click below. http://www.nobodyhere.com/justme/nose.php3 > Hello to all > I saw your opinions about the BMW new mini. And what about the metro Van Den > Platz? Do you consider the metro as a mini? > ph > Dare is say it! The new Rover Metropolitan or whatever has more in comon > than the Bini! > At least it was built in an ex colony of Great Britian and is to be sold by > Rover as a Rover...... Can you elucidate for those of us who don't live in UKland? > > Dare is say it! The new Rover Metropolitan or whatever has more in comon > > than the Bini! > > At least it was built in an ex colony of Great Britian and is to be sold by > > Rover as a Rover...... > > Can you elucidate for those of us who don't live in UKland? I think he is referring to the Rover 100/Metro replacement which is a rebadged Maruti made in India. http://www.mg-rover.com/content/Rover/en_GB/Rover2/~jsp/model_CityRover_insi deinfo.jsp Rather bland if you ask me... |
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