Old Top Gear Austin/Rover Metro/100

Old Top Gear from 1998
Quentin Willson contemplates the end of production of the Austin Metro which later became known as the Rover Metro and lately the Rover 100

This clip was extracted from the episode that was first broadcast on the 26th February 1998

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Rover
• Metro
• 100
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• 1998_02_26

[rover100vvc]

I think this Quentin Wilson is just a pure KNOB

i would really like too run him over in my rover 100 so he can check out the underneath my car

[ysivyboi1]

there are worse cars and the 100's I think are good looking and I wouldn't mind buying one over a Polo or a Fiesta

[dannyisso]

the metro aint all that bad, if you bought one when new and waxoiled it all round it would be solid today. There are so many metro's on the metroownersclub that are fantastic examples, but it is true that most died from rot and went to the scrap yard.

[ysivyboi1]

I like the curvy design of the 100

the only metro i'd ever have would be a 114 GSi

[ysivyboi1]

if the slightly faster GTa had electric windows I would get that but ther essential and the GSi had the option of leather and wood door cappings

[sportfuryman]

Great poem for an awful car

[mig189189189]

Great video!

Awesome classic car!

[MrMcKane]

The only good thing to have ever come out of the Metro's existence was the 6R4 rally car.

[pogly100]

MAHAHA he even found one with "SUX" in the number plate! Go Quentin!

[VeloceManiac]

Fuck its so horrible, burn it!

[chefblanc]

lijke claRKSON , this guys time is up .. what about awful cars of today like the bmw attempt at the our british mini [when they stole the name ] and the bizarre beetle. shite cars that keep going wrong..

[funkysi79]

@ysivyboi1 Whilst I'm fond of Metros (Dad had 2 new ones, one of which took us all the way to the South of France on a number of occasions), I'd not choose one over a Polo.

Quentin does talk sense, despite me liking the Metro. I think that comes more down to the look and overall retro-ness. I learnt to drive in a Rover 114 with BSM, didn't think too much of it. I've also recently sold a GTA that I inherited from a great Aunt with 14k on it. Decent cars, but much of the competition was better

[kernals12]

and don't think BL had an excuse because they had no money, Ford was able to design a revolutionary car when they were on the brink of bankruptcy, what matters more is how much time you have, the Metro was designed in just one month.

[kernals12]

@dannyisso the Rover Metro wasn't so bad, but the Austin Metro was awful, it was a buzz box with an engine that dated back to 1949, it had a flimsy interior, and the car had no modern features whatsoever, even when it became a Rover it had no ABS or power accessories

[kernals12]

the only reason this car sold at all is because it was British, you can tell by the fact that it was only a best-seller in it's domestic market.

[kernals12]

they thought that this could replace the Mini? idiots