Montego 1.6L - 1980's UK Advert

Montego 1.6L - 1980's UK Advert

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Entertainment

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• Montego
• 1.6L
• Adverts
• 1980's
• 80's
• 90's

[dtfageet]

Ah the good old days, when cars were still made in Birmingham. When UK had a fully functioning car industry, then the owners got greedy and didn't invest. Isn't that the story of almost everything British? Just look at the underground and the catchup work they are having to do.

[volkswin]

Much maligned rep mobile, much better to drive than a sierra or cavalier especially the 2.0ltr versions, also very roomy inside and comfortable, good mpg especially the 2.0td and a good standard of kit especially on the later versions.

However it looks like it was styled by Stevie Wonder and as other have said very questionable build quality, we had door bottoms rotten out after only 3 yrs!

[raylyd]

no car would ever be like a montego nice my uncle had one nice and quite engine sweet as a swiss watch.

[CaptainSlow1991]

If anyone has any new ideas re. what the tune is, PLEASE let me know!

[pimlicoX]

its maggie bell but i dont know what the song is called

[38wd]

isnt it Maggie Smith singing?

[pilskadden]

I always liked the Montego with its unique styling. Those scallops give it a distinctive look. We didn't see many of them here in Denmark, though. Only the MG versions were imported. It is such a shame that the British motor industry is no more - bad management mixed with politics and workers who spent more time on strike than at the assembly line.

[Strout88]

@dtfageet Spot on lad. And we wonder why our trade deficit is running into Billions!

[volkswin]

Hi cannot agree with you on the styling each to their own however the estate version was quite pleasing on the eye.

Rust was a big problem though cavaliers and sierras were not imune either, the thing that really broke this car was not it's odd looks but the poor overall quality and drivability of the early cars, post 89 cars with the honda box were much better to drive and much better equipped and built but by this time it was up against some really good vehicles such as the passat & 405 etc

[monkeyboy27476]

@volkswin I can't understand why people think it is ugly, it is a handsome, well proportioned saloon that still looked good in '94 when they stopped making them. The build quality was fine, I owned 3 and they never broke down and all the electrics and trim was still intact, RUST, however was the killer, by the time they reached 5-7 years they were effectively scrap, which I why I bought a few dead cheap back in the day!!