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Also please post some photos up for inspiration! You first. |
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Also please post some photos up for inspiration! You first. But I don't own one? I'm asking people to post pictures of theres for inspiration mate |
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rysz
Club Retro Rides Member
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 I have always wanted one! Rysz. |
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rysz
Club Retro Rides Member
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  Rysz. |
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I had an early (B reg) 1.3 Montego at 6 months old / around 5000 miles. Ran it up to over 200,000 miles. Loads of little problems but nothing serious. Turned out to be written off (roll over) when a few months old hence the problems and when sorted it was a good car. In fact other than the rear wheel arches body still solid when I got rid. Always prefered the Maestro for looks but would say an MG version of either Maestro or Montego with larger engine would be a good car.
paul H
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i learnt to drive in my mum/ nans metros and was handed one down a few years after i had passed too. a 1.3 city x in maroon (reddish brown) with cream interior - lovely little thing, not quick or glam but did the job nicely.
i'd take another one today and quite likely will when my current daily meets it's maker
sadly my one got reversed over by a lorry in a petrol station, fixed up and then soon after stolen and joy ridden round a field and into a tree
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A mottego spelt rong ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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The louder you Scream the faster we go  |
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Never owned one but worked on quite a lot (ex-rover tech) Maestro/Montego - They rust a bit, Carburettors give lots of problems especially ones with auto chokes and stepper motors, front suspension arms and bushes can be a problem. EFi models can be a bit hit and miss on the sensor front leading to poor or non running and I have heard complaints that they are not comfortable, but considering all the bad press they get they go and handle rather well. Metro - They rust a LOT! Usual A series stuff under the bonnet - oil leaks, damp in the electrics stuff. Hydrogas units that sink, some fitted with Metric tyres (maestro and Montego too) Later austin cars all had turbo spec brakes as standard. Wouldnt turn down any of them.  |
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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we all like pics don't we.....and I like the old MGs so ......  friend had a MG metro and it just had so much character it was impossible not to love it (not this one by the way, hers was green  Maestros used to be the laughing stock of the school and I remember being offered one and turning it down because they were such a joke (I was 14 at the time - oh how I regret that decision)  but montego is my favourite  |
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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I love the MG graphics on the side. |
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MK2VR6
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I drove the garage bosses early MG Maestro a few times in the early nineties. I had previously scoffed at fords, vauxhalls, japs and British motors - German cars were the way forward for me at the time (big headed 18 year old ). I wasn't expecting his digi dashed, vulgar looking MG to take off like curse word off a shovel, and drive so damn well. I can still remember specifically asking to borrow it occasionally after that, and I still smiled each time I drove it. From that point, I have always admired them, but now, almost 20 years later, still couldn't bring myself to buy one. I'm not sure I've even admitted this guilty pleasure to many others previous to this, either. |
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I need want a Maestro ...... i've always wanted to build a really quick one ...... and always wondered if i could 4 wheel drive one .......
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I have the pleasure of a 1.6 Auto Maestro at the moment, on loan as a 'courtesy car' after my crash in the Princess. I love it! Comfortable, easy to live with, spacious, very solid feeling... I'm utterly sold on it and want one of my own now, but a manual rather than an automatic.  Yes, it's a silly picture on purpose. |
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tragic
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Had loads of all of 'em ;D Always thought they were underated cars. I had a MG Montego. My dad had a MG Montego. My mates had MG Montegos. None of them survived. One was stolen and parked upside down in a ditch, one caught fire, mine was involved in a horrific fatal accident (not my fault, not that it helps....) and my Dad's was last seen going through Milton Keynes auctions, strangely with about 100k miles less than it had when he chopped it in about a week before  Had a Maestro Clubfoot D that went everywhere at full throttle, and still did 50mpg, a Maestro van that didn't want to go anywhere and about 20 Metros including a Turbo ;D I then moved on to luxury and performance with a MK1 2.7 Sterling and loved every minute of it ;D I was working at a Rover dealers when the Maestro Turbo was launched. First one we had was our demonstrator and the keys were duly handed to the sales manager to take home for the weekend. He drove it home (Blackbird Leys  ), parked it in his garage, locked it, set the alarm and locked the garage doors. Never saw it again.....  |
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), parked it in his garage, locked it, set the alarm and locked the garage doors. Never saw it again..... 
