MG Metro Turbo

it is a bad investment

I ' ve owned 2 MG Metro Turbos also, my dad owned grey one back in 1989 from new loved them straight away the smell inside was so nice it was about 1998 I owned my first one it was white f reg fully colour coded and absolutely mint but didn ' t really perform as it should so we took the carb apart and serviced it with all new gaskets then took the cylinder head off and removed all the carbon then replace the head gasket and put back together believe me this car was now awesome I ' m would not lie to you but I raced a 1.9 GTi 205 on the a24 and took him no probs the other driver told me at the traffic light he was pushing as hard as he could, so believe me if you can get your hands on a clean one which is very hard now don ' t hesitate.

MG Metro Turbo is a fantastic car. Value for money, not going to depreciate any further. 'zippy' if not outright quick off the mark, good acceleration through the gears though and cruises well despite the lack of a 5th forward gear, and handle very well. Heaps of room compared to modern 'super minis'.

The MG Metro Turbo is fast, affordable, fun.

I've owned my MG Turbo for about 5 years now and I still love it to this day, but sadly the gear box only lasted me about two weeks before I broke it, and then it sat on the drive way to this day. But no worry as I've stripped it down now and have got another gearbox for it, and got hold of a full Metro 6R4 body-kit for it. But when I stripped it I found that the floor had loads of rust, so I've spent loads of time welding it! Hopefully in 6 months time I should have a Metro Turbo 6R4 lookalike running about 180bhp in blue and white with a one off stereo system in it, and all the engine looking beautiful with loads of chrome and red shinny stuff!

I've owned my MG Metro Turbo for six years and wouldn't part with it. I've held a licence for forty years and had some really nice cars, including a D8 Delage, an 'S' series Bentley a couple of Jags, various Daimlers (including a Majestic Major) Mini Cooper 'S' (a proper one - not the BMW sort)etc. and the Metro is up there with the best of them. Ran it standard as personal transport for four years and loved every minute behind the wheel. Eventually the tinpeckers got it and it has recently been rebuilt virtually from the waistline down at eye-watering expense. I also took the opportunity of having the engine rebuilt and modified to give 90 horse at the wheels (about 125 at the flywheel, so I am told). I got fed up with being beaten off the lights by Pug 306 HDIs.The engine mods have been done very subtly so the car look absolutely standard under the bonnet as well as from the outside.

Haven't had it back long, and haven't tried it against a stopwatch yet, but it has given a few fast cars a nasty surprise.I suspect that the 0 - 60 time is about 8 point something and, as the engine is now safe to 6.5K, about 120 top end. Decent gas shocks have made the car more stable on corners and a 4 pin diff has sorted out the torque steer problems.

Couple of points abpout tuning:

1. Sierra Cosworth actuators fit and open the wategate at about 8psi. Don't forget to do something with the dump valve. I put 5 mm worth of washers under the spring on mine, but those less inerested in originality might choose an external one and blank off the original one in the plenum chamber.

2. Don't be tempted to lower the car by adjusting the hydragas ride height. The extreme inside edges of the front tyres wear very quickly. It doesn't improve the handling either. The standard set-up works fine and is quite capable of frightening the granddaughter-in-law! Especially with the new shocks.

3. Tuning the engine requires a richer carb needle than SU can supply. You will need a file, an exhaust gas analyser and a small supply of needles as you are bound to f***k it up at first go.

4. Oil changes at regular intervals are critical. I use valvoline or Duckhans Q 20/50. Not blown an engine up yet.

Generally provided you are prepared to maintain a Turbo fastidiously, it will reward you with years of fun.

I have owned 4 MG Metro Turbos in the last 3 years and any one who wants to give them jip needs to be shot. The one I own at the moment is an 89 black mg metro turbo, modified to produce 198 bhp and has 6 speed gear box, custom body kit, arches flaired to fit 17" aloys, full twin s/s exhauste and custom interior. This car has never lost a street race yet, has whiped cavalier gsi 4x4, 3.0 bmw's and many lotus's. So there you go there has never been such an exellent born car since the metro and wont be for a long time (and that does include the brand new mg metro turbo due to come out this year).

I would like to own a MG Metro Turbo. Spoke to a guy who insanely ran his turbo @ 21psi with no problems. Had a metro 1.3 GS but not quick enough though would like to modify one make it go fast. I had 13" turbo rims on my metro and it outgripped al ot of cars. Standard Ap 4 pot callipers and vented discs are mental when hot but not very good when cold. Would have been better if they had springs and shocks (coil overs).

MG metros have had an intresting history, i like them. theyre nice and not too ugly. not hard to fix and not hard to replace. I currently dont have a turbo but am thinking of installing.. i like this car.. nice and simple... you know.. the best things are made simple :) I got mine free from a friend and purchased a rover and replaced engines

i have a Austin-Rover Metro it is green and a 2 litre turbo engine in the back and it has 19 inch wheels its got 4 5inch rage exhausts and has 12 bucket seats on the roof and 12 7 inch subs i made evrything myself it is so good it can beat a mini down a hill