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  1. Hope you soon get it sorted.
  2. Sorry, but the Mk1 Corsa, though much better made than the Metro, was utterly gutless, had unresponsive steering [four turns from lock to lock.] The Metro was a much better drivers car. Far more responsive and much more fun to drive. The build quality was, as you rightly said shite. Shame really as it was a great car underneath.
  3. You are correct that the build quality was rather poor on the interior. However, I came out of a Mk1 Corsa and into a Metro. It was chalk and cheese. The Metro handled, the Corsa didn't. The Metro had some go in it, The Corsa didn't. I was a driving instructor. All of my pupils preferred the Metro bar none. I agree that the car should have had a better design, been more modern and have been better put together, but overall, it was still a good car. As for the K series, again quality control was the problem. The Chinese managed to sort it out with the MG6. No reported problems there. Why couldn't Rover had done this ten, fifteen years sooner? I know they had little money available at the time, but a bit more on development, with better quality control and who knows, maybe they would still be with us today.
  4. You are doing a fantastic job sir! I look forward to seeing the finished product. However, if your welder friend is bored after finishing you Disco, you could always get him this to play with. Mini Mayfair 998cc manual. Ideal for spares | eBay 🤣🤣
  5. There goes your tow car, or have you got another to take its place? Are you going to stick a towbar on the Shadow? 😁
  6. That is a bummer. That is an expensive screen from Autoglass. Still, £500 is a hell of a chunk of change. Hopefully quote 3 will be a bit cheaper!
  7. Don't say that too loud, you'll have them queuing round the block!
  8. That is grimmer than Grimms fairy tales! Brave man there! Be great to see what it's like when it's clean!
  9. That's great value! Well bought!
  10. Back in the day, a small mini clubman auto estate [I think they made them] would have suited her down to the ground! God knows what something like that would cost now!
  11. Water leaks are a pain! I remember one lad telling me that they had a customer complain he had his boot filling with water. The foreman simply remover a bung in the boot floor. 'There you go sir, the water now has a way out!
  12. Shame it's a little auto you need. I've just found this for similar money! 1999 SLK 230 Kompressor, 52k Miles, Very Tatty Paint, History, Part Ex 2 Clear | eBay
  13. Did feel it was a bit much for one that needed work, but little auto's do seem to command good money.
  14. Is this any good? Vauxhall Corsa c 1.4 Automatic 2003 Silver Mot until Aug Ulez free 49,880 miles | eBay If anyone knows how to make this a 'clicky' link, please feel free to do so.
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