My new steed unveiled - NSFU (not safe for underwear) - update

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Two owner 20 year old example with only 26000 miles, formerly owned by a posh doctor don't you know, long mot, FSH, Ferrari red.

 

This prestige marque is a long time favourite of discerning owners. Not for your average chav or attention seeking scenester.

 

If you like your car to have understated elegance, presence and poise without the posing, then look no further.

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Sorry forgot the pics -

 

 

200 smackeroonies

 

Picked it up tonight - it drives like a dream

[Ratdat]

LDV?

[Ratdat]

Ha! too late. That's just as good though!

[Lord Sterling]

£200? I am slightly jealous.

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Thanks* go to cort16 for posting on the eBay tat thread.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

★★★★★

5/5

Rating: Bargain CLASS

[UmBongo]

Nice for £200...

[inconsistant]

that is one hot 'stro. Gr8 for drizzle.

[Jim Bell]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiNB8C72_ho

 

Approved.

[cort16]

You'll probably not be thanking me for long.

[Guest Breadvan72]

I was gobsmacked to realise that they were still flogging new Maestros in 1994, but see from Wikimadeupedia that there are or were even some knocking about on 51 plates, although factory production ended in 1995.

[cms206]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYVg_6g2XyU

[Guest Breadvan72]

Greatest car related song in EVAH.

[fordperv]

Great buy, I also am slightly jealous

[RobT]

I was gobsmacked to realise that they were still flogging new Maestros in 1994, but see from Wikimadeupedia that there are or were even some knocking about on 51 plates, although factory production ended in 1995.

 

They be Ledbury Maestros the later ones, difficult to insure IIRC due to being classed as kit cars (or I may just have dreamt that bit).

 

Top purchase for 200 sovs!  I like the idea of a posh doctor pottering around in this rather than a Volvo 760 GLE or some such.

[Squire_Dawson]

Can't go wrong at that price, good buy.

[Station]

Are these any good to drive? Do they have elastoplasto suspension?

They have never appealled to me strangely - I think I just like three door cars.

[vulgalour]

They be Ledbury Maestros the later ones, difficult to insure IIRC due to being classed as kit cars (or I may just have dreamt that bit).

 

I had this issue until I told the insurer it was basically just a 1.3 Rover Maestro and that's what they insured it as.  Couldn't get a classic policy on it, but a modern policy was only a few hundred.  The giffer that bought mine before returning it to Steve at Tinworm only returned it because he couldn't get insurance on it.

[HMC]

Well bought!! Looking fwd to the collection / moah pix

[Guest Breadvan72]

I may have mentioned this here before, but my memory is even worse than my morals, so here goes:  I heard a tale of a bloke who had a 1.6 Maestro, but one day had an OMG MPG moment so chopped it in with a dealer for a 1.3 version.  Then he found that one a bit slow going uphill, so traded it back for his old 1.6 car, on the same day, suffering a massive bumming on the price on both occasions.    The 1.6 in question lives on in Islington, where it is driven very rarely by the same bloke, the local postie, who has a small shrine to Lay-dee Di in the car.    Maestros, eh? 

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No epic collection tales as it was only 5 miles away. The seller was a fine young gent of similar age to the car. More of a nova botherer than a maestro man however.

 

The wings were a bit crustier than I had hoped hence the 20% price reduction.

 

Are front wings for these still available or are they made of melted down hens' fillings?

I'm undecided what is best for this little pudding.

Make use of the mot to August and drive it as is on the salty roads?

Go all teh doctor on its ass and make it nice for max profit?

Rape it's low mileage 1275 engine for the allegro?

 

I'm most tempted by option one and see what state it is in by august.

[Guest Breadvan72]

I don't know if us lot get votes on this but if we do I vote option one.

 

My problem with the Maestro has always been that I find its looks a tad dull, and the same is true of its three box pal the Montego, as I know from my dad that they really are pretty good cars in many respects. 

 

I wish you much happy with yer motah.

[eddyramrod]

Agreed, I always thought the Maestro, more so than the Montego, looked dull.  However the Maestro redeemed itself quite forcibly by sneaking a 2.0 MG version under my radar when I was rather vulnerable.  With that, the dull shape (and in the case of mine, equally dull blue paint) was a positive asset.  It was a very effective grinmaker!

 

Well bought at two ton there, and I vote option 1 too.  May it serve you well!

[cms206]

I had an E-reg Maestro 1600L last year and I absolutely bloody detested it. It did nothing well, wasn't nice to look at and didn't even go all that well. Naturally I replaced it with a Montego 1600LX which I find a much better car, better handling, better looking, more comfortable and despite it having more faults I genuinely like the Montego. Would never have another Maestro though.

[rml2345]

Deffo option one. Use it and enjoy Maestro motoring for a while and if it's mega crusty by the time it's ticket expires the other options can be explored.

[mercrocker]

I am with option one as well.    I never was a fan of this period of ARG (or any other era of inappropriate marque grouping) BUT given the choice this or today's second-hand plop I would a Maestro/Monty every time.   Well bought and have fun!

[garycox]

Wings do come up for these, they're much more common than the early ones with no side repeater. Plastic/metal bumper ones are different as the metal bumper ones go down to the valance. They bolt on.

 

The engine won't fit the Allegro (without major hassle).

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Here are some crappy phone pics for your amusement

After market tape deck

Fire fighting equipment just in case

Yes, that is an inch of water in the boot. Window seal is goosed. All very solid in here though.

 

Thickie question - what's the elastic stretched across the underside of the rear parcel shelf for? There's also a black plastic knob through the shelf.

[Heidel_Kakao]

_{Classy motah I assume it's a four speed if it's an A series?}