RE: Shed Of The Week: Rover Metro Chairman

[vrooom]

Those era metro shape never came with K-series.... They all came with A-series engine. they all was made from 1980 till 1988 So get your fact right.

[SpudLink]

rossub said:

Is shed really suggesting using this as a ..... mobile glory hole...

Err.... I assumed he meant something like this...


But thanks for that little insight into how your mind works.

[DiscoColin]

GranCab said:

..... now that really is a SHED

Surely more a loft conversion?

[J4CKO]

Wildfire said:

TristPerrin said:

Glorious! I had no idea these existed.

Crying out for a 1.8 VVC or T16 Turbo swap. I honestly can't imagine anything more embarrassing to be surprised by.

My thoughts exactly! I'm sure something bigger and more fun could be dropped in. Add some coilovers....

Will a T16 actually fit in a Metro ?

And would a VVC actually be that fast in modern terms ?

[Pat H]

vrooom said:

Those era metro shape never came with K-series.... They all came with A-series engine. they all was made from 1980 till 1988 So get your fact right.

I'm pretty sure that's a K Series Metro.

[ambuletz]

Mr Peel said:

Love the wiper for the upper windscreen...

lol same. why the hell would they even need it?

[dotgillingham]

Two-inch hole?!

[J4CKO]

Pat H said:

vrooom said:

Those era metro shape never came with K-series.... They all came with A-series engine. they all was made from 1980 till 1988 So get your fact right.

I'm pretty sure that's a K Series Metro.

Correct, Its a MK2, they all had K series, the Mk1 had A series, the 1.1 was a nice little unit, way better than the A series and they didnt tend to fail in Metro the same way as in bigger mode,s and the 1.1 was only an 8 valve head so much simpler and not as prone to head gasket

[r11co]

rossub said:

Is shed really suggesting using this as a ..... mobile glory hole...

[Neith]

Would love to see this doing the slalom test

One of the worst sheds ever, but also one of the best. Someone needs to buy it and take it on a track day

[r11co]

ambuletz said:

Mr Peel said:

Love the wiper for the upper windscreen...

lol same. why the hell would they even need it?

Quick trivia question. The upper windscreen is almost certainly an off-the-shelf part, so can any eagle-eyed individuals tell what car it originally came from?!

[WCZ]

Tim16V said:

Not even funny - can we have another SOTW to make up for it?

I think its funny!
never even knew this existed

[ukaskew]

Awesome. No idea these existed and the text (and pictures) cheered up a dull Friday no end. My first thought was that I was surprised Top Gear never used one of these somehow.

I would love somebody to buy this and take it to LM next year, maybe with a Gulf paint job.

[Raudus42]

Nice. I bet you could grow weed in that in summer....the ad doesn't mention air con.

£950 - missing the decimal point?

[r11co]

Company who made it are still in business!

22 year-old pic of one in Edinburgh. A-Series version by the look of it.

Edited by r11co on Friday 28th October 12:32

[10b0b]

I need this in my life!

I like the odd comedy oddball shed presented my SOTW, a nice angle from the regular barge that might be cheap motoring or dragged through its next MOT.

[JaguarsportXJR]

J4CKO said:

Will a T16 actually fit in a Metro ?

And would a VVC actually be that fast in modern terms ?

Don't know if a T16 would fit. Certainly wouldn't be easy.

A VVC on the other hand would be quite simple. The 145bhp as standard would be quite entertaining in something weighing 850kg and they're quite easily tuned up to 180bhp with a modicum of reliability if looked after, giving well over 200bhp/ton. It's not going to go out Veyron baiting but it would certainly surprise a few people in things significantly more expensive!

[Jimmy Recard]

JaguarsportXJR said:

Don't know if a T16 would fit. Certainly wouldn't be easy.

A VVC on the other hand would be quite simple. The 145bhp as standard would be quite entertaining in something weighing 850kg and they're quite easily tuned up to 180bhp with a modicum of reliability if looked after, giving well over 200bhp/ton. It's not going to go out Veyron baiting but it would certainly surprise a few people in things significantly more expensive!

Yep, easy to do a VVC conversion and quite quick too.

save the T16s for the few remaining Tomcats!

[SlowStig]

Always wanted one of these as a sleeper, with the rear conversion being fibreglass, it would probably be a lot lighter than a standard metro and the CoG would potentially be lower.
Still overpriced though, maybe worth £300 if it wasn't already on it's way to flintstone floors...

I can vouch, 180bhp in a metro is still fast enough nowadays

[Djtemeka]

Dont think the NCAP rating 1 would bother the type of person who needed this vehicle