RE: Shed Of The Week: Rover Metro Chairman

[Jimmy Recard]

Djtemeka said:

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

Probably needed it due to a crash in a normal Metro

[DegsyE39]

poop deck

Just fking scrap it!

[160tim]

Very very funny opening paragraph.Can'n stop smiling😁

[66mpg]

And I thought I should hand in my PH badge for eyeing up a Yaris Verso last week...

[MadDog1962]

Please post something better next week.

A lot of Pistonheaders will be very unhappy about this week's effort.

[J4CKO]

SlowStig said:

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

I cant imagine the roof skin and tailgate on a standard Metro is that heavy and I can neither imagine that contraption with all the extra glass is lighter than the standard car, I would estimate its probably 20 to 30 kilos heavier.

One other thing about this is that it probably is even less crash worthy than a normal Metro, crashing a standard one was a good way to get an upgrade to the Chairman.

[Richard-390a0]

Jimmy Recard said:

It's far funnier than a rusty 7-Series or an XJ with a short MOT. I'd much rather shed found cars like this to write about.

I've been a little bored with shed of the week but thanks to this article, all is forgiven. Brilliant - thanks shed!

Thoroughly agree far too many po-faced comments on what is a bit of friday fun!.

[simonrockman]

You could turn it into a shop selling pens and envelopes. Then you'd have a mobile stationery store.

Edited by simonrockman on Friday 28th October 14:43

[mr_spock]

I'd like to see PH buy this and donate it to a family with a disabled child who can't afford an adapted vehicle.

Who's in?

[Dion20vt]

Love it!

That extra wiper blade on the top screen!

[Jimmy Recard]

mr_spock said:

I'd like to see PH buy this and donate it to a family with a disabled child who can't afford an adapted vehicle.

Who's in?

I'd happily put in a few quid for that. Are you willing to organise it?

Practically though, I doubt anyone wants it. Motability and finance schemes for such people have moved on a lot since the early 1990s. That's one of the best things that has happened in that time

[cannelldocam]

can't remember said:

Great thread for flushing out those who are taking themselves, and life in general, far too seriously.

I like it when we are served up these oddball sheds, especially when accompanied by such a good write up.Keep up the good work Shed.

This.

[Rumblestripe]

simonrockman said:

You could turn it into a shop selling pens and envelopes. The you'd have a mobile stationery store.

Nah, take the engine out and use it sell iPhones and the like, giving you (yes you guessed) a stationary mobile store...

[mr_spock]

Jimmy Recard said:

mr_spock said:

I'd like to see PH buy this and donate it to a family with a disabled child who can't afford an adapted vehicle.

Who's in?

I'd happily put in a few quid for that. Are you willing to organise it?

Practically though, I doubt anyone wants it. Motability and finance schemes for such people have moved on a lot since the early 1990s. That's one of the best things that has happened in that time

Not sure I have the time, I guess I should see where the thing is! My wife has a Motability car, so I'm well aware of the scheme, but I suspect there are people who can't give up the mobility payments to get a car. She's involved with some disability and ex-forces groups, I'll ask around and see if there's a demand.

[williamp]

Rumblestripe said:

simonrockman said:

You could turn it into a shop selling pens and envelopes. The you'd have a mobile stationery store.

Nah, take the engine out and use it sell iPhones and the like, giving you (yes you guessed) a stationary mobile store...

better still, sell coat hanger shaded christmas decorations as well: you'd have a stationary mobile stationery mobile shop.

[simonrockman]

I once went to the desk at the entrance to the first year at an infants school to see how my mobile phone was working.


I was testing the reception at the reception of reception.


They gave me a frosty reception.

And now... back to the cars..

[mr_spock]

Looks like it's in Bucks, which isn't too far from me. My wife suggested calling Whizz-Kidz who provide kit for disabled children. Let's see how hard it is to give a car away!

[Scotty2]

Top screen looks like a Mini rear.

[PistonBroker]

Am I the only one wondering how hard it would be to extract all the fibreglass and have a weird 2CV/Fiat 500 type open roof instead?!

[Blackpuddin]

PistonBroker said:

Am I the only one wondering how hard it would be to extract all the fibreglass and have a weird 2CV/Fiat 500 type open roof instead?!

What, like this y'mean?