Is this the brownest car ever?

[FRA53R]

Don't ask why, but I was searching for a Montego (Kind of want to find a turbo) when I stumbled across this:

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

I have never seen a car so... well the only word I feel that describes it accurately is... brown so sooo brown.

[Robb F]

You're not wrong, that is very brown.

£2000? That's a bit strong isn't it?

[Mr Wolf]

That looks ace

[Bill]

That paintwork is proof that you can polish a turd

[FRA53R]

Robb F said:

You're not wrong, that is very brown.

£2000? That's a bit strong isn't it?

I would say so, even taking account of the mileage, condition and relative rarity.

[Schmeeky]

£2k does seem a bit steep - but it only has 15,000miles on it and looks to be in immaculate condition. I'm sure someone out there would be willing to drop that on a piece of Austin Rover history, I mean, it DID win a British Design Award!

[SebastienClement]

We had one in that colour, although it was a Countryman estate

[theironduke]

I'm the same age as that heap. Depressing.

[redtwin]

The rear view mirror appears to be immaculately tucked into the passenger door pocket.

[carlingofblack]

Memories... My Dad had one of those too. Hideous, though rose tinted specs seem to look more favourably on this one! To think when we had it as a kid of 7, I almost lusted after the Vanden Plas and MG models. HL spec was pretty crud.
Clove Brown, what a winner.

[JimmyTheHand]

Remember the advert - youtube

[MondeoMan1981]

Bloody hell, thats like a ste on wheels !

[J4CKO]

That is a Timewarp car, should be saved, perhaps used for films and the like.

Everyone eloves to slag the Montego off, they were alright really, judged against the standards of the time.

[jamoor]

£2k for a 27 year old car that belonged in a scrapyard 25 years ago?

[marmitemania]

If this was a brown golf of the same age everyone would be saying it is a snip at £2000, but as per we have to slag it because its not from the Fatherland, I had three Montegos and I have to say the only weak point on any of them was the ste VW gearbox, the car as a whole was more advanced than the golf, christ we had a H reg one in the other day and it still had a manual choke.

[stuart-b]

marmitemania said:

If this was a brown golf of the same age everyone would be saying it is a snip at £2000, but as per we have to slag it because its not from the Fatherland, I had three Montegos and I have to say the only weak point on any of them was the ste VW gearbox, the car as a whole was more advanced than the golf, christ we had a H reg one in the other day and it still had a manual choke.

We slag it off because it _IS_ st. It's terrible in every way.

I'd have the Golf over this even if I had to manually turn the pistons, let alone a manual choke.

In fact, if you took the engine out, cut a whole in the floor for me to walk 'Fred Flintstone' style, I'd still have that, over the poo-mobile.

[morgrp]

Been for sale for absolutely ages - mainly because its a about a grand too dear

[J4CKO]

jamoor said:

£2k for a 27 year old car that belonged in a scrapyard 25 years ago?

Hmm, it has lasted 27 years why would someone scrap it after two ?

Ok, they werent paragons of rustproofing and reliability but they lasted longer than two years.

I get bored of everyone wanting to "kill it with fire" the minute anything British pops up

I would agree that at two grand it is possibly a niche market !

[tog]

I love the fact that the dealer is called Chelsea Harbour, has a lovely photo of a marina (the boaty kind) on their website, but is in fact in a compound behind a petrol station on a main road in Bracknell!

[Agent57]

One of only two Montego 1.6s currently taxed?