The Mini Metro. I had one of these back in the 1980s and I absolutely loved it. It was my second car, my first was a Fiat 126. This photo was taken at the Motor Museum in the Lake District.
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15 responses to “Photo of the Week”
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Wow 🤩 I remember those. How car shape has changed over the years!
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Haven’t they just, Liz. The metro didn’t have power steering either!
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Hard to imagine what that’s like now 😂
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Oh wow-I had one of these in 1990/1…-4 door naVy blue. Can still remember the reg..B801LTJ!
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Oh Sis, I never knew that! I can’t believe you can still remember the number plate!
They were great cars weren’t they.
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WOW now that’s an old car
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It is isn’t it, Crystal. They certainly don’t make them like that any more.
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We all loved our first car didn’t we? Mine was a red VW Beetle – the bees knees❤️
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We sure did, Lou. A friend of mine had a beetle – it was yellow – for many, many years and loved it. When I got the metro, it was huge compared to the little Fiat 126!
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Don’t we get attached to our cars?
If the Mini Metro was a car of the 80s, I missed it.
I think the last car I had in the UK was a Vauxhall called The Yellow Peril because it was canary yellow. The next, here in the Basque Country, was a fire-engine-red Ford Escort. The last one was a hand-me-down Hyundai Accent from my sister in law.
Do I miss driving? Not much. If I do feel nostalgic I just remember all the expense involved!-
For me, I was attached to the Fiat 126 (which was yellow by the way) and the metro, but after that, I just wanted a car to get me from A to B.
I’ve always preferred smallish cars and my current one is a Kia Picanto. Talking of expense, my air-con stopped working and I was told it needed a new part – the quote was £800! Needless to say I declined and just open every window now – for free!
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I remember those. My second car was a 1968 Pontiac Firebird I bought in Kentucky while I was stationed in Fort Knox.
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Nice you remember the Metro, Tim. I just googled the 1968 Pontiac Firebird – wow it’s huge!
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My first car was a silver 1978 VW Polo, “Polly Polo”. I loved it, and the independence it gave me. My parents didn’t drive so I was always getting lifts from friends or walking.
I can remember the number plate as well – XKB 333T.I loved the mini metro though, my friend had one.
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I had a mini metro too! It was my second car (my first was a white ford fiesta). I now have a volvo estate which I love (big boot for kids and dog and lots of paraphernalia) I’m sadly about to start looking for another car as it’s getting really old and clonks and clanks rather a lot. They all seem to be tanks these days but as our lanes flood around here I might have to bite the bullet – anything smaller is too low and I might be in danger of floating away! Wasn’t it easier when we didn’t have to worry?
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