Seems to me that they were testing to make sure they rusted as fast as possible! My mum's '84 1.3HLE failed its first MOT with rusty wings, rotten crossmember, and holed rear floor!
@purelysounds111 ай бұрын
The sounds of this car is amazing. It must have been something to watch this in person. Thank you for sharing.
@lazyeye200111 ай бұрын
Did you snort five lines of cocaine before filming because my God I’ve never seen camera movement erratic as this
@Swingmeg Жыл бұрын
Hello. Where did you get it?
@cambs0181 Жыл бұрын
A lot of people bringing up the point that these cars rusted after a short time. Well that was pretty standard for the day, the rust proofing was nowhere near what it is now. You have to remember we had cars like Lancia and Alfasud back then, which made the metros anti corrosion design look like it came from Audi.
@julianroberts5407 Жыл бұрын
Volvo took rustproofing seriously. In fact, even in the 70s and 80s, their cars far outlasted all competitors
@simonspider8 ай бұрын
AR products were a lot worse than other makers
@iangrice329 Жыл бұрын
Lol, they did the tests but didn't do anything about it 🤣
@MrRetro- Жыл бұрын
Austin Rover did not do a good job at much, especially rust protection, Metros were total rot box junk, as were montegos, & maestros, the rover 200 series and triumph acclaim were also made from wafer thin tin and rotted badly,
@ricardomartinati Жыл бұрын
Awesome content. Thanks for sharing
@momahemakcampervan3832 Жыл бұрын
Nice campervan
@seangreenwood8479 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this video. I own a Sierra and it has answered a lot of questions....!
@Fanbladetowers Жыл бұрын
Great video… ford knew how to keep their technicians interested lol just bung a wet T-shirt wearing lady in the video.. that way, the lads will watch it
@crd883 Жыл бұрын
Just had another look , Nice.... same no AC in reception.
@user-beyondofficial Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@user-beyondofficial Жыл бұрын
Quality content
@crd883 Жыл бұрын
Cheers . Seems it a common fault on many BMW cars
@strikergaming32092 жыл бұрын
This is quite helpful, I'm going to make sure to use these later!
@darrensmith69992 жыл бұрын
Worked for an Austin Rover Dealer back in the 80s, and you could see the weak spots on the Metro the wings no wheel arch liners on the front wings. The Mini No underseal at all! Maestro and Montego so many exposed seams and thin underseal or non at all in places. (:
@richardburns59252 жыл бұрын
No different now, I've got an 07 Fiesta, carpet, yes carpet for rear wheel arch liners! And no underseal on the spare wheel pan, exhaust tunnel, front bulkhead, under petrol tank, minimal underseal anywhere. I'm underneath regularly, wire brush on drill, red oxide, black hammerite, underseal, same as I was under a Metro or Mini in the 80s. I've got an 04 BMW Mini, same, bare metal underneath, rust breaking out round the rear lights, from inside out!
@edgarbeat28517 ай бұрын
@richardburns5925 look under most German cars VW, BMW and Mercedes. I'm a mechanic and I am stunned. Some of the new stellantis cars have no paint on the inner wings panels primer.
@crd8832 жыл бұрын
Old glows plugs out new in .... I said new plugs out .... Brain still a bit foggy after COVID..
@Gavichap2 жыл бұрын
Money and time-wasting "research" that smacks of publicity stunt. None of the issues were corrected at the production line, so the cars proved to rank among the rustiest models of the time. No wonder they went under.
@cambs0181 Жыл бұрын
Well this was all new innovation at the time. This started the engineering into anti corrosion, which led to cars today being almost completely rust proof. If you look at the cars of the 50s and 60s they were a hell of a lot worse in rotting.
@andrewb24752 жыл бұрын
Yeh all this corrosion testing didn't stop my father's Metro from rusting on EVERY panel!!
@keithmartin13282 жыл бұрын
Recently I watched a top gear segment from 1991about used metros. Every owner interviewed had rust problems after only a few years. Indeed one lady, who had owned a 1988 model from new, was getting rust all over the car.
@insertnamehere51462 жыл бұрын
They didnt need to do these tests. They only had to interview owners of their cars after 18 months
@steven-vn9ui2 жыл бұрын
Never realised how much effort they put into it all. Seems really unfair that the cars still rusted out quite readily
@josuev62 жыл бұрын
Do you work for hire ? I got a xb9 2005 i would like to restore.
@crd883 Жыл бұрын
No but always looking for the next Buell to save. Cheers for looking.
@diesalweasel2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video
@iainmclaughlan15573 жыл бұрын
My 1984 Austin Metro was incredibly rusty. I hope it got better.
@simonspider8 ай бұрын
My mother's failed it's first MOT with rust, proper rot box!
@iainmclaughlan15578 ай бұрын
@@simonspider I have heard stories like that from the manager at the Skoda garage when I get my Skoda Citigo (same size as my Austin Metro) serviced.
@petermason17473 жыл бұрын
cant believe all those sprayers with either no respirator or its worn under the chin where was health and safety at Austin rover ?
@Gavichap2 жыл бұрын
Where? On strike, probably. The factory was ancient and anyway workers didn't care, and management as well.
@operator912102 жыл бұрын
There was no health & safety anywhere. You know why you can't find a good body man to restore old cars anymore? Cause they all died from illnesses related to breathing in these chemicals without proper protection
@MarthaMansbridge3 жыл бұрын
There are many great videos from the development of the Metro, really fascinating but what I find so surprising is, that despite all of this, they never seemed to have dealt with any of the potential issues with the design or corrosion protection. All of this testing and all electro-sealing and the cars still fell to bits?
@roninlennox26882 жыл бұрын
sorry to be off topic but does anyone know a way to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow forgot the account password. I love any help you can give me
@carmelojackson18812 жыл бұрын
@Ronin Lennox instablaster ;)
@roninlennox26882 жыл бұрын
@Carmelo Jackson Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and im trying it out now. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@roninlennox26882 жыл бұрын
@Carmelo Jackson it worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thank you so much you really help me out !
@carmelojackson18812 жыл бұрын
@Ronin Lennox happy to help =)
@weirdrcmodels38533 жыл бұрын
Shame Austin rover got corrosion protection so wrong - metros maestros and Montego were bad for rust
@nicholaskennedy17483 жыл бұрын
My metro is still going at 34 years old. Like with any car on the road, wash underneath as well as on top; floorpans, inside arches and wings, valances and inside door/bonnet/boot edges. Oh and don't use it in the wet! (If you do wash it underneath afterwards).
@cambs0181 Жыл бұрын
I bet it has about 40k miles on the clock.
@riccardo1253 жыл бұрын
Old days when the bodyworks had the same resistance of a digestive cookie
@marksterriker47243 жыл бұрын
every part of the video they show is every part of the metro that continued rusted . So basically they did all the research but thought never mind let's carry on building 🤣
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Seems to me that they were testing to make sure they rusted as fast as possible! My mum's '84 1.3HLE failed its first MOT with rusty wings, rotten crossmember, and holed rear floor!
The sounds of this car is amazing. It must have been something to watch this in person. Thank you for sharing.
Did you snort five lines of cocaine before filming because my God I’ve never seen camera movement erratic as this
Hello. Where did you get it?
A lot of people bringing up the point that these cars rusted after a short time. Well that was pretty standard for the day, the rust proofing was nowhere near what it is now. You have to remember we had cars like Lancia and Alfasud back then, which made the metros anti corrosion design look like it came from Audi.
Volvo took rustproofing seriously. In fact, even in the 70s and 80s, their cars far outlasted all competitors
AR products were a lot worse than other makers
Lol, they did the tests but didn't do anything about it 🤣
Austin Rover did not do a good job at much, especially rust protection, Metros were total rot box junk, as were montegos, & maestros, the rover 200 series and triumph acclaim were also made from wafer thin tin and rotted badly,
Awesome content. Thanks for sharing
Nice campervan
Thank you for uploading this video. I own a Sierra and it has answered a lot of questions....!
Great video… ford knew how to keep their technicians interested lol just bung a wet T-shirt wearing lady in the video.. that way, the lads will watch it
Just had another look , Nice.... same no AC in reception.
😂😂
Quality content
Cheers . Seems it a common fault on many BMW cars
This is quite helpful, I'm going to make sure to use these later!
Worked for an Austin Rover Dealer back in the 80s, and you could see the weak spots on the Metro the wings no wheel arch liners on the front wings. The Mini No underseal at all! Maestro and Montego so many exposed seams and thin underseal or non at all in places. (:
No different now, I've got an 07 Fiesta, carpet, yes carpet for rear wheel arch liners! And no underseal on the spare wheel pan, exhaust tunnel, front bulkhead, under petrol tank, minimal underseal anywhere. I'm underneath regularly, wire brush on drill, red oxide, black hammerite, underseal, same as I was under a Metro or Mini in the 80s. I've got an 04 BMW Mini, same, bare metal underneath, rust breaking out round the rear lights, from inside out!
@richardburns5925 look under most German cars VW, BMW and Mercedes. I'm a mechanic and I am stunned. Some of the new stellantis cars have no paint on the inner wings panels primer.
Old glows plugs out new in .... I said new plugs out .... Brain still a bit foggy after COVID..
Money and time-wasting "research" that smacks of publicity stunt. None of the issues were corrected at the production line, so the cars proved to rank among the rustiest models of the time. No wonder they went under.
Well this was all new innovation at the time. This started the engineering into anti corrosion, which led to cars today being almost completely rust proof. If you look at the cars of the 50s and 60s they were a hell of a lot worse in rotting.
Yeh all this corrosion testing didn't stop my father's Metro from rusting on EVERY panel!!
Recently I watched a top gear segment from 1991about used metros. Every owner interviewed had rust problems after only a few years. Indeed one lady, who had owned a 1988 model from new, was getting rust all over the car.
They didnt need to do these tests. They only had to interview owners of their cars after 18 months
Never realised how much effort they put into it all. Seems really unfair that the cars still rusted out quite readily
Do you work for hire ? I got a xb9 2005 i would like to restore.
No but always looking for the next Buell to save. Cheers for looking.
I enjoyed this video
My 1984 Austin Metro was incredibly rusty. I hope it got better.
My mother's failed it's first MOT with rust, proper rot box!
@@simonspider I have heard stories like that from the manager at the Skoda garage when I get my Skoda Citigo (same size as my Austin Metro) serviced.
cant believe all those sprayers with either no respirator or its worn under the chin where was health and safety at Austin rover ?
Where? On strike, probably. The factory was ancient and anyway workers didn't care, and management as well.
There was no health & safety anywhere. You know why you can't find a good body man to restore old cars anymore? Cause they all died from illnesses related to breathing in these chemicals without proper protection
There are many great videos from the development of the Metro, really fascinating but what I find so surprising is, that despite all of this, they never seemed to have dealt with any of the potential issues with the design or corrosion protection. All of this testing and all electro-sealing and the cars still fell to bits?
sorry to be off topic but does anyone know a way to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow forgot the account password. I love any help you can give me
@Ronin Lennox instablaster ;)
@Carmelo Jackson Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and im trying it out now. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Carmelo Jackson it worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thank you so much you really help me out !
@Ronin Lennox happy to help =)
Shame Austin rover got corrosion protection so wrong - metros maestros and Montego were bad for rust
My metro is still going at 34 years old. Like with any car on the road, wash underneath as well as on top; floorpans, inside arches and wings, valances and inside door/bonnet/boot edges. Oh and don't use it in the wet! (If you do wash it underneath afterwards).
I bet it has about 40k miles on the clock.
Old days when the bodyworks had the same resistance of a digestive cookie
every part of the video they show is every part of the metro that continued rusted . So basically they did all the research but thought never mind let's carry on building 🤣
Wow I learned a lot! This was a great video
Much more information than I would've thought of
Thanks for uploading this! Is there a part 2?