The MG Metro was a proper car
made of tinfoil but with a 1275cc engine that may or may not have been twin-carbed. They had a pretty good power-to-weight setup back then.

They were just allergic to cornering.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 9 Mar 2012, 12:25, archived)

i had the 16v 1.4 rover metro at one point.
the manifold rotted and the local rover dealer wanted £600 for the part alone. how i laughed as i drove around in my shitty little car sounding like a harrier jump jet.
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Fri 9 Mar 2012, 12:49, archived)

Rover engines were wonderfully reliable
in the sense that as soon as the clocks went from 69,999 to 70,000 the head gasket went.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 9 Mar 2012, 13:03, archived)