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| 1062.1 | Gti 16v versus XR2i | ANNECY::PARKER | | Fri May 11 1990 16:08 | 30 |
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I have the Metro 'buff' that was given to Rover employees.
GTi spec says 114 mpg top speed and 9 secs 0-60.
on the surface this compares not so well with the Xr2i (market leader)
but look closer and you see the following:
Gti XR2i
Price 10,145 (I think) 10,445
top speed 114 118
0-60 9.0 8.2
50-70 7.3 9. something
30-50 7.something a lot slower
mpg 38/56/44 28/44/38
Some of that is from memory but the 30-50 and 50-70 times which
are the important ones give a couple of seconds advantage to the
Metro. MPG figures for the Metro are in another league so the
XR2i is not such a clear winner.
Dave
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| 1062.2 | !!!!!!! | IJSAPL::CAMERON | Studying fluid dynamics, from a stein | Fri May 11 1990 16:10 | 6 |
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A Metro that does 0-60 in 9.0 seconds and a 114 M.P.G just has
to be something else !
Gordon
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| 1062.3 | Another + for the Metro | PEKING::TAYLORG | Bodybuilders do it till it hurts | Fri May 11 1990 16:41 | 6 |
| re-2
And the Metro is only a 1.4Litre compared to the XR2i 1.6Litre so
the insurance should be less for the Metro.
Grant
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| 1062.4 | Neither has enough go faster stripes for me! | DOOZER::JENKINS | A Fiesta of Dorises | Fri May 11 1990 19:08 | 15 |
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The 30 - 50 and 50 -70 times can be misleading... just like the
0 -60.
The 30 - 50 and 50 - 70 times are not usually the "best" the car
can achieve, but are for a specific gear. (50 - 70 is normally 5th).
So all the figures may do is show how low geared the car is.
The best indicators are the comparatives times for 3rd/4th/5th gears
for the same speed increase. Gives a good idea of torque and
performance.
That said I'm not trying to defend the XR2i.
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| 1062.5 | | LARVAE::MUNSON_P | On the 7th day, God made the 49ers | Mon May 14 1990 09:22 | 5 |
| re. a couple back
Both the Metro 16v and XR2i are group 5 insurance.
(��)Munce.
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| 1062.6 | Thumbs up | RDGE44::JONESK | Yep you sure are | Tue Jun 26 1990 09:45 | 34 |
| I had to hire a car last week. My manager said I could have a group
A. When I went to Avis in Cardiff, they gave me a Metro GTi 16V!!!
Anyway,
As stated before, first gear was not as quick as some other cars
but for me it was ample. Once up into second, especially at moderate
to high revs (3500 +) it took off! I was impressed. Third too was
zippy, again at 3000+.
The engine sounds good. There is not the ROAR common to many sporty
numbers, but rather a reassuring GROWL as I took her up through
the box.
She ran smoothly at high speed. Very little vibration. Good at
long distances (90 down the M4 for 2 hours).
Unleaded petrol. London - Bournemouth - London #9.45
Bucket seats. Adjustable too at the baso of your spine for added
comfort.
Good bootspace. Limited rear legroom but ample really.
Manual sunroof and windows. (NOT electric).
I did have some problems with the radio. the search facility didn't
work all that well. It seemed at times as though it could have
done with a booster.
All in all, I was very impressed and most reluctant to leave it
back with Avis on Saturday.
Kris.
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| 1062.8 | | ANNECY::MATTHEWS | M+M Enterprises. Thats the CATCH | Tue Jun 26 1990 18:17 | 5 |
| For the old A series, 3.5Krpm has to be over halfway. I know that
they can be made to rev VERY high, but in standard form, I wouldn't
take one above 6 or 6.5Krpm myself (unless it wasn't mine :-) )
Mark
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| 1062.10 | 2p worth :-) | OVAL::ALFORDJ | Ice a speciality | Thu Jun 28 1990 17:36 | 4 |
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more like 2.5k and 5.5k
70 is 4k
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| 1062.11 | much better | HEAD::BOPS_RICH | his dusty boots are his cadillac | Fri Jun 29 1990 13:17 | 3 |
| My R5GTT is doing about 90 at 4k rpm
;-o
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| 1062.12 | I'm Miffed !!!!!! | OVAL::ALFORDJ | Ice a speciality | Thu Jul 05 1990 16:06 | 15 |
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In my paper today...
"The new Rover Metro has clinched 21 land speed records.
"In a 24-hour high speed run, dubbed Project Pride, the 1.4 litre Metro
GTi averaged 121.33 mph on unleaded petrol.
"Eighty volunteers from the Rover workforce took part in the test at a
track in Bedfordshire.
"The Metro, which reached speeds of over 130 mph, broke 19 existing
records and set up two new ones."
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| 1062.13 | Whizz-whizz, gurgle-gurgle | FORTY2::SMITH | | Mon Jul 09 1990 12:10 | 9 |
| Just got one of these from Mavis too.
Very impressed with the engine, compared to old BL engines, but you have to
press it to go fast, and those rev's don't come without some cost - loads of
go-juice !
But what does the caravan warning light indicate ? (case of RTFM i s'pose)
AMS
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| 1062.14 | Oh, I'd forgotten I'd brought the caravan! :-) | IOSG::MITCHELL | Elaine | Mon Jul 09 1990 12:17 | 6 |
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To tell you you've got a caravan on! :-)
Seriously, it's for when you are using the "towing" electric socket, it
flashes when you use your indicators, just to let you know that it's
all working, I suppose.
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| 1062.15 | Anyone in DEC Reading got one? | UKCSSE::PLATT | Can't help if you don't talk to me! | Wed Dec 19 1990 10:03 | 15 |
| Hi Folks,
My lease is coming up for renewal soon and I like the sound of the
Merto GTI. Has anyone got one that I could have a look at? The ARG
dealer won't have one untill after X-mas.
Also, does anyone know how much one of these costs on the lease scheme.
There are no quotes for a Metro on VTX at the moment.
If there are any kind soles who would let me look at thier GTI drp me a
mail at either UKCSSE::PLATT or PETER PLATT @REO.
Thanks,
Pete Platt.
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