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[PaddyM]

Ref 7 1986 Austin Rover Maestro 500L Countryman MRP

The Austin Maestro was produced from 1982 to 1987 by British Leyland, and from 1988 until 1994 by Rover Group. The car was produced at Morris' former Oxford plant, also known as Cowley. Today, the redeveloped factory produces the BMW Mini. Supplied new by Henlys’ of Andover on 3rd August 1986...

www.historics.co.uk

Will suit someone

 

[meanders]

The cushions are trimmed in the original material and have been re-padded with a built-in gas stove

Strange choice of padding! Foam would be much more comfortable.

 

[oldiesontour]

99000 miles if it's like everything else BL produced it has had a lot of money spent on it to get that far

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[scotjimland]

Not bad MOT history but has been off the road since 1st March 2021

 

[oldiesontour]

Ref 7 1986 Austin Rover Maestro 500L Countryman MRP

The Austin Maestro was produced from 1982 to 1987 by British Leyland, and from 1988 until 1994 by Rover Group. The car was produced at Morris' former Oxford plant, also known as Cowley. Today, the redeveloped factory produces the BMW Mini. Supplied new by Henlys’ of Andover on 3rd August 1986...

www.historics.co.uk

Will suit someone

Preferably who doesn't want to use it and has moisture proof storage!!!

 

[cyberyacht]

I bought a Maestro at auction. Worst car I ever owned. Couldn't sell it. Had to PX in the end.

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[PaddyM]

I bought a Maestro at auction. Worst car I ever owned. Couldn't sell it. Had to PX in the end.

Was thinking about Tam and the dogs

 

[Dave2000]

I bought a Maestro at auction. Worst car I ever owned. Couldn't sell it. Had to PX in the end.

You paid money for a Maestro?
I was gifted one by my dad when his eyesight wasn’t up to it, sold a perfectly good escort. Best trip I had in it was to the scrap merchants, no way I could have got money for it.

 

[TerryL]

I had an MG version, the 1.6 earlier version which I absolutely loved but in the end was worthless. I was most surprised when I was offered £200 in a part exchange deal!

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[the darkside]

Surprised it’s got to that milage, British Leyland/Austin rover hateful unreliable badly assembled junk. Maestro and montego were awful, only good thing about them were the Perkins prima diesels,although they were noisy they were a good engine,the petrols were outdated underpowered and thirsty

 

[oldiesontour]

Surprised it’s got to that milage, British Leyland/Austin rover hateful unreliable badly assembled junk. Maestro and montego were awful, only good thing about them were the Perkins prima diesels,although they were noisy they were a good engine,the petrols were outdated underpowered and thirsty

Controversial opinion warning,,BL ceased to be PARTLY due to a workforce that went on strike to take more and more leaving nothing for investment in a future.
My grandfather went down the pit at 14 retired at65 said " unions started as the best
thing that ever happened to the mines ,but ended up being the worst thing"

 

[Lenny HB]

Dreadful cars, the Rovers that followed them weren't much better. I remember test driving a Rover 400, only did it to get the free bottle of champagne they were offering. On the drive the trim under the dash fell down trapping my feet on the pedals that was interesting. Give them their due a good bottle of champagne arrived a week later, it was certainly better than the car.

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[the darkside]

Bl/ar were outdated,more often rehashed older designs,lack of investment, shoddy workmanship and lack of empathy for the final product.same as the Hgv and agricultural sectors, they got left behind until it was too late

 

[oldiesontour]

Bl/ar were outdated,more often rehashed older designs,lack of investment, shoddy workmanship and lack of empathy for the final product.same as the Hgv and agricultural sectors, they got left behind until it was too late

Rather like the UK !!!!?

 

[the darkside]

Rather like the UK !!!!?

Alas, yes,like most once great industries in the uk,gone ,never to return,uk was renown for engineering and manufacturing,people blame cheaper imports,maybe part of the problem but if it’s cheaper and often better why are you going to buy an overpriced homeland equivalent.the Hgv and agricultural sectors are case in point, English manufacturers rested on old designs repeat customers putting up with poor quality, then foreign brands started to appear, the naysayers who were blinkered into putting up with what the uk had to offer were soon to change once better more efficient equipment was available,often the cost was lower overall due to better designed vehicles and equipment.I grew up with hgvs and agriculture

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[oldiesontour]

Alas, yes,like most once great industries in the uk,gone ,never to return,uk was renown for engineering and manufacturing,people blame cheaper imports,maybe part of the problem but if it’s cheaper and often better why are you going to buy an overpriced homeland equivalent.the Hgv and agricultural sectors are case in point, English manufacturers rested on old designs repeat customers putting up with poor quality, then foreign brands started to appear, the naysayers who were blinkered into putting up with what the uk had to offer were soon to change once better more efficient equipment was available,often the cost was lower overall due to better designed vehicles and equipment.I grew up with hgvs and agriculture

Likewise.Hgv...mastiff,Albion,fg,replaced by Volvo ,Scania,mrec......then went into coaches ,Bedford!( basically a tk with engine moved to. middle,ford 360 a bit better had a turbo replaced by Volvo b10m and Scania...bodies by plaxton and duple ...highly unionised awful build quality and dated design/production methods .....all lacking investment.( , soaked up by greed ,workers and management.
Like UK plc still

 

[the darkside]

Likewise.Hgv...mastiff,Albion,fg,replaced by Volvo ,Scania,mrec......then went into coaches ,Bedford!( basically a tk with engine moved to. middle,ford 360 a bit better had a turbo replaced by Volvo b10m and Scania...bodies by plaxton and duple ...highly unionised awful build quality and dated design/production methods .....all lacking investment.( , soaked up by greed ,workers and management.
Like UK plc still

Look at a 1975 premium uk tractor unit, erf a series,Atkinson borderer,or a Volvo f86,f88,f89or Scania 80,111,141,daf 2500,2800, Mercedes’, Maguris deutz, renault/ berliet/ saviem,absolute poles apart like steam vs space age

 

[the darkside]

My dad went to collect a brand new guy big j tractor unit,1975,he got a pair of ear defenders given to him with a brand new truck, I remember him getting his first new Volvo august 1976,f88,SAO674R 290 hp 16 speed it was a special time I was 6 years old it was a revelation compared to the English offerings

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[oldiesontour]

My dad went to collect a brand new guy big j tractor unit,1975,he got a pair of ear defenders given to him with a brand new truck, I remember him getting his first new Volvo august 1976,f88,SAO674R 290 hp 16 speed it was a special time I was 6 years old it was a revelation compared to the English offerings

Days gone by ! Never to return.Once Great Britain....now ....well suffice it to say glad I'm not 20 anymore

 

[Outdoors Dad]

My first work van was one of these a D reg 2.0l diesel. It got 35mpg on diesel and 50mpg oil usage..it was a dog I had to carry a toolbox around to fix everything that broke! I regularly had to reseat the injectors grrr. I was glad to sell it and got a ford escort van that was very reliable but rusted before my eyes. Many years later I had a Freelander and I'm sure parts of the cabin interior were from my old maestro van

 

[tinkertaylor]

Crazy to see how decent foreign investment and management visit can turn UK manufacturers into world leading companies,.JLR , BMW mini, Nissan and Toyota all great companies. Its the lions led by donkeys that's the problem.

No cars in the 70's and 80's were fantastic. Unions gave us the best pensions and working conditions we have ever had and since they have gone so have the pensions, the miners pension is still been bled dry by the UK government while miners pensions are degraded, its a huge scandal.

Government gets £420m from miners pension scheme

The government is entitled to surplus funds - but Labour says the longstanding deal is unfair.

www.bbc.co.uk

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