Morris Minor Owners Club

It all depends on what sort of driving you do. I ran my totally standard Minor saloon as an everyday driver for years, but always kept on top of the maintenance, without that they can get unreliable.

Rover P6s are still very under rated, I have had a few, even the 2000s are still more than capable of keeping up with modern traffic, the v8s of course have very nice performance and go very well when wound up. The fuel consumption is grim though! Talking of which, MGBs always seem to be a bit thirsty for their size but are another fine choice for a daily, they are just as useable as a modern car.

Anyone else like old Landrovers? They are great for running about in and are very handy vehicles. No use if you need to do motorway work but they make nice local runabouts, cheap and easy to fix too!

StaffsMoggie wrote:Talking of which, MGBs always seem to be a bit thirsty for their size but are another fine choice for a daily, they are just as useable as a modern car.

The V8 was found to be a tad more economical than the 1.8. It is geared to over 28 miles per thousand in overdrive top. At speed it was found to do more to the gallon than the Metro Turbo.

That said, both the BGT & the V8 are not lightweights (Again the aluminium V8 is a touch lighter than the cast iron B Series), so they won't win the "Urban cycle" prize. The rubber bumper B is a joy to work on (Has the commonised V8, shell so the radiator is set forward) under the bonnett and is on a par with the Minor - dare I say, it may even be a bit more roomy under there .