!!!1.5 diesel engine

[Foxy]

Hi, I would be grateful if anyone can tell me if the same engine is in the Rover 1.5 diesel (N Reg.) as the Peugeot 106 Mark 2 (P Reg)
I have a choice of buying one of the two vehicles.
Many thanks
FOXY

[philhoward]

AFAIK It is...my dad has an M reg Metro 1.5, and it looks like a Peugeot/Citroen lump to me...It's even stated (by Rover) that it is the PSA Diesel...

[arry_b]

Metro / Rover 100? Two words of sage advice - RUN AWAY!
Mother has one, the "sporty" 114 GTA - the build quality is rubbish, it rusts and it's generally valueless and unloveable.
At least the engine is OK on the 1.5 diesel, but I'm struggling to find something nice to say about the rest of the car.

[sponix]

The Metro is one of the most dangerous cars on the road and have one of the highest death rates in accidents. On the plus side they are cheap.
If the choice were mine I'd go for the 106.

[mgoodlad]

Go for the Peugeot every time - I have had two 1.5d Peugeots and love them - briefly owned a Rover 100 (although it was a petrol one) and the handling was rubbish - it's like driving a toy - it bounces all over the place. My nephew had another Rover 100 with the 1.5d engine - the engine is identical - there may be slight differences with the positioning of ancillaries. Finally 106's don't seem to rust ( I think they are galvanised) - you can see K and L reg 106s with no bodywork rust at all. And you can see N reg Rovers with the rear wheel arches really gone - just look around. Even if the 106 costs a bit more (it should do unless the mileage is much higher) go for the Peugeot. Check for service history of course and make sure timing belt changes up to date.

[rabenson]

I'll second the above - metros are really variable in terms of build quality. A friend of mine had one that was a total rust bucket at only four years old!!! and we aint talking surface rust here!!!
Ron