วีดีโอ

How durable is this late 80s or early 90s CVT gearbox? Does it need special transmission fluid instead of ATF?

My auntie had a gold one. It was so futuristic having it tell me to fasten my seatbelt. And the digital Speedo too. People have to realise this was released whilst we were all watching knight rider so this was like Kitt for the public.

Ok for around town bit the screaming away on dual carriage ways could be wearing.

No canal barge that. In its day it had good handling, a great engine, superb ride and loads of space. If Issigonis was kept away from the styling, who knows.

Amazing. Completely digital dash with voice synthesis and the odometer is analogue.

Much better than the stinking flicker fest LED garbage were dished up today.

My Nan owns one. We loaned it off her to use it at Christmas time to carve the bird and it’s so much more powerful than our crappy and wimpy Cookworks china pride garbage. Ours is a UK model with a 3 pin plug with no safety shield on it. 1 thing though it’s very loud and I actually was scared of it when I was younger. Lovely vintage knife with a strong brushed motor & is just a beast when cutting up stuff.

Reminds me of the ‘Maxi Power’ sketch in League of gentleman’ “Let’s solve some crime”

The last Austin was built in 1988- The MONTEGO was the LAST new model under the austin marque.

I had one in about 1986 not a great car but kept it for 2 years went to a Ford orion

beautiful! Thanks for the ride!

Featuring the voice of Nicolette McKenzie (who doesn't sound quite so robotic in real life).

The mg maestro was the first car I ever heard with a seat belt warning. In a ladies voice obviously.

bx electronik nie gadał

"Dave......stop."

They should have given the computer an optional Mickey Mouse voice.

The 80's. That time cars from everywhere talked

So was the talking dash for people with vision impairment? You’d be able to see all of the gauges if they’d have fitted it with a square steering wheel.

8:02 pretty obvious that was gonna happen 🙄

Nice car! I quite like the panda. Good video!

Was the transmission one continuous gear or were there levels to it?

That is most surreal tearing around a public road turned into a track! Love the 2200 growl. Great fun.

Great! I had a Maestro. Quite liked it too.

My Dad had the MG1600 which if i ragged it round a sharp corner would say Low Oil Pressure!

Love the combination of "futuristic" talking digital dash and gentleman's club wooden door cappings.

I remember a 'rally' version that managed 0-60 in ten seconds.

That voice synthesiser module makes me think back to an Intellivision game called B17 Bomber… or should I say Beeee seventeeeen booomm-berrr. 😂

These cars look a bit grampy like but the MG turbo was bloody fast.

What happened to it at the end?

What's with the crappy speak and spell voice? 🤣🤣🤣 Didn't Renault have a 11 model with digital dash and voice back then as well called the TXE Electronic when it was all the rage...

Thats lovely. My dad had one of those as his first car all though it wasn't a CTX but it was definitely a 1.1 L MK2 (It was a manual tho)

Looks a bit a dull inside though

10 examples left on road now I wish I'd kept mine,

wood and electrical mirrors and voice giude . nothing of this hase small modern cars .

I had one of these VDP spec maestro in the same colour, A900 RSR Sunroof leaked, dashboard rattled & electronic choke was a joke. It rusted badly round the wheel arches like all BL cars of that era. How has this one lasted so well? Garaged and waxed regularly? Would love to drive this one.

Texas Instruments made the chips for these and other talking cars. Remember Speak and Spell?

I learned to drive in my dads VDP. 30 years ago. Clutch was a nightmare and every time I stalled the thing the lady would announce “warning. low oil pressure”!

Still more bearable than Renault 25 and 11 Eletronic with that Charles de Gaulle voice and the alarm 'Les fonctions moteur!'

My Friends dad had one of these brand spanking new back in the later 80's .. My mate wanted me to see it and on the way to his house it's all he talked about. 'The Talking Maestro'. He actually compared it to KITT from Knight Rider... His dad was already in it with one of their neighbours when we arrived at his house. We got in. His dad played through the buttons. "So what do you think?" I was asked...... Was that it?! I exclaimed. I realised it was best I didn't make any sudden moves from that moment on.

That trim. The real wood interior goes nicely with real disappointment with the fact that it's still just a Maestro.

female Steven Hawking / Knight Rider dashboard haha

That car is rare as now. I hope you look after it.

I've got Uniroyal winters on my '87 'E' Granada Scorpio. I too was out in this deep snow in March 2018. It got through snow drifts and up steep hills. I went past a number of much newer cars that were just spinning away. 😆 I'm sure this Fiesta would have been even better as mine isn't the 4x4 Granada.

I love how Austin-Rover fitted plush seating, tons of wooden inlay and a digital dash, but kept the cheapest, nastiest plastic fittings and switchgear they could find.

Great video mate keep up the good work

Wow. My gran had one of these and that speaking woman dashboard was the coolest thing ever. Hours of fun😀

Quite modern for a car of that age

Sounds like my 2017 SEAT Leon "Voice Command" 😂

Morris and Austin, Brilliant Collectible Vehicles

Has the same stalks as my 1984 Austin Metro had. Thank you.