Maestro Vlog 4 - Ownership Experience So Far + POV Drive 

I've recently bought a 1988 Maestro City X which had been off the road since 2008. I'm looking forward to having my first drive in it tomorrow after it surprisingly passed it's first MOT in 14 years last week.

I love a humble car me, allways been into my old cars but i had a fancy beemer and hated every second of the non humbleness got rud and brought a 300 quid polo next day and was 10x happier

Good for you Tom, you’re just right. The simplicity is a pleasant change and certainly makes journeys interesting! Agree that it’s frustrating those that belittle anything other than an escort. The classic scene is about so much more, and I think us young drivers of classic cars are able to appreciate these lesser known cars.

I had a friend who did the similar thing nearly 40 years ago, he had a Morris Traveller and a Morris Van "Minor" when people were driving Ford Escorts and MK1 Vauxhall Astras. It's nothing new, and he had the same reaction in the 1980's. Great to see you still don't have to follow the crowd.

My Kia Rio MK2 is considered a cheap crap modern car. Much unloved like the Maestro of it time. When I got my first Rio I thought it would be cheap and nasty as a runabout. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. I went on to owning four of them, like I did with the Maestro's. Rio won't win any awards for being the best car, it sure is one of the most simplistic and reliable little cars I've owned a long side my love for the maestro.

Your videos are getting really good now. The cut away editing is classy and your insights are really interesting. Started watching your channel as a rover 800 owner but now want a Maestro!

Yep, Maestros are just great at being A Car. Nowt fancy, just enough to do a job and do it right. Like yourself, I've found the Maestro/Montego community to be very supportive and welcoming, especially so recently. That grille on your car was in my very hands, and it's great to see it on a car that deserves it. Really happy to see you got some proper wheel trims too, you did right binning those aftermarket ones it came to you on. Keep up the good work!

Very well said Tom, you're doing a lot for the credibility of these cars.

I have never driven one of these but after watching your series on it I am really warming to it. 👍🏻

I loved my Maestro. It was a dark green MG and I ende dup being given a vanden plas which i swapped the interior over for as my MG seats were pretty raggy. I know you had to sell her but the guy is now restoring her and doing a good job of it.

The Maestro was always the underdog and was often overlooked. I had a lot of underdog cars in my youth (they were cheaper) and my second car was a talking MG Maestro 1600. I loved it! Still think the MG looked way sharper than a Mk3 escort XR3, but even a less posh one looks a cleaner design to me than an Escort from the same era, especially the front. And they are bigger and more practical too, and did I say mine talked and had a digital speedo! What's not to love?

Like your intelligence it means alot ! Love the Meastro

It was the Allegro that set the path for the negative comments! After the success of the ADO16 in the 60's and 70's the Allegro was disappointing to many!

Had a few Maestros and Montego's over the last 10years and what great underrated cars they are. Your Maestro looks very clean and as you say a great retro classic. Sadly i have found the opposite with the Austin rover community and it rather spoiled my ownership experience.

I'd say the Starlet community is also similar, bought one last year just to get to work etc and they're extremely reliable, cheap and easy to repair and the community on forums and facebook groups is good

Just passed my mates house, loving the car and the videos , keep up the good work : ))

Really love those Maestro, Montego... please do something about the little rust spots before it goes further.

Hi Tom Just found your channel as I’m looking for a reliable classic. Was looking for a metro but think I’m now going to look at a maestro Just never driver one. Looking forward to following your journey with this car Regards paul

I have to admit I nearly avoided buying my P38 due to the horrendous reputation. My 1996 4.6 V8 is the most reliable car I have ever owned. I take her off road, up the motorway, and often use her as my daily drive. The air works perfect, the aircon is fine, the engine gives me 18mpg....

Maestros felt so spacious and airy.

You need a TV channel. Brilliant

A good reliable car I had one for 7years

Great video mate

Cool little car, this is the car will Smith talks about cruising in one of his songs 🎵👌🏾looks lovely round there. Qhat editing software are you currently using Tom?

You have a Fiat Coupe 20v? You have a good taste in cars sir. The thing is, the Maestro something different, you don't see many of them on the roads anymore so those that are driving about, are looked after, they're driven because the owners love them and want to keep them on the road. Take that Porsche for example, "ooh look at that" would be exactly my disinterested reaction, it's a Porsche, it looks like every other Porsche and in my eyes utterly unremarkable, if you have the money you can go out and buy a brand new one, so what. The Maestro takes love and work to keep on the road. Sometimes you can be happier with less. I drive old cars, some of which quite a lot of people would look down on, like my Citroen XM. I don't care though, it's a quirky little 80's angular wedge of nostalgia with the smoothest ride of any car and a million little "quirks and features" Ignore the haters, one day they might understand.

I agree with the community the metro community are fab

If this vehicle was as bad as people say, why did this example survive? People today are stupid: this car brings a smile to your face, you like it, a lot! The hell what people think! And I must say the countryside is stunning, like our of Emmerdale!

I have to laugh Tom. You are being called gay for enjoying beautiful cars... and I... a gay man... gets called straight because I enjoy cars. You couldn't make it up!! Another fab video, loved it.

Sharp looking car. M.

Should have got the gti model that would make people think first before blar blar blar

Best classic car. Totally agree Tom. Sexy voice too :)

Guarantee the Maestro will last a lot longer than that morons Sprinter!

i get wot u mean with the attention. i get the same with my morris minor. fuck the haters tom. you enjoy mimi mate, she will probably be around long after the corsas etc. she is a survivor, that's all that matters. are you going to the festival of the unexceptional on 31st july?