Who remembers ...

[ian parker]

what he said above....i think they got voted the worst car in history....

I dont agree, i think the worst car EVER, was the Princess, a hidious wedged shape pile of poo, i really cant remember anything nice about it, at least the Allegro was kinda cute

[paul spence]

I dont agree, Princess, a hidious wedged shape pile of poo, i really cant remember anything nice about it

I can,the 4 pots,lol

[ian parker]

I can,the 4 pots,lol

very good Mr Spence back to the pile of poo, i think

[laney]

oh my god i served my time on the these, hyrolastic suspension,shims in ball jonits, and loads of welding. and not a ECU in sight

[Chesney]

I dont agree, i think the worst car EVER, was the Princess, a hidious wedged shape pile of poo, i really cant remember anything nice about it, at least the Allegro was kinda cute

Disagree mate, the princess was awesome had many fond memories of my grandads old girl til the engine went bang!!!

[RS2000EXPRESS]

try telling my old man that when he had to walk to find a phone box to get us sorted, and my non existant bank balance that was raided to pay for it!!!!! It used more oil than petrol and eventually the clutch went in the middle of town, that's when i decided to trade it in for a proper car!!!!

Oh no………….after nearly 30 years, these Allegros are hassling me again!
Selling these cars from new, I had plenty of irate customers to deal with. I was the first point of call when their cars started going wrong. One customer rang me to meet him around the corner from the showroom, and when I got there he was crying like a baby, - having just returned from the service department having caught a view of his cars’ service history which showed that the engine had been removed for repairs, a matter of hours before he took delivery. Before delivery to him, I had noticed that it had an oil leak, so I asked the workshop to get it sorted. He then went on to ask me if I knew about that, I said yes and explained the problem to him. He never trusted me again and eventually went off to buy a new Fiat.

Even after all that, I had a passion for these cars as they were becoming the last British owned mass production cars left in this country. They did not have much of a chance of being reliable as Leyland Car workers were regularly out on strike, and many must of lost heart in the job. The ‘A’ and ‘B’ series engines were already well proved and should have been reliable, but gearboxes and suspensions gave drastic problems, and never appeared to get any better throughout production life.

For many a middle aged and over, patriotic customer, the Allegro was a good buy, being a lot more available than the Ford Escort which demanded 6 weeks of waiting. The Allegro could be purchased immediately in any colour or model required. This type of customer would buy new and keep his car for 3 years or 30,000 miles and then trade in for a new one, which worked out a fairly safe bet. But if you liked high mileage and clogging it, the Allegro would start to falter, leaving the only option of proved reliability, to a Ford.

Having said all that, Fords have had problems over the years, with the Cortina 1200 engines that were all clapped out at 30,000 miles, and the excessive camshaft wear of early pintos.

As for the Princess, it was the perfect shape for a futuristic hatchback. We always said that if Ford had developed it , it would have been a winner.

Next time you see an Allegro, don’t give it a sneer, give it a cheer!

CheeRS, Tim.

[Aled]

Next time you see an Allegro, don’t give it a sneer, give it a cheer!

CheeRS, Tim.

PMSL Tim.....I will cheer as loud as I can lol !

[vinny]

Oh no………….after nearly 30 years, these Allegros are hassling me again!
Selling these cars from new, I had plenty of irate customers to deal with. I was the first point of call when their cars started going wrong. One customer rang me to meet him around the corner from the showroom, and when I got there he was crying like a baby, - having just returned from the service department having caught a view of his cars’ service history which showed that the engine had been removed for repairs, a matter of hours before he took delivery. Before delivery to him, I had noticed that it had an oil leak, so I asked the workshop to get it sorted. He then went on to ask me if I knew about that, I said yes and explained the problem to him. He never trusted me again and eventually went off to buy a new Fiat.

Even after all that, I had a passion for these cars as they were becoming the last British owned mass production cars left in this country. They did not have much of a chance of being reliable as Leyland Car workers were regularly out on strike, and many must of lost heart in the job. The ‘A’ and ‘B’ series engines were already well proved and should have been reliable, but gearboxes and suspensions gave drastic problems, and never appeared to get any better throughout production life.

For many a middle aged and over, patriotic customer, the Allegro was a good buy, being a lot more available than the Ford Escort which demanded 6 weeks of waiting. The Allegro could be purchased immediately in any colour or model required. This type of customer would buy new and keep his car for 3 years or 30,000 miles and then trade in for a new one, which worked out a fairly safe bet. But if you liked high mileage and clogging it, the Allegro would start to falter, leaving the only option of proved reliability, to a Ford.

Having said all that, Fords have had problems over the years, with the Cortina 1200 engines that were all clapped out at 30,000 miles, and the excessive camshaft wear of early pintos.

As for the Princess, it was the perfect shape for a futuristic hatchback. We always said that if Ford had developed it , it would have been a winner.

Next time you see an Allegro, don’t give it a sneer, give it a cheer!

CheeRS, Tim.

nice read that

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Thanks Guys

[jimmer]

they are shite!

True.

[laney]

nice one tim

[Chesney]

Nice story but they're still shite!! I laugh when I see one but in a funny kind of way it was my first car and so has some fond memories.