Enjoyed the video, and great to see you earlier today (Good send off for Pete). I didn't realise how similar our mental health struggles have been, I've had similar and councilling. Out and about walking helps, would be great to keep in touch. Take care 🙂.

Drive-n-Walk, very good idea. Your car looks very good and sound well. All the best Bob

I agree about the positivity of just being outdoors, and around people. Also again appreciate your enlightened approach to therapy, etc., especially men's attitudes towards that. What about "Traversing with Tom"? "Transversing with Tom" would be an A Series inside joke 😂

Just wanted to say thank you for your videos. Down to earth guy sharing the pleasure his car gives him. Thanks for sharing and being so open about your mental well-being. 😊

I think just driving that cute little car would make me happy! I live by myself too so get you on the getting out and about thing. I'm currently on a mission here in Suffolk to visit and photograph every town and village in the county, sometimes in my Rover 25. Love doing it. And quite a few people chat to me on my walks which is great. It's great therapy. 👍

HAD A MG 45,WORST CAR EVER.

Best Rover ever! I'm so jealous!

Rover are pretty rare these days ,Iv had 220gti and 220 gsi now days u just don't see them getting very rare and such a nice car , I'm looking for a rover auto cab 214 , if anyone no,s were there is a good one for sale let me. No plz

R any of the allegro estates for sale??

Good for you, just do what you want and can afford, that's what i do... and remember beauty is in the eye of that beholder...

What's that White 600?.

My first car was one of these and my family owned two of them, one exactly like yours. Certainly not the best car but so glad to see others looking after them. I see a few at car shows but they are getting very rare now. Hope you look after it and have lots of fun.

Smart little 200 that 😎👍🏻 If it were a V6 auto, that 800 would make an absolutely smashing daily banger cruiser 😎👍🏻

some nice cars there. The 800 is lovely. Hope he saves the 600, it looks identical to mine. :)

4:58 Yep! A sealed beam is literally like a giant bulb it's self.

I'm glad you got this little car. I can't wait to come and drive it. (I NEED TO MAKE PLANS) 😂

A little more tension on the belt is all you need. Sprays are a useless waste of money.

Cars look great. Shame about the stone chip. Looks a nasty one! My 2006 jazz sport has done 118k now.i only do about 3k a year as i work from home. I saw one on ebay with a whopping 249k on it few months ago. My guess is a Rover 25.

👍 Bongo

Ah man if it were me I'd be going for a Triumph Dolomite 1850, it's like the Spitfire but so much more refined and dependable, and has been such a good car for eating up the miles on long journeys. Did a 1000 mile/16 hour road trip up to Scotland and back in mine to collect another Dolly and both performed flawlessly However I don't think that's gonna be your coming car given it's the same era as the Allegro (you mentioned it'd be somewhere halfway between the Jazz and the Allegro) and has twin carbs which you did mention can be a hassle (I don't really know what I'm doing either but they've not been to bad to sort) A more serious guess would be then perhaps a Austin Montego? Late 1980s goodness with dependable fuel injection and a 5th gear for those long trips? Maybe a Triumph Acclaim with the Honda Ballade reliability? Maybe even something more recent than that like a R8 Rover or SD3... Or something a bit bigger and ealier like an SD1 ooh

Thanks the update , enjoying your channel here in New Zealand especially the Allegro content ❤. Hope your Christmas is going well and all the best for the New Year 👍🏼.

MG ZR ;-)

Happy New Year in advance! I always appreciate your openness. Everyone struggles with something or other. I do.

How much for the 2lt tdi blue one and is that the zt?

Rover 25 will fit in that space 😊

It’s good to see people in the U.K. who are passionate about Rover and MG, keeping the brand alive. Rovers design department was cutting edge but they never stood a chance against the big manufacturers which I never understood why because they had innovative ideas but the management was lousy and they never seemed to have enough money to invest in new models to compete with the competition which meant they had to rely on Honda and BMW to help them out. Such a shame why britain lost its independent car industry. We clearly have talented people in the U.K. but the story is always the same, management mess it up. The Phoenix 4 should hold their heads in shame, pretending to be the cavalry to save Rover but we’re secretly plotting to asset strip it down and sell it all off, back stabbing its loyal workforce which is shameful when the Chinese businessmen stepped in and got the Phoenix 4 drunk to get them to sign on the dotted line and sell Rover and MG off. The Chinese MG knockoff doesn’t look like an MG at all. It might be a good car but the Chinese are just using the brand to fast track their brand in the U.K. and Europe. 🇬🇧

Great video lovely car love those Allegro's, all the very best for 2025

My Dad had a brand fire new 827 Sterling Coupe as a demonstrator just after they were launched, picked me up in it and I was in love straight away, It was black with grey heated leather, and an absolute flying machine!, remember it like it was yesterday 👌

Your channel came up as a suggestion. Glad it did as i love Allegros! My dad had one briefly as a company car in the 80s. It was a lovely chocolate brown. He didnt have it long but of all the cars he had its the one that i had the most fondness for. Id love one but for now i have a Rover 25! Now subscribed to watch more Allegro action! 😁👍

Great video 😊

Have a great Christmas! I hope you & your allegro get something nice from Santa. My first car was a 1974 1.3 SDL in Damask Red.

Vomit-inducingly pug-ugly laughing stock of Europe British runabout which had all the pizzazz of finding a fresh turd in your cappuccino. Yuck-yuck and double yuck with a side of order of yuck. Why any owner would want to inflict that monstrosity on the general public’s eyeballs beggars belief; sadist.

A pity you used a terrible swear word… How dare you say… BMW. Met a truck driver delivering petrol up the road. Swore that MAN were better than ERF. OK I have never driven an ERF tractor or a MAN truck, but I do seem to have seen alot of retired ERF at fairgrounds, so I think the mans talking out of his hat. Great video.

Tasty Rover 800 Coupé. Nice looking car.

Did u flush through the heater matrix that’s where the sludge sits

I have an MGZT 160 base model, according to the `How many are left` site there are none, but my car exists and will be a rarity on the show scene soon. It's in Le Man Green and is a V6 petrol on an 02 reg.

Love the look of that ZR, how much are you selling for?

Wow, I would love that motor.

The World needs more Allegroman 👍🇬🇧

😎😎😎🌶🌶👍👍👍

Try a back flush on the heating matrix for the heating issue.

You Wouldn't call your dog Rover !

Keep the good work up, love what you’re doing

Might have been a discussion on the forums, but in mine the fan doesn’t turn on until it’sreally nudging red! And I see you also have the AC instruments, I thought that’s how they are. Cheers from Sweden, Paul

most attractive color in a spitfire

Merry Christmas, Great work with the videos , I have a 1978 1500 E Series Austin Allegro in New Zealand the cooling system is similar so your videos are very helpful. Check out the car in this Animated music video for The Slade "Merry Xmas Everybody 🎄." kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoXWnXWKd9Fkjposi=yAtSlA56Gx8l1yPL

What a great video, a great trip down memory lane

Congrats on your new Iphone 15.. now you can film the 1/2 inch wide panel gaps in high resolution for YT world to see...

You can also test the switch by heating it up and using a multi meter to check continuity.