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| New Member, Just Bought My First Geo!; 1994 Metro 3 Cylinder 5-Speed | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 21 2012, 09:19 PM (965 Views) | |
| johnjm22 | Mar 21 2012, 09:19 PM Post #1 |
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I'm in California and gas is expensive out here. $4.20 per gallon is about the cheapest. I commute a lot (about 400 miles per week), and I've been driving my Nissan Titan which only gets 17 MPG on the highway. So I decided needed something more economical and picked this up today:![]() 1994 Metro 3 Cylinder 5-Speed 145,000 Miles Top end was recently rebuilt professionally, and there's good compression on all cylinders. Paid $1600. So far I love it. I drove 34.9 miles today, and only used .623 gallons of gas. That translates to 56 MPG! ...that's with out any tune up at all, and no mods. I've done nothing to the car so far. At this rate, it will pay for itself in a matter of months.From what I've seen of this forum so far, it looks like there's a plethora of knowledge here. I can't wait to learn as much as I can and max out my MPG. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute some knowledge too. |
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| Memphis metro | Mar 21 2012, 09:24 PM Post #2 |
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| Scoobs | Mar 21 2012, 09:33 PM Post #3 |
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Nice looking car! I got parts out my ears for that year, if you need somthing i might have it. |
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| billy508 | Mar 21 2012, 09:33 PM Post #4 |
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Welcome!!! Very glad to have you.
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| arollinstone | Mar 21 2012, 10:21 PM Post #5 |
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On a Mission from God
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| obaja | Mar 21 2012, 10:22 PM Post #6 |
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Diesel Power
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Where abouts in socal? Im down in San Diego. Welcome to the forum, you will love your geo. |
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| Bad Bent | Mar 21 2012, 10:36 PM Post #7 |
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Facetious Educated Donkey
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Welcome to your new forum, johnjm22! If the formula is correct the more tanks of gas you fill up the more you will love your Geo.
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| Coche Blanco | Mar 21 2012, 10:36 PM Post #8 |
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Troll Certified
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That *might* be an XFi. |
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| Jittney | Mar 21 2012, 11:54 PM Post #9 |
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Anchorage 92 XFi
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Welcome to the forum
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| robertino | Mar 22 2012, 01:24 AM Post #10 |
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so you talked him down from $1900 to 1600... You know there is a guy in Walnut that buys and flips Metros...He's always making these long adds about how wonderful these cars are and then he hits you with the price...$3999 for a 91 wagon at the moment. Look I love Metro's I really do but I would not fork over that much money for a 91 wagon! I bought my 99 for $1100. Edited by robertino, Mar 22 2012, 01:30 AM.
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| johnjm22 | Mar 22 2012, 03:28 AM Post #11 |
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Cool. Once I get a better idea of what I'm going to do to it, I'll let you know what parts I need. I'm pretty sure I'll need stuff for the AC/Heater, neither of which works right now, but I can see that it came from the factory with both originally. I'll have to figure out how to get them working.
Barstow and San Bernardino.
After I calculated my mileage, I thought it was possibly and XFI as well, but according to the VIN it's not. 56 MPG seems abnormally high. I figured out the MPG by topping off between two gas stations, so it might not be perfectly accurate.
Yep. I can see you've been looking at Craigslist ads. $1600 was more than I wanted to pay, but compared to the other Metros I looked at, this one was just so much more mechanically sound, despite not being in the best cosmetic condition, so I don't mind over paying a little. Yeah I see those too. I think he re-ups that same ad almost everyday. That sure is a nice looking Metro though. |
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| econoboxer | Mar 22 2012, 09:44 AM Post #12 |
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I am the one on the left.
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welcome and congrats on saving on gas. Hit up your insurance to switch your titan over to pleasure use, and save even more. |
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| idmetro | Mar 22 2012, 09:55 AM Post #13 |
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Welcome aboard! |
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| GeoFanatic94 | Mar 22 2012, 10:14 AM Post #14 |
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I Have that same exact car lol. Mine doesn't get that much MPG though...
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| bogs | Mar 22 2012, 11:42 AM Post #15 |
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Duct tape heals all wounds
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Welcome here
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...that's with out any tune up at all, and no mods. I've done nothing to the car so far. At this rate, it will pay for itself in a matter of months.






7:57 PM Jul 10