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Topic Started: Apr 17 2012, 03:27 PM (2,622 Views)
Car Nut
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Paid $1750 for my 94 XFI several years ago. They've increased in value since then. Mine had new clutch, new tbelt, new exhaust & rims too. Better not wait until the weekend if possible. Might be gone. Go with CASH in hand. Maybe you can dicker some. I've missed a couple XFI's since that sold for $700-$1200 & they were gone within hours.
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Apr 19 2012, 12:00 PM
Paid $1750 for my 94 XFI several years ago. They've increased in value since then. Mine had new clutch, new tbelt, new exhaust & rims too. Better not wait until the weekend if possible. Might be gone. Go with CASH in hand. Maybe you can dicker some. I've missed a couple XFI's since that sold for $700-$1200 & they were gone within hours.
Awesome. I will try. What kind of mpg do you get on your xfi ?
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so it turns out the XFI I had my eye on was sold before I had a chance to go look at it. I'm in the Nashville, TN area and will be on the lookout for one. Hopefully I can find an 89-94 XFI 5 spd to restore/pimp out.
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Apr 23 2012, 08:40 AM
so it turns out the XFI I had my eye on was sold before I had a chance to go look at it.
"before I had a chance to go look at it." --- There is your problem. with gas as high as it is you have about an hour or so after the ad appears to get to where the car is at and either purchase it or turn it down.
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Apr 23 2012, 10:14 AM
Blasac5150
Apr 23 2012, 08:40 AM
so it turns out the XFI I had my eye on was sold before I had a chance to go look at it.
"before I had a chance to go look at it." --- There is your problem. with gas as high as it is you have about an hour or so after the ad appears to get to where the car is at and either purchase it or turn it down.
You think that long?

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unfortunately for me, the car sold while I was at work... before I could go see it. Even asked the fella to hold it, but it sold at 3pm on Friday.
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Looking for a 1.0L 3CYL, 5 SPD Metro Hatch in the Nashville, TN area. If anyone catches wind of something, Im interested. Thanks for any help.
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What do you guys think of this? It's been CL for a while, I think because of the high price.

http://tricities.craigslist.org/cto/2912150980.html

It's an older fella, and he won't budge from 3,000 flat for it. He says its super clean , only the AC blows hot, top has "minor" hail damage, and minor surface rust that doesn't show in the pictures. It's 4 hours from me, so I can't just take take a look at it at a whim. What do you guys think?
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It's clean, would I pay 3,000 for it? No. But I am cheap and buy my Metros to be cheap. However, I have no doubt he'd get 3,000 if he listed it on eBay.
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You're right. He also said it has a new clutch. So, it seems to be a generally clean ride. Also said the 5 digit speedometer says 16,000, so it's probably 116 since it's clean. but how can I be sure? Wouldn't a car fax report have the mileage everytime it came up on the grid?
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Since he won't budge from $3,000 you can figure it gets maybe 47 mpg. So if you are getting 25 mpg now the difference is 22 mpg (220mi/tank) at $3.60 per gallon or $17 per tank or $884 a year. Maybe 2 years of saving gas while driving a fun car to break even on a reasonable price for the car.

And you can never be sure unless you see the car if it has rusty frame horns, needs a rebuild, has bad wheel bearings or whatever.

I have not dealt with carfax but 116K is reasonable and getting close to time for a rebuild if the car has not been well taken care of. At least look at the cost of a tune-up after you buy it.
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Question folks, did the 1989 Geo Metro LSI 4 door Hatchback come standard with AC? THanks for the help
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No.

No Metro ever came with A/C standard, it was always an option, not available at all on the XFI. (from the factory, lots of dealers put A/C on XFI's)
Edited by Woodie, May 8 2012, 05:10 AM.
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Blasac5150
Apr 19 2012, 12:16 PM
What kind of mpg do you get on your xfi ?
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Edited by Car Nut, May 8 2012, 05:40 AM.
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Thanks for the info. I've got my eye on an 89 LSI 4 door that looks decent. I'm trying to pry more info from the owner. Its 200 miles away though, so I'm gathering as much info as I can before I head out. Im in Middle TN, and the car is just south of Louisville, KY
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