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Guy asks reddit to "roast his car", they can't
Topic Started: Jul 20 2017, 06:26 AM (322 Views)
clen
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There is a subreddit called RoastMyCar where you post a pic and people make fun of it. So one guy asks reddit to "roast his car", and no one really does.


Roast my 1996 Geo Metro. it's my first car and I'm about to get a new one this afternoon, I'll post that one too

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Since you say this is your first car, I'm going to assume you did not buy it new. The kind of people who buy a car new and hold on to it for 20 years are the kind of people who take the time to polish the hood every once in a while, to clear the headlights every few months, to repaint the steel wheels every few years.

You clearly did not buy this car new...but someone did. Think about that for a minute. There was a time, about 21 years ago, that someone walked onto a dealership lot and just bought the cheapest new car they could find. Someone's son was starting to drive for real, on his own, and he can only spend so much time behind the wheel of the Aurora before it starts to be an inconvenience to the rest of the family. The little Geo was the perfect car for the son of a Concerned Parent: small enough to prevent a gang of friends from piling in for mischief, new enough to dissuade fears of a helpless young boy stranded late at night, slow enough to erase even the illusion of spirited driving, frugal enough to run on even the most meager budgets, and red enough to not appear an outright assault on the concept of youth.

But from the moment the keys were handed to a begrudgingly grateful son, the torrent of ridicule began for the Metro. It was so much smaller and flimsier than anything else on the road that even the owner of the most dilapidated, clattering 70's jalopy could scoff derisively at the Geo's inherent inferiority. Fuel economy, the Metro's sole superlative, was in 1996 about as relevant as iPhone connectivity. Faced with such an onslaught of mockery, the young driver chose to turn on his own car and become the Geo's biggest critic. Like the fair-weather friend of a chronically unpopular kid, the car's owner turned and joined the others in using the Metro as the butt of jokes, a sheepish tinge of regret in his heart.

Yet even with no champions, no defenders, the little Geo kept going. And old Geo is not like an E30 or a W123 or even an old Honda; it doesn't have an inherent niceness that motivates the owner to keep it going through trials and breakdowns. Its existence hangs perpetually by a thread, even the most minor of infractions providing an excuse to ditch the sorry machine for something more respectable. Yet it kept going, through an impeachment scandal, a terrorist attack, a financial catastrophe, a technological revolution, Cash for Clunkers, a Red Sox world series win. Three administrations, two generations, and in many ways a different world, and the Geo has kept going without the expectation of appreciation or even sympathy.

Many cars have carried their owners through decades of memories good and bad. Many have changed hands, soldiered on, kept ticking. But few have done it with the near universal disrespect and derision that the Metro has endured. Few have done it without hearing nary a kind word in a generation of service. Few have done it with so short a lifeline keeping the crusher at bay.

But that little red Geo Metro has. So instead of sending it off with one last roast, consider taking a little time with it. Polish the hood, just a little. Shine the headlights, just a bit. Clean the trash out, vacuum it, spray some ozium. Take a little time to thank it for its 21 years. Maybe that's all the appreciation it needs to go another generation.
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WiscoMetro
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:rocker Secret life of an american Geo Metro :metro1
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clen
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I thought it was a nice writeup
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Geo Metro: the car everyone loves to hate...until gas is $5.00 a gallon.

Then "Mr. Cummins Powerstroke McDuramax" will walk right up to it's lowly owner and quietly try to buy it from them in the gas station parking lot.
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:gp
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Wow. I am pleasantly surprised by the comments.
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Azhule
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I like what MrFuzzybagels said

"Nope. Geo Metro is a legend. I won't do it." :thumb
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Not a stick shift, sorry, 3 cylinder 4 speed automatic


The owner doesn't realize he owns a special edition Metro :lol
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Woodie
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Wow, that was wonderful.
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nineoneandblue
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Comments below the article after you open the link are funny!


Like this one ............ "When your bank account is as low as your self esteem, this is the car for you!"
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