I was misled on the Aveo being a Deawoo product. It was the Metro that was a Suzuki product. I just got my wires crossed..... that happens when you get old. Ha Ha !!!

Mark

"That's the story of my life....no respect".

 

" The ability to use your hands is terribly important...It is only by manipulating materials with your hands that you get a strong feeling of the art. You can judge the strengths of materials without having to calculate..."   Alex  Issigonis about engineers

Rayman 1946, your Metro is one of the very few exeptions to the rule. It looks like it's taken care of. It's a shame that GM pulled these from the U.S. market back in 2001. I know that I slammed them earlier in this topic but the few nice ones that are still out there like yours deserve honorable mention.

I think the Chevy Aveo is about as close as you're going to get to a reissue of the Geo Metro. It's basicly a thinly disguised Suzuki Areo.

Believe it or not, Pontiac is sceduled to get a version of the Aveo. It will be called the G3. Pontiac also marketed the Metro in Canada as the Firefly.

Mark

"That's the story of my life....no respect".

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1967 Austin Mini Moke & Other Bits

QuickSilversVille: Go Classic Or Go Home

My daily driver is a 1996 Geo Metro, 3cyl, 5 speed.  I have about 160k miles on it.  Love my Metro as almost as much as my Mini.  I Can get over 50 mpg if I drive easy.  Easy to service, and have found parts are pretty cheap.  Just finished fixing rust on rear wheel wells, and front suspension lower frame area (cut out rust, welded in new metal)  I always well maintained it, Noisy little engine, but it will run a long time with proper care.   One of the best cars I have ever owned.   Has saved me lots of money over the past ten years i've owned it, on gas alone.   I think GM should make these cars again.  I would  buy a new one.

If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.

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Claims 75mpg

 

" The ability to use your hands is terribly important...It is only by manipulating materials with your hands that you get a strong feeling of the art. You can judge the strengths of materials without having to calculate..."   Alex  Issigonis about engineers

So the slacker dude on the creditreport.com commercials did well with the Metro instead of the "cool convertible or an SUV"!

But ya know what, he's still being laughed at. ;-)

Bill

sounds like a good price, for the Solectria Force version

http://avt.inl.gov/pdf/fsev/eva/solcar95.pdf

$7000, that does seem like a lot for a car that only gets 40mpg; i guess if you are trading in a big SUV anything over 30mpg is a miracle. Ill keep my civic VX for now (unless the loremo comes to the US http://evolution.loremo.com/ 

I had three Metro's in my life. Two 3 cyl./5 speeds and one 4 cyl./auto.. The 4 cylinder was a waste of time.....the 3's did GREAT and got 39MPG no matter how hard I drove them.

Thing is, most of the ones you find today have been beaten to DEATH by kids delivering pizza's and those who treated them as "disposables".

I must say, the little things are tough as nails......if maintained properly.....and that's a BIG "IF" with Metro's.

I sold my last one because my darling bride wanted an SUV....that SUV is long gone and OH do I miss that little mileage monster. :(

I agree and disagree w/ mark. They do run cheap, rust, and the 3-cyls tend to get noisy after a while. But expensive to fix with hard to find parts? I disagree. I did a complete rebuild one of these engines for less than $500, including the cost of the engine block and head. All new stainless valves, decent pistons, bearings, oil and water pumps, gaskets, etc. Yeah, rust can be expensive to repair, but it's no more expensive than any other rusty old car. You can find spares by the boatload at almost any scrapyard and most of them fit in your pocket! I think last time I went salvaging, they had probably 30 nearly of these in decent condition for picking(minus the smashed bits which is why they were in there). The only thing that hasn't been cheap and easy to find are some various bolts and CVs and half shafts.

DO NOT TOUCH MY HORNS OF DOOM!

I agree. How much more is a Civic new?

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QuickSilversVille: Go Classic Or Go Home

True story...found a roller red over factory teal blue '76 Mini 1000 in a barn in 1991, barely ran, bought for $700, spent $9,000 total on restoration/mods, son's daily driver for 10 years, he sold it for $12,500 in early 2005.  Car was almost free, excluding our labour.

Mini friends!  Mini rides!

Restored/modified Mini 1000 with 1380cc power unit, 2.95:1 FD, adj. suspension, S discs/drums, 10x5 Minilites, 165x70 A008s, custom trim and matching custom trailer.

I agree with Mr.x on that one. Unfortunatly, with fuel prices going up, Geo Metros will be coming out of the woodwork. The only thing they do well is run cheap. When they break, they're expensive to repair and given their age, hard to find parts for. The floors rust out at the lower control arm mounts and also at the strut towers. The three cyl. engine is good for about 80,000 miles if you find one that's been pampered. Most of these cars were just driven into the ground and left for dead. There are much better econocars out there to be had for a reasonable amount of money.

Mark

"That's the story of my life....no respect".

That is insane. Anyone who pays 7 grand for a Geo Metro should be shot. They cost that much brand new!!!

Gas prices have increased the value of geo metros. Highest I heard one go for was 7,000.

See for yourself:

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/Cars-Trucks___geo-metro_W0QQ_nkwZgeoQ20metroQQ_catZ6001QQ_pcatsZ6000QQ_scZ1QQ_sopZ3

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