I bought a Geo Metro

**darkshark** · 03-17-2009, 04:44 PM

Found the car on craigslist in San Jose, the asking price was $600, not sure why it was so low, so I was skeptical. We called the guy, and he said it was in great running condition, no problems inside and out, ran strong. So we decided, well....what the hell, lets go look at it. San Jose is about an hour and a half away.

We get there and test drive it. It starts kinda rough, but other than that the engine purrs, the only problems I found with the car after looking it over for about 45 minutes, was that the drivers side door handle gets stuck alot and wont open from the outside, which is a quick 5 minute fix, and the E-brake light always stays on....and the car is teal...I hate teal.

I made up some bs about the rough start on the car, about how the carburetor is sticking and will need to be replaced soon, so he dropped the price down to $450. I'm about 95% sure it just needs a new set of spark plugs, not a carburetor rofl. Made the sale at $450, pink slip in hand.

Drove it home a good 70 miles. It was smooth despite it being such a lightweight car, the transmission is flawless and shifts through all 5 gears seamlessly, and for being a 1 liter, 3 cylinder, 55 horsepower car, it actually gets up and goes much faster than I had expected.
The car has an 8 gallon gas tank, and gets up to about 52mpg highway, 42 city.

I've been looking for one of these for quite a while, never found any for under a grand or so, especially in this condition, just thought it was a great buy so I had to go for it.
Wonder how big of a turbo I can put on it xD

**customstuff** · 03-17-2009, 04:45 PM

haha why would you want one when you have the 3000GT?

**darkshark** · 03-17-2009, 04:48 PM

Because the 3000GT gets 8-12mpg

More horsepower = less gas mileage.

**gafandriel** · 03-17-2009, 05:36 PM

i was wondering the same thing

nice steal though!

Destatsi · 03-17-2009, 06:15 PM

My mom use to drive a Geo... I hated that thing, the air-conditioner never worked.

**Psychotik** · 03-17-2009, 06:40 PM

I only saw a geo once in my life.

clarinet89 · 03-17-2009, 08:37 PM

We used to have a Geo when I was little. My dad could barely fit into the thing. Ours was red.

**Phynx** · 03-17-2009, 08:50 PM

:LKJFDKHGIOUHDFGKIHJG **** you Shayne... I've been looking for a Metro forever and you get one at $600.... ***. I'll buy it from you

EDIT - OH WAIT... -___- I was thinkin' you bought a Geo Storm... I'm lookin' for a storm. LOL.

**stretchypanda** · 03-17-2009, 10:16 PM

Oh my goodness who would sell a Geo for $600 one would fit on my bookshelf.

What a useless little car.

But good work anyway.

trumaestro · 03-17-2009, 10:18 PM

pics or it didn't happen

Ephraim Desole · 03-17-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkshark

I made up some bs about the rough start on the car, about how the carburetor is sticking and will need to be replaced soon, so he dropped the price down to $450.

That just made it epic.

What a steal, DS.

**darkshark** · 03-17-2009, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stretchypanda

Oh my goodness who would sell a Geo for $600 one would fit on my bookshelf.

What a useless little car.

But good work anyway.

Since when is 50+mpg useless?

I'm tired of the 3000gt sucking up so much gas, when I was a delivery driver for Dominos, I only drove maybe 50-70 miles a night, and had to put in $20-$25 in gas every single work shift.

03-17-2009, 04:44 PM	#1
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	I bought a Geo Metro Found the car on craigslist in San Jose, the asking price was $600, not sure why it was so low, so I was skeptical. We called the guy, and he said it was in great running condition, no problems inside and out, ran strong. So we decided, well....what the hell, lets go look at it. San Jose is about an hour and a half away. We get there and test drive it. It starts kinda rough, but other than that the engine purrs, the only problems I found with the car after looking it over for about 45 minutes, was that the drivers side door handle gets stuck alot and wont open from the outside, which is a quick 5 minute fix, and the E-brake light always stays on....and the car is teal...I hate teal. I made up some bs about the rough start on the car, about how the carburetor is sticking and will need to be replaced soon, so he dropped the price down to $450. I'm about 95% sure it just needs a new set of spark plugs, not a carburetor rofl. Made the sale at $450, pink slip in hand. Drove it home a good 70 miles. It was smooth despite it being such a lightweight car, the transmission is flawless and shifts through all 5 gears seamlessly, and for being a 1 liter, 3 cylinder, 55 horsepower car, it actually gets up and goes much faster than I had expected. The car has an 8 gallon gas tank, and gets up to about 52mpg highway, 42 city. I've been looking for one of these for quite a while, never found any for under a grand or so, especially in this condition, just thought it was a great buy so I had to go for it. Wonder how big of a turbo I can put on it xD

03-17-2009, 04:48 PM	#3
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: I bought a Geo Metro Because the 3000GT gets 8-12mpg More horsepower = less gas mileage.

03-17-2009, 05:36 PM	#4
gafandriel All the world is at war Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Port ORchard Age: 34 Posts: 278	Re: I bought a Geo Metro i was wondering the same thing nice steal though!

03-17-2009, 06:15 PM	#5
Destatsi FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 100	Re: I bought a Geo Metro My mom use to drive a Geo... I hated that thing, the air-conditioner never worked.

03-17-2009, 08:37 PM	#7
clarinet89 FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 899	Re: I bought a Geo Metro We used to have a Geo when I was little. My dad could barely fit into the thing. Ours was red. __________________ Questionable Content

03-17-2009, 08:50 PM	#8
Phynx I'm Forever Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Age: 34 Posts: 2,999	Re: I bought a Geo Metro :LKJFDKHGIOUHDFGKIHJG ** you Shayne... I've been looking for a Metro forever and you get one at $600.... . I'll buy it from you EDIT - OH WAIT... -___- I was thinkin' you bought a Geo Storm... I'm lookin' for a storm. LOL. __________________ Guardin' of the Scared Shrine*

03-17-2009, 10:16 PM	#9
stretchypanda shock me shock me Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Age: 39 Posts: 4,123	Re: I bought a Geo Metro Oh my goodness who would sell a Geo for $600 one would fit on my bookshelf. What a useless little car. But good work anyway.

03-17-2009, 10:18 PM	#10
trumaestro I don't get no respect Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 1,332	Re: I bought a Geo Metro pics or it didn't happen

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