As an owner of a geo metro, I will not stand for this partisan metro-bashing, by an obvious automotive hate monger! ;)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 11:18 PM To: Bill Cardell; [email protected] Subject: Re: Metros! NIGHTMARE. I had a 3 cylinder 94 Geo Metro for about 6 months. It was the scariest piece of crap I have ever driven OR ridden in. I was commuting about 200-300 miles a day back in '95 and the only good thing I can say about it is it got great fuel mileage, even when flogging it hard - I averaged about 45mpg. It had 12 inch tires that were not much bigger than the one's on my HF trailer. It would lean ~5degrees when driving across windy bridges and sometimes I would fight against the wind so hard that once the x-winds would slow down I would have trouble staying in my lane - no joke. The suspension and brakes were SO bad that I nose-dived under hard braking and I could not slow down enough and actually drove UNDER a volvo that stopped at the last minute to take a right turn (going down hill in SF). I was amazed how crappy the brakes were. I actually laughed when I hit the volvo - there was no damage to the front bumper, but upon contact the hood crumpled up about a foot in the air. I pushed it back into semi-shape and the hood latch/release still worked, SWEET. No damage to the Volvo, not even a scuff on her painted bumper. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Bill Cardell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I know a bunch of you were talking about geo metros. Here's your > chance to corner the > market:http://westslope.craigslist.org/cto/831991765.html > > Bill Cardell > TurboDog's Dad > www.flyinmiata.com > www.fmwestfield.com > orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S > Before you call our tech line (970.464.5600) please check out the FAQ > <http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/> section of our website > > > > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
