i just bought my first. 95 @ 122k. its a piece, but the mileage, ooh la la.
-Blake Spec Miata #97 On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- http://BTDTRacing.com - Float like a Cadillac, sting like a Beemer. Our ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/btdtracing-36 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Hill
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