The only thing that the METRO suffered from was a bad case or rust that
happened around the unibody that caused the motor mounts and front end to
fatigue and render the vehicle unsafe.
There are quite a few 200K mile 3cyl METRO's out there still running in
climates that didnt use road salt. Suzuki builds a durable and reliable
engine.
On Fri, 6 Apr 2007, Barry Oliver wrote:
>
> Not a METRO... if you are really looking at a GEO, a mid 90's prizim is the
> hot ticket. mine has 263000 miles and still gets 38 mpg on the road...
> under the sheetmetal it's all toyota. Metro's are SuZukis iirc, and not as
> durable...
>
>
> Michael Maskalans wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2007, at 10:10, Jason Bleazard wrote:
>>
>>> I've been debating the merits of trading my '95 Dakota for a smaller car.
>>
>>
>> If you're really that hard up, sell the Dakota, get an 80s Civic or maybe
>> a Metro (I'd trust the Civic to need less work). Will be the best mileage
>> from a cheap car that you'll get, and it's not like you'll find something
>> that you really *like* in that price range that will also get
>> significantly-enough improved mileage to justify it. Might be able to
>> find one with ABS and auto seatbelts for maximum insurance discounts....
>>
>> Okay, enough of my mumbling, back to lurking. Too busy to keep up on this
>> stuff lately!
>>
>> --
>> +-- Mike Maskalans ---------------- Rochester, NY ----------+
>> | '98 Dakota CC, SAS on 40s '84 RamCharger 4x4, plow truck |
>> | '02 Jetta TDI 5sp, daily '97 Intrepid, not on the road |
>> +-------------------- <http://mike.tepidcola.com/trucks/> --+
>>
>
>
-- Miles D. Oliver
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