Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Geo Metro

'bout time for another post, here it is,

The Geo Metro

(credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/)

It looks like some car (or some toaster). It must be the dullest and boringest car ever. Brand new, they were $6,750. That's fabulous for a new car, but it might have been better to just get a decent condition used car.

A used car would be faster, too. The base Metro has a one liter three cylinder engine. The motorcycle engine under the hood makes a mind-boggling fifty-five horsepower! From what I can deduce, the top speed is between sixty-ish and the high side of ninety MPH.

The transmissions aren't great, either. There is a five speed standard shift, which is normal enough, but there is also a three speed automatic. In the '60s three speed autos were outdated!

So, the metro. REALLY REALLY slow, a toaster, and boring.

Do you have any thoughts about cars/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!

3 comments:

  1. i owned a Metro! When i floored the car, it would do one of two things - amble or sputter and die. Yeah, high speed sixty-ish kilometers per hour, if you were lucky and on a road downhill :-)

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    1. LOL! Also, do you mean 60 MPH? 60 k/h is about 40 MPH.

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  2. My friend had a Geo Tracker. So wrong, on so many levels...

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