Used 1994 Geo Metro Consumer Reviews
"MAX" 60+ MPG No Joke!!
I purchased this Canadian built Geo, in Sept 1994. I has served my family well! in fact, we bought two other cars trying to retire "Max"(as the kids call it) and they are no longer on the road. The reliability of this car has been phenomenal! It has taken its share of lickings and keeps on ticking along. regular oil changes, timing belt replacement every 65,000 miles (just because) alternator replaced at 100k!, Valve job @155k (California mandated) and just discovered I need to replace cv joints at 168k! Can you believe it? It's true!! The best part is yet to come, 65 mpg when the vehicle was new! After moving to California, the mileage dropped to 49-50 mpg!
GM Goofs again!!!!
Why did Gm stop making this car???? Best Idea of the eighties. Good reliable transportation. I called the hatchback my mini pick-up. I moved alot in that cargo space. Why couldn't they have improved on its design. It could have broken the 70MPG barrier.
no good deed goes unpunished
94 2-door hatchback, bought new. Used for commuting from '94-'96. Excellent commuter car (after stereo upgrade). Averaged 45 mpg. From 0-5 mph, as fast as anything! Then the flywheel momentum was conferred. I actually loved this car, but unfortunately its not for a young single man. People just don't want to understand why someone would drive this. It was a good car, but nearly impossible to sell during the boom years of the mid-90's. Later drove a '96 for another two years - same comments
Bulletproff
I bought my 3-cylinder, 5-speed new in "94. In 314,000 miles I have replaced the water pump, radiator and starter. That's it. The motor is as tight as a drum. Mo leaks or burning. I"m still regularly getting around 42 MPG. It's nothing more than an upholstered tin can, but it sure keeps running.
I love cars AND I love my Metro
I'd call myself a gearhead and yes, I love this Metro. More faithful than a dog, more reliable than any person, all the pep you need (it doesn't weigh anything!) and parking's a breeze. Get this: after nearly a decade and 152K, its mpg STILL beats an off-the-line Toyota Prius! You know, that fancy hybrid electric car! I'm looking forward to more cross- country trips. This car loves to run! Remember the old ad, "How can far can your car go on $78 of gas?" Metro goes from CA to NY!