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Marvelous Marv, 10/13/2010
1996 Geo Metro LSi 4dr Sedan
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I drive to work, all freeway speeds and on the "flat". ONE WAY, BUMPER TO BUMPER. No need to pass. Zero acceleration at this speed, but more than need acceleration in town.Have air conditioning, is adequate with tinted windows to keep comfortable at 100 degrees after 10-15 minutes of cooling. Will not stay cool at idling--needs 1500-200 rpm to cool. Adequately. Added cruise control-- millage increased from 42 mpg to 45.6 mpg at 50-60 mph with this change. Nothing breaks, excellent car but VERY NOISY--have double insulated doors with Dynomat sound insulation, it helped ---now I can tell the noise is coming from the floor-- 95-98 db--OSHA action time for this amount of noise is 15 minutes.
Go Geo
Geogo, 12/10/2008
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have owned the car for 2 years and have put over 115K miles on it.. I have replaced nothing, and beat and abused this car and it won't break. Everything works, looks decent. Gets about 35mpg, costs $8 to fill up right now with gas being $1.75. I have changed the oil about once every 10-15K miles and it never uses any oil. Starts every time.
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D66M6D, 10/03/2009
1996 Geo Metro LSi 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I've had my Metro for about 5 years, with 3 years of consecutive driving. I moved from a relatively flat area to the alpine mountains, trumped by Subarus and Heavy Duty Diesels. The Geo is great! The winter conditions forced me to learn how to control my FWD car without 4WD. Fuel economy is outstanding; about 35mpg. I can put $20 in my tank and run about 2 weeks, or about 280 miles.
Reliable commuter
JohnKMiller, 06/16/2003
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought my 4-door Geo Metro Sedan used in 1998. Since then, I put over 86,000 miles on it and never had to do any repairs other than standard maintenance (brake pads, tires, tune up, etc.). Although it is a small car, there is a surprizing amount of room on the interior, and the rear seats fold down for large loads. At 112K miles, I was rear-ended by a '88 Lincoln Towncar that was travelling about 20-30 mph. I have had a lot of people tell me how these cars would 'crumple like a tin can' if they were in an accident, and I was surprized how little visible damage was caused.
Loved it!
pfrey71, 05/14/2009
1996 Geo Metro LSi 4dr Sedan
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
I had my Geo Metro 4 door (4 cyl) from 1996 through 1999. I loved that car! The only money I had to put into it other than regular maintenance items was a fuel pump relay ($5 part, $50 tow). I had 136,000 miles on it when it was involved in a multi-car pile up and was totalled due to it's high mileage (two days after I mailed in my final payment- UGH!). I wish I could have kept it until it died. As for safety, it was impacted four times in that accident...once by a tractor trailer, twice by an Audi, and then it hit the wall and of all six cars involved in the accident mine was the only car that was able to be driven away from the scene and I suffered no injuries. Fabulous car!
I named her Toodles, and she's a peach
Lsh, 04/19/2002
1996 Geo Metro LSi 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
What you pay for is what you get, but in this instance I feel I've gotten a bit more. Air conditioning still running very cold, a plus in South Florida. Only downside, alignment wasn't right in the beginning and I went through first set of tires quickly. Am preparing to trade in, but that's only because of a skirmish with a poultry truck on the side. Not worth fixing and is unslightly. If that hadn't happened several months ago, I'd be keeping. Plan to buy something similar.
96 geo metro
gltpete, 04/29/2002
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
When I bought this car, it had 10k mi on it & the balance of warranty. 4 times back to the dealer for a/c. Out of warr.: 2 times in for smaller exhaust fixes to the stainless factory ex. Minor elect. problems. Headliner coming down. Overall, an excellent value if you can deal with a tiny (but very usable)car w/ a tiny engine (1.3L) (40 MPG realtime - my driving). I recommend a manualtrans for power reasons..
One awesome little car
cailoisa, 12/03/2003
1996 Geo Metro LSi 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought my Geo with 40,000 miles on it. I have put 20,000 more on it since. It has required nothing but standard maintenance. All part replacements are remarkably cheap. No matter what kind of driving I am in, I always get AT LEAST 32 miles per gallon, but I usually get more. It's so easy to drive, and a snap to park and make sharp turns such as u-turns.
Just keeps going and going and going
Susannah Brighton, 06/21/2004
1996 Geo Metro LSi 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Got the car brand new in 1996 and drove it for 8 years and 78,000 VERY hard city miles. I could have driven the car into the ground but the AC went out and it cost more to fix than the car was worth. (Someone who didn't need AC could have driven the car for five more years at a minimum.) It was a great little city car but as other vehicles got larger and larger it didn't feel as safe as it should have been. But you could park it anywhere, repair work was reasonably priced, and nobody would ever, ever want to steal it.
Geo Metro an Excellent Car
brawny, 11/09/2004
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've put 50,177 miles on my Geo in the last 5 years. I get between 40-45 miles per gallon, depending on city or hwy. Most of my driving is a combination of the two. The only repairs I've had to make is a new muffler (the core rusted off). It's very reliable, starts up even after sitting a couple months in storage. Its easy to park, turn around in tight places, has a seperate trunk that is huge, amazing feature for this trim car. I do wish it had a rear defroster sometimes, but the heater is very adequate even in January in IL.
Bring Back the Metro
Metroman, 01/14/2006
1996 Geo Metro LSi 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased this little jewel with 90000 on the odometer. It runs great and gets great gas mileage. It is low priced and long lasting. With the high cost of fuel nowadays, the Suzuki Corp and GM should rejoin forces to produce such a wonderful little car. The Car is approaching 115,000 miles a running strong, not bad for $1,500.00 investment.
good for awhile
FormerGeo, 04/16/2003
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased my 1996 Geo with 26000 miles on it. It ran like a champ for about 4 years. I never thought of it is a comfortable car or particularly well built with all its plastic. Often times on windy days that the car was going to lift off the ground. It was a snap to park but I could never make it up steep hills with more than one person and I think if I had someone over 150lbs in the passanger seat it would pull to the right. Plus the door always made noise.But great car.
Very reliable vehicle
Esther Rodemack , 04/05/2020
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Comfortable, dependable car. Couldn't ask for a more dependable car with the miles on it. It's great for trips. Wouldn't be scared to take it anywhere. Love this car
Could be better
asauder, 04/19/2004
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
My experience with this car has been poor. We burned up a transmition a week after we got it. As far as fuel- it kicks butt.
My Geo
walter thompson, 11/28/2007
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
My Geo Metro is fun and a good car to drive if you have a low budget like I do.
No care that is more reliable
GG, 04/26/2008
1996 Geo Metro 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I bought this car brand new in 96, I drove this car 45 miles to work and back every day for years. The car logged over 260,000 miles before I gave it to my son. I even rolled the car on its side in a ditch and never had to do any major repaors other than body work. The engine and trans worked like they did they day I bought even after 260,000 miles. Amazing, great gas milage, great reliabilty, great car. If you can find one of these cars that have been taken care of I would recomend it.