1996 Geo Metro LSi review from North America

Air conditioning died soon after I bought the car. The air compressor malfunctioned, and the people I bought the car from just didn't bother to tell me. I would have had to replace the compressor at about $500, so I just lived with out one. :)

Both belts had to be replaced at about 60,000 miles, but parts for this car are so cheap that having both replaced only cost about $50.

My Geo Metro was my first car, and a great experience. To be a 4 cylinder, it had a lot of "get-up-and-go", and got such great gas mileage that the 8 gallon gas tank wasn't a problem. The car was very hardy, VERY reliable, and even when I had to have repairs made, they were unbelievably cheap. I put over 30,000 miles on the car in just one year, but til the very end, it still ran just as great as the day that I bought it. Most of the miles that I put on the car were interstate miles, run at speeds of 75-80 miles an hour, and it never phased it. The only problems I ran into were the small back seat, and the air compressor dying. It has an incredible amount of trunk space, and is just a fun car to drive.

On April 8th, 2003, I was involved in a car accident on my way home from work. Unfortunatly, my wonderful little Metro did not survive the accident. However, it kept me from any injury, even though the accident occurred at a speed of about 40 m.p.h on wet roads. The air bags deployed perfectly, and though the front of the car was almost completely destroyed, the interior of the car was left in perfect condition, and no harm came to me except the average pulled muscles that a car accident leaves behind. I walked away from the accident. I am currently looking to, but another Geo Metro... why change when you've found the best?

I would recommend this car to anyone, especially lovers of small cars, people looking to save on gas, and students or first time car owners.