1996 Geo Metro LSi review from North America

Please note: that our family has two Metros, both 96's. One is mine, and the other is my wife's.

Metro #1 (Mine) : Blow head gasket 21,093 miles.

Blown tranny 45,000 miles.

Blown head gasket again 48,002 miles.

Blown head gasket again 67,023 miles.

CV joints went bad 72,000 miles.

Blown head gasket again 87,000 miles.

That's it for mine.

Metro #2 (Wifes) : Nothing.

I love this car! I drive it horribly, and my wife drives like an angel, so hers has no problems. Mine on the other hand is ready for it's 5th new head gasket.

These cars combined are cheaper to run, than our giant Astro van. Both get great gas mileage, and both are only $43 a month on insurance, where as the van was a little over $102.

Both are fun little cars to roll around town with, and both are so very cheap to fix, that I almost don't mind driving it hard. The head gasket for me is only $30, because I fix them and mill the head myself. Of course, I do wonder if the block itself is not well made, but I don't care.

In all, these little cars will go forever, if you treat them nicely.