1997 Geo Metro LSi 4 cylinder from North America

Summary:

A good choice for a budget minded person

Faults:

Fuel injector nozzles replaced at 30,000 miles.

Air bag module replaced at 35,000 miles.

Parts of the dashboard and other plastic trim around the exterior windows and mirrors show discoloration.

General Comments:

During the first year of ownership I was a little disappointed due to its reliability at first, but it's been trouble free during the second and third year.

I decided to take the Geo on a cross country road trip during the third year of ownership. I averaged around 38 miles to the gallon and it only cost about six dollars to fill up per tank.

It needs more power and either another gear or overdrive added to the automatic transmission to handle hills and steep inclines.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 2nd February, 2001

23rd Sep 2001, 12:06

Why would you have to replace the airbag module if the bag hadn't been deployed?? And if it had been deployed don't you think it was due to an accident of some sort that would most likely cause the damage you are listing?

19th Feb 2004, 01:02

Third party:

In rare instances air bag modules, despite their rock solid design, can loose compression and have to be replaced, I don't know how you would notice this, though, unless it causes the "idiot light" in the guage pod to engage. It could have also been because of a sensor malfunction the air bag did deploy without there being an accident (wreck). The first generation airbags were known to do this in extreme temperatures.

1997 Geo Metro LSI Sedan 1.3 from North America

Summary:

Could use a little more power...

Faults:

Battery died.

General Comments:

The car has been very reliable for me, never had any problems with it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 30th December, 2000

24th Jun 2001, 08:56

Your lack of power can be due to two things, automatic transmittion and air conditioning. My 1.0 liter has a 5 speed and does well enough. I drive My SUV when I want power.

1997 Geo Metro LSi 1.3 from North America

Summary:

An excellent subcompact for the money

Faults:

Nothing has ever gone wrong. Okay, had the AC pumped up once, no big deal.

General Comments:

Love this little car! Reliable as all heck, and great gas mileage too. Don't know why they rated it at 34 mpg highway. I get 40 mpg or so.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 28th October, 2000

1997 Geo Metro LSi 1.3 from North America

Summary:

Leave it up to GM to drop one of their best cars

Faults:

When I first got the car I had several small things break like knobs and switches, but Geo fixed them right away and after than nothing has broke or failed on me.

General Comments:

I've been buying small cars for years to run errands with and all I can say is that the Metro's are strong little cars. My last one had about 200k on it before I parked it and bought this one. I enjoy these cars. Too bad the meat heads at General Motors have decided to discontinue it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 26th September, 2000

12th Aug 2002, 20:03

I am a Geo Metro owner; I have had my car for 5 years and can also relate to the stories of reliability and longevity of the motor. We bought it new and have over 120,000 km. on it (that's about 75,000 miles) and have never had a problem with expensive costs. It doesn't have air conditioning in it, but we have taken it over mountains and hummed it down roads all day at 80 MPH with no problem. It's also an economical choice for a person who works part time and I would recommend them to anyone who wants a reliable car.

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1997 Geo Metro LSi 1.3 from North America

Summary:

Cute

Faults:

All that I can remember right off the bat is that the emergency brakes got jammed once when I had the car for like 2 days.

General Comments:

This has been a great little car for me, so far I really enjoy it. Its weird shape gets lots of attention which I also like.

The sound system is rather good in it, I have one with the CD player and the cassette built in together, this is something I've never seen on another car.

My Metro is also equipped with rear wiper, rear defrost, A/C and a tachometer things, I haven't seen on other Metros. I plan to keep this car for as long as it runs.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 13th August, 2000