1994 Geo Metro XFi from North America - Comments

The car is dangerous to drive over 70mph. The 12 inch tires improve gas mileage, but the handling becomes very difficult. When the tires warm up it will be easier to drive, but still difficult near semi-trucks and crosswinds.

Most other vehicles will ignore you, especially trucks in rural areas. There's very little respect for the car, so fender benders are common. I've had trucks veer toward my lane when I drive the Metro, but that rarely happens when I drive my Dodge cargo van. Unfortunately driving smaller vehicles, especially in hicktown USA, is still an offense punishable by death.

Flaws from a mechanical standpoint include the following: don't activate the wipers when frozen in ice, or else a tiny plastic ball-bearing holder breaks and the entire $180 wiper assembly must be replaced.

On the standard/manual transmissions the input shaft oil seal is a design flaw which may cause clutch slipping, so check for transmission oil leaks above 100,000 miles.

The timing belt must also be checked and replaced at regular 60,000 mile intervals. A broken timing belt will mean a ruined engine, so this is vital.

An extremely reliable car. I gave it the usual tune-ups and oil changes every 2500 miles. The only time I had big trouble was when the clutch gave out, at 130,000 miles. Even after the clutch wore I could still get up to 40mph and limp places, until the clutch was fixed.

Everything lasted over 100,000 miles. The radiator wore out around 110,000 miles (I've heard spraying it regularly with baking soda will help it last longer, due to bug acids being neutralized). The brakes lasted to 112,000 miles, and the exhaust system made it to 140,000 miles. The catalytic converter almost certainly would've lasted longer, except I never replaced my oxygen sensor at regular intervals.

I own the 3-cylinder, which gives adequate power with great mileage. However, because the car is so light, the 4-cylinder manual transmission can give this car some serious zip.

I have a geo metro and I am a teenager who drives it like a hog. I peel out all the time and I pull the e-brake often. I have rapped the rpm's to about 12 thousand and got up to 95 on the freeway. I now have 210000 miles on my cat and my clutch finally went out. I have had no problems. My raidiator is fine and so are my brakes and window wipers. I give the car a 10.

I have owned a couple of older metro's and have found them to be a great little commuter car. The weakest parts I have found are the gears in the manual trans., and the tendency to burn valves in the head. The motor is fun to work on and there is plenty of room to get at everything.

If you are looking for an affordable car to get you from point A to point B, and you don't mind driving in a very small car, this is the car for you.

I have a '93 Geo Metro with 148,000 miles that still has original everything. Living on a secondary gravel road the car has been through snow drifts, mud, ditches, and plowed fields (not on purpose--don't ask). The car still runs great, uses little oil, and gets outstanding gas mileage. About the only negatives I can think of are that it eats up tires (partly due to a lot of gravel road driving), weeps some oil which you can smell when you park the car, and its door handles are cheaply made and easily broken.

My brothers own various Geos and report the same kind of reliability I've had. They are also cheaper and easier to repair than most other autos to boot. The car is usually overlooked by the "I'll only drive a tank" crowd. Too bad for them.

I have a 95 Geo metro, 3 cylinder 1L, it has 133000m on and is still running good. I had 3 wreaks, but only lost my exhaust which is still attached with a piece of wire. The car is so much fun and gets really good gas mileage. I'm only 18 so I pretty much give the car hell, but nothing major has gone wrong. I love my Geo.

Own a 1996 geo Metro sedan with the Gigantic 4 cyl. I regularly get 35+ MPG in the thing, drive 70mph+ on a regular basis and with good tires and rims it stops and handles better than any SUV ever made. The poster's comment about the drivers veering in their lane, this is simply just encountering drivers that really should not have their license (we have lots of those here in michgian)

The car is more reliable than any other I have owned. driven sanely and maintained normally it should easily hit the 250,000 mile mark like mine.

The biggest improvement I have made was buying good tires and aluminum rims that were 14 inch instead of the smaller size. this hurts the fuel economy by a couple of mpg, but upgrading to low rolling resistance tires would regain that.

I'm looking to trade her in for the even smaller smart car when it is released here in 6 months. 60mpg in a car 1/2 the size is very attractive to me.

I drive a 1994 Geo Metro, it has 3 cylinders. Super great on gas and it's small size makes it easy to park in tight spaces. The only problems I have encountered are with the exhaust system. I have had the pipes rust out and fall off twice. Also in the cold winter, the fan belt starts to squeal. I love my Geo and would not want any other car, especially with the gas prices being what they are. I rate this car a 9 out of 10.

I have a 96 Geo Metro with 105,000. Seems to be a good little car, but is getting some positive crank case pressure (not a positive thing). This means the piston compression rings are worn. I was told to watch out for a stuck EGR valve on Geo Metros. This will cause higher combustion temps. And cause premature engine wear. And guess what? Mine was stuck when I checked it. I like the car otherwise. So I will replace the engine I guess. And remember check that EGR valve!

I Have a 90 GEO MTR XFi, And I LOVE it, to death, I get 60 MPG, basically because I do 55mph - Max 60, because I what

every dumd drivers to past me, they are one's paying thought

the nose for gas, not me, some times I can make 10gals last

a full month, because I also ride the city transit, and I

always do my own auto work, basic because all other repair shops

thinks you should drive a New Car, No Thank's their not

worth the money, for what people pay, they could buy Land or

a house, I always study my own OEM manual, so that Can be the

next Great GEO Repair Man for the People who drive them!

Ni Tesla

ntjrlll@yahoo.com

ROSWELL, NM 88201 USA

8/08/2007.

I had a 93 base model metro 2 door 5spd. car was the most reliable car I have ever owned, not breaking down on me once in my entire ownership of it and it was also the worst condition on the outside of any car I have owned. car had 161k on it when I got it. I was had half the oil I should have and started running bad, but made it home, ran fine adding oil. only bad things was it burned some oil, the door handles outside and inside were crap and broke, the driver window broke while rolling it up and went off the track crooked. the little shocks that hold up the rear hatch gave out so you would have to hold it up while putting items in. interior was cheap, chinsey and exhaust had a little leak making it a tad bit louder. great car, and if anybody laughs at you when you driving, they won't be when your filling up next to them at the gas station. I never had problems wiuth anyone saying anythingh negative as it is. I loved the thing, and it's a blast to drive. freeway speed isn't there, you have to throw it into 4th to pass people normally and throw it back up into 5th.

I have a 3 cylinder 95 geo metro 5 speed. I get 37 mpg. I found my egr valve was totally clogged shut. I had to drill it out, I hooked the vacum outlet on the egr to a random vacum line on my ford explorer and looked into it to make sure the valve moved back and forth. a lot cheaper than buying a new one. an egr off a 95 to 98 four cylinder will work as well. If you want to buy one, make sure it down shifts into first and second, its common for the syncros to go bad in those gears. I had to replace my tranny and looked at another with the same problem (someone tried to sell it to me and didn't think I would notice).

Another problem I had, the crank gear stripped out at the crank shaft (the slot in the crank where the key slides in to hold the gear in place), instead of replacing the crank, I found a cheap engine, I also saw another at the junk yard with the same problem, so this is a possibility if your car is running poorly. It's a good car, people try to laugh at you, big diesel trucks will speed by you, but have pride in your choice of being economical. I love when a lexus pulls next to me thinking they're a baller and the see my gf in the passenger seat who is more gorgeous than anything they have ever been with. and, I'm getting 40mpg. biotches.