Nothing really.
The driver's side window is hard to roll up.
New Tires at about 80,000 miles, but that's to be expected of any car.
Negative aspects- Don't believe any of the other reviews that say the power in this car is good. It is anemic at best. Around town it's good enough, but getting onto the highway can be dangerous with this little power. Even using each gear for all it's worth won't help much.
Handling isn't good, but it isn't bad. For normal everyday driving it's good enough.
The interior is cheaply put together, but then again what would you expect? It doesn't even have a tachometer.
My prizm wasn't equipped with cruise, so long trips caused a certain amount of madness, and stiff knees.
Positive aspects- This car has been bulletproof, I haven't had to replace anything in almost 40,000 miles. My parents owned the car before me and also never replaced anything.
Fuel mileage in this car is incredible. I've got about 38 miles per gallon city and 40 highway.
Car fits very well into tight spaces. Also has a great turning radius, which combined with low gas, maintenance, and insurance costs makes it great for driving in cities.
The ride is actually quite soft, much better than I would have guessed.
Sounds like got a stripped model with no options, I have a LSi with the 1.8 engine with the 4-speed auto transmission and my car has lots of power and a tachometer and it handles great, so don't try and down the Prizm when your parents gave you the bare bones model, don't blame the Prizm because your parents are cheap... and by the way the interior in my car is terrific even the leather seats-
I love my geo prizm. I've had it for...5 months and nothing has gone wrong (knock on wood). it's a 1997 and with only 95,000, so it was in pretty good condition anyway.
Point being, I absolutely love my car.
My 1997 Geo Prizm LSI is Fully loaded so try to buy another one with a beefed up engine.
I just bought Prism with 182000 miles, and nothing wrong with it! I paid only 650$
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