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My brother used to drive a Geo Metro back when we were in school in the 90's. I was his passenger most days (before I had my DL)...It was shit, but the damn thing held together for longer than we had any reasonable expectation of it doing so.
Problem was, he drove it very, very aggressively. He was a BAD driver, but has improved since then by a vast degree. One of the defining moments in that rattletrap was the day he thought it would be fun to get close up behind an 18-wheeler, maybe he was trying to draft in an attempt to exceed 60mph or something. As soon as he got within about ten feet, the Geo started shaking and rattling more than usual, prompting me to quip "it's afraid of the higher vehicular life-form! o_O"
Fast forward to this past year -- In a fit of nostalgia -- or possibly just in a fit of "I can buy this POS, fix it up, and resell it for a profit," he dragged me along on a 6-hour (each way) trip to buy a Metro from some guy in rural Far East Bumfuck, Louisiana. He regaled me along the way with tales of people who have effectively created a "tuner" culture around the damn things -- people would strip it down to its bare essentials (read: remove all seats aside from the driver's, replace the shitty bumpers with something even lighter, etc), dropping in slightly beefier engines, and the like. Apparently, when properly stripped down, one of those fuckers can actually maintain 80mph, or, if driven at more like 60-65, get gas mileage in excess of 50mpg if you were lucky. And this is from a pre-electric-era, rollerskate of a Matchbox car. As the guy was...less than honest about certain of its mechanical issues (we knew that the outside door handle on the driver's side was busted, but he neglected to mention the teeny tiny little issue of '"It doesn't always start moving just because you're stepping on the accelerator"), he ended up paying something like $600 for it (they guy wanted a grand more than that)...He's sold it since, but I never asked him for how much...Hopefully, at least enough profit to pay for the gas it cost us to get it.Last edited by EricKei; 08-11-2014, 02:41 AM."For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
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Any prizes given to a minor are *technically* given to their parental unit/guardian anyway, so I can see that happening if they had an episode with teenage contestants, I suppose."For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
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Quoth XCashier View PostTraded it in for a Prism (this was after the Geo brands were sold to Chevrolet), which was a very good car with a surprisingly strong engine. Was sorry to see it taken off the market.
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Quoth Argabarga View PostTalk about obscure/forgotten personal vehicles, my family had one too.
Had...
And every spring, following a road saltlicious winter.... we had less and less and LESS of it.
Until one day the farmer next door bought it for $100 so he could go get firewood with it. I actually found it's skeletal remains in the back 40 of his property a decade ago, by now, even they're probably gone too.
Why yes, at some point we do intend to get another scout. As a straight utility vehicle [ain't no sport about a scout!] they are very hard to beat, when treated right they are incredibly durable and able vehicles. I laugh at the various climbing races, I always wanted to hook up a small 10 foot travel trailer, climb to the top of one of the hills used, and set up with a tailgate party to watch the fancy crap try to make it up the hills.EVE Online: 99% of the time you sit around waiting for something to happen, but that 1% of action is what hooks people like crack, you don't get interviewed by the BBC for a WoW raid.
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on - I thought it was more like 35 (??). Maybe they squeezed out more? I only know of these "Metro tuners" by proxy.
edit : both off, in different directions Wiki sez 42.
Still impressive for a gas-only car.
Last edited by EricKei; 08-12-2014, 01:38 AM."For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me
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Jesus, that's better than I often got in a Prius!Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, you speak with the Fraud department. -- CrazedClerkthe2nd
OW! Rolled my eyes too hard, saw my brain. -- Seanette
she seems to top me in crazy, and I'm enough crazy for my family. -- Cooper
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Quoth AccountingDrone View PostWhy yes, at some point we do intend to get another scout. As a straight utility vehicle [ain't no sport about a scout!] they are very hard to beat,Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
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Quoth Deserted View PostJesus, that's better than I often got in a Prius!
[I paid $16 000 + whatever the taxes, tags and such were, and I pay out $1200 a year insurance for full coverage instead of just liability. ]EVE Online: 99% of the time you sit around waiting for something to happen, but that 1% of action is what hooks people like crack, you don't get interviewed by the BBC for a WoW raid.
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Quoth DiRF View Post. (Same deal with the Pontiac Vibe... coworker just picked up a used one for a ludicrously low price, but it's just as rock solid as you would expect a tall Corolla wagon to be.)
both are based on a corolla chassis.
/I admin a toyota matrix forum.
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Quoth EricKei View Poston - I thought it was more like 35 (??). Maybe they squeezed out more? I only know of these "Metro tuners" by proxy.
edit : both off, in different directions Wiki sez 42.
Still impressive for a gas-only car.
Alas, later that fall I found out what happens when a 16-year-old driver who'd had his license for three weeks introduces his father's F150 to your Metro. (Hint: it involves a broken rear axle on the Metro.)"I often look at every second idiot and think, 'He needs more power.'" --Varric Tethras, Dragon Age II
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Quoth AccountingDrone View Post
Mentioned it before, my bog standard 2006 diesel Jetta gets 42-44 consistently. Hella cheaper to buy, maintain and insure than a Prius also, and I don't have the battery issue that hybrids have.But the paint on me is beginning to dry
And it's not what I wanted to be
The weight on me
Is Hanging on to a weary angel - Sister Hazel
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