Advice on Geo Metro XFI

[bradjensen68]

I am looking at a local ad for a 1992 Geo Metro xfi with 40,000 (actual) miles and "some" rust for $950. This seems like a good deal to me. Am I right? What should I look for? I think I read somewhere that the shock towers tend to rust out. Is that true? And other tips?

[Christ]

Control arm mounts. Those are the deal breaker, unless you want it for parts or know a competent frame/chassis welder, because the measurements for the hard points are available now, so they can be reconstructed safely ans within some scope of alignment specs.

[Ryland]

Crawl under the front of the car and look at where the suspension mounts to the body of the car, poke at the lower parts with a pencil, if you can stick your finger all they way thru then you have a parts car, if they are solid then buy it! unless everything else is falling apart to the point of being unsafe as well.

[bradjensen68]

Already sold. I was too slow.