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Just curious, why is a CRX acceptable but a Metro is not? I actually lived in Pasco County FL for quite a few years, and I owned a 99 Metro 3 cyl. Hatch. Of the cars I've owned, it was easily in my top three favorites. Over time I had made quite a few mods, including pulling the rear seat entirely and dropping in a pair of RF 15s with twin 1000 watt amps and running 6 1/2" clarion separates front and rear on a precision power 100W amp. At full volume I had to watch the volt meter to see what I was doing to the battery, the little 1.0 liter couldn't keep up. Anyway, the 3 Cyl 1 liter with the 4.10 gearing was *great* for Florida. With no hills to climb it was never a problem, and I could easily wizz by just about anything on 75. Even after I put 16" rims on it and low profiles, I still got around 50 mpg and could move out just fine. Once I dropped it down 2" my mileage went up and the ride was even better. The big secret about the Metro hatch is that its really a Suzuki Swift, and there are plenty of people modding them for performance or mileage or what have you. I really think the only reason to pick a CRX over the Metro would be because of the badge on the hood, and I took all my badges off anyway. One thing to think about: That Metro would get you the same mileage the CRX would, but at least you'd have air bags and could run the AC, something that is a bit of a necessity in the FL summer.
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