"and slowly, the oil beast creeps up inside even an ecomodders veins...AAAAHHH!"
Sorry, That's all I could think of while reading about how exhilarating the beast was to drive....
Too bad about the metro, I bet parts for it are at a premium these days. I'm kind of at the same dillema right now, with the toyota needing welding and exhaust. Looking ever so carefully at the new vehicle option.