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Anyone we know? CurbsideClassic posts an aero-Metro spotted in Fort Collins, CO



CC posted an article based on a sighting last week of an aeromodded Metro in Fort Collins, Colorado.


The premise is all wrong, though! The author assumed that the car was recently modded because gas prices have gone up. I think it's far more likely the car has been like this for longer than that.



Article: CC Outtake: 1996 Geo Metro Streamliner – Here We Go Again


It's worth a read. Some of the comments are interesting. (I piped up.)



Notable to me on the Metro are those side skirts ... GM seems convinced they're good for drag reduction ( https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...rag-36717.html ) . But I've never tested any on my cars.

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