This is the best-looking car for sale in my area since one of the $500 Accords sold. There was another $500 Accord and both were the same generation as mine. I believe that one had the rims that I have long coveted, but I keep saying that I need to fix the beam in my Civic before I buy another car to repair its mote, but let's face it, there is a high probability that any fixer-upper that I buy will probably need too much work, which will take me too long, and be too expensive.
The curious thing was, not only did one car have the rims that I have long wanted, but one had a bad engine, while the other had a bad transmission. In theory I could have put together one running Accord and one parts car, but we will never know.
Now for the econocar in question. There seems to be a grammatical error, so I fixed it the best that I could:
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98 Chevy Metro for sale. Ha! The engine is just 1.0L and 3 cylinders! Manual 5 speed transmission. Will turn over and start on starting fluid but one little pin for a connector for the fuel pump (just put a brand new pump in) broke so will need to be fixed. It has a brand new battery as well. It would be a good first car with just a little work. This model has the somewhat hard to find Factory A/C option as well. The Interior could use a cleaning but I've done most of the harder cleaning. These are known for getting 50+ MPG Open to 2A related trades.
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So, the brand-new fuel pump needs to be replaced? YourMechanic says one of their mobile mechanics would replace it for the low low price of $520.76. Curses! They don't have anyone in my area! We do not have a Pep Boys either! Repair Pal says $1,000 ± $500. That is a pretty useless range, but they also do not have any shops in the area. I wasn't trying to find estimates, but while we are at it, Napa says $488 to $1,588, and they do have shops in my area!
One video shows that to replace the pump you drain and drop the tank, remove six screws, yadda yadda yadda, and that's it!
It does not really show how to actually do any of that.
Another video by some weirdo named Benjamin Nelson, shows dropping the fuel tank, except he does not show how. Come on, people!
This looks like it is straight from the factory service manual, but it is for the wrong year!
https://www.justanswer.com/chevy/25i...r-replace.html
I found one write-up, but this one is better. Manny wrote that it took two hours, but he also took care of some other things:
https://geometroforum.com/how-to-cha...tro-t1209.html
The people seem nice, but I suspect the forums are run by weirdos, but are they as weird as the SysOps of
https://www.suzuki-forums.com/forums...tro-forum.192/,
https://www.suzukiswiftrepository.com, and
https://metrompg.com?
Points to the shortest URL!
CARid has a fancy pump for $18.41 and a basic one for $13.59, although the cheaper one requires a part (not included) to validate the warranty.
CARid's warranty is exactly why I am looking elsewhere. AutoZone has an PDS for $46 and Delphi for $130 in-stock. O'Reilly has a MasterPro for $46 and an Import Direct for $80. Strainers are $9 and $11. I think the only one that Napa has in-stock is a Delphi for $139.
RockAuto shows the Delphi for $94 and other brands for as cheap as $15 plus tax +$8 shipping.
I can only really compare the Delphi FE0150: $102 from RockAuto, $103 from CARid, $113 with AutohausAZ, $119 on eBay, $130 at AutoZone, and $139 at Napa.
Strangely, some sites say that isn't the right part, like CARid, which redirects me to the same part. An eBay seller says that is for a 1995 - 1997 Metro. The part that some sites show for a 1998 is the 0415, which is $73 at
BottomDollar, the same price on eBay (no returns), $90 on Amazon, $95 on RockAuto (plus shipping), $110 at AutoZone
Now for the beauty shots!
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...4985333915263/
Check out that trendy & therefore value-increasing patina!
I found the following in my hours of research for a car that I may never buy. However, I only found references to Metro's checklist:
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Geo Metro owners are a proud lot. Like the Dwarves in Tolkein’s Hobbit, they are a close tribe fiercely protective of their cars and three-cylinder artisanship. They are dismissive of pretenders — ahem, like the Mirage and Smart — that fail to live up to the three’s fuel efficiency potential. The 1.0-liter Smart gets only 36 mpg? Amateur.
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...etro/14719791/