1999 Chevy Metro 1.0L 5spd ecomodding thread

[Daox]

Here we go, I got some pictures. It was still drizzling, but here they are:





The rocker panels are pretty bad.







A little bubbling on the hood.





This is the worse of the two rear wheel wells. The other isn't bad at all really.





Here we have the adorable 1.0L.





I thought this might be an oil leak, but it also might just be from spilling when filling up? We'll see once I get it cleaned up.





Is this tube supposed to be connected to something?





Ladies and gentlemen, the worlds LARGEST grill for the car that really doesn't need it at all. <--- haha, kinda looks like that smiley face





I forgot to get some pics of the control arm rust. I'll do that another day. I only saw one hole in the driver's side mount. I didn't get a chance to look at the passenger side, but it appears to be in better shape.

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by Daox

Is this tube supposed to be connected to something?

I think your EVAP charcoal canister is AWOL.

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0005_large.jpg

[2000mc]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

I think your EVAP charcoal canister is AWOL.

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0005_large.jpg

But that pipe still is there not connected
Could the canister be underneath on different years?

[Xist]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

- 59
- 68
- 56
- 64
- 52 (last winter was frigid)

Average: 59.8!

[MetroMPG]

Yeah, but YMMV. My typical usage is pretty ideal: Rarely any short trips; mostly cruising secondary highways. Probably more fuel-friendly than Mr Doax's commute.

Also: my car gets better MPG because it's much more ecomodded than his will be this winter (or evar!).

[Daox]

Haha, we'll see. Mid to high 50s would still make me pretty happy. Heck, just having a manual transmission car is so much nicer at this point.

Here are some interior pics. As you can see its in great shape. One nice perk I noticed as soon as I opened up the doors were the nice all weather mats! No mega salt stains that are typical of nearly every car in this area. It also came with a new front exhaust section too (which it doesn't appear to actually need).

[MetroMPG]

The old Metro upholstery holds up really well compared to some other makes' older cars (Honda, I'm looking at you).

[Daox]

The seats are fairly comfortable too, except lacking in lumbar support.

[redneck]

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Get it aligned when you get a chance. It probably needs it. The alignment seems to affect the mpg more so than with other cars because of it being relatively under powered (55hp).

0 toe, straight up, front and back.



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[Daox]

The front tires are worn down pretty bad, but the wear is even. I'll check it with a tape measure. Though, it does pull to the right just a little.