Hey folks
Hello
I Picked up a GEO metro 1994 2 dr 5 sp on sunday 3-9-08. Modest Goal of 45MPG. I will be around. :turtle::D |
Welcome to the site! You should be able to smash that goal pretty good. :)
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Welcome to the community!
Got any pictures of the new Metro? |
Pillzilla -
Welcome to EM! I'm not a Metropolitan, but I appreciate your brethren. CarloSW2 |
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I will work on a photo....she is not too pretty....:D
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Zebra stripes would be my preffered paint job
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Welcome
Welcome to EM!
Best FE to ya...:thumbup: You're goals (and paint-job) are easily attainable :) RH77 |
Those stripes would be sweet
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Hi Pillzilla - welcome to the forum.
Agreed: 45 mpg should be a piece of cake. Is this car a replacement for another one? What prompted the purchase? |
Cold hard $ prompted the purchase. My Nissan frontier was getting 15 MPG and with a 100 mile roundtrip commute (80% HWY) it was a no brainer to buy something with high MPG.
I looked at new corollas, but with a 5 year loan I was still looking at 300-333$ per month likely. So I decided to go the Metro Route. It certainly isn't as nice, but the seats are pretty comfy and I think I am already getting use to it. I figure I average a 600$/month gas bill at 15MPG, so at 45MPG that would compute out to 150$...a nice 450$ a month savings. Car will be paid for in 4 months of driving. I dont think that is too lofty of a goal for this car. It has new clutch. tires, valves, timing belt, and battery so I hope it will get me a minimum of 4 months. The one problem I am noticing is the front right tire seems to go thump thump thump and is worse when I turn left, and almost disappears when i turn right. The car does not pull at all in either direction so I wonder if my front end is crooked? Ideas? The tires are suppose to be new and look like they are? I have put it (JR Executive) in the garage and have some more details there. I have yet to put any more gas on it. At 300 miles right now and its just a touch below half full. So I am guessin I will be around 40MPG. |
I was also pleasantly surprised by the seats in the Metros. Not bad at all. Though I did take mine out and added some extra padding under the front part of the cushion (between the foam & springs) to get a bit more of that "bucket" shape for more thigh support.
The tire: could be a belt that's going. If it's got 4 new tires, I'd put that noisy one on the back and see if the sound goes away. |
If the sound moves with the tire, the tire is bad.
If the sound stays where it was, the car has an issue. You described the noise as going away in a right turn. Possible bad wheel bearing or CV Joint. Both easy to fix. Not very expensive. I'm leaning toward wheel bearing. Keep us posted. BTW Greetings, Have Fun, S. |
I was thinking wheel bearing too, but the two I've had that went bad were more of a dull constant rumble (which went away when you unloaded the offending wheel via weight shift in a turn) rather than a thump, thump.
Move the tire to the back, and you'll know soon enough. |
Its hard to describe, but it is pretty constant. Could be either. I am having my "car guy" look at monday likely.
ANy other general maintenance things I could have him do that would improve things? |
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Sweet
That is cool as He!!:turtle:
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Welcome to the site. Great car for mileage. You should hit 45 mpg without even trying.
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