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If you have a Geo, sell it now:

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/Cars-Trucks___geo_W0QQ_nkwZgeoQQ_fxdZ1QQ_ptasZ1QQ_scZ1QQ_sopZ7

wow. people are just that dumb. oh well. for a real deal look up any VW TDI powerd car. I have a 03 bug and average 50mpg. If im nice to it and do alot of highway i can easly get 60.

my sister owns one it's rusty and i was thinking worth $300-$500 max but after seeing this she may get double that easy .

Dang Pugs.. I didn't think the new beetles got that good of a milage.. My 72' Super Beetle only got like 35 lol..

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It's just hard for me to comprehend paying $1,600 for a metro with 118K miles. That's ~400 gallons worth of gas (depending on where you live). Even if your current car only get's 20mpg, that's 8,000 miles worth of driving. Never mind the fact that many of these Geo's are old are will require some sort of repair (timing belt, struts, clutch, etc).

I've got a pair of Geos & can't say enough good about them. Yes, they are starting to show their age (but the one has 270,000, so that fairly expected).

I know for sure that they have already paid for themselves in gas alone. I just filled my empty tank yesterday for $25 (only an 8 gallon tank). That's alot better than all my co-workers doing $60 plus to fill their tanks.

It's funny, because I bought them both before the gas prices really soared (they were around $1.50 when I got them) & they only cost me about $1000 a piece (in rust free condition at that). Now, one of them has a bit of rust (from friggen super salted roads in St. Louis) & they're worth $2500 all day long.

Also, I can change a Geo timing belt in 30 minutes. It's really easy & since they are non-interference engines, even if the belt snaps, it won't mess anything up. The struts are still original on the 275,000 Geo & work just fine, the clutch has only been replaced once & the original rotors have finally just been replaced. The exhause needed replacing when I first got it, but that wasn't much. Otherwise, all is good.

I bet you can do a timing belt change in 30 minuets. you can probbly damn near lift the engine out by hand.

normalicy wrote:I've got a pair of Geos & can't say enough good about them. Yes, they are starting to show their age (but the one has 270,000, so that fairly expected).

I know for sure that they have already paid for themselves in gas alone. I just filled my empty tank yesterday for $25 (only an 8 gallon tank). That's alot better than all my co-workers doing $60 plus to fill their tanks.

It's funny, because I bought them both before the gas prices really soared (they were around $1.50 when I got them) & they only cost me about $1000 a piece (in rust free condition at that). Now, one of them has a bit of rust (from friggen super salted roads in St. Louis) & they're worth $2500 all day long.

Also, I can change a Geo timing belt in 30 minutes. It's really easy & since they are non-interference engines, even if the belt snaps, it won't mess anything up. The struts are still original on the 275,000 Geo & work just fine, the clutch has only been replaced once & the original rotors have finally just been replaced. The exhause needed replacing when I first got it, but that wasn't much. Otherwise, all is good.

That's impressive for ANY car with that may miles.

you can probbly damn near lift the engine out by hand.

Actually, yes, you can lift the engine with your hands... even with the intake & exhaust manifolds & A/C compressor & alternator mounted still (it'll fit in a trunk too, which is convenient for us without trucks). Not that it's really light, but it's around 150lbs fully assembled. Just the block weighs abouth 30-40 lbs. The transmission is heavier than the engine (all those steel gears).

That's impressive for ANY car with that may miles.

Tell me about it, I bought my 270,000 mile geo at 203,000 & was just hoping to get 20,000 miles out of it. I ended up getting 50,000 miles, but it was slowly burning oil & I had forgotten to check for a few months & ran the engine dry & blew it (this last fall). But got a replacement engine for $200 & had it swapped out in a day (first time I've ever done a swap on my own) & is now running like new again.

The only real issues with these cars is the front frame has an odd hole in it on both sides that they did some creative welding to make way for the steering linkages. Well, it's really prone to rusting... completely through. Fortunately, I got ones before there was any rust & so I quadruple coated them things with rust proofing paint. No signs of problems yet. Also, the dashes all turn light grey/white after 10 years. Guess there wasn't any UV protection. Sheet metal is really thin obviously, so small dents are common on Geos from doors being opened into them.