# 1993 Geo Metro Seeks Love, Higher Purpose **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384 "2015-11-12T17:51:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/1 "2015-11-12T17:51:29Z")
[This used car ad](https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/5299040818.html) on the Austin, TX Craigslist site was so brilliant I had to share it. > [@](#): > > God is dead - But before he left, he gave us one last miracle. > > The 1993 Geo Metro represents the peaceful bridge between the Eastern and Western worlds, owing to its origins as a partnership between manufacturers GM and Suzuki. It serves as a testament that we can live and work in harmony across different cultures and worlds, to produce new ideas and cars that are greater than the sum of their parts. > > The 1993 Geo Metro is shining beacon of hope that we can cleanly live with respect to our planet, with its hardly polluting 1.0L 3 Cylinder engine. Gaia will look upon you and smile when she sees you achieving an EPA estimated 53 MPG in the city and 58 MPG on the highway. The eco revolution could begin with you! > [@](#): > > The 1993 Geo Metro is a car for those who don’t like to play by the rules. The lapsed registration and inspection serve as a figurative middle finger to the oppressive authorities who demand you have a muffler and working turn signals. As Luke Skywalker used the Millennium Falcon to push back against the Empire, so will you use this car to push back against the Texas Department of Public Safety. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/2 "2015-11-12T17:56:26Z")
That is some marvelous writing, but wasted on Craigslist. ☹ Thanx for posting it. Get that person on The Dope, pronto! ETA: The ad continues on for 5 more glorious paragraphs! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/3 "2015-11-12T18:10:08Z")
**Marge Simpson:** That house seems awfully small… **Lionel Hutz:** I’d say it’s awfully… “cozy!” **Marge Simpson:** That one’s dilapidated. **Lionel Hutz:** “Rustic!” **Marge Simpson:** That house is on fire! **Lionel Hutz:** “Motivated seller!” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/4 "2015-11-12T19:30:41Z")
You can go [on the road](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYDlLLE40tU) with it! ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/5 "2015-11-18T06:15:30Z")
Seriously, that is my dream car. I’ve always wanted a 1993 Geo Metro. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/6 "2015-11-18T08:51:09Z")
My wife and I bought our first car together in 1993 and we tested the Geo Metro. The dealership exited onto a street with a pretty steep incline, going down from left to right. When we took the car out for a test spin, the salesperson said “OK, turn right here.”, pointing downhill. I, of course, turned left… and immediately found out why the salesperson wanted me to turn right. I’ve never seen a new car struggle so much to go up a hill as that poor Geo Metro. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/7 "2015-11-18T12:44:17Z")
I rented one years ago when my car was being repaired, at the time my work commute included interstate 95, so I decided to find out the car’s top speed on flat roads… 83 MPH… …and it felt like that asthmatic 3 cyl. engine was going to burst out of the hood like an Alien Xenomorph chestburster As I approached the tollbooths, I rolled down the window, and the car was pulled slightly left due to the change in aerodynamics and air resistance. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/8 "2015-11-18T14:32:46Z")
I still occasionally see a Chevy Metro buzzing around like an overgrown fly. (After General Motors killed off the Geo brand, the Metro was rebranded as a Chevy for another couple of years.) Somebody around here is keeping one running, which at 20 years old is probably no small accomplishment. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/9 "2015-11-18T14:37:59Z")
I had a Geo Metro, I don’t remember what year. It was actually a great little car. It would go from 0 - the speed limit in a reasonable amount of time. The hatchback was convenient - I could haul horse feed (not a lot) in it. Great gas mileage. I drove it for about 125K miles, then sold it to my nephew’s stoner friend. He drove it several more years then sold it on. I drive 70 miles round trip to the office. I wouldn’t mind something like a Metro as a commuter car. I have no ego invested in my cars. As long as they do what they’re supposed to, like go and stop, it’s fine by me. StG ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1993-geo-metro-seeks-love-higher-purpose/737384/10 "2015-11-18T14:41:08Z")
My boss has one of those. It’s his pride and joy as he’s single handedly kept it running for all of these years. He has something like 400k miles on it. According to the Geo Metro fan boards, his is the Metro with the second highest mileage in history. He will keep it until he gets to number one. The current number one died a couple years back.