The Geo Metro Convertible Was a Hilariously Pathetic 50-Horsepower Economy Car
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Geo Metro review!!! The Geo Metro Convertible is a tiny convertible economy car with no frills and almost no power. Today I'm reviewing the Geo Metro Convertible, and I'll show you all the quirks and features of this little car. I'm also going to show you what it's like to drive the tiny Geo Metro, and I'll review the Geo Metro driving experience.
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Flooring it on the on-ramp and getting casually passed by a minivan was perfect
Please tell Doug that we want the EB110 Review… wait?!? MKBHD???!
But at least he had a wind blast from this convertible
Didn't know you watched this dude.
Some dude on a escooter gonna pass too ...
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I had an English teacher in high school who drove a geo prism. One day in class, a student asked "how much did you pay for your geo metro?" And the teacher got furious, he goes "I do NOT drive a geo metro!" Even a geo prism owner was insulted that his car was mistaken for a Geo Metro😆😆😆😆😆😆
To be fair, the Prism was a rebadged Toyota Corolla. So definitely a better car over the Metro
True story???
Geo Prism is Toyota Corolla, not even a comparison to Metro
I once worked with a guy who drove a red metro convertible. He was as goofy as his car. He had substance abuse issues, no front teeth, and a Mohawk. He was fun to work with as he was always cutting up, goofing off, and was super comical. The crazy stuff he’d get up to, no surprise that he’s no longer with us. A true character.
hahaha, this is hilarious.
I had a 90 ... it needed an engine ... I was able to lift the engine out by hand by myself once it was disconnected - a good running junkyard engine was $150 and took about an hour and a half to be back on the road driving like it never happened
it was ultra cheap and lasted a lot of miles after that - I can't call it a terrible vehicle, but it was hilarious to drive
I rebuilt my Geo's engine. The bare engine block weighs 14 lbs. It's ridiculous.
its almost a costume-vehicle, because of how hilarious terrible it is, people would laugh but thumbs up at the same time
I guess it could be, if you thrash the engine
'till you need a replacement 😄
You know, I'm astonished that you people of the US find this strange and uncommon. In Europe until the late 90s you could do that basically with 75% of the cars driving around 😂
Well the Geo Metro and Chevy Sprint basically had Motorcycle engines.
They had 3 cylinder engines with 5 speed transmissions.
Back then, a car with more gears than cylinders was a funny thing.
I had a friend back in 93-94 who had the hatchback. Poor guy was determined to try to make the car fast. He slapped intake and exhaust on it. I recall him asking around the local performance shops looking for headers but just got laughed at everywhere he went. Hope you are doing well wherever you are, Dan.
Dan, Sir I salute you 🫡
I had a Metro only because I live in England it was an Austin Metro 1.0ltr 4 cylinder packing
43 Rampantly lethargic brake horsepower.
And I too was determined to make it faster than a 4 speed manual has ever been.
Turned out Marvin ( he was called Marvin the Metro) packed more dB than BHP what with 8 speakers and Sub canon I installed!
Dan's Metro is probably pushing triple digits by now
One day he floored it and probably exploded the tyres and caught fire because these can’t survive more than 100hp
To be fair when your car has only 50 horsepower, every additional horse is much more noticeable than if it had 300 😅
Well the car is fast, I mean, it is faster than you.
Doug:
*Makes fun of this car*
Also Doug:
“This car can be yours!”
I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I lived in the US. Super cool car.
It's more of a collector car at this point. I hardly doubt there's anyone actually wanting to daily drive this thing. Especially when you can get super cheap, used economy cars with triple the horsepower.
Gotta promote his new website haha
Hey, there's nothing wrong with ironic car ownership, especially at this price point!!!
@@DougDeMuro doug the type of guy who is reading every single comment secretly and... giving them a secret doug score
“So you can be a pathetic little pipsqueak with your hair blowing in the wind” 2 seconds later*
“GOOD NEWS THIS GEO METRO COULD BE YOURS!!!”
*Rod and Tod:* "Yaaay!"
Could be, if it were $500.
Stick included
He fits his description of a geo driver perfectly🤔😂
Doug's the kind of guy who tells a joke and then when no one laughs makes fun of his own joke for being lame.
P.S. You can buy this meme on *_Cars And Bids_*
Man, everyone I've ever known who's owned a geo metro loves it to death. My grandma's friend owns one and every time I see her I make an offer and she tells me to go to Hell.
😂
I've had mine since 2008 I love it I could say the same thing 😂
I had a ‘94 that I bought off my dad in the early 00’s. His neighbor 4 doors down bought his a few months after my dad & when he sold his, I bought that one too. They were both manual & the same color. One had a perfect interior but engine problems, the other had a perfect engine & a roached interior. I ended up swapping everything so I had one in great shape inside & out with some spare parts. I loved that car.
Same with the Prism. I knew at least 3 people who had one and had nothing bad to say about them. Being able to work on it easily is another bonus about these cars.
So basically she tells you to go in Michigan, since Hell is located in Michigan
Got pulled over in 1990 coming back from Knoxville Tennessee on I-40. Cop said he clocked me at 102 mph. He laughed and sent me on my way. Took me 5 more miles to get up to speed again. One of the best cars I've ever owned. 50+ mpg.
good for lile semi truck⁹6 mph
I got 45 in town and 70 on highway
Doug: "This Geo Metro is a hilariously pathetic 50-Horsepower economy car"
Also Doug: "This Geo Metro can be yours on Cars and Bids"
The new “enthusiast” car auction website…
I'm curious how much it sold for I would love to have it
as he said Cars and Bids is not just for highly collectable vehicles its also for quirky cars, as there are many enthusiast like him, that like the odd cars.
@@NitroTheHusky yikes! I see these convertibles in nice shape for $2300.
Over $5000 for that Metro.
For about that much money I found some decently useful cars (Manual) within' 300 miles from my location...
-2012 Honda Fit Sport, 177k Miles - looks good!
-2006 Ford Mustang, 121K miles - looks mostly clean!
-2007 Hyundai Accent, 65K miles - looks decent.
-2008 Mazda 3 S Sedan, 177K Miles - looks okay!
-2002 Volkswagen GTI VR6 174, 136K - looks fine.
While I do admire the Geo Metro charm and simplicity quite a lot, I will never spend over 2K for one even IF the car was in top condition, FUUUUUCK that!
"Oh please... Geos weren't THAT cheaply made."
-Owner's manual cover art literally drawn in crayon.
I can't tell if it was a genuine artstyle they were trying out or it was in pastel crayon for actual budget reasons
It had great milage!
It has a kind of Yoshi's Island look to it
It suits the style of the early 90s. Look at Rugrats and Memphis design.
Www what is the wqqq
A company I worked for used a Geo Metro for deliveries. It was awesome to drive in town. I loved driving it.
That “plastic key” wasn’t too unusual for the time, even my 1998 4Runner came with one. The point of it is that the entire design allows it to fit in your wallet with credit cards and whatnot….same size. And then if you accidentally had a lockout…..emergency key is in your wallet. Great feature IMO although I never used it. P.S.-it did have a metal interior too.
@Will Rivers well damn
I had a ‘94 Metro, by then they had switched to aluminum for the spare wallet key.
I think my mother’s ‘95 Ford Escort sport model came with one. I remember trying to test it and it worked but it felt like the thing was going to break off in the lock if you didn’t turn it EXTREMELY gently.
biy new 4 runñer
my dad's '94 Saturn SC2 had one too
Owner: Hey I got a cool, rare car. Wanna make a review?
Doug: Sure. THIS is the MOST PATHETIC car I have EVER seen.
:(
He's honest.. I like that.. thats a quality most people out there don't have..
And a damn good quality!!!
Extremes, regardless of their polarity, are cool.
@know-it-all King u can get nice cars that r cheap if ur not stupid
I didn't care for him calling it pathetic.
Not everybody give a FUCK about going 120mph ever.
The cheap economy of it meant you didn't have a car payment or expensive bullshit breaking on you.
I
Owner: "Hey Doug, can you review my car!"
Doug: "Say no more"
Doug: *spends 23 minutes absolutely roasting your car*
but hey, place your bids!
🤣
By now that would be a honor
Value just increased by $2k
thats actally pretty cool, the fact that its being sold on Doug's platform could make him biased but no he actually just went with reviewing it same way any other car
I had a 4 door Suzuki Swift (manufactured in Hungary) with 4 cylinders and 68 HP, based on the video it was a bit more carlike than the convertible. With 3 friends we made a 10 day trip with it, from Hungary through the Balkans to Greece, 4000 km total. We were very young and enjoyed it, did not care much about the lack of safety and comfort.
good for y8u chef other choes brst car geo meyero😊
When I was younger I had an ancient 1965 Pontiac Strato-chief, the cheapest version of that car available, it had a 0 to 60mph time of ten minutes. It had neither safety or comfort, no optional equipment whatsoever other than a crappy A.M. radio and one speaker in the dash, but it didn't seem to matter, the car moved you from A to B as it was designed to do and that was ok with my friends and I.
I inherited a white '95 Metro base model hatch from my parents when I got my driver's license. Mine came with nothing: no A/C, no passenger side mirror, no radio, but I loved it. My original radio was a boombox, before I put a full stereo (and subwoofers in it) - which turned it into a riding night club. Also added remote door locks - the advantage to nothing in the door, was aftermarket part installation was super easy - and a push-button hatch release on the dash. Other than A/C, by the time I was done with it there wasn't really anything I thought it lacked. It was super cheap and easy to maintain compared to modern cars.
Back in the late '90s when gas was less than a dollar, I could fill it up for like $5, which was a great money making scheme when everyone you know is willing to give you a couple bucks for a ride and only needed to get gas every couple of weeks. I can honestly say I once put 505 miles on a tank, and it then cost me like $15 to fill up, which is non-hybrid impossible nowadays.
I also had a good time driving it. It was a lot of fun in the snow since it weighed almost nothing, it was basically impossible to get stuck and easy to just drift around corners. While it may not have been very fast to 60, I always found it was pretty quick to 25-30 if you knew how to shift it, but the NJSP officer that ticketed me for doing more than 80 on the turnpike can vouch for its top speed.
My parents swapped me cars and sold it almost 20 years ago, and I still miss The Egg a little bit to this day.
I went to high school from 92-96, there was a ridiculously hot girl that drove one of these to school at the time, so I'm fine with it.
Simp for life
@@leeeinfield ridiculously hot Geo Metro girl living rent free in this lad's head for twenty-seven years LOL
Covid really got some of us acting up. Hope you're doing well, Michael. XDDD
Wow, she wasn't just hot but "ridiculously" hot. That's pretty hot.
I'll never be as gay as a 1994 high schooler in a Geo Metro
I can only dream
I went to high school 01-05 (I was 5 in 92) and a classmate of mine, a guy, he had one as well.
“This is one of the most pathetic cars ever” *10 seconds later* “this could be yours on Cars and Bids”
Ikr, but you can bet someone is watching this and thinking "this car looks so terrible. I want it so much".
@@Badococs He might be me!
@@Badococs i kinda like it
@Johnson Long he's pathetic for marketing his own site? He's been entertaining us for years and now that he's doing something else alongside youtube and has seen a lot of success you're calling him pathetic
What have you done with your life little fella
God its awful,, I want it
I had one, drove it out of the showroom, loved it. CNnot believe the trashing this guy is giving it.
Great fun little grocery getter, go to work car, fantastic mileage that outdoes most new vehicles.
Little car with all the equipment that was needed to get places and have fun!
Wish I still had mine!
Yeah, I was kinda pissed off about how much this guy was putting the Metro Vert down.
I mean compared to the time it was a piece of shiet ...its cool asf but still pos @@Doc1855
My dad bought a 2 door hardtop new in 91 for 7100$. 5 speed. my high school friends and I had so fun in that car over the next couple of summers and drove the wheels off it going to concerts, cruising around with girls and just having a car. I remember how great it was on gas and we didn’t have a care in the world. Such good memories!
I'd be curious what a couple year old used civic or accord would go for when he bought that. 10x better car for probably less money lol Also adjusted for inflation, that would be like spending 15+k on a brand new metro back in 1991.
Glad you guys had fun with it!
There were a lot of affordable options brand new for young people back then. Not anymore!
Rod: HE’S GAINING ON US
Todd: I’m scared!
Maude: Come on Ned! Move this thing!
Ned: I CANT!!! ITS A GEO!!!
Oh Nyeddy
I think that was a Spectrum! I had one. Slow as shit, but 39+ mpg
Homer: Hmmm, I guess he didn't see me...
ruclips.net/video/x5EFS6WmxQQ/видео.html
yes... perfect... lol
Come
There is a dude here in town who drives one around with a comically large wind up toy key stuck to the trunk. You know who you are, and I love your style.
That's a really great accessory
I've seen several Nash Ramblers like that. They all must have gotten the kit from the same place, as the key ROTATES as they drive!
@@johnhufnagel Yes!
@@johnhufnagel that's fucking awesome
“Come on Ned, move this thing!”
*I CAN’T IT’S A GEO!*
I've owned two and they are great cars. My first was $5800 new and was an amazing trouble free car that got better fuel economy than my Ducati 500cc. I don't know what folks expect for a 1 liter, 3 cylinder car but in my opinion it delivered more than I expected!
I inherited one of these, it was surprisingly fun! Every stoplight was a fast and furious style drag race and the little old lady driving her hyundai to the store was unaware of just how close the race was! Good times.
@Anna dude stfu I’m not clicking that link
I had a 96 civic with manual steering & manual transmission and thought that was fun for a slow car, just able to floor it everywhere and not go too fast, but this thing has 50 less hp than the civic had! A guy on a bicycle could get you for a few feet!
Pretty much high-school for me
Well I guess then there would be many stories to tell ur grandkids abut all the races u won
Absolutely, you don’t always have to take driving seriously
When I had my 94, I was racing everyone at a stop light.
And they didn’t even know it.
I remember attempting to buy one of these just out of high school and not getting approved to by it by Chevy's credit department (they would only approve me for the non-convertible version). Whenever I see one today, I still laugh at it.
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I love these tiny little fun convertibles I wish companies still made them I'd sure buy one
Tell me about it.
But I do need somewhere for the kids to sit… sigh
@@Ag3nt0fCha0sThat’s why my wife has the family SUV. I can still have fun in my M3 coupe
@@Ashw1115 I’m not jealous at all. *steals your car*
Toyota should make a Corolla Spyder or something, or bring back the Celica, Tercel, or Paseo
I bought this while in the military 1990s. Young kid, no credit, on his own, goes into dealership looking for a 68' Mustang, comes out with a Geo Metro and high interest loan..oh fun days, live and learn.
Lmaooooo it's only every once in a while you genuinely hear a story about someone getting cucked. Ay, sounds like everything turned out alright for you
Also young, low pay, looked at one of these but ended up going with a Merc Capri instead. Took the Mercury badges off it and people everywhere asked me what kind of car it was. Fun times.
Probably would have been better, and faster, to just take the bus, lol.
good thing you didnt go with
Hyundai Pony.
Oof
Not gonna lie... this looks pretty dope. I'd love this car.
I thought the exact same thing 🤣
Retro just looks good haha. Put an LS in it and I would love it! Like an alternative to the miata LS swap😂
Maybe, someday, we'll see compact/micro cars here in the states again. :(
@@BigfootUnibrowMan Where would you sit? LS works in a Miata because it's an FR layout car that was designed for longitudinal mounted engines. The Suzuki Swift was designed for a transverse 3 cylinder. Oh, the LS comes in transverse layouts? Cool. Don't let them pesky things like shock towers and frame rails get in your way.
A 5.3 like the impala ss and the Pontiac gtp has..it might fit in there..after a lot of cutting and welding anyways
If you need to get from A to B, without rushing or banging a hole on your wallet on fuel, this is your perfect choice. It's interesting not only for car enthusiasts, but also for cost-cutting, regular people. And the trunk can carry enough groceries for a single person's weekly consumption. And if you love to repair mechanical parts yourself, that little engine can be an easy pray, just like the VW Beetle. Thumbs up for this cute vehicle.
The Daihatsu Charade G100 1.0 turbodiesel is way better. Does 60 mpg and is more practical. In fact many small diesel hatchbacks today can get over 50 mpg pretty easily.
@@fungo6631Daihatsu isn't in the usdm
@@aarontimm And your point is? It's over 25 years old, you can import it legally just fine.
@@fungo6631 It costs way more to import a vehicle then work with a USDM car, idiot.
It's funny how convertibles have come and gone in waves over the years. There are no "inexpensive regular car" convertibles any more. They're either sports cars or expensive luxury sedans. The fact that in the early '90s the cheapest new car money could buy had a convertible version is amazing.
There are no more affordable cars. Not like this Geo was.
Had a first generation Metro, first new car I ever owned. It was the most reliable car I have had. Best $6000 I ever spent on a car. Lasted me over 10 years, 250,000+ trouble free miles. Nothing but general maintenance was ever required. Talk your shit about Metros all you want but that 5 speed 3 cylinder was very fun to drive and the quality for the money spent was off the charts!
In a lot of ways, a car like this is competing with motorbike commuting at it's price point. And when you do that comparison, it's really not that bad.
my friend in school had a 92 metro.. she beat it all thru school. drove it into uni. and it was hit by a snowplow and wrote it off.. had 300k on it. still..
He probably get paid, does the same for mirage, which is another perf car for our present time
You paid 6k for this pile of shit?
This, the Suzuki Samurai, and Honda Integra GSR, are three of the best low cost good cars for various reasons.
A lil old lady of 75 from Kentucky could’ve bought one of these, only drive it to church and only fill it up once for the rest of her life. Score!
And then you'll get over the car and murder the old lady for owning Suzuki Swift.
@@automation7295 no, I think we can let her live.
Based on the tire wear, it looks like it is out of alignment. I still want one of these cars because they are so darn efficient.
Same. Unfortunately, it's illegal to sell cars like this new in North America.
I had two of these...a 92 convertible and a 1997 hatchback. To understand the Geo, you have to look at it in regards to what it was designed to do. It was not to set records at he Nurburgring, but rather to offer reliable, cheap, utilitarian transportation...and to that end it was a very effective. When I bought the 97 as a grad student in DC it was the cheapest new car you could get in the US. I kept it for 25 years and just recently gave it away. The little 1.0 inline 3 and manual transmission were a remarkably reliable combo. For several years I had an E55 AMG and M6 Convertible at the same time as the Geo...For commuting to work, I preferred the Geo as it got 4 times the mileage as the M6 and was easier to park...and you don't worry about getting it dinged up. I wish I had kept it truth be told.
My mom had a 95 Metro. On the highway it was absolutely terrible but around town it's still one of the most fun cars I've driven apart from the lack of power steering. Being able to drive a car super aggressively, flooring it all the time, without it getting you into any trouble is a different experience.
The whole reason miatas & such were made.
Its much more fun driving slow car fast, and manual... Its my choice any day
@@lucky889s9
Badass. This car in video is soo cool.
@@lucky889s9 as someone who has only ever owned slow, old manual transmission cars I agree they are the most fun to drive. I hate driving my parents 2018 Nissan Rogue in comparison.
I love that 1993 geo metro convertible
The '90s paper cup' color splash on the side is too perfect.
Cutesy, sleek, plastic-looking, _and_ it has Jazz on the side.
The Geo Metro is literally vaporwave incarnate.
😂
@@cinnamonnoir2487 then it's not vaproware.
@@nightspark6187 I said "vaporwave", with a "v" at the end, not "vaporware".
Look it up.
When I saw that the first thing I thought was chuckee cheese lol.
I had one of these, the same except red. Perfect fun commuter car, really simple. My parents both had VW Beetles in 70’s into 80’s that I learned to drive. This car is closest in spirit to them. Cheap basic cars and trucks are so hard to find in US here in the future.
This car is incredibly clean! Kudos to the owner or whoever was responsible for that.
Doug: it has AC!!!!!
GM: Doug...we are cheap but we aren't animals
Or communists
@@rhdmoscowchapstyleusa8966 lol facts
My 2011 Kia Rio didn't have AC or power steering from the factory.
@@wronggg it's kia thou
@@wronggg if you make three mistakes in a word GEO, you will get KIA.
I honestly find cars like this way more interesting than any exotic sports car.
Got to agree with you. As much as I love old Muscle Cars. There are nothing rare about them and with so many reproduction parts available you can build a complete car easily. Good luck trying to resort or find one like this Geo!
I mean, Richard Simmons is probably more "interesting" than Elizabeth Hurley.
Doug is way too mean considering this is a budget car. It’s like $15,000 in today’s dollars. It’s a beauty.
‘93 coupe here, myself!! And the $20 for my 10 gallon fill ups is 🥰
I used to own on one and it was a blast. The engine just blew up
I had a red LSi convertible in college. While not the quickest vehicle it was fine driving around town. Took it on spring break to Daytona Beach. It was loads of fun.
This seems like an interesting and good looking car for a really good price! The trunk pass through is well thought through. This way you can store long items in there if necessary.
In 1991 I won a 91 Chevy Sprint (same car) in a rubber ducky race down a river in my hometown. My duck crossed the finish line 1st out of ~22,000 ducks and this was the prize. I was 5. It was one of my earliest, and most awesome memories. This video made my day.
No It's NOT The Same Car. It Was The Predecessor To The Geo Metro And Suzuki Swift And Was 1985 To 1988!! Smaller Than A Geo Metro. Carbureted 1.0 Three Cylinder With 48 Horsepower. Turbocharged 70 Horsepower Version 1987 And 1988. 1988 Final Year For The Chevy Sprint Before It Became The Geo Metro!
Yo that's so sick
@@richardkaltenbach3961 IN the US yes. The sprint name lived on in other markets past 1988.
@@richardkaltenbach3961 in Colombia, the Chevrolet Sprint was made from 1985 i think to 2004, yes, the same car, same engine, the only big updates were front grill and headlights in 1987 and single fuel injector in 1998.
@@richardkaltenbach3961 I believe at that point the Geo brand was only used in the US. For the Canadian market they were still sold as the Chevy Sprint.
Me: "Mom can we get a miata?"
Mom: "No we have miata at home."
Miata at home:
Someone please explain this comment. I see it everywhere but i don't get it.
I want to see someone buy this and turbocharge it.
@@Jens_Roadster I think it originated as the kids asking the mom for fast food but she said we have food at home. And any kid knows the food at home is never as good as the fast food. Then the meme evolved into other topics like the one above.
@@berburt hmm, okay. Thanks. 😀
@@wither1208 Just drop in a Geo Storm motor
Two years ago I saw a car nearly identical to this for sale, it was the same color and similar equipment, except it was branded as a Chevy Sprint (Canadian rebadge) and it had the 3 speed auto. I was on the fence about buying it, I watched this video and immediately went out to buy it. I love my little blue deathtrap, it's a piece of garbage, it's a horrible car, the convertible top leaks like a sieve, it had mice in it at one point and it's got more bondo than steel in many places but I love it all the same. It turns more heads than any car I've had, it's great on gas and has never left me stranded...
Doug, on the off chance you see this, thank you for making this video and helping me find one of the best cars I've ever owned!
Incredibly easy cars to work on. My cousin had a hardtop and it did fine hauling us (500 lbs. combined) around town. Even the highway wasn't too bad, it really only struggled on hills. His had the manual transmission which was way better than the auto.
I'll never forget the Simpsons
Ned's kids: daddy go faster
ned: I can't... It's a Geo 😂😂😂😂
@ham nai h Pretty sure that is not correct.
this is the correct link.
ruclips.net/video/x5EFS6WmxQQ/видео.html
Oh yeah that was the episode where Homer and Ned were friends then Homer made Ned so mad the ha mad Ned Flanders curse which was sooo funny
@ham nai h I have been bamboozled
Neddy, NEDDY!
I am amazed that Doug was able to make a 23 minute video on a GEO Metro
But a 12 minute video on a McLaren Sabre! 😂
@@yusufffff well he clearly explained that there wasn’t much extra to review because it was basically just a modified senna
I love it
Yeah, he really had to cut out a lot. Can't believe this wasn't feature length.
@@verse2590 yeah , perfectly fine by me
What I find ironic is that if they made a convertible 91 civic, people would go crazy for it, but when GM does it, it’s terrible
I mean these things got really good gas mileage, that has to be worth something
Yeah, the Metro seems to have recieved an unfortunate reputation, despite being a really good car. Everyone who's owned one has many positive things to say, yet everyone who hasn't owned one hates on them.
civ8c hybrde brst
56 hp is a lot for 61 cu in or 993cc. Almost 1 hp per cubic inch. Which was good at that time for normally aspirated.
Natural aspirated Honda Civics had even more power per displacement.
Let’s be honest these are the Doug reviews we love! Please do more weird slow quirky cars this year
Lets not be honest
Agreed !
Yes
Yeah these are the ones I watch, new stuff bores me
2 minutes into Doug's last Mercedes E-class review and I boredom bailed.
This was engaging, informative, nostalgic, honest, entertaining and the reason we go to Doug..not an infomercial sales pitch.
"They added color fabric patterns, just to make it fun..."
"I, for one, am having a blast."
LOL
In the early 90’s I was more of a Camaro guy. We made fun of the Metro and the Yugo. But now I kinda have a nostalgic soft spot for the Metro. Only because I don’t see any Yugos on the road anymore. But every now and then I still see a Metro. Incredible. Oh, and that side graphic …. Bitchin!
I saw one at a car show once with custom suspension and they engine swapped in a 4-cylinder engine with a turbo. They said it dynoed in at 260HP. Never saw them drive it, but man that had to be an experience.
I miss my old Firefly, with the needle buried at 160kmh/100mph. Mine had the optional center console, very deluxe. You could cut pizza with the tires.
19:03 Doug! Them's fighting words! You're gonna get a lot of hate for that.
19:20 "joke of a car", that's it your toast!
23:40 "laughing stock, it's so pathetic", that's it I'm going on Twitter.
"Come on Ned, move this thing."
"I can't, it's a Geo!"
I knew somewhere in my heart that this comment would be here.
xD
a geeeeoooooooo
I'm guessing this quote was from The Simpsons (Ned ) but there was a Married with Children episode that punked the Geo Metro.
thank you, I was looking for this comment
There's a scene on The Simpsons where Homer is chasing the the Flanders family with golf clubs in his hands as an homage to Terminator 2... Maude says "Come on Ned! Move this thing!" and Ned answers "I can't! It's a Geo!"... Pretty sure it was supposed to be a Metro.
It was a Geo Metro.
Definitely a prism! I can tell you with direct experience that the prism was probably as slow as the metro, and definitely slower with a family of four on board. As a chubby 40 year old father of two, like terminator Homer, I think I could temporarily chase down a fully loaded prism or metro! Just don’t zig zag!
Hahaha yes..great memory!! 😁
@@jesusfloresmedia7112 it comes directly after the iconic scene where Homer materializes and later disappears through the shrubs (like T-1000 in the mental hospital) so most should remember it
@@roddydykes7053 that famous meme
I have that exact same car, same color, and I absolutely love it! It's a real POS and I delivered pizza in it for years but man is it fun to drive.
In Canada, Pontiac had a 2 door hatchback version of this called the Firefly. It was available with a turbo and an intercooler. It may be an interesting car for you to review, that is, if one can be found.
I loved ❤ my Firefly. It was a 5 door hatchback, had it in my family for 18 years, it was great around town.
Fun fact, the Turbo 1.0L motor utilized port fuel injection while the standard 1.0L utilized throttle body injection. However, EVERY 1.0L motor has the bosses in the head where the fuel injectors were mounted, but they were never drilled out.
"Cheapest, crappiest car"
Daewoo has entered the chat. "BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!!!"
^a daewoo comment only receives half of a response^
lulz
however none could compete with a Yugo for the "now yer fukkd"-ness title.
*cough* Yugo *cough*
Ya Daewoo was garbage
@@rickc2102 cough FSO cough
GM *cough* GM
I wonder how the seller feels about Doug repeatedly calling the car he's trying to sell cheap and pathetic lol
being given away
he probably correctly identifies him as a putz
He won't care because there's people who'll pay good ish money for these just because of nostalgia.
Got sold for $5,700. Seems fair
@@Hchris101 thanks for the update. Much appreciated.
Great job, I really enjoy all of your videos. Awesome content and detail. Thank you.
First car i ever drove in high school was a '92 Geo Storm hatchback that my mom got when i was in 3rd grade. Watched this video to see how similar it was to the old Geo i remember. Say what you will about quality, but that thing still ran great with nearly 250,000 miles on it and we sold it to someone when i was 19 and had saved up to buy my own car.
Very underrated honestly. You want something cheap, yet a little fun, here you go.
not everything needs to be fast, or luxurious, some people just want something fun and cheap. The person that owns this is probably enjoying life more than the guy who just bought a new black Camaro SS.
@@dar2740 yea idk about that one lmao
I wouldn’t call this car fun.
Agreed, nice little car for driving around town in and for someone who never goes on long commutes.
@@kristians2704 well with that logic the miata isn't fun either 😂
I worked with a man for about 10 years that drove one of these. Considering how he could easily afford something much nicer, he got a lot of questions about it. He was "green" long before it became popular to do so and he drove it because it was inexpensive to buy, paid for, had nearly 400K miles with basic maintenance and got 50MPG highway and 40 city. That car literally cost pennies to drive and never left him stranded. He always said he'd sell it if it broke down on him. I wouldn't be surprised if he still had it.
No wonder Jimmy McGill (Saul Goodman from Better Call Saul) drives an old Suzuki Esteem
Probably has the same 3-cylinder engine as this GEO Metro
@@walnutsandbeastiality866 I bet you're right. I know there was some relationship between Suzuki and Geo at least..lol. great show btw! thanks for the comment.
@All About Roofing I haven't seen Doug's video in a while, but if I remember right, he shows the VIN plate at the door (or under the hood) and it shows that it's manufactured by Suzuki Corporation in Japan
GEO is just a nameplate that General Motors used for imports (similar to how they re-badged the Suzuki Wagon-R as Opel Agila here in Europe)
@@walnutsandbeastiality866 True about the nameplate. Remember, the Geo Tracker was simply a re-badged Suzuki Sidekick.
I had a Mitsubishi Mirage from this era which was very similar in terms of size and economy. I put 300,000 miles on it. It got about 45/40 mpg but it was also cheap to own because it was very easy to maintain. I remember putting 4 tires on it mounted and balanced for $105 😂
The center console comment shouldve been the motto for this car... "The all new Geo Metro Convertible: Deal with it."
When I had mine, I was my first car as a kid, the joke I heard a lot was “It doesn’t have air bags ( as my 1992 Metro Hatch back didn’t have air bags) it came with a can opener in case you got in an accident. Lol. It was an awesome car and handled amazing in Northern Wisconsin winters.
I'd like to see Doug review the Yugo Cabrio -- yes, Yugo made a convertible version!
Oh wow....
To be honest, it wasn't bad looking at all or maybe its just me.
aging wheels should be all over this!
Me to
Here in Europe, convertible versions of cheap small cars were quite common in the 80s and 90s. There were convertible versions of the Peugeot 205, Talbot Samba and Rover 114, and there once even were convertible versions of the old Mini and the Fiat 126 produced in little quantities. They probably followed the success of the Golf cabriolet
In high school, my driver's ed class had about a dozen of these (non-convertible) Metros. They were for off-road use only. We had a "track" where all these Metros would drive around and practice parallel/perpendicular parking, merging, yielding, etc. They were all equipped with walkies so the instructor (standing on a 15' tall platform) could yell at you. "Number 4! Go parallel park!" Good times...
Sounds really fun actually
that sounds like so much fun.
Our high school switched from Daewoos to Suzuki Swift (and Ford Contour), so I guess in a way we had later gen versions of these.
I remember getting driving lessons from a guy who drove a Ford Festiva back in 1996. I think he was trying to save as much money on gas as possible.
I had 2 of them, both ‘94 models of the 2-door hatchback & I regularly got 53 MPG. When I lived in the Midwest, I never got stuck in the snow because of the narrow tires. They never felt slow to me & I raced them constantly lol. I’ve got tons of fun stories
I’m sure someone covered this but if not….The plastic key only opened the door and was built into a “credit card” to you could put it in your wallet/purse in case you lock your keys in. Second, the A/C option could only be had with power steering.
Everyone gangsta until the Geo pulls up with a 950hp Vtec swap looking stock like this.
There are people who swaps K20 on these... A tight fit, but makes one hell of a pocket rocket.
I have a GTi, and it's a really fun car, revs up to 8000 rpm and if driven economically minded, gets 5l/100km.
Not bad for a 101 hp car ;)
@@johnnyrocketa1257 8,000 RPM ?
@@ct1762 And theorically can rev up safely to 9.500, at the cost of durability, so it's limited to 8k. The internals are reinforced in stock form compared to other G series Suzuki engines.
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Y'know those Smart Car Hayabusa engine swaps? Yeah that, but with this. I think in that case there will be enough torque to twist the frame...
I love it that Doug converts the 13 inch wheel into mm, but the rest of the world uses also inch for wheels.
You know theres a keyboard warrior out there waiting for him to slip up
Love the pan shot of "Quality, 5 out of 10" @23:06. And you have the auxiliary stick holding up the trunk lid!
Everyday when I get on the highway to go to school, I always find myself driving alongside one of these cars. I would just stare at it trying to figure out what it was and here’s Doug reviewing one of them. Every time I see it, it just gives me a nice giggle
My mom’s friend had a Geo Metro back then. The kid walks over and adjusts the passenger mirror. That’s how that works.
Doug could've used the trunk stick to adjust the mirror!
My mom had a Geo Metro
In fairness, if you were on your own and could reach a stick to wiggle if one existed, you could reach the mirror and wiggle that. Ingenious cost cutting.
Little known fact that manual mirrors drove up birth rates in the 80s and 90s.
Doug demuro is the kind of guy that has NO clue that there were adds for many many new cars that used to brag that it came with a right hand mirror! So, complaining about adjusting one yourself wasn’t the worse thing at the time.....
Seller: Yes Doug you can review my car ☺️
*Doug proceeds to shit on car for 23mins*
Seller: 😮
The dual-steeringwheel training cars at my student driver school were all Metros. You had to be a magician to merge into highway traffic, but you basically couldnt wreck it, as even breakaway stop signs and small roadside bushes would stop it dead.
By the way, you gotta love Doug. Geo Metro....Bugatti Divo.....same passion, same comprehensive coverage of quirks and features. A national treasure.....
Maude Flanders: "Come on Ned move this thing"
Ned Flanders: "I can't its a Geo"
I love it when he reviews these oddball cars. Something different from the supercars, hypercars, and ultra luxury cars.
Doug: "Ridiculous little car"
The rest of the world: looking at their little cars nad sweating
Seems like Doug was born very privileged and ignorant. He knows jackshit about the most simple yet basic features cheap cars had, then makes fun of them looking like a embarrassing fool. Things aren't even funny cuz it's so common it's just normal.
@@JMDrives calm down dude, in America this is a very basic car and a very tiny car. Here it’s normal to laugh at cars like this. We call them clown cars lol. Very few people drive this kind of thing here. And I’m sure he knows more about cars than you, hell he has millions of subscribers 😂
@@handymenprotv5510 Supercar Blondie has millions of subscribers as well, what can you say about her then? 😂
Hmm.. So it's normal to make fun of a very basic car? That's just shallow as hell man. 😐
@@handymenprotv5510, in America it must also be normal to be a tard.
@@JMDrives Is there something wrong with making fun of basic cars? They can still be made fun of without being a bad car. Plus, wanna know a basic car? The Corolla. The car you can throw into the sun and mash into a pile of plastic and metal and the engine will somehow still start
Dated a girl in the mid-90s that had a Geo Metro convertible. Little to no power, especially when trying to cross the Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville, FL. But if you wanted a cheap, fun convertible to cruise locally, you couldn't beat it.
Before the Geo brand was launched, I was considering buying a 3-cylinder Chevy Sprint Turbo around 1987 but everyone told me to avoid a turbo, 3 cylinder with little power. But it looked cool in bright red and white painted wheels. Around the same time, I test drove a 4 cylinder Suzuki Swift with a manual transmission which seemed liked a nice car. There was another rebadged Chevy from Japan at the time: Chevy Spectrum, made my Isuzu.
The wear pattern on that front tire screams "I need an alignment"
Camber gang
It’s so light he’s probably been driving it like that for the last 30,000
Probably contributes to the "cowl shake," been driving 30k with the driver's front wheel tracking every imperfection in the pavement. Probably didn't get aligned because "this is a nice one," yes Doug it has shiny paint but how are the bushings in the front?
@@tatwood93 they are crispy almost 30 yrs old high performance bushings lol
Ah yes, the Geo Metro/Chevy Sprint/Pontiac Firefly, back in the day when people didn't take out 8 year car loans.
😂wtf
It might have been that this car wasn't expected to actually last for 8 years.
@@andrewolson5471 hahahaha
Shoot, there WEREN'T any 8-year car loans back then!
@@andrewolson5471 31 years later...
i had a yellow automatic convertible. under the convertible roof was a great place for bazooka tube sub woofer. love this little car and had alot of good times with it. it was cheap to own and fun to bop around in.
Had a red one when my first wife and I lived in San Diego. Loved it!! Perfect little car for living in beautiful, sunny, Southern California.
He begins the video calling the vehicle "ridiculous", 5 seconds later, he tries to sell it to you, love you Doug!
YTP : "You can find this on cars and
..." *static*
A girl I went to high school with had a metro 5-door. She would say it was powered by 3 rabid chipmunks on hamster wheels.
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That MPG tho....
My mom bought one of these brand new in 91 and daily drove it for 7 years. It never left her stranded once and got ridiculously good gas mileage. It was a great little car for what it was.
The car I drove thru much of college was my parents’ Olds Firenze and the rear hatch struts had worn out so badly that we had a 3’ board to hold it open. We eventually got them fixed but there were many times when I bumped that board and nearly knocked it loose. It was a heavy hatch too! Still, it was a very reliable car and great in the snow.
The Suzuki Swift GT was an awesome little sports car!
That was first I thoughts.Its like suzuki
I had a 1991 swift gt 5 speed and it was incredible. 105 hp twin cam 1.3. One of the best cars I’ve ever had. Unfortunately it rusted to death in Pennsylvania. Ran perfect but the body literally disintegrated.
yeah 100ps on a 1.3 engine back in the 90's was no joke
@@darrengriffith9680 did it have black squared lines in the rearlights?
@@yungboicontigo9278 .. its front wheel drive to start.
"This car is really slow." Yeah, cause the car was never designed with US highways in mind. The car was designed with Japanese cities in mind.
I mean... its still incredibly slow...
@@thathottstuff5075 I honestly doubt it's as bad as he makes it out to be. My '91 Civic wagon with the original D15B weighs more by a lot and prolly puts around the same power to the wheels. It's honestly not that slow around the city, and it's only really noticeable when you're trying to get on the highway.
@@koopatroopa187 No it is that bad even around town but like you said it was designed for ECONOMICAL inner city driving like they have in Japan where the cities are much more compact than most of our's!
@@martybowen1 Like I was saying. The D15B in my 1991 Civic station wagon was rated for 90hp at the crank when new. FWD Hondas generally lose about 30hp through the transmission, so let's say it was putting out about 60hp at the wheels. 30 years later, nearly 300,000 miles on the odometer, and valve seals that leak so bad the car burns a quart of oil a week, and I would wager the car is putting around 48-52 down right now at the wheels. The Civic wagon also weighs in the 2400+ pound range. So yeah, I highly doubt it's as bad as you and Doug are saying as my car weighs more, has less power, and it's not that bad to drive in the City.
The convertible Suzuki Swift/Geo Metro was probably intended to be a Kei car, a small car in Japan designed for congested cities. That's probably why it's so sluggish and small.
"I got a slightly modified geo metro, it's got 3 speeds here, there and gone"
13" is the upgrade. My '89 Metro had 12" tires. A common aspect of the Metro is their engines did not maintain their high mpgs. I got one in 2001 when it was 12 years old, it only got about 26 mpg.
There's still something I love about this car. A certain optimism that could only exist between the end of the Cold War and before 9/11. I long to regain that feeling.
This is one of the best comments I’ve seen on RUclips.
@@southerndiy1 Thanks, dude. I'm always trying to regain that feeling. I come close sometimes, but it's hard to get back. Especially post-Trump.
@@michaelbianchi22 I get what you mean. Stay positive! These things come in cycles.
not going to lie, i wouldn’t mind having one of these for zipping around town.
Don’t be lyin
I've driven them. Trust me, you won't be zipping around town, or anywhere else.
More like zipping around the driveway.
Me too. despite all the cheapness and quirkiness it's still a neat car to drive around doing your daily stuff and still have fun driving it. I'm from Germany. Here in Europe we didn't have Geo, but the Metro Convertible was sold here for a few years as the Suzuki Swift convertible. It only had little success though and is extremely rare these days.
I have a hatchback that was given to me it’s actually pretty fun to drive. It makes me laugh every time I pass people going 80mph.
Love this review Doug. Great video.
I owned two of these in the 90's, I loved them. They are slow and bad in an accident. But the most reliable car I have ever had. Cheap to fix, water pump would go out and would go 30 miles before it over heated in summer. Such a small engine they basically were air cooled. If you saw the radiator you would chuckle. I still own a 2 door 1991 geo metro LS. 10k on a rebuilt motor. Best mpg I got was 54 mpg on a 200 mile trip. 3.7 gallons for 200 miles. Damn near a Prius without the self righteousness lol. I had a yellow and a white one with Suzuki Swift GTI side skirts on it. Takes me back. I drive a V8 Nissan Titan now. Still have fond memories of this little reliable car.