Reasonable gas milage (33mpg), very good interior space for a economy car the leg room in the back is adequate for a 6 foot tall man. Generally the car is cute looking. Peppy in town and good responsive handeling.

limited power when passing on 2 lane highway or on steep grades but reasonable considering it is a economy car with a 1.3 liter engine. You can feel the loss of power when the AC is turned on. Rear trunk deck a bit tall, I have to mount my radar detector very high to get rear protection. The glove box is very small, just enough room for a pair of gloves. Some concern regarding the engineering of the timing belt.

I purchased my Geo Metro used so as always buyer beware. I was imediately impressed by the interior space for a small car and its nice looks. The 1.3 liter engine has plenty of pep even when mated to an automatic transaxle. The car handles well and is very nimble. I drive 100 miles to work every day round trip. There is a 2,000 foot climb that I must go up and over to work so my metro must make this climb two times a day at highway speeds. I have found that my metro makes this climb at 65 mph very well. The posted speed is 55 mph. I generally drive the car at 65 mph and find it feels firm on the road and is responsive. I have driven it at 75 for hundreds of miles and find that it becomes more squirmy at that speed and you must be more alert while driving. I have frequently evaluated the mpg on the car. I have never gotten the big milage others claim. Since I have the 1.3 liter with the Auto transalxe this may be the reason for getting a consistant 33 mpg. Fortunately, this is not bad milage and I get this regardless of city or highway driving. I have found that the gas tank is too small. I stop at the gas station just as often as I do in my Nissan Pickup. I just do not pay as much each time. I have driven the car once on the snow. I was very impressed by its ability to keep good traction on 4 inches of new snow. When I purchased my metro it had 67K miles on it. It had been in a rear end accident and was a insurance write off. It only had minor dammage to the trunk lid, compartment, tail lense, and some dammage to the unibody. I got the car for a steal (1,300 salvage title). I have had two problems with the car both NOT related to the rear end dammage. The AC was not working. I took it in to a AC place and they put more freeon in it with some colorant to find a leak. No leak was found but the AC works very well. Tucson in the summer is very very hot. My metro is very cold inside and the engine does not over heat. The other problem with my metro is more disconcerning. The timiing belt began to slip and needed replacement. It cost me $400. A weak later the bolt that holds the timing belt gear to the crankshaft sheered off and this resulted in the keyway on the crankshaft being mutilated. The cost of repair was 1,300 to have the engine pulled out, the crankshaft removed and remachined, a new timing gear and bolt, and putting everything back together. Most of this cost was labor but I found this very disappointing considering I only had the car for 4 months and the car only had 67K miles. It runs beautifully now but it has cost me a total of $3,000 including purchase price. So my great bargan was no bargan. The owners manule states that the timing belt should be replaced every 100K miles but I suspect that realistically it is closer to 60K miles. Dispite this I am trying to keep an open mind.

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Good gas millage. Dependable. Good in wintery conditions. If you want gas millage its your car.

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I never owned the car but I drove it to work which is about 40-45 minute drove going 60MPH(It was my mothers). It has great gas millage and gos great in the snow. It takes about $10 to fill it up and it will run on that tank of gas for 1.5-2.0 weeks. It handels ok but I think it needs wider tires. The only problem It has with power is when you come across hills. It has the 1.3l L4 engine.

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Its more economical than the Civic but the Civics have more power.