$7,300 for a Geo Metro???

I just picked up a 1997 Suzuki Swift GA with 138,000kms for 1800 bucks cert. I get around 50 miles to the gallon when I drive it hard! I average 12 days on a full tank of 40 litres and get anywhere from 450 to 550km in the city. I’ve saved almost 30 bucks a week since I bought it compared to my sunfire Gt that Im driving in the summer which is also gas economical. It has lots of pep and the body is solid as a rock, no rust at all. I just oil sprayed it and it has no sign of the notorious cradle rot problem on the frame. These cars are laughed at but they are very reliable, peppy and very very cheap to maintain and service as long as regular maintennance is done. The laugh is on everyone else sitting in the garage and at the gas station pumping away twice a week with a very lite wallet!

the time is now to buy your geo

if u stick an 84 or so izuzu diesel engine in it, run it on vegetable oil or mcdonalds french fry oil, u will get 100+ MGS!!! ITS TRUE!!!

i doubt they were that expensive new!

wow! this world just gets even more weird each day.

………….whoa! lol..anyone else find this a little to crazy..$7000 grand to save gas..just lease a corlla lol. i dunno

well im the proud ownner of 2000 chevy metro and as much as you insult the car its a very good investment has very good handling, without mentioning MPG, looks good you can park almost anywhere, and it needs minimal mantinence, im from Guatemala in Southamerica the economy here its not very good we depend alot of the us economy sooo a galon of gas here goes around 4.4 us dollars thats around 150 usdollars spend ingas in a month that repesents about the 3rd part of my income, sooo BELIVEME METROS ARE GOOOOOD

geo sucks, i drive honda baby the real gas saver, geo is for pussies and lily pickers

geo sucks, i drive honda baby the real gas saver, geo is for pussies and lily pickers

Laugh all you will. I will say that $7000 is a bit much for a Geo, but I don’t see it being too long before Chevy brings the Spirit to the US to be the next “3 Cyla Killa” as noted above.
The Geo has a lot of things going for it, primarily being it’s spectacular MPG rating. Moreover, it is a very reliable car. They rarely broke down, and their price made them a really great buy when they were new.
It doesn’t surprise me that people are picking up on the Geo. They were laughed at for so long, now people are starting to see, those original buyers really weren’t all that dumb.
Face it, with the price og gas at an all time high, and expected to rise, the days of the big V8 sports cars and SUVs are quickly coming to an end. I drive an Aveo, and thankfully, I am not having to decide whether to buy gas or food. Economy car prices are going to rise, because they are coming more and more in demand. Welcome to the 21st Century. All Hail the Geo!

oh, i did not see that “Rob Einaudi editor-in-chief” was the over enthusiastic writer who jumped the gun and wrote a faulse story without taking the time to see what qwas actually happening… some jouralist ruin careers with mistakes like that.

be glad we are a more forgiving community.

you know what

thats a scam add

$7300 is some kind of magic number… like maybe the law gets more severe when you steal over 7300

how many times have you seen a $60,000 muscle car for sale for 7300?

i see old 32 ford coupes with the same$7300 on it

saleen mustangs $7300

custom hot rods $7300

i cannot believe someone involved in “car domain” was not already aware of that BS with ebay motors.

whoever wrote this article should be VERY EMBARRASSED!!!

thats why festivas are so cool.

i just found a 89 festiva today for 1600 with a 1.3 and a 5 speed manual. will get 45 mpg right now, im gonna see if its possible to make it a 50 city 65 hwy car.

all i say is thats a peace of shit who puts m n m stickers on any car

300 bucks no more look at that horrible paint job its got the orange peel effect in the back pannel

Supply and Demand, people. If you remember anything from economics, it’s all about supply and demand. Folks are willing to pay more as supply becomes limited. When the price becomes too high, demand drops thus adjusting the market.

The guy who sales it should pay me to buy it!!!!!!

Honestly it doesn’t surprise me. I have been waiting for the price of small cars to go up. About six months ago I was able to score a neon and I’m happy as hell that I have it and I was very happy to get anything out of my blazer when I sold it this spring. I think when people realize gas prices will only go up people will start doing silly things, like pay more for little junkers then they were “worth” new. Im really just happy I was able to get into an fuel efficient car before the huge rush. It might be funny if we see Focus and Neons and Civics sell more than 50K SUV’s in the used car market.

No way…

I wouldn’t pay more than a few hundred bucks, thanks.
My MR2 and my Golf get decent fuel mileage, and definitely don’t cost $7,300 in fuel to run.

Face it. Prices of small nerdy fuel efficient cars are on the rise. It’s a trend I expect to continue until either price of gas drops (which I doubt) or Americans become used to paying $4.00 a gallon (then oil companies can raise it a little more). Check out this USA Today article that was reposted as part of a thread on fordfestiva.com.
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-05-14-economy-cars-resale_N.htm?csp=Daily%20Briefing
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I just purchased a Festy about a month ago. Paid $1200 for a car that needs a new engine, which I have, thankfully. I’ve been seeing guys paying more than what I did for cars that need more work than mine. It’s crazy, but if you look back to the ’70s, history makes sense. The Pinto, Mustang II, and Vega would’ve never been popular had it not been for the oil crisis.

Ubermorons rove Ebay in search of cars they become determined to buy, oblivious to the fact that 99 times out of 100 they could have gotten a better deal by getting off their uberkeesters and done a little brainwork and legwork.
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Then there are the ubercheepos. They think they have a shot at that Corvette with an offer that’s $6,000 below reserve or that $1 bid will snag a Katana.
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Likewise, there’s also a bunch of uberdreamers who put the reserve 20% above any fair market value.
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What is left is a very, very rare opportunity to get a good deal on a car, especially in the $5,000 and under price range.
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Ebay is a joke. Deals like this Metro are the punchline.

700 bucks