I had one of these I paid 500.00 for, it had 62,000 miles on it and belonged to a Nursing home. I was going to work one morning and a guy ran a red light and swiped the front end, I got 1400.00 from his insurance and fixed it myself for 300.00, next a lady backed into me at Walmart and caved in the passenger door, 650.00 for that and I repaired it for 75.00 with a door that was the same color. Then about a year later my neighbors tree fell on the roof and the insurance totalled it @ 2400,00, I sold it to another neighbors kid for the engine and transmission for 500.00 so I managed to make about 3700.00 off that little car and drove it for 3 years !!!
Damn lol what some luck for sure with that car gezz . but I'm really surprised the insurance paid off that much that many times before finally calming it as can't be fixed.
It wouldn't hurt my feelings if someone totaled my $500 civic with wrinkled sheet metal. Runs great (like all Hondas) but I want a shinier one. Damn, my neighbor doesn't have any trees!
The technology IS what make them less efficient. In a Geo you'd die for sure in a crash over 45mph. In a Smart you'd probably die in a crash over 45mph.
The XFI geo made 56 hp, weighed about 1600lbs and had a manual transmissions with no accessories. You can buy a Mitsubishi Mirage that makes 76hp, power everything including A/C and automatic transmission and it gets 40mpg. The manual transmission car is faster in acceleration but the fuel economy isn't any better. The 4 cly 1.3L 79HP Metro with automatic transmission only got 30-35mpg so there is that...
I had one...a ‘91 and yes, I delivered pizzas for Pizza Hut in it. Loved that little car. The car fell apart around the engine - the engine that would not die!
I'm gonna add a small follow up: I deliver for pizza hut in a convertible top 350 🤣 Luckily I haven't had many scratches, but sometimes it's just unavoidable. So if you value your car be careful these things are skateboards with engines
I had a 97 metro for 2 years, got insane gas mileage out of it and just enjoyed driving it. One day lent it to a friend who crashed it completely writing it off. Now I am buying a Suzuki Alto Works from Japan!
Oh man, my first brand new car was a 2 door hatchback Geo Metro LSi (it was all white, including bumpers)! I absolutely loved that thing! I had it for 12 years before some (redacted) in a jacked up 4x4 literally ran over it. The cost to fix the crushed side panels and doors was more than book value, so the insurance company totaled it. For such a small, under-powered vehicle, it was super reliable, comfortable to drive, and with the back seats folded down, held a surprising amount of stuff! For a girl right out of high school, the Geo Metro was affordable enough to buy, insure, and keep gassed on a minimum wage job. I miss that little thing...
@@fender.munoz7 A Geo Prizm is basically a rebranded Toyota Sprinter. The Geo Metro is basically a Suzuki Swift. The Geo Tracker is basically a Suzuki Sidekick. I say basically as they are not 100% the same but are more like 95% the same and most parts will interchange.
I regularly drove my 1 liter Metro Convertible from the SF Bay Area to Los Angeles down Highway 5 once a week for 4 months. Doing 80-85 mph with the AC on was normal for it for hours on end. The only trouble I had was that the left front CV joint went bad on one trip and vibrated like hell at any speed over 60 until I replaced the axles.
love the fact that all these older cars that are older then the kids reviewing them are yet they are still more reliable then any new car you can buy today. Lol
Gotta love the simplicity of this cars. You dont have to be rich to travel wherever you want with great gas milleage, reliability and basic maintnance costs. To me, this is the biggest appeal of motor transportation, not being able to do a 0-60 in 4 seconds or topspeed of 200mph
I owned a 90 Metro. Delivered pizzas in it all through high school. Met my wife of 27 years in it, too! And make no mistake, they were quite peppy. I got clocked by an Illinois State Trooper doing 95 in a 55 zone. He was so surprised I was going that fast in that car he didn't impound it. Just wrote me a ticket and told me to slow down, lol.
This was the first car I ever owned, bought one with a blown headgasket out of my newspaper classifieds for $350 in 07. Same color, too. Took it back to my friends house, printed out a 50 page guide on how to fix it from the internet, drove it for 4 years, sold it for $600. Best car I've ever owned and I regret selling it. Though they're also deathtraps.
Look up the Suzuki Swift 1990s 1,3L GL. It's basically the exact same car, from the looks of this video at least. I did not watch the whole video, but this car looks a lot like my own Suzuki Swift 1,3L GL 1995 Sedan model. It is my first and only car, so I also really love cars like this.
The Suzuki Swift is practically indestructible. They lasted FOREVER. You needed to spend a grand total of 0$ on it... just put in gas, change oil from time to time and it got you from point A to point B in any temperature, any weather. It's a really great car.
I’ve been dying to get me a metro. I fell absolutely in love with them a couple of years ago when I saw a beautiful bright blue one around my house for 2k for sale on the side of the road. First time I had ever seen one before, and I was ready to take all the money out of the account my mom had made for me just to buy it. I was about 18 at the time and my mom didn’t was like “All you’re gonna do is drive it around to see your friends” AS IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD THING!!!! 😤😩😬 I never got it and I regret it to this day
This is very similar to my Geo Metro story. I bought a 1991 Geo Metro XFi back in 2003 for $300 in Sunland, CA. The seller told me the clutch was bad and for the price I took his word for it. Turns out he was correct. It only cost me $250 to fix it. I daily drove it for a few months then randomly had the idea to convert it into a pickup truck. I had zero experience with such a task, but figured with such a minimal investment this was the perfect car to experiment with. Things turned out better than I expected. I lined the bed with blue astro turf, put a system in it, racing stripes, then I threw it on eBay and it sold for $2000!
I changed a engine in one of those cars I unbolted the engine and reached in with both hands and pulled it buy my self. At least you don’t need a cherrypicker.
I have a friend who rebuilds these for a living. He says he pulls the engine out by hand like you did, rebuilds it on the kitchen table while eating his Capn Crunch. Sets it back in. Job done.
I love these little GEO 3 bangers. I bought one from a school teacher that had 52k original miles and drove it from '98 till 2012. It had 239k on the odometer when I sold it to my neighbor and he is still driving it. I was a fanatic about preventative maintenance and it paid off with being very reliable. 3 timing belts, spark plugs a few times and several brake jobs, tires and shocks. No major failures. If I could buy a brand new one today I would. Averaged 45 mpg with the 5 speed. I told everybody its 4 tires and a steering wheel and nothing more.
I daily one of these! Bought it a year ago, 207,000 miles for $300. It popped it's head gasket. I replaced the head gasket and had the head machined for about $180. Been dailying it since and getting about 40 mpg. 3 cylinder, 5 speed, 48hp/60lb/ft!
Learned to do a transaxle tear down in automotive school on one of these. Easily lifted it from the floor to the workbench by myself no problem. Super easy! Hell it might have been faster for you two to pull the engine by hand and replace that pump then reinstall!!! Gave me great respect for that vehicle!!!
I had that EXACT car like 15 years ago! I loved it to death. You see that rust on the front fenders? I can almost guarantee that the "frame horns" are rotten. It's very typical on these and can be deadly. The wingnut on the air-cleaner is factory, the oil in the air intake is from a clogged PCV valve they ALL do that (mine did). This engine is non-interference so pop a timing belt and nothing happens, I did it quite a few times. These things blow headgaskets like clockwork tho...
if you loved it to death, why did you get rid of it? I am still driving my geo from 94. Maybe tincan death trap in crash, but still way safer than motorcycles!
These things don't blow head gaskets much at all. I had several of these and never had a head gasket go bad. Now, there was an aftermarket head gasket that people used on these that were bad that a lot of people were using, but no issues with felpro gaskets
One of the greatest cars ever made. Mine gets 50 to 60 mpg. I just rebuilt the original engine at 194,000 miles. Transmission still going strong. Easy to work on and the parts are so inexpensive. New radiator, shipped to your house $40.00.
I cannot believe someone sold you this car for $300!!! I could give you a list of people that would have paid $3-5K depending on condition. I have 2 Metros myself, but not the XFI. This is a rare gem and I would love to get my hands on it! I use it as a commuter car to and from work. Saves me thousands on gas/year...
Funny thing that you mentioned the harder to find Geo Storm, the “GSI” model. I owned one a couple years ago, it was a 1992 model in the exact same turquoise/greenish color your metro is. I had to get rid of it due to mechanical issues and lack of space, but when it ran, it would rip around town. So much fun and I miss it a lot. Love the content as always JR 💪🏻
I own a red 1997 Metro. It maybe slow but it has kept me from getting speeding tickets and I love the gas mileage. Paint job is fading bad and the interior is all coming apart but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
My dad used to have one of these. Being a kid, it felt awesome to "launch" it on the green light. Turn the ac on full blast, start to go, and then immediately shut the ac off and it was like a turbo boost lol He sold it to the mailman for $500
You have superb mechanical skills my friend. I have a small car like that with a blown head gasket I am going to fix it my self to get some experience, I have learned the basics just by watching your videos. I use to own a 1990 ford festiva back in the day and it was one of my favorite cars ever.
Ford Festiva's are awesome cars. I bought a brand new 1993 Festiva.I had it for 19 years before trading it in on a Nissan. I still kick myself in the ass for getting rid of it. People would leave notes on the windshield all the time wanting to buy it during the time that I owned it. I still see it from time to time driving around. So it's still on the road all these years later.
A few years back around 2011 a good friend of mine (Past away in 2013 car crash rip my brother) sold me one of this for $200 4 door version! cause i needed a vehicle real bad and he offered his little car. Even that the exterior was rough with a door damage, missing both door mirrors And a few dents not to bad. The interior was spotless!! Like NEW no rips, stains, decoloration nothing!! The engine and trans were in perfect condition! It was his project and That car was amazing!!! He knew i was in need and he offered to me so cheap to help me! A year later i found the same one with the exterior in perfect condition with same color (red) but the engine wont start with missing parts inside and not to good on the upholstery I bought it for 500 and took all the exterior parts that mine was missing or damage and swap them The car became beautiful!! It was an amazing car and i loved it.
@@paulog8813 Yes 😂😂 it was found a few weeks later with the inside destroyed and windows broken. Insurance paid her enough to where she got a van. It was back in the 1990s
@@elcheekoful It was on mine. I also changed out the square headlights that came on the Geo Metro for the Suzuki Swift Headlights witch were more stylized. They are a exact swap in every way down to the wiring harness, power conectors and all etc…. of the square HL and it’s black frame with the Suzuki Swift’s sculpted form fitting HL.
Had one with hail damage, bought one year old for 1500, that car was indestructible, best snow going car ever had , those skinny tires always made sure i made it home even went the city shut down. Never broke down all i replaces was a battery. Put 250,000 miles sold it to someone knew, she put another 300,000 and sold it. Still running good. Miss my red golf ball.
Love these basic little cars. My bro had a Suzuki Swift and it was actually pretty peppy with the 4banger. The rag to open the door is pretty hilarious!👍😂
Suzuki swift version is still a popular car in Greece, because it is cheap, small and easy to drive, not even mention that it is even cheap and easy to repair, it is more popular than the Fiat Seicento from 1998, nice little cars
My dad had one of those; I cleaned it for him by opening all doors and power washed everything followed by a leaf blower at 113’f outside temp. I was impressed at how well it drove. I confess to driving him a little nuts by putting in two gallons of gas and then asking about his mpg. Did that more than once.
My first car was a 1993 Geo Metro. 1.0L, 3sp Auto. I could fill it up for $10 and drive nearly 500 miles. I always wanted one in a manual just to have as a city runner.
I had a 90 metro XFI ... the 5-speed transmission went out when it was about 10 years old from the time it drove into the garage -> to the time it drove out with a different transmission was a little over an hour - by myself with only a floor jack and hand tools it was the easiest vehicle I've ever worked on I'd still drive one of these
I bought a 2 door one of these in 1991 when I was 18. New off the dealer floor for about $6,000! A couple days later we drove it from Minneapolis to Chicago on a single tank of gas. 50+mpg easy.
I had the "enjoyment" of refurbish a 1996 Geo Metro that my adult son's sister-in-law used for what had to be a demolition derby. There was no part of the exterior of the car that wasn't dented/smashed in, including the top. And the interior was torn and "painted" black...even the gauges, dash and door panels..at least the ones that were there. Why? anybody's guess. But I was wanting to learn the skills of auto-body repair and took it and started refurbishing that "thing". After many failures in body work, I finally understood the skills to repair the metal properly and when I finished that refurbishing, it look absolutely new inside and out. We even sewed new seat covers and installed new carpet and everything back to new. Lots of work, but I did learn auto-body repair...finally!
These are my favorite kinds of JR videos: fixing and flipping cheap cars. Would've liked it better if this was a 2-day video where you fixed the door handles and door cards, among other repairs for a better sale.
Man i had one of those in high school and college and loved it! It came to it's demise when some dude crashed into it going through a parking lot. Died with 135,000 miles on it.
@M Harris Consider petrol is over £6.00 a gallon (UK) here, that works out at nearly $8.00 a gallon... so, you really shouldn't moan about the price of fuel till you've lived and driven somewhere it's a lot more expensive!!
@@SasukeUchiha-nv3oo My 97 dodge ram gets about 11-12 mpg after sitting in it for my hour lunch with the AC on. I don't think I'd ever drive it again if I had to pay $8 at the pump.
My first car was a 1993 4dr Metro of the same color. I nicknamed it "MacGuyver" due to the excessive amount duct tape, shoe string and garbage tags holding parts of the frame together. In '96 I was pulled over on the Jersey Turnpike for allegedly going 78 in a 65. My response was that his speed gun needs to be calibrated because the three hamsters running the engine could never create that much power. Lot.of great memories from that car though. Thanks for sharing!
I have a 99 Metro 4 dr with the performance engine 1.3 ltr 16 valve 4 cylinder 79hp at 6000 rpm. It's the loaded up model with 3 speed automatic, air conditioning AM-FM CD player. I paid $300.00 for it got it home and put on a new timing belt and a set of 155 80 13 tires. It will peg out the 85 mph speedometer eventually and turns in 40 mpg. I've put nearly 60,000 miles on it...love it. Those little cars are tough as nails.
@@kennythemeat - Basically... Trim differences, and I believe the Swift sold here was only in the 4-cyl version. In Canada, it was the Pontiac Firefly - also 3cyl, but THEY got a turbo option (like the previous gen. Chevy Sprint Turbo). Interesting(?) article for those of us who like those: "For $3,700, This Pontiac Is Pretty Fly" jalopnik.com/for-3-700-this-pontiac-is-pretty-fly-1584458033
People always beat the hell out of these cars.. they are Suzuki's and goes to show you how good suzuki's really are. I used to drive suzuki's all the time and they were a very reliable car as well as the tracker/suzuki side kick 4x4. i had all these and loved each one! I still want the new Jimney! nicely done guys!
Great to see old geo being fixed up and put to good use! I haven't seen another geo metro in my area in serveral years. These cars are so easy to maintain and repair. I can replace oil and oil filter in 5 minutes without jacking up car! It's shame to see them go to junkyard crushers.
Me and my cousin blew the motor in my aunts brand new Geo Metro. Driving it from Wichita to Pitt state and back at a floored 80 mph the entire way. 3 Cylinders of fury!
Poor car. Here where I live, the locally produced variants of these cars are still going strong. Only die if mistreated by idiots, like in the example above.
Had a '91. People might laugh at it,but it was VERY reliable for 10 years and the mileage was unbeatable. I remember driving to work after a bad winter storm in Indiana,passing 4x4s stuck on the side of the road with no problems at all. Never got stuck. Worst problem I ever had was broken alternator belts.
holy shit. years ago you and i had talked about doing a collaboration video back when we were both motorcycle channels. both of us were getting maybe a hundred views per video if we were lucky. it never happened and i gave up because i couldnt make the content. glad to see you got success. happy for you.
Yup...that plastic panel on one of mine got hot and melted. I put an after market cruise control on it and found the problem poking around in the wires under the dash.
Okay, so my Mom had an old wrecked red Geo when I was growing up. I hated it. I used to make her drop me off a block and a half from the school so no one would see me. 😂 It too was missing the door handle on the drivers side. We eventually had to take the door panel of so that we could we could just pull the wire to open the door. It was missing the passenger side mirror. The trunk struts were replaced with a 2x4 and if you had it propped open and someone slammed one of the other doors then you had a minor concussion. The seat covers were old sweatshirts The windshield wiper handle was a screwdriver that was glued it. Man, bring back all the memories with this one. 😂 All in all I do kinda miss that car. 52mpg was pretty nice. It was also the first car i ever drove. Now I refuse to own a car that is not a manual.
You got a steal. I just bought an XFI for much more than that and there was a lot of competition for it. I feel lucky just to have it been able to buy it
I had a 93. I liked it. But mine had an automatic, which, strangely, didnt come with an overdrive. So it was maxed out at about 65mph, and only got 34 mpg.
I want one cause of the insane MPGs these get! when gas price was almost at $5 a gallon these were everywhere! course if this has all red in the back I'd get the tail lights with the amber turn signal!
I had an 88 ford festiva. Similiar. Got 50 mpg all day long with a 1.3 liter 4 cylinder. Everyone made fun of it but it never broke and just ran and ran and ran
Damn a blast from the past. I had a 1993 Geo Metro same car as yours only in white, as well as a 1991 Pontiac Firefly (Same car, Geo Metro in Canada). Fantastic commuter cars
I had an 1988 Chevrolet Sprint, bought brand new. It still had a carburetor in 1988. Great car, wish I still had it. Nothing like 45/49 MPG. I had a head gasket leak when I got rid of it, but if I knew then what I know now, I probably could have fixed it myself. The only thing I wish I had gotten instead was the Turbo mode (70HP LOL).
I rented one of these bad boys for a business trip. I crossed over a mountain range and nearly got hit by heavy snows. With three cylinders and patience it got across the mountains. I had to leave a little early to beat the snowstorm for my return trip. The car crossed the mountains back under this seasonal pressure very well.
Hey man, just found your site here on youtube. Cool site, I like fixing up cars and you learn a lot about what you can and can't do. The Metro was hilarious...btw, loved the shifter. LOL. Thanks for the site and keep flippin' cars.
My mom had a 92 and it was on the road until last year, with over 400.000 miles. It outlived her, and would probably still be defying reality by being a reliable daily driver had my son paid attention to the low oil light. I always wanted one so I could cut the roof off over the rear seats and hatch, to build a weird little 'pickup truck' looking thing. I miss that little car. Really enjoyed you guys messing around with this one. And it always sounded a lot more powerful than a 3 cylinder had any right to sound.
I once accidentally left the oil cap off of my Mercedes diesel's engine and oil sprayed all over the engine compartment. I sprayed down the engine bay with brake cleaner, and then hosed it down. Zero issues. But then again, diesels from that era (the 80s) had so little reliance on the electrical system once they turned over... I drove it without a functional battery or alternator multiple times.
I had a Suzuki Swift 1993 and I remember I had to buy the 2nd passenger Mirror. Before selling it I actually washed all the interior in the washing machine. Took all the cloth seat covers off with the floor carpet and washed it twice in a commercial washing machine... car never looked so good lol
I had one of these I paid 500.00 for, it had 62,000 miles on it and belonged to a Nursing home. I was going to work one morning and a guy ran a red light and swiped the front end, I got 1400.00 from his insurance and fixed it myself for 300.00, next a lady backed into me at Walmart and caved in the passenger door, 650.00 for that and I repaired it for 75.00 with a door that was the same color. Then about a year later my neighbors tree fell on the roof and the insurance totalled it @ 2400,00, I sold it to another neighbors kid for the engine and transmission for 500.00 so I managed to make about 3700.00 off that little car and drove it for 3 years !!!
Damn lol what some luck for sure with that car gezz . but I'm really surprised the insurance paid off that much that many times before finally calming it as can't be fixed.
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The storytelling here is impeccable.
Right on, great story
It wouldn't hurt my feelings if someone totaled my $500 civic with wrinkled sheet metal. Runs great (like all Hondas) but I want a shinier one. Damn, my neighbor doesn't have any trees!
Jerry Berryhill Literal cool story Bro. 😁
1993 Geo Metro gets 53 mpg.
2019 Smart Car gets 40 mpg.
With technology advancements, it should be getting at least 55.
The technology IS what make them less efficient. In a Geo you'd die for sure in a crash over 45mph. In a Smart you'd probably die in a crash over 45mph.
Some of the Geos got 62 mpg back when gas was more explosive
@@zman1745 The xfi models did which this one is.
The XFI geo made 56 hp, weighed about 1600lbs and had a manual transmissions with no accessories. You can buy a Mitsubishi Mirage that makes 76hp, power everything including A/C and automatic transmission and it gets 40mpg. The manual transmission car is faster in acceleration but the fuel economy isn't any better. The 4 cly 1.3L 79HP Metro with automatic transmission only got 30-35mpg so there is that...
John Kifflom I bought a 4 door regular metro. It had a mileage book from the previous owner.. that ranged from 60-64 mpg
Official car of “here’s your pizza, sir”
Funny bc I deliver in a z 😭
I thought it was a K car🤔
I had one...a ‘91 and yes, I delivered pizzas for Pizza Hut in it. Loved that little car. The car fell apart around the engine - the engine that would not die!
I delivered in 93 and yes I had a metro, lol
I'm gonna add a small follow up:
I deliver for pizza hut in a convertible top 350 🤣
Luckily I haven't had many scratches, but sometimes it's just unavoidable. So if you value your car be careful these things are skateboards with engines
I had the last model made. While others laughed at my cute Lil Geo Metro, I laughed all the way to the bank with gas savings, for 15 years.
I'm sure they were laughing with you, not at you...
@M Harris Lol, it fit me fine. I'm little. I loved that car, and I miss it.
I had a 97 metro for 2 years, got insane gas mileage out of it and just enjoyed driving it. One day lent it to a friend who crashed it completely writing it off. Now I am buying a Suzuki Alto Works from Japan!
@@ryanchapman2962 howd he crash
@@ethixhiggins5059 He was driving through the Rockies and hydroplaned. He hadn't driven my car before and wasn't used to it I guess.
Oh man, my first brand new car was a 2 door hatchback Geo Metro LSi (it was all white, including bumpers)! I absolutely loved that thing! I had it for 12 years before some (redacted) in a jacked up 4x4 literally ran over it. The cost to fix the crushed side panels and doors was more than book value, so the insurance company totaled it. For such a small, under-powered vehicle, it was super reliable, comfortable to drive, and with the back seats folded down, held a surprising amount of stuff! For a girl right out of high school, the Geo Metro was affordable enough to buy, insure, and keep gassed on a minimum wage job. I miss that little thing...
The heated rear window is to keep your hands warm when you're pushing it in winter!!
That’s why it has such a big battery
@@fender.munoz7 A Geo Prizm is basically a rebranded Toyota Sprinter. The Geo Metro is basically a Suzuki Swift. The Geo Tracker is basically a Suzuki Sidekick. I say basically as they are not 100% the same but are more like 95% the same and most parts will interchange.
@@TheLionAndTheLamb777 Suzuki Swift is basically national car of Hungary
i mostly see swifts here actually
As a former Metro owner I can tell you it's a reliable car. You only need to push it if it runs out of gas.
@@johnkramer7161 which would be impossible
Back when gas prices went insane, I was selling these for $2000+. I had several contractors chop the back off of them, and make pickups out of them.
Back when the average price was $4 on up, there were some very clean metros on ebay selling in the 5k to 10k range. It was ridiculous
@@Ka_Gg Yes I remeber that specifically.
Might have to start again
Welp....
think its time for round 2?
"Go faster, Neddy!"
"I CAN'T! it's a GEO!"
Ha Simpson's reference!😂😂👍
In the episode that Homer became a tow truck driver he tows Lenny's car. He has a green geo.
I regularly drove my 1 liter Metro Convertible from the SF Bay Area to Los Angeles down Highway 5 once a week for 4 months. Doing 80-85 mph with the AC on was normal for it for hours on end. The only trouble I had was that the left front CV joint went bad on one trip and vibrated like hell at any speed over 60 until I replaced the axles.
faster scotty aka star trek
Evil Ash that was the first thing i thought about lol
love the fact that all these older cars that are older then the kids reviewing them are yet they are still more reliable then any new car you can buy today. Lol
Had mine 15 years and never any problems. 100% reliability. So easy to maintain. I had a line of people to buy my metro when I sold it.
I can appreciate it with a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid... AKA "The Little Money Pit"...
Amen to that!
Everything made now is made to keep you in debt. Old tube type tv's latest many years. I got 5 flat screen tv's that are nothing but expensive junk.
Things that aren't present, can't break.
"The battery is bigger than the engine." Lmao
and he's not exaggerating lol
That makes it a hybrid right🤣
It's funny how 3 cylinder engines always sound bigger than they are.
My lil dog 🐕 same lol
Sounds like a lawnmower
@@racerx009 ikr
Bruh 4 cylinder diesels without an exhaust sound like train engines
@@racerx009 if a lawn mower sounds like a 6 cylinder there's something really wrong.
XFI= Xtra Fuel iffishent, lol.
😂 Nailed it.
@@WatchJRGo Basically it has a smaller cam and smaller air flow sensor from the regular 1.0. What's Josh's job in the Air Force?
Houses and Cars if he told you he’d have to kill you.
No I think it means Xtra Fuckin Iffy
I thought the FI stood for fuel injected but the X? not sure. and if thats true, would the non-XFIs be carburated?
This is the perfect car if your single and just want to go home from the pizza store to paint your Warhammer action figures after a long day. 🤔
Hey I own one and paint Warhammer I also enjoy pizza beer, dabs and pornhub thank you very much leave me and my flesh light out of this
This seems oddly specific.
@Route 66 Texas You can deliver for Doordash in a GEO!
@Route 66 Texas nothing wrong with that.
A car commonly driven by "bottoms".
Gotta love the simplicity of this cars. You dont have to be rich to travel wherever you want with great gas milleage, reliability and basic maintnance costs. To me, this is the biggest appeal of motor transportation, not being able to do a 0-60 in 4 seconds or topspeed of 200mph
I owned a 90 Metro. Delivered pizzas in it all through high school. Met my wife of 27 years in it, too!
And make no mistake, they were quite peppy. I got clocked by an Illinois State Trooper doing 95 in a 55 zone. He was so surprised I was going that fast in that car he didn't impound it. Just wrote me a ticket and told me to slow down, lol.
If he impounded it, it would have cost more to get it out than you payed for the car...
This was in 1992, it was only 2 years old with 18k miles on it. I paid $2400 for it.
@@MatthewWathen Wow, back when America was possible!😬
This was the first car I ever owned, bought one with a blown headgasket out of my newspaper classifieds for $350 in 07. Same color, too. Took it back to my friends house, printed out a 50 page guide on how to fix it from the internet, drove it for 4 years, sold it for $600. Best car I've ever owned and I regret selling it. Though they're also deathtraps.
Yes death traps, but still way safer than motorcyde! When I drive my geo, I put on a helmet and pretend I am on a motorcycle LOL
This is a very sad commentary on all the other cars you have owned.
Only to those who NEED abs, airbags, power steering, and sway bars.
@@jamesblaine4185 And also air conditioning.
@@ricky-sanchez lol the ootions in the 90s
I absolutely love weird little cars like this, it's a shame they're getting rarer nowadays, they're just fun
Look up the Suzuki Swift 1990s 1,3L GL. It's basically the exact same car, from the looks of this video at least. I did not watch the whole video, but this car looks a lot like my own Suzuki Swift 1,3L GL 1995 Sedan model. It is my first and only car, so I also really love cars like this.
The Suzuki Swift is practically indestructible. They lasted FOREVER. You needed to spend a grand total of 0$ on it... just put in gas, change oil from time to time and it got you from point A to point B in any temperature, any weather. It's a really great car.
I daily a 91 convertible. Its a 5 speed and i love driving it, except when it rains 😂😂😂
You get a lot of them in India - try them if you ever get here.
It sucks cause pussy baby safety laws don't let cars be tiny anymore.
I just bought a four door 1991 metro. She takes me everywhere. Going to paint her this summer love my metro
I own a 1990 4 door since 2005 and still takes me anywhere
I’ve been dying to get me a metro. I fell absolutely in love with them a couple of years ago when I saw a beautiful bright blue one around my house for 2k for sale on the side of the road. First time I had ever seen one before, and I was ready to take all the money out of the account my mom had made for me just to buy it. I was about 18 at the time and my mom didn’t was like “All you’re gonna do is drive it around to see your friends” AS IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD THING!!!! 😤😩😬 I never got it and I regret it to this day
The perfect project car. Cheap to buy, simple to work on, and inexpensive parts.
This is very similar to my Geo Metro story. I bought a 1991 Geo Metro XFi back in 2003 for $300 in Sunland, CA. The seller told me the clutch was bad and for the price I took his word for it. Turns out he was correct. It only cost me $250 to fix it. I daily drove it for a few months then randomly had the idea to convert it into a pickup truck. I had zero experience with such a task, but figured with such a minimal investment this was the perfect car to experiment with. Things turned out better than I expected. I lined the bed with blue astro turf, put a system in it, racing stripes, then I threw it on eBay and it sold for $2000!
I changed a engine in one of those cars I unbolted the engine and reached in with both hands and pulled it buy my self. At least you don’t need a cherrypicker.
Me and a friend did the same thing with 2.3 Ford engine. It wasn't easy but we lifted it right out.
Yes I changed the transmission, pulled it out with one hand.
Wow so impressive you can lifet 100 pound
I have a friend who rebuilds these for a living. He says he pulls the engine out by hand like you did, rebuilds it on the kitchen table while eating his Capn Crunch.
Sets it back in. Job done.
They actually use these engines for some light aircraft.
I love these little GEO 3 bangers. I bought one from a school teacher that had 52k original miles and drove it from '98 till 2012. It had 239k on the odometer when I sold it to my neighbor and he is still driving it. I was a fanatic about preventative maintenance and it paid off with being very reliable. 3 timing belts, spark plugs a few times and several brake jobs, tires and shocks. No major failures. If I could buy a brand new one today I would. Averaged 45 mpg with the 5 speed. I told everybody its 4 tires and a steering wheel and nothing more.
I daily one of these! Bought it a year ago, 207,000 miles for $300. It popped it's head gasket. I replaced the head gasket and had the head machined for about $180. Been dailying it since and getting about 40 mpg. 3 cylinder, 5 speed, 48hp/60lb/ft!
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I currently drive a 2000 Geo Metro. I love it!! Plus the gas savings is insane and the few minor repairs have been minimal.
Learned to do a transaxle tear down in automotive school on one of these. Easily lifted it from the floor to the workbench by myself no problem. Super easy! Hell it might have been faster for you two to pull the engine by hand and replace that pump then reinstall!!! Gave me great respect for that vehicle!!!
That car is so very Rock n' Roll, I'd love to own one especially for 1st dates. It would clear the field in a hurry to a genuine partner.
Love Geo's for the "feels like we're going 50, but going 35" feature ^_^
I can attest to this. 60 in my XFI feels like 75 in my Focus.
I had that EXACT car like 15 years ago! I loved it to death. You see that rust on the front fenders? I can almost guarantee that the "frame horns" are rotten. It's very typical on these and can be deadly. The wingnut on the air-cleaner is factory, the oil in the air intake is from a clogged PCV valve they ALL do that (mine did). This engine is non-interference so pop a timing belt and nothing happens, I did it quite a few times. These things blow headgaskets like clockwork tho...
@@thomassmith6027 Well...ya got me on that one haha.
Well the rear defrost will keep your hands warm while you push it.
only one of them the front end of motor leaked oil and saved one of them
if you loved it to death, why did you get rid of it? I am still driving my geo from 94. Maybe tincan death trap in crash, but still way safer than motorcycles!
These things don't blow head gaskets much at all. I had several of these and never had a head gasket go bad. Now, there was an aftermarket head gasket that people used on these that were bad that a lot of people were using, but no issues with felpro gaskets
One of the greatest cars ever made. Mine gets 50 to 60 mpg. I just rebuilt the original engine at 194,000 miles. Transmission still going strong. Easy to work on and the parts are so inexpensive. New radiator, shipped to your house $40.00.
I cannot believe someone sold you this car for $300!!! I could give you a list of people that would have paid $3-5K depending on condition. I have 2 Metros myself, but not the XFI. This is a rare gem and I would love to get my hands on it! I use it as a commuter car to and from work. Saves me thousands on gas/year...
Good to see Gabe back, would like to see him more on the channel. Well he can also start another sister channel too😉✌👌👍
Brother channel
BtLc Rj : Good to be back! 😉🍻
@@Gabe-ABNCW3 Hey buddy we need your videos👌✌😀
Still waiting to see the Opel GT!
Funny thing that you mentioned the harder to find Geo Storm, the “GSI” model. I owned one a couple years ago, it was a 1992 model in the exact same turquoise/greenish color your metro is. I had to get rid of it due to mechanical issues and lack of space, but when it ran, it would rip around town. So much fun and I miss it a lot. Love the content as always JR 💪🏻
The same thing happened to me
I love flip videos, i love watching you resuscitate these old cars.
At one time we had 3 of them. I absolutely LOVE them. They are so much fun to drive. They are good on gas and the tires are cheap.
I own a red 1997 Metro. It maybe slow but it has kept me from getting speeding tickets and I love the gas mileage. Paint job is fading bad and the interior is all coming apart but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Over here in uk that’s a Suzuki swift what was my first ever car and the car I learned in.
You know that in the UK that’s a Subaru Justy too right ??? Nope 😂
It the US the Swift had a 4 cylinder . I had one . loved that car
Yes it was a 4 cylinder 1 litre engine
Yup and still driving it after 25 years!
My suzuki swift 1 liter 4 cylinder year 2000 and still going to this day and it runs on nothing basically.
We still have it like a backup car.
My dad used to have one of these. Being a kid, it felt awesome to "launch" it on the green light. Turn the ac on full blast, start to go, and then immediately shut the ac off and it was like a turbo boost lol He sold it to the mailman for $500
I've owned three Geo Metros. I love those silly little cars.
3? Why? 😅😂
@@debs1625 They’re cheap, get great gas mileage, and they’re super easy to work on.
@@josephlucas502 i have one, its cute. All red! Have it for like 7years.
But it has a CO2 problem 😔
You have superb mechanical skills my friend. I have a small car like that with a blown head gasket I am going to fix it my self to get some experience, I have learned the basics just by watching your videos. I use to own a 1990 ford festiva back in the day and it was one of my favorite cars ever.
Ford Festiva's are awesome cars. I bought a brand new 1993 Festiva.I had it for 19 years before trading it in on a Nissan. I still kick myself in the ass for getting rid of it. People would leave notes on the windshield all the time wanting to buy it during the time that I owned it. I still see it from time to time driving around. So it's still on the road all these years later.
A few years back around 2011 a good friend of mine
(Past away in 2013 car crash rip my brother) sold me one of this for $200
4 door version!
cause i needed a vehicle real bad and he offered his little car.
Even that the exterior was rough with a door damage, missing both door mirrors
And a few dents not to bad.
The interior was spotless!! Like NEW
no rips, stains, decoloration nothing!!
The engine and trans were in perfect condition!
It was his project and That car was amazing!!!
He knew i was in need and he offered to me so cheap to help me!
A year later i found the same one with the exterior in perfect condition with same color (red) but the engine wont start with missing parts inside and not to good on the upholstery
I bought it for 500 and took all the exterior parts that mine was missing or damage and swap them
The car became beautiful!! It was an amazing car and i loved it.
If you want to get another Geo without the name plate, get a Chevy Spectrum 😂 my mom had one that was stolen by a 13 year old using a screwdriver
Owen Phillips And she is tankful for the little robber until today. Her only fear was that someone could find the car. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@paulog8813 Yes 😂😂 it was found a few weeks later with the inside destroyed and windows broken. Insurance paid her enough to where she got a van. It was back in the 1990s
Was it a... Phillips... screwdriver? #badoomtiss
@@thomassmith6027 He lived with his father who was a known drunkard and his father said to go ahead and take him to juvie. Sad situation all around
The Chevy Spectrum was sold before the nameplate Geo existed. The car was actually an Izuzu.
Bought a 97 for my kid in college. She saves a ton in gas alone.
Do your neighbors ever complain?
@@thomasg5103 ... why would they complain?
I had a 1990 Geo Metro 2door 3 cylinder 3 speed automatic. I loved it. Perfect for a student at University of Texas in Austin. Very cold AC!!
Are you serious. Was the A/C actually good on this thing?
@@elcheekoful It was on mine. I also changed out the square headlights that came on the Geo Metro for the Suzuki Swift Headlights witch were more stylized. They are a exact swap in every way down to the wiring harness, power conectors and all etc…. of the square HL and it’s black frame with the Suzuki Swift’s sculpted form fitting HL.
New cap and rotor would probably be a good plan as well. Great fun!
Had one with hail damage, bought one year old for 1500, that car was indestructible, best snow going car ever had , those skinny tires always made sure i made it home even went the city shut down. Never broke down all i replaces was a battery. Put 250,000 miles sold it to someone knew, she put another 300,000 and sold it. Still running good. Miss my red golf ball.
Welding cable is definitely the way to go for replacement battery cable. ⚡️
i agree!
Love these basic little cars. My bro had a Suzuki Swift and it was actually pretty peppy with the 4banger. The rag to open the door is pretty hilarious!👍😂
Still got the equivalent 1994 Suzuki Swift Spirit 1.0 automatic en that runs great!
Even rarer than a geo metro branded ones, probably only a handful left in entire US!
Suzuki swift version is still a popular car in Greece, because it is cheap, small and easy to drive, not even mention that it is even cheap and easy to repair, it is more popular than the Fiat Seicento from 1998, nice little cars
My dad had one of those; I cleaned it for him by opening all doors and power washed everything followed by a leaf blower at 113’f outside temp. I was impressed at how well it drove. I confess to driving him a little nuts by putting in two gallons of gas and then asking about his mpg. Did that more than once.
My first car was a 1993 Geo Metro. 1.0L, 3sp Auto. I could fill it up for $10 and drive nearly 500 miles. I always wanted one in a manual just to have as a city runner.
Also JR, you NEED the Metro Convertible!!!!
Great flip car video! Nice to see Gabe back too. He's always hilarious.
Max Zee: Cheers!😉🍻
An old ex of mine had one of these, 3 cylinder, manual, it was dubbed the pregnant rollerskate and had to be pop started more than once 🤣
Glass Vial I used to call the AMC Pacer a pregnant roller skate 😂😂😂
that's okay though, it was light enough that you could just hang one leg out of the door and push start it from the drivers seat
@@gravediggerr5591 everyone did that was its 2nd name
Hell- Sol yeah bro this was in 1978 before we knew everybody called it that 😂😂 good memories
I had a 90 metro XFI ... the 5-speed transmission went out when it was about 10 years old
from the time it drove into the garage -> to the time it drove out with a different transmission was a little over an hour - by myself with only a floor jack and hand tools
it was the easiest vehicle I've ever worked on
I'd still drive one of these
I bought a 2 door one of these in 1991 when I was 18. New off the dealer floor for about $6,000! A couple days later we drove it from Minneapolis to Chicago on a single tank of gas. 50+mpg easy.
I had the "enjoyment" of refurbish a 1996 Geo Metro that my adult son's sister-in-law used for what had to be a demolition derby. There was no part of the exterior of the car that wasn't dented/smashed in, including the top. And the interior was torn and "painted" black...even the gauges, dash and door panels..at least the ones that were there. Why? anybody's guess. But I was wanting to learn the skills of auto-body repair and took it and started refurbishing that "thing". After many failures in body work, I finally understood the skills to repair the metal properly and when I finished that refurbishing, it look absolutely new inside and out. We even sewed new seat covers and installed new carpet and everything back to new. Lots of work, but I did learn auto-body repair...finally!
These are my favorite kinds of JR videos: fixing and flipping cheap cars.
Would've liked it better if this was a 2-day video where you fixed the door handles and door cards, among other repairs for a better sale.
Man i had one of those in high school and college and loved it! It came to it's demise when some dude crashed into it going through a parking lot. Died with 135,000 miles on it.
"this is not worth a lot of money" I say with the price of gas nowaday, this is worth a brand new car just in gas savings alone !
So then I guess my Yamaha Zuma is like the cream of the crop I get 123 miles per gallon lol
@@dylanbenker2043 If you can use it year round that's good. No such luck where i live
@M Harris Consider petrol is over £6.00 a gallon (UK) here, that works out at nearly $8.00 a gallon... so, you really shouldn't moan about the price of fuel till you've lived and driven somewhere it's a lot more expensive!!
@@TheYorkMan 8 DOLLARS A GALLON? MAN I MIGHT DIE AT THE PUMP LOL
@@SasukeUchiha-nv3oo My 97 dodge ram gets about 11-12 mpg after sitting in it for my hour lunch with the AC on. I don't think I'd ever drive it again if I had to pay $8 at the pump.
My first car was a 1993 4dr Metro of the same color. I nicknamed it "MacGuyver" due to the excessive amount duct tape, shoe string and garbage tags holding parts of the frame together.
In '96 I was pulled over on the Jersey Turnpike for allegedly going 78 in a 65. My response was that his speed gun needs to be calibrated because the three hamsters running the engine could never create that much power.
Lot.of great memories from that car though. Thanks for sharing!
I have a 99 Metro 4 dr with the performance engine 1.3 ltr 16 valve 4 cylinder 79hp at 6000 rpm. It's the loaded up model with 3 speed automatic, air conditioning AM-FM CD player. I paid $300.00 for it got it home and put on a new timing belt and a set of 155 80 13 tires. It will peg out the 85 mph speedometer eventually and turns in 40 mpg. I've put nearly 60,000 miles on it...love it. Those little cars are tough as nails.
Love that car for its simple engineering and stubborn keep going attitude. Gotta love a beater
I actually want that car. Been looking for one for nostalgic reasons.
Reach out to me. Have a 92 I’ve owned since 2002. Great condition.
@@jetfxr27 Dont think you can message people on TH-cam
is it the same car like the suzuki swift? just rebadged? it looks so similar...
@@kennythemeat I would assume so, every GEO was an imported, rebadged Japanese car.
@@kennythemeat - Basically... Trim differences, and I believe the Swift sold here was only in the 4-cyl version. In Canada, it was the Pontiac Firefly - also 3cyl, but THEY got a turbo option (like the previous gen. Chevy Sprint Turbo).
Interesting(?) article for those of us who like those:
"For $3,700, This Pontiac Is Pretty Fly"
jalopnik.com/for-3-700-this-pontiac-is-pretty-fly-1584458033
No one:
Guy who installed "Bosh platinum sparkies": life time of the engine is lifetime of the engine
People always beat the hell out of these cars.. they are Suzuki's and goes to show you how good suzuki's really are. I used to drive suzuki's all the time and they were a very reliable car as well as the tracker/suzuki side kick 4x4. i had all these and loved each one! I still want the new Jimney! nicely done guys!
Great to see old geo being fixed up and put to good use! I haven't seen another geo metro in my area in serveral years. These cars are so easy to maintain and repair. I can replace oil and oil filter in 5 minutes without jacking up car! It's shame to see them go to junkyard crushers.
I bought one for $300 once! Got 8 months out of it, and scrapped it for $150 😂 I miss it.
Me and my cousin blew the motor in my aunts brand new Geo Metro. Driving it from Wichita to Pitt state and back at a floored 80 mph the entire way. 3 Cylinders of fury!
Lol. That's what like 150 miles tops? You a gorilla alum?
@@wesch6354 yes. Grew up in Derby. Live in Oregon now.
So you freely admit that you and your cousin are colossal morons. Typical college kids.
Poor car. Here where I live, the locally produced variants of these cars are still going strong. Only die if mistreated by idiots, like in the example above.
Did the same thing in a 200k mile Corolla other than catching up with dumbasses in the fast lane. And she survived, 1zz for life
You think its OLD, search "Suzuki Cultus" 2000 - 2017..It just discontinued in Pakistan's Market 3 years back.
Had a '91. People might laugh at it,but it was VERY reliable for 10 years and the mileage was unbeatable. I remember driving to work after a bad winter storm in Indiana,passing 4x4s stuck on the side of the road with no problems at all. Never got stuck. Worst problem I ever had was broken alternator belts.
holy shit. years ago you and i had talked about doing a collaboration video back when we were both motorcycle channels. both of us were getting maybe a hundred views per video if we were lucky. it never happened and i gave up because i couldnt make the content. glad to see you got success. happy for you.
There’s a ground issue at the fuse panel under the drivers side. Common issue
Yup...that plastic panel on one of mine got hot and melted. I put an after market cruise control on it and found the problem poking around in the wires under the dash.
Your TH-cam chanel is my morning routine!
Okay, so my Mom had an old wrecked red Geo when I was growing up. I hated it. I used to make her drop me off a block and a half from the school so no one would see me. 😂
It too was missing the door handle on the drivers side. We eventually had to take the door panel of so that we could we could just pull the wire to open the door.
It was missing the passenger side mirror.
The trunk struts were replaced with a 2x4 and if you had it propped open and someone slammed one of the other doors then you had a minor concussion.
The seat covers were old sweatshirts
The windshield wiper handle was a screwdriver that was glued it.
Man, bring back all the memories with this one. 😂
All in all I do kinda miss that car. 52mpg was pretty nice. It was also the first car i ever drove. Now I refuse to own a car that is not a manual.
the 50 mpg is real
You got a steal. I just bought an XFI for much more than that and there was a lot of competition for it. I feel lucky just to have it been able to buy it
I had a 93. I liked it. But mine had an automatic, which, strangely, didnt come with an overdrive. So it was maxed out at about 65mph, and only got 34 mpg.
Welcome back Gabriel, we missed ya!
Jeffrey I: Good to be seen again!!😉🍻
Hello Gabe! Thanks for your service dude!
Honda Dude: Cheers!😉🍻
I want one cause of the insane MPGs these get!
when gas price was almost at $5 a gallon these were everywhere!
course if this has all red in the back I'd get the tail lights with the amber turn signal!
I had an 88 ford festiva. Similiar. Got 50 mpg all day long with a 1.3 liter 4 cylinder. Everyone made fun of it but it never broke and just ran and ran and ran
Ford Festiva is Mazda platform car, where as Geo Metro is suzuki Cultis. But I guess similar in many ways.
@@springer-qb4dv Wow you just explained Suzuki motors north America! From start to finish!
@@springer-qb4dv hope my na miata will keep running xD
Damn a blast from the past. I had a 1993 Geo Metro same car as yours only in white, as well as a 1991 Pontiac Firefly (Same car, Geo Metro in Canada). Fantastic commuter cars
I had an 1988 Chevrolet Sprint, bought brand new. It still had a carburetor in 1988. Great car, wish I still had it. Nothing like 45/49 MPG. I had a head gasket leak when I got rid of it, but if I knew then what I know now, I probably could have fixed it myself. The only thing I wish I had gotten instead was the Turbo mode (70HP LOL).
"Low Noise" tires. That's good to know. And that's been broken into a few times, if that driver door seal is any indicator.
I had a brand new Geo Metro XFI in 1990. That thing was awesome on gas and changing the plugs was too easy.
David in Barstow Remember what you paid for it new? I’m just curious.
When gas was $4 a gallon, these were selling on ebay for $7k
3:33 What do you think these do?
1:58 The multi function switch is dead so they wired up these toggle switches.
I rented one of these bad boys for a business trip. I crossed over a mountain range and nearly got hit by heavy snows. With three cylinders and patience it got across the mountains. I had to leave a little early to beat the snowstorm for my return trip. The car crossed the mountains back under this seasonal pressure very well.
7:00 chrisfix has entered the chat with a trash bag and some tape
Taj should of said soapy wooder
When your phone cost 3x more than your car 😅🤦🏾♂️
@Rhondjé Mohan Singh Tanwar you weren't born after 93
I was born in the 21st century and I wouldn't spend more than 400 on a phone
@@georgebamber6871 if you did you wouldn't know how to use it 😅
@@marquisethomas5611 more money for car parts 🤷🏼♂️ out of interest what phone do you have now
@@georgebamber6871 good point, galaxy note 10+ , caught on sale for almost half price
Such funny cars - also known as the Suzuki Swift here in the UK. Love the flip dude lmao
Hey man, just found your site here on youtube. Cool site, I like fixing up cars and you learn a lot about what you can and can't do. The Metro was hilarious...btw, loved the shifter. LOL. Thanks for the site and keep flippin' cars.
I have a 91 firefly and it has the same engine so thanks for the tips I haven't really worked on it but now I know what to look for
Totally do a full restore, that would be hilarious!
Imagine showing up to a car meet with this Geo lol
I had one in college With a couple friends you can pick them up and move them around for tight parking spots.
I worked on one having issues with idle speed control thermo valve in the throttle body due to plugged 5/16" ID coolant hose
My mom had a 92 and it was on the road until last year, with over 400.000 miles. It outlived her, and would probably still be defying reality by being a reliable daily driver had my son paid attention to the low oil light.
I always wanted one so I could cut the roof off over the rear seats and hatch, to build a weird little 'pickup truck' looking thing.
I miss that little car. Really enjoyed you guys messing around with this one.
And it always sounded a lot more powerful than a 3 cylinder had any right to sound.
“The CRC Shelf” 😂
Last time somebody I know washed his engine, cost him an alternator and a starter motor!
I once accidentally left the oil cap off of my Mercedes diesel's engine and oil sprayed all over the engine compartment. I sprayed down the engine bay with brake cleaner, and then hosed it down. Zero issues. But then again, diesels from that era (the 80s) had so little reliance on the electrical system once they turned over... I drove it without a functional battery or alternator multiple times.
@@longbottle Good old Mercedes! Proper cars!
Well this was my first time watching somebody use a impact gun to remove spark plugs lol
No different that taking any other bolt out, done it hundred of times 🍻
I had a Suzuki Swift 1993 and I remember I had to buy the 2nd passenger Mirror. Before selling it I actually washed all the interior in the washing machine. Took all the cloth seat covers off with the floor carpet and washed it twice in a commercial washing machine... car never looked so good lol
My dad has a Geo storm 5 speed it is a unique car. Could drive 300 miles on $20 worth of gasoline Nice video