Anytime I see one of these, it's either extremely clean, or up to the windows in trash. No in-between

@LearnAboutFlow

Жыл бұрын

OH, wow, now that I think about you are SO right!

@Planag7

Жыл бұрын

Ooo yes yes. Also add a CRUD ton of rust :(

@chasechildress2720

Жыл бұрын

Or miscolored body panels.

@itsamilkshake

Жыл бұрын

That’s the Geo curse. The Prizms are the exact same way.

@EpicB787Animations

Жыл бұрын

Neighbor who has a bunch of 90s cars as dailies has one. Its the latter.

I love these cars in a way. It's a middle finger to 7-year car loans, $120 tank fillups, and sweating about door dings.

@travisgrimm

Жыл бұрын

I found a 10mm socket in mine. Wins all around.

@R17759

Жыл бұрын

@@Lofi.z34 I’m sure your neighbors love you

@laurisavolainen1206

Жыл бұрын

I miss my 1995 micra

@Watch-0w1

Жыл бұрын

@@laurisavolainen1206 I love my Toyota Yaris until my son was born.

@djhero0071

Жыл бұрын

Cold morning starts must still suck for them though

My uncle is 6’5 and like 210 pounds, tall thin fella. He went to the dealer in 1995 and said, “I’ll buy whatever I can fit in,” and thought the salesman was having a hoot when he wheeled up a Metro. But the seat scooches so far back it was a great fit! He dailied that thing until it had 300,000 miles.

@braetonwilson4296

Жыл бұрын

I bet your uncle has many many women interested with him. Women are crazy about tall thin men. I bet his body count is over 10,000 women.

@noneyabizz8337

Жыл бұрын

I beat one up for 100k, I believe someone same could make their car last 300k.

@loginavoidence12

Жыл бұрын

my friend in high school would let me drive his mother's Geo Metro (just because he was so terrible at manual transmission). try driving that thing with 4 200lb football athletes in it, you had to keep the thing floored. and it still angered people behind us because it was so horribly slow

@tbone11x

Жыл бұрын

My friend's dad is 7'2" and he'd drive his daughters geo metro for the same reason, could actually fit in it amazingly. Except he had to put his head out the sun roof.

@merl-lv7dp

Жыл бұрын

6'5" and 210 is not skinny...

All jokes aside, and in the most somber seriousness. I have cried at this review. I was expecting a real review, not a reality check. At one point in my life I had three of these. Now I just have one, my museum metro. I don't know if you wrote it satirically, but this car did exactly what you said. It saved my life. It got me out of my dead end meth slum town, to the city, to work a honest job, it got me out of debt, it got me through college and the first seven years of my career... This wretched little car, and make no mistake metros are wretched, is directly responsible for the success I have today.

@entropy11

11 ай бұрын

When you absolutely need a car, the Metro is definitely a car that exists.

@creasefold1986

11 ай бұрын

@@entropy11 lol

@zangl2955

11 ай бұрын

What honest job did you work, and in what city? You don’t have to answer if my question feels invasive, of course. I’m asking as someone currently in a dead-end town with an old honda accord and 2000 bucks to his name.

@VIP-ry6vv

11 ай бұрын

@@zangl2955 An honest job more or less equaled a physical labor job that paid over the table. In my case the factory had been shuttered since before my dad's time and those jobs were long gone. So I ended up in a warehouse, close to but still pre-amazon. I would recommend to anyone who is currently lost to try getting a CDL and becoming a truck driver, the looming threat of self driving vehicles has tanked an already difficult to hire for industry which is absolutely desperate for workers and there is still time to make a career in-between the changing of the guard.

@VIP-ry6vv

9 ай бұрын

@@r1oot of course, it's not all roses and there is no such thing as a perfect job. Many companies are predatory and I certainly did my time with a really shitty company (starts with s and rhymes with wift) before getting the position I have now. There are still really good job opportunities in trucking. But at least I had a job and was moving forward, that's what I mean in my advice; for anyone not moving forward in life trucking is a valid option that virtually anyone can do and even the worst trucking jobs beat fast food or retail.

Finally. Now THIS is a regular car

@jareknowak8712

Жыл бұрын

Well below regular.

@Shorty15c4007

Жыл бұрын

"Now THIS is pod racing!"

@2003.K

Жыл бұрын

This is a base car but it's *below base*

@paulh6591

Жыл бұрын

The Metro was an honest econocar. It didn't have the more modern good looks of, say, a 1990 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Mirage) despite being a half decade in the future, but a similar Spartan approach is in evidence here.

@hunters423

Жыл бұрын

This is the one cars that may be SO regular that it's irregular

I've been dailying a Geo Metro for 5 years. The ownership experience has been pure happiness and joy

@Goblinv3

Жыл бұрын

Same Brother 4 years going 3/5 99.

@bwedd3772

Жыл бұрын

I drove the hell out of mine lol. It never left me stranded

@coldspring22

Жыл бұрын

I've been dailying my geo for 20 years (1994 model) and still going strong. The best part about geo is that it's so easy to maintain, and parts are cheap too.

@bongodave13

Жыл бұрын

I had one for over a decade. It had AC. Super reliable, and it got me through the Bush gas crunch. I remember $5.00 gas, and strangers walking up to me and wanting to buy my car. I got 44 mpg on road trips at 75 mph. Beat the crap out of it in city driving. I finally sold it to get a Fiesta ST. Would have kept it for a winter beater (no rust on it), but didn't have the space. It's still running fine today, I imagine, and someone's getting to work CHEAP.

@GasGearsGames

Жыл бұрын

I have been daily driving geos since I was in high school back in 2007, only other cars I own is a Suzuki swift GTi and a Suzuki samurai.

I made a mid-engine SHO-swapped Metro. One of my fondest memories of that car was there was a point in the build that I had the new drivetrain fully installed (not yet running) but the stock drivetrain was also still working. So I got to experience what it feels like to drive a stock metro essentially lugging around the dead weight of an entire front half of a Taurus 😂.

@iraobstat2691

Жыл бұрын

What happened to it, did you sell it?

@poontsunami1114

6 ай бұрын

Was it the one that was in the 24 hours of lemons race ?

@sandasturner9529

3 ай бұрын

That sounds like some serious fun😊😂🎉

I have had a 1993 Geo Metro for around two years, and it is by far my favorite car I have ever owned. Never before have I felt "connected" to a car, but my little red Geo, "Tug," has somehow managed it. There is a weird companionship with these little things that is so hard to explain. I plan on cherishing my Geo, considering nothing like it will ever be made again. Long live the Geo Metro, man.

@somethingsochill

Жыл бұрын

I have had a 1992 convertible for about the same time and I love it the same way 🥹

@grimreaper5521

Жыл бұрын

Nice same but mine was a 90 white and black trim

@jeabee7

Жыл бұрын

I feel like that with my Samurai ❤

@brentb5303

Жыл бұрын

I lived down a dirt road and it would pop out of gear almost every day. I had to frequently use the Flint, MI I-69 east to I-75 south interchange in a metro. It felt like shaking hands with Satan every time. Fantastic fuel Mileage as long as you didn't take on passengers because then it falls off a cliff. I don't miss it but it will never be forgotten.

@NewBookz

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way about my blue 92 hatchback

Absolutely love the episodes on cheap cars and literary analysis

@greatheightsu

Жыл бұрын

They're the best ones.

@snoopyshultz

Жыл бұрын

it was always regular cars review but he kinda went off course with it.

@chuni5942

Жыл бұрын

Legit tho seeing him talk about how nice a supercar is for 15 min just isn't entertaining

@jOoomOooo

Жыл бұрын

i agree

@nomoreheroes93

Жыл бұрын

I do too but he's largely wrong on the MPGs not improving in ICE cars since the Metro though, odd as he normally does his homework. The Peugeot 208 does 73 mpg, granted that wasn't available in the US but Toyota Yaris' were and they did more.

I saw a green Geo Metro on the highway a few months ago. It was stock with a single mirror and was driven like a MENACE. They were weaving in and out of traffic, and it was GLORIOUS to see. Best thing I've seen on the highway.

@wigletron2846

Жыл бұрын

It took awhile to get up to those speeds, he wasn't going to lose his momentum lol.

@turkeyboyjh1

Жыл бұрын

@@wigletron2846 I had a diesel rabbit I drove like that down the highway it would do 70 but you better not pull out in front of me or it’s going to take another 15 minutes to get back up to speed

@wigletron2846

Жыл бұрын

@@turkeyboyjh1 I speak from driving trucks. Same feeling here, once I get up to 65 you better not slow me down.

@Julianna.Domina

Жыл бұрын

@@wigletron2846 That's why whenever I'm driving and I gotta get in front of a semi, if I'm not already hauling ass, I make sure to wait till I've got a good amount of space, get over, then hit the throttle

@LostInPhilly89

Жыл бұрын

@@wigletron2846 Tough. That's how traffic works.

The many shots of large trucks and SUVs speeding up behind the Geo really lay out to you where we've gone astray, and what really makes this type of car dangerous today. This is one of your best videos.

@cujoedaman

Жыл бұрын

But is the Metro any more dangerous than some hothead in a beefed up Charger who's weaving in and out of traffic because "I can"? The problem with safety gear on a car is it gives people a false sense of security and makes them feel invincible. I'm all for safety, but people aren't being taught that you can still die in an accident in even the safest of cars.

@ledheavy26

Жыл бұрын

@@cujoedaman I was saying that small cars like the Geo are less safe now because of how many people think they need personal tanks to go to the grocery store full size pickups and SUVs). It's backed by data that these types of large vehicles make things worse on a multitude of levels.

@cujoedaman

Жыл бұрын

@@ledheavy26 True, my dad's 2021 Colorado is nearly as big as my 2001 Silverado.

@disgruntledfaerie

Жыл бұрын

The nemesis of me and my Vibe GT. They see a small car and just can't help themselves.

@apj341

Жыл бұрын

Owned a 1983 Honda CVCC in 2009 and it was a great city car. Ran like a top. Stick shift. Small horsepower, maxed out at 55mph. Scared the heck out of me once on I-5 north in Washington state with big vehicles roaring up behind me going well over the posted 70mph speed limit. Sold it off soon thereafter for what I paid for it: $800. 😝

I'm glad you talk about the safety issue of this car. Because when I was younger my dad had to drive a 93 geo metro as his daily for work as a contract security guard. In 2008 he was out visiting a friend it was raining heavily and he took a turn hit a thick patch of wet leaves slid and for some reason in the middle of fuckin nowhere Pennsylvania he got into a nearly head on collision with a Lincoln Navigator. Unfortunately this car model was before air bags were mandated so he didn't have an air bag. The seatbelt saved his life from flying out of the car but he slammed his face into the steering wheel. He had a laundry list of injuries from the accident, most notably a shattered left orbital bone (that's the bones around the eye), a broken jaw, a broken left leg, and (as written on the report by the doctor) several broken ribs. Unfortunately even after he survived, all of that had made him age off a cliff. You'd think he was in his 60s or 70s by the time he died in 2015. He died at 49. I don't post this to scare people away from this car. I really liked that little fart cart, it was fun to drive around in at my grandparents place. I post this just to tell people. Be careful. These cars are good and point A point B. But they are like Little Mac vs Mike Tyson. If you've read this this far Thank you for your time and I hope you have a nice day.

When my grandma moved up to North Carolina from Texas back in the mid 90’s, the Geo Metro was the first car she had. I remember her pulling up to our house in the early 2000’s to watch me and my brother. Even after she passed in 2021, this car will have a special place in my heart

@umad42

Жыл бұрын

The last car my grandma ever drove was a Geo Metro, she was hit in it, after a guy went over the center line and hit her head on at 50 MPH. The crash basically put the engine in her lap and broke both of her femurs, but if it was a heavier built car it would have stopped faster, pulled more Gs and killed her. The chintsy, light build of that car saved her life and she went on to live nearly 20 more years after, and was walking again after 5 or so, with her husband driving her everywhere in their other Geo Metro.

@ghomerhust

Жыл бұрын

almost everyone has a fun story or memory about a geo. kind of like everyone "knew a guy" that had an old rabbit pickup once.

@kevinmcguinness9994

Жыл бұрын

Hey fellow North Carolinian!

@endroo93

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss brother!

@marcusdamberger

Жыл бұрын

Did she still have the car after she passed, and if she did, did you inherit it? Or was it gone by then? I'm glad you had those good memories of her to fall back on.

I love this review so much. When I was doing car reviews for Jalopnik or Hearst it was clear to me that the cheap cars were SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING than the megabux luxury sports whatevers. "What can we achieve with no budget?" is a far more engaging question than "what can we do with an unlimited budget?"

@geronimowindow

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that episode of Top Gear where they reviewed the Peel P50, Clarkson said that he could bring a Koenigsegg to the office and no one would care, but when he brings in the P50, everyone goes nuts

@witwicky735

Жыл бұрын

Me too, Top Gear. I skip all the supercar drives just to watch "cheap car challenge" episodes. Something is internally satisfying about doing more with less

@jfruser

Жыл бұрын

Creativity thrives on constraint.

@howieewalt1322

Жыл бұрын

Struggle builds character I guess?

@marcusdamberger

Жыл бұрын

@TacticalMoonstone I always thought the Kei cars were limited by engine displacement, but horsepower I did not know.

In 1994, my buddy got one as a grad present. We road tripped from Seattle to Boston, down to Nashville, and back to California before returning home. 3 months. 97 days to be exact. It was magnificent. He had that car until 2010 when he got married and had kids. To my knowledge, it never died.

When I think of a Geo Metro the only thing I really remember is a family that lived across the street from us in the 90's who had one. The thing that was hilarious about it is the whole family was FAT. 14 year old me would watch in fascination as the husband, wife, and both children would squeeze into that thing and by the time they somehow all got in it would be almost touching the ground as they drove off. I'll never forget those memories.

@sandasturner9529

3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't either if i was in your shoes. Love the story m8.

@patty_cakes5596

Ай бұрын

Lol I had one in high school and I had my whole band in it (5 people) with my amp, the bassist's amp, both our instruments and a few other things for the vocalist, and yeah that's about how it looked. 😂😂😂 I HATED that car when I had it but God dang do I miss it now man. That thing was a riot and I made so many memories with it. I've got such a love for these cars now it's not even funny.

RCR sharing his Grindr stories again

@steamandsmoke97

Жыл бұрын

Apparently that Well-Endowed Non-Binary 25 year old has never heard of Onlyfans 🤣

@ryanwolff4058

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they do now...

@JesseValentine

Жыл бұрын

Grinder is much more impersonal then that story.

@JesseValentine

Жыл бұрын

@@steamandsmoke97 we're not all ready to be sex workers.

@nomoreheroes93

Жыл бұрын

@@JesseValentine I think that was what's known as a "joke"

these videos are just incredible the way Mr regular pairs cars to the human experience and struggle is absolutely unparalleled

@doridore1234

Жыл бұрын

no other youtuber does it like him. i've never seen any other reviewer make cars feel so visceral, that can put you right in the shoes of someone who would drive the car he's reviewing. also the cultural context adds much flavor to it as well. definitely one of the most unique car reviewers on this site

This is why I love this channel, he's a true car enthusiast he sees even the most mundane cars for what they are and appreciates them for it. 👌

We had a Geo Metro for years, loved that thing. The gas mileage was incredible. We could fit a colossal amount of stuff in the hatchback. The tires were tiny and cheap to replace. We could fit in any parking spot except for SmartCar spaces. We were pulled out of a ferry queue once and directed to the front of the line to be the last car on the ferry because there was JUST enough room for us. My 6’2” husband fit into it easily. Campers passed us on hills. Once we had the oil changed and the mechanic said “the engine - it’s so cute!” We put over 100k on it, including driving from BC to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (yes over the Rockies). Sold it eventually to a collector of Geos on Vancouver Island. I hope she’s still driving around somewhere. Miss you, little Jelly Bean.

I had one and I was getting 54 MPG on average. I even got out of a speeding ticket doing 81 (downhill) with my lawyer saying "Its a Geo Metro."

@SSFighter1701

Жыл бұрын

The Metro Defense - "But your honor, this car can't go past the speed limit."

@Dankcatvacs

Жыл бұрын

Lol didn't work for me on my way to a dr appointment. Was going 73 in a 45 wreckless endangerment. Lesson learned. Leave sooner . And i was in a 86 Subaru gl.

@zangl2955

11 ай бұрын

@vulgora ayyy i also got a speeding ticket going to the doctors in an old subaru. 69 in a 45

"The disposable camera of 90s cars." My god, that's brilliant

@NerdyHillbilly

Жыл бұрын

He said that for the Nissan Stanza

@jessebrook1688

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdyHillbilly The Stanza is. Nobody knows what the heck a Stanza was for, there were more permanent alternatives, and it had a lot of drawbacks. 4 years after the last one rolled off the line, 95% of them went away.

@Dankcatvacs

Жыл бұрын

@@jessebrook1688 they weren't bad cars.

@nitehawk86

Жыл бұрын

@@jessebrook1688 It was for a while.

@jessebrook1688

Жыл бұрын

@@nitehawk86 I'm pretty sure there's one or two still roaming the roads. Most people won't know what it is, looking at it. "It's a Nissan, I just can't place it." They're not bad, they're not great, they just exist. It's got plenty of company. Plymouth Breezes and Acclaims, most of Mercury's cars, Honda Passports, Isuzu Styluses, Volkswagen Fox sedans (not the wagon, that stands out too much), Dodge/Plymouth Colts, you know, 1940s cars to people who know nothing about 1940s cars.

Learned how to drive a manual transmission on a Geo Metro in the 90s. Anytime I see one, it takes me back to being a teenager.

@iamatlantis1

Жыл бұрын

Same for me with a Toyota Paseo, buddy had one as his first car.

@87jostock

Жыл бұрын

Was grandma's 94 geo metro thank that car was light value painted it dark blue 💙

Fun fact: the GEO Metro was badged in Canada as the Pontiac Firefly. I wanted one so much!

@esperago

11 ай бұрын

They sold Geo Metros in Canada as a normal occurrence. They also sold it as a Pontiac Firefly, that is true but both were sold. Was the Firefly not sold in the US?

@ChaotiX1

3 ай бұрын

​@@esperago no. As a matter of fact ive never even heard of that car until now.

Every video is a spectacle on a single car as it directly relates to the human condition. Truly a masterpiece.

@intermissionbuffalo

Жыл бұрын

I love how every video now is a loose tangent that suddenly picks up speed like someone pulled a drain plug

I lost it at the "I just need to get to work so I can fund my whippit addiction" part. Thanks for a good laugh 😂

@tpolarbeart

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised it took KZread this long to allow people to pay to get there comments to the top. Nothing against you just first time seeing this.

@imnick2724

Жыл бұрын

@@tpolarbeart the funny thing is, his comment isn't even on top. For me at least

@akindofyoga

Жыл бұрын

@@tpolarbeart It seems like a great way to support creators you like!

@is64611

Жыл бұрын

I shouldn't look through the comments while still watching the video. It always spoils the good bits

I love how you guys clap your shoes before getting into a car. So respectful. Love you guys!

I think the "metro" name was accurate as it would be a great runabout in city streets. Fun fact, someone near where I lived in the early 2000's had a geo metro convertible...red....with a Supra style spoiler and large white Batman hubcap covers that stayed level while driving....very odd

@JefeInquisidorGOW

Жыл бұрын

Peak F&F customization

@updog4L

Жыл бұрын

Floater rims. Cool stuff, but spinners are cooler imo

@EphemeralTao

Жыл бұрын

Parking one of these on city streets is sooooo much easier than big monster American behemoths. I've had two of them, late '90s models, one of which is still my regular commuter car.

I love how Mr. Regular can talk a car like this up to the highest pedestal! Appreciating the unappreciated is the specialty here.

@joefuzz6385

Жыл бұрын

I came out with a new found respect for this little put-put as a result 😎👍🏽👍🏽

In 2005, I sold the Chevy version of one of those to a guy that was so excited that he could afford a new car that had all weather tires. He rode a bike to the dealership.

@FameAppeal

Жыл бұрын

Nice

@mikedawolf95

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that ad meme of a bear car and the description just says “Beat’s walkin”

This was my first car when I was 19. Video brought back memories of struggling up a hill on 695, cresting over it and getting a speeding ticket for going 1mph over. That feel when officer says "do you know how fast you were going?" and you're scrunched into a metro.

I was not expecting a review for a Geo Metro to be so philosophical and inspiring. I’m now saving money better than ever before, and I got out of the depressing rut I was in. And to think that out of every motivational video I’ve watched, this was the one that I needed! I’m still working on getting a car though, but that day will come. I realize that when you minimize your life, it really does help you let go of your expectations. I haven’t been this content in quite a long time, and I have nothing but gratitude for the wonderful messages this channel gifts their viewers. Thanks RCR, and much love from John.

going to be honest, every time i see a Geo Metro i get unreasonably happy and excited, i absolutely adore these little cars

@angelgjr1999

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Back in the 2000s people trashed the little cars, you could buy one for 500 bucks and drive until the wheels come off, and then some.

@joshaulis8326

Жыл бұрын

My buddy had the firefly turbo. Thing was an absolute beater, its a shame it was so solid and treated like it was disposible.

@BeingMe23

Жыл бұрын

The convertible was cool looking.

One thing about Geo is they really had a talent for picking cars to rebadge that people actually liked, accounting for what they were. The people that had em would have liked something nicer, to the extent they cared, sure, but they tended to be really trustworthy and a lot of non-car people really appreciated that. (Though I had an ex who started with one of those and then after that got a Paseo and considered it a fast car. :) )

@doridore1234

Жыл бұрын

the part about your ex is so cute lmao

@heinuchung8680

Жыл бұрын

Oh did he also think that you being a minute man was a bit slow? Lol

@SnepperStepTV

Жыл бұрын

Genuinely would have liked to see a Geo version of the pop-up headlights accord, or something like an isuzu imark/impulse.

@OllamhDrab

Жыл бұрын

@@SnepperStepTV I did like those Impulses, I guess there was just no particular reason for many to choose those over other things available, then.

My first year in the army was spent with my buddy in his 95 Metro. Some of the best times in my life.

I had a 99 for a long time. It saved me a ton of money & hauled a ton of wood pellets stacked up to the roof & passenger seat twice a year. Also moved a 450 lb wood stove across 1,000 miles & still got 38 mpg doing it. It did mpg & stuff in the back really well which is more than I can say for some other vehicles I've owned.

this is my kinda car, you can mess around in it without breaking any laws.

@alfderbabybenz7092

Жыл бұрын

that's it! Horsepower does not mean fun!

@mx_nana_banana

Жыл бұрын

@@alfderbabybenz7092 very true, i’d much rather throw an economy car like this up a mountain road.

@BMPellogia

Жыл бұрын

i had a 1995 fiat Uno mille with a 1.0l 56HP engine..the short 5th gear+ stock exhaust gave the feeling that the engine was revving at 12,000 rpm with doing 100KM/H, but the light body and full independent suspension made that car really fun to drive!

@juliancrooks3031

Жыл бұрын

No judge would believe any cop trying to give you a speeding ticket

@mx_nana_banana

Жыл бұрын

@@juliancrooks3031 “he was speeding? in that thing?”

The first car I bought was an used 1995 Suzuki Swift in 1999. I had it until 2010. Can't complain. It was a very serviceable car.

@jimmym5262

Жыл бұрын

My old boss has two of them still today. A 93 and a 96 The 93 is about cooked but the 96 is still going and he uses it as his car he brings and leaves in long term parking at the airport. No one wants to steal it. Im surprised how that little 1.3 4 banger keeps going after all those years

@zxvadcsfbh

Жыл бұрын

Much better car TBF, but great cars.

@KarlBaron

Жыл бұрын

My mother-in-law drives a Swift so old the entertainment console has an analog TV tuner and minidisc player.

@DONCHUTV

Жыл бұрын

@@KarlBaron If I knew back then what I learn about maintaining and mechanics in these years, I possibly will still using this car. I have fond memories.

Thank you for bringing the geo back into collective consciousness. Ive driven mine since 97 when I got a 95 "used" one. I havent even looked at new cars to buy, my geo just keeps chugging with minimal maintenance even after 400k miles. It is slow, it is no frills, but it always gets me from point A to point B with no problems. And thats all I want from a car.

Sometimes I forget how wild your videos are until I'm blazed and you're talking about the structures in society on a geo metro video

THANK YOU for giving a real impression of this car. EVERYTHING you said about this is 100% correct. I owned a 1996 with 198,000 miles. Just like you said, you could rev it all day and it would return 40+ mpg. It saved me a ton of money during the 2000s recession when I was broke but still needed to get from point A to B for my additional jobs. I would love to have another one of these again.

@josdesouza

Жыл бұрын

That's the thrill of it, LaCrosse!

My grandpa took me to middle school in one of these things for a few years. Called it the roller skate since it was so friggin' tiny, tinier than anything we had ever seen or previously owned. All I remember about the drive was he contracted MS in his legs so most of the time he couldn't fully get the clutch down so he'd grind the gears like nothing else. But she still kept truckin'.

@yeahitskimmel

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about the MS but I loved that detail about grinding gears in your great story

@angrybadger8136

Жыл бұрын

It took you 3 years to finish middle school?

@wigletron2846

Жыл бұрын

@@angrybadger8136 6th, 7th, 8th grade. 3 years.

I love your videos... I enjoyed listening to them for a long time.. after I started paying attention to your footage, I noticed you're local to me! It's a blast to see familiar places.. Keep up the great work dude!

I‘ve been watching this channel for eight years and damn it you always get me back with a video like this one. Loved it

I'm so happy someone finally submitted one of these. I had one back in 2017 that I wanted to submit, but it started to have problems and was too dangerous to submit in good conscience. That being said, it was the coolest vehicle to have in high school. When I got it in 2016, gas was $1 a gallon for a bit and took a while to climb. None of my friends had cars so they paid me to drive them everywhere. We went on day trips, raced clapped out fiestas, and even coasted down a mountain just to see if we could get to the pie shop without an engine (we nearly had it perfect too, if someone hadn't stepped into the parking spot we wouldn't have needed the engine for the last 2 feet). We even found a funny trick, if 2 or more people rocked back and forth in the seats, you could get a speed boost. You could watch the speedometer jump up each time. I sold it for more than I paid and made that much again in gas money. I'll never forget watching that car drive away for the last time.

@16driver16

Жыл бұрын

It's a metro, why would you need to start it to move it 2 feet especially with friends there?

@umbre420

Жыл бұрын

@16driver16 I mean we didn't NEED to. We were just too lazy to get out and push the last 2 feet. It was easily light enough, though. Dudes would get together in the school parking lot to try lifting it for fun.

A top 1% RCR right here. Also an uncanny David Sedaris impression. Well. Done.

@Skipsul

Жыл бұрын

This really is one of his best.

And now it chills me to the bone! Thank you Roman. Fantastic rendition.

A metro 3 cyl is a gem of a car. So simple so fun so efficient and affordable. One of the best cars of all time to me. I could drive the thing like a race car and not break the speed limit.

I had one early on into my driving days. You absolutely have to drive it like a two stroke. The next car was an upgrad; 97 Tercel CE in "Salmon Red"...it was pink. You reviewed the same tercel years ago on this channel and I cried internally.

@AaronHendu

Жыл бұрын

Tercels were awesome cars, imo...pink or not. They made a cool car (or more) on same platform i cant remember the name of...I think maybe it was Paseo? Anyway...

@Mario-119

Жыл бұрын

@@AaronHendu Yup it rides on the same platform as the Paseo, and also the Starlet

My best bud had one in high school in ‘96. We’d go all week on $8 in gas. It was great.

@kingd3001

Жыл бұрын

I remember these cars too man back in the day the high school student parking lot was full of them

@MicahS70T5M

Жыл бұрын

I had a Toyota Yaris for a while and while it wasn’t to the same level as a Metro, I could drive for a week+ on $20. Now I’m lucky to get a week out of double that. God I want to buy another Yaris, or a Fit or a Metro idfc just some beater POS with a manual gearbox that I can get good mileage in, and I don’t care about rusting away lol

@hekinho1

Жыл бұрын

​@@johntyson ​ @Micah N. I think people are getting fed up about spending a lot of money on new cars that have a bit more comfort, instead of having a good running thing with the basics checked and much more spare money

@CommodoreFan64

Жыл бұрын

@@hekinho1 100%, and that's why I'm keeping my old beater 02 Ford F-150 Crew Cab V8 for as long as possible, same with my 2011 Toyota Camry, as both are reliable basic transportation, and the F-150 can still do all the towing, and hauling I'll ever need, without paying for an over stressed turboed 4 banger short bed truck like the Ford Maverick, and almost as much as a small house to get something like a new F-150 with crap I don't need, and don't want!!

@whimbox9648

Жыл бұрын

@@MicahS70T5M I want a Honda Del Sol

My Saturn SC was like this; underpowered, cheap, and fought for every scrap of power and grip on the road. It was honest and you felt accomplished after every trip you make in it. The realization of being surrounded by vehicles that can crush it just by sniffing at it persuaded me to upgrade to something more substantial.

Our family of 9 had 4 Geo metros at one point, we loved these cars so much. Now I have my dads 99 metro, and I drive it daily. I love these little cars, I can fix anything in a matter of minutes compared to other cars. Also feels like a little gocart to drive around

My first car was a 96 Geo Metro LSi with the 4-cylinder not the three. So it had some power. However a popular engine swap because it's actually a Suzuki with a Chevy badge basically, you can take the Suzuki Swift GTI which is a 100 HP 1300 cc engine and put it in there or you can put a real motor in there and take the 2.3 l engine out of a Suzuki aerio which will bolt right up to the stock Geo Metro gearbox. Don't know much but 160 horsepower in a 1600 pound car is going to make that thing scoot.

The fact that this episode came out as I am working towards my license and saving up for a car is practically prophetic! It's really inspiring, and I wish anyone else working through the same thing good luck!

@patrickb840

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck on your transition journey🥰

@EightPieceBox

Жыл бұрын

Better option than my high school friends buying 20 year old cars from the 70s!

@hendo337

Жыл бұрын

If you've got a few extra duckets find a 1L Ecoboost Fiesta instead 126hp and 41mpg and closer to modern safety standards. I was seeing them for like $3000-5000 in 2019 they're up more like $6-7k now.

@rexjolles

Жыл бұрын

Cope

@timothysanders8036

Жыл бұрын

I had a 2021 Chevy spark 5MT very similar to this car, managed to get 46-48 on long trips 38-41 regularly. I had to trade up now that I have two kids but it was a great little beater cheap too

Love this channel. Lovingly crafted narratives about the circles of life, our hopes and dreams, tragedies and triumphs, speaking to the very essence of what it means to be alive on this "has-been planet orbited by a cold, indifferent Sun"(Homer Simpson). These profound essays, dressed up as "car reviews", speak to the insignificance of existence, the fallacies we tell ourselves to survive that, and the social constructs involved in our search for meaning. Tying the car into all that is the gravy. Outstanding work being done here

Great Video! Always enjoy your talented abilities to deliver a learn and a laugh!

My grandmother would take me and my siblings to school in one of these. It was a ‘95 and was sky blue, and had the automatic transmission in it. She drove it around the Las Vegas Valley for 15 years and drove it for an additional 10 when she moved to Omaha, NE. She sold it to a coworker in Michigan and it’s still running around the state to this day. The nostalgia of these things for me is unlike anything else in my life.

My mom had a Geo Metro and she loved that car so much. We took a lot of trips in that little thing. I miss my mom now, and the Metro will always have my respect.

I had one with subframe rust that ultimately was not found quick enough to save it. But I loved that car in a way I haven’t loved anything else, more than my old Yaris, it really provided smiles. The sense of adventure in doing routine driving, the amount of effort you put in to driving this car at mundane speeds. It was such an engaging car.

One correction: some of the 4-cylinder models had power steering. I have had a base '92 Metro since 2010. It has 311,000 miles on it and still gets more than 50 mpg.

7:25 That footage of a Geo Metro rolling past a random guy burning garbage in his yard is peak Pennsylvania.

My parents used to have 3 of these. The loss of gas mileage was due to changes in the ECU programming to meet updated emissions standards. You could frankenstein gen1 programming to a gen2 ECU and gain 10 - 15 mpg. Smash up the cat, remove the back seats, and replace the intake and you can easily get 60+ mpg. I drove my Dad's test Metro from Montgomery, AL to Disney world and a little of the way back on a single tank of gas, which would have cost a little less than $10. As much as the butt of jokes that the Metros were, I did have a ton of fun driving and tinkering on them with my Dad.

@austinpeterson4898

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome

Oh God, I can't quit you! I love your work.

i absolutely love the sound of that three cylinder engine

20 years ago, when I was in High School, there were multiple - as in more than one, Geo Metros in the student lot with aftermarket fart cans strapped on the back. Just one of these combinations is one too many!

@jkneeland89

Жыл бұрын

Yep I remember this kid had one and had one of those stickers across the windshield that said “geo racing” and of course had a fart can. He was the butt of a few jokes.

An RCR masterpiece.

This is by far the best video you have done. Time perfect

Great video love the song at the end about the GEO :)

This car has steered you back to your roots and I can't stop loving this with all my heart!

I honestly never had an opinion on the Geo Metro until now, and I'm liking it! Yeah, it's cheap and slow, but it looks kinda good. Reminds me of the Ford KA, or certain Kei cars of that era. I'm sure it'd be fun go-kart with an engine swap and some decent drive-train components

@mcspikesky

Жыл бұрын

Missing the pointtt

This has to be my favorite vid you've ever done.

SO glad to have come across this video & channel 👏 You express yourself in a very refreshing way! But I'm biased due to the "small" cars that have passed through my hands: 1976 Fiat 128 3p, stick 1988 Hyundai Excel GLS, sedan, stick 1995 Geo Prizm, sedan, automatic 1979 BMW 320i, 2-door, automatic 1983 Honda CVCC, 2-door, stick 1996 Corolla wagon, 4-door, stick (333K miles, current and happiness maker --> like the Metro herein!) Best regards 👍🚗

Nothing brings me back to 90s family struggle then a Geo Metro. My mom was door to door nurse in the 90s and I remember driving around in her work provided navy blue Metro feeling like a giant dweeb. It was scandalously rickety and light but it never let her down.

That front view at about 0:50 is awesome

Just found this channel, wasn't expecting such a deep video from a car review

Great video. Digging the Heart “Alone” remake at the end too

I've been over 100 mph in one of those! Also rode around with 9 people in it once! Amazing vehicle!

@timothywhite8130

Жыл бұрын

I'm honestly surprised u hit 100

@twotone3471

Жыл бұрын

@@timothywhite8130 The 4 cylinder version (4 door, or the Suzuki Swift) had more power, but the aerodynamics of the car were great. The base model would do 92MPH.

@angelgjr1999

Жыл бұрын

@@timothywhite8130 You can maybe get to 100 going downhill, with wind pushing you.

@kevinsd99

Жыл бұрын

How big were the people? I do remember having about that many teenagers in a Chevette. We were pulled over by police because the car was clearly packed and riding dangerously low. The cop let us go, offering to drive some of the kids home (we were just trying to get home from theater) and reminding the others that, "This is a Chevette, not a school bus!"

@spacebike420

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinsd99 me and my buddy are big guys but everyone else was tiny. We had 5 in it on the drive and decided to try to fit more when we got there and then just drove around the parking lot. There's a video on KZread here of a guy doing 130 in one. I always remember it not doing much past 100 but definitely gets there just takes forever.

I used to drive a Geo Metro regularly between NYC and Toronto about every 2 weeks. It ran flawlessly and cheaply oh and with a lot of road noise and it felt a wee bit dangerous based on how tiny and light it was but that car spelled freedom and reliability. It was a really good car.

Thank you for another nicely done and thought-provoking video. Your commentary about getting out of a small-town definitely reminds me of my own journey out of a small town. In Oregon it costs more money to register a 2000 Geo Metro versus a 1999 Geo Metro and I'm sure you are wondering why. Well, 2000 and newer cars have their registration fees based upon their MPG rating while 1999 and older cars have a flat fee. Even in 2023 I still see a few of these cars around town and even saw a first-generation last week, but their numbers are definitely declining.

I've been waiting for this episode. The Metro was a dream car of mine ever since I learned of it's existence... I was a child in the 90s, learned to drive in the late 2000s and bought my own first car at the end of that decade. I didn't even know the Geo Metro was a thing until years later, and I finally bought one of my very own in the next 5 following years and to this day is my favorite car I've ever owned... And I've owned sooo many. When the transmission finally fused 4th gear to the shaft and I could no longer shift it, and I realized it would cost more to fix it than I bought it for, I felt, at the time, that I had to make the smart financial decision to move on. Hindsight is 20/20. I miss that car every day. Maybe sometimes hubris is worth sticking to...

The Geo Metro: The official car for furloughed art teachers

You mentioned the Tracker and my heart got soft. I had a '91 tracker 5MT, and even though I would never DARE to take it over 65, that thing was easily the most lovable and enjoyable car I have ever driven. I still regret selling it. Miss you, Sparky

@thecruger69

Жыл бұрын

Sorry you got rid of your Tracker.. I still have a 91 Tracker 5spd .. I drive it all the time .. love the little thing ...

@blepware

Жыл бұрын

I daily a 2003 Suzuki Vitara. RWD 2 liter 4 banger 4 speed automatic ( I so wish it were a 5 speed manual). Its a car that grew on me and I started to love its little quirks. I've gotten it to go 85 once and its a little scary to drive fast in. But nevertheless it taught me that its more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

@juliogonzo2718

Жыл бұрын

My buddy had a tracker. It was actually cool. It was a rotbox though. He had a fuel leak and someone told him there was an access panel under the rear seat. I believe that was a lie but we went to take the plastic cap off the seatbelt anchor bolt to remove the bolt and we no longer had to worry about the bolt because the cap, bolt, and about a 4x4" section of the body broke off

This was my first car but my dad totaled it the day after he got it for me while I was in the passenger seat. I remember a lamp pole coming down on the car and getting out just fine. Absolutely insane childhood memory.

I used to drive one of these for Napa auto parts. I learned Joe to drive stick on it. It was a fun car for being so low powered. It had a horrible exhaust leak and I felt like I was in a fast and furious movie because I had to keep my foot in the pedal. It actually handled better than expected for how slow it was. The key to having the fun in that car was to enter the curves as fast as you could.

My friends wife owned an automatic Metro sedan back in high school. Couldn't get it past 55 on a level road. But 45 mpg was great for 2006 when the price of gas spiked

My dad worked at the Canadian gov’t dept of environment and they had Geo Metros converted to full EV power train, back in the early 2000s.

@tstartrekdude

Жыл бұрын

Doing that is a relatively easy DIY job, you just need a single plate adapter fabbed to bolt an electric forklift motor up to the tranny. Before Tesla or Nissan delivered their first EVs, project ForkenSwift was out driving around in quiet EV style.

@alexwu8077

Жыл бұрын

Probably made them faster than factory 😂😂

@joshjlmgproductions3313

Жыл бұрын

@@alexwu8077 Electric cars back in the 90's and early-2000's were very, very slow and had little to no range (usually less than 100 miles).

@hendo337

Жыл бұрын

For the time the batteries lasted it probably had much better power. I know the Smart Electric is better than the regular one.

@NateLeePhillips

Жыл бұрын

Probably Selectria Force! WatchJRGo has one! Mr. Regular should review it!

RCR has given me more sound life advice than anyone I've ever known. Thank you funny car man

Great outro! I heard Heart's How Can I Get You Alone earlier today. Brings back memories.

Thank you for another amazing video. I haven't enjoyed a video this much since the SC2 video!

I've got a metro with ac. There's a button to turn it off. You press that before you accelerate, then turn the ac back on once you're at speed. Also, storage is surprisingly roomy when you put the back seat down. I've moved a motorcycle by shoving in the back of mine.

@spamviking

Жыл бұрын

Back when it still worked I had to turn off my AC to go uphill in my 1997 VW Transporter, we called it "Diverting power from life support to engines"

At the last line, I just realized how happy the front grill makes the car look. So optimistic

One of the best Geo Metro videos I've seen to date. Reinforces my recent choice of a 91' Metro rebuilt with under 50k and a handful of upgrades. So thankful mines not so extremely gutless. If i went off the deep end one day, I could go out on a hwy posted at 55mph and receive a felony, maybe jailtime and a Rodney King beating if I'm lucky again. All for breaking 80 during a pass.

I was about to say that you can totally do these kinda MPG figures with modern cars, and point to the VW Lupo. Then I remembered the VW Lupo is 26 years old, and gazed long into the yawning jaws of entropy gaping before me.

@Audiomancer

Жыл бұрын

"Yawning jaws of Entropy"....I shouldn't have read that right before bed:)

@nalesnikwiciu

Жыл бұрын

Peugeot 208 or Fiesta with diesel, ez 70 mpg on highway. Still modern cars.

@Corvolet5

Жыл бұрын

That's what I keep saying. European small cars are unbeatable in terms of fuel consumption. I remember there being the Audi A2 3L which was absolute bonkers in fuel

I hope so hard you guys get to 1 mill this year. Totally deserve it.

I owned one with a gf in the 90's. We bought it new and it was a wonderful car. Purpose engineered, well designed and good enough build quality. We were thrilled to have a brand new, fuel efficient car.

Genuinely thankful for your occasional lecture; last time it was the PT Cruiser Postmodernism, and now Post-Structuralism!

my golf has 55HP and 97Nm and I love every second of driving in this little go kart.

Did a parts delivery job in highschool (2004). They had a (from new) 1998 Metro, 2dr hatch automatic no ac no options. In 2004 it had 457000 well abused kilometers the last i saw it. Everyone said once it died, they'd replace it. I saw it driving for 3 years after i graduated lol Horrible yet great car

One of the best RCR videos ever! I thought you would bash this car all the way to the end but you didn’t. I’ve never owned a geo metro but I respect it for what it is. I’ve known a few people that had them over the years and they are amazing little cars, not pretentious or trying to be anything they aren’t. Just a humble basic car with amazing MPG and cheap maintenance.

Ahh, fantastic words in this review. I love the acknowledgement of cars like this. Cars that are so reductively simple and cheap, but still perform the magical function of a car: being able to haul you to wherever you need or want to be. Bless cars like the Metro. Proof of what things you don't need in a car for it to still have value and importance to you.