r/Cartalk • u/tmatted • 1d ago

Why does my car looks like crappy Hot Wheels😭😭😭 My Classic Car

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u/stuffedbipolarbear 1d ago

“C’mon, Ned! Move this thing!”

“I can’t, it’s a Geo!!!”

Source: The Simpsons

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u/tmatted 1d ago

I just push it around when I need to get somewhere 😭😭😭

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u/sofaking1958 1d ago

The rear window defroster is useful in keeping your hands warm while you're pushing it.

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u/tmatted 1d ago

It looks like I'm at r/RoastMyCar again 😭😭

But it is so true. I wish I had window defroster tho

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u/KieselguhrKid13 1d ago

At least it doesn't weigh much

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u/tmatted 1d ago

"At least" is only term for this car lmao

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u/TheDragonzord 1d ago

"It could be worse. You could have no car."

That should have been the tagline in the advertisements.

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u/tmatted 1d ago

And it's still kinda true tho

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u/TheDragonzord 1d ago

Hey at least you have a car,

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u/tmatted 1d ago

Thankfully

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u/Valriete 22h ago

If this ad for the 2003 Cavalier had come out a few years earlier, it would've been hawking the Metro.

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u/Gold_Cauliflower_706 1d ago

I had one in ‘96. Avoid strong winds and driving too close to tractor trailers. Hahaha

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u/tmatted 1d ago

I'm trying to avoid any trucks around lol, but what's about highways - I drove it from LA to NY lol

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u/Gold_Cauliflower_706 1d ago

Took mine across country from Connecticut to California and back. It’s pretty darn scary when you get caught between those tractor trailers on the interstate but she did just fine.

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u/tmatted 1d ago

It was a lot of fun to me

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u/MountainLiving4us 1d ago

It is actually a. Suzuki, With a GM branding ,

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u/unmanipinfo 7h ago

'Ned, move this thing!'

'I can't! It's a Suzuki!'

Still checks out, minus their bike and marine engines.

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u/Gold_Cauliflower_706 1d ago

Laugh all you want but in 1996 after graduating from university, I bought a brand spanking new bright green Metro and drove across country from Connecticut to California covering about 42 states. It was an awesome little car and got excellent gas mileage. I think it got better gas mileage than my Harley Sportster now and both has about the same horsepower. Never had a problem with it and miss it now.

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u/TechKnowViking 1d ago

I can confirm this is true. A friend of mine who has all the money in the world and multiple cars, trucks and motorcycles swears by his 90's Metro and it's the only thing he ever drives. I helped him rebuild it one time and I can actually say that I picked up an engine in one hand and a transmission in the other and carried them about 100ft by myself 🤣

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u/tmatted 1d ago

Damn, that's a great story. Can I get his contacts so we would rock Metros together lol?

I'm not actually expecting you sharing that but you never know

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u/TechKnowViking 14h ago

You anywhere near East Tennessee?

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u/tmatted 11h ago

I'm in NY state but I move a lot

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u/RedditorActivist 2h ago

My 1996 2 door geo metro hatch with the 1.0 3 cylinder manual transmission was quick! I could squeal the tires super easily going into first and 2nd gear and even get a noticeable squeal slamming it into 3rd gear. That car was really fun. I learned how to drive stick in it and bought it for $200 with a bad head gasket. Good times

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u/CompetitiveLab2056 1d ago

“Why’s the carpet wet Tod”

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