Hi Everyone Im a Proud Owner of a GEO! And I love it!

[Ge0Sc0ut]

Hi everyone!,
My name is Nicholas and I just wanted to be apart of this community because you all have Geo's like me hehe I love that car to death but hate it soo much aswell. I have a 1995' Geo Metro/LSI(I think?) 1.0 L, 5 Speed Manual w/overdrive (which i beleive thats 5th gear hahaha) And I was just wondering a few things.


1st Question: My Geo's belts squeak at the beginning of the day if I havn't driven it that much. And if its wet outside it squeaks and on some hot days it'll squeak very little. Is this just a Generic Problem with Geo's? Or do I have to time my belts again (which I have no clue how to do so should I take it somewhere? Or find out how to do it and do it myself?) Please help me out if any of you fine Geo owners can.

2nd Question: My Geo only has two mirrors, Left mirror and my rearview mirror. And recently my left mirror from age im guessing just fell off while I was in reverse so I taped it, and its fine now but I wanted to get a new mirror to make my Geo look pimp (hahhaha ya right) Any websites that you guys can suggest to help me find a mirror I'd appreciate it .

3rd Question: Im 18 and in my prime is a Geo Metro a good first car?



Thank you all for your help and comical responses to each others Geo Questions.

Nicholas O'Harris

[Crvett69]

belts on Geos like to make noise, can try tightening it by adjusting the alternator out a little bit more. don't need to retime it if your just adjusting the fan belt. as far as mirrors you can get brand new ones on e-bay for either side, think they run about $19 a side plus shipping. the metro may not be as fancy or have a lot of options but it gets great mileage, easy to maintain and very reliable so i guess it would make a great 1st car especially for someone on a budget

[Ge0Sc0ut]

Originally Posted by Crvett69

belts on Geos like to make noise, can try tightening it by adjusting the alternator out a little bit more. don't need to retime it if your just adjusting the fan belt. as far as mirrors you can get brand new ones on e-bay for either side, think they run about $19 a side plus shipping. the metro may not be as fancy or have a lot of options but it gets great mileage, easy to maintain and very reliable so i guess it would make a great 1st car especially for someone on a budget

Thank you very much Crvett69 for your advice im going to see if I can borrow my friends Credit Card to get a new mirror on ebay like you told me, and thank you for the comment on having it as a 1st car...I just hope I dont crash into anything/anybody or have anything/anybody crash into me cause from what I hear the Geo does not handle crashes to well....But I live dangerously

[crazyinkc]

As far as small cars go, the 95 and up Metros do very well in crash tests compared to others in there class. It is no Volvo but it isn't a motorcycle either. I have owned 7 Metros over the years (sold the other 6,never wrecked one) and never felt unsafe. I have seen Metro wrecks and heard of people wrecking thier Metros/Swifts and I hear they come out with little to no injuries. Wlecome to the Metro forum and I hope you have fun with the car as much as I do with mine. I dirve it more than my BMW.

[Ge0Sc0ut]

Alright im actually gonna go drive it right now the only thing I worry about is me slacking off and not taking care of it so i need to really badly and I want too i Just get too busy sometimes....Any advice you would give a fellow metro owner?