Can my $250 Geo Metro Be Resurrected? (Abandoned Car Challenge)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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Call me strange but I would rather see videos like this, then high dollar vipers and things like that. It’s just so much more relatable to me. And it’s just a neat old car.
This
Same! 🎉
I agree with this!
@@sccarguy8242 same
Ja!
id definitely give the white one a shot and try to get it running again. both of them definitely deserve a deep cleaning video, would be very satisfying to watch.
You got to try to save the yellow one . Me and my wife had one just like it before a drunk driver hit it and total it. We love that little car ran it for yrs .I'm looking forward to seeing more of this car
I think you should see how far you can get with the convertible without tearing into the white car. That stuff (headlights, fenders and bumper) might have been removed and just not properly re-installed. I used to have a 1990 Geo Metro. I got 45 MPG in the winter. I gave it to my daughter who once filled the tank (11 gal) and had enough left over from a $10.00 bill to by a bag of potato chips and a coke. It was a great little car.
It wants to live! Go all in with it and fix it up! :)
You should totally take it to the auto spa and see what your friend can do with it 🤣
That would be really good!
Film the detailing of the metro😂
I know it’s rough but I love this little car! Thanks for taking a chance and saving these little cars. I can’t wait to see the cleanup video. Fun little cars! I think it’s worth a shot to try to get the white one running, if it won’t then rob the parts.
I really enjoy watching you revive the 80s and 90s classics. It was the Cavalier Z24 video that brought me to your channel.
I wish I had the money to buy that one. I had a 90 z-24 the odo hit 750k miles before it broke on 4 years. I drove it another two after that.
I never thought I’d be excited to see someone fix a Metro, but here I am! Can’t wait to see it cleaned up!
Hey Randy- on your Crown Vic with No odometer readings… Once you hook it up to the battery, then just take a photo with your phone of where the mileage is usually illuminated… For some reason the phone can pick up the current mileage in the snapshot… Just try it and see. I have had several and it works every time
I think the funniest thing bout the yellow GEO is that it has an alarm system installed on the Driver's Side shock tower.
Honestly tho, cleaned up with a roof that properly keeps the rain out, I would drive the hell out of this car. As bad as it looks now, it's still probably better than the rust bucket I have now.
could have been what the hazards were in the last video that wouldnt turn off
Had a great time in HS with a couple of girls that drove one. Jack I'm sorry that leaves you out. 😂
I found that highly amusing as well, I honestly don't recall ever hearing of one of these being stolen.
The best evidence that what Randy does is genuine is the he also films and posts his failures as well. Strangely I am looking forward to seeing Randy and Nick vacuuming out this car to a driving rock beat.
This car makes me smile! Seeing the yellow Metro beside the Viper in your garage...just two "Hot" 90s convertibles hanging out! You've got great taste in cars. Really, the best variety on YT. Looking forward to the cleaning video.
In latin america market, that car dont came in two doors version, only a four door sedan, called Swift by Chevrolet. This a personal good project to do. Greetings from Buenos Aires
We had the Swift here as well in a slightly different version. Also offered under the Suzuki brand.
I heard a few years back of someone located either in the northeast or midwest who was snatching these up all over the place and rebuiding them, then selling them at a premium during the 4 and 5$ gas crunch a few years ago. The yellow one needs to come back!
Those GEO cars were never known to be reliable vehicles. but the fact that she was abandoned for all those years and still runs is incredible. Maybe the car was built on a Monday or Tuesday. The old girl probably never thought she would be saved. Old cars certainly have character if you show them a little love. Great video.
What are you talking about? They're incredibly reliable....and I've never heard that. I had one of these with 375,000 miles and it ran perfectly
Geos are adult on Legos if you blow the head an can't fix that you probably should ride a bike those cars are basically Honda's man so easy to work
Not reliable? Only if you neglected maintaining it. Change the oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze and the timing belts as recommended and they will run forever. A friend of mine has over 400,000 on his and the one I got from my brother had over 300,000 on it and I would still be driving it if a tweaker hadn't stolen it and totalled it out
Suzuki made strong
@@idwellinthehillslikegandhi They were never sold as very good vehicles to the mass American public. GEO was just basic transportation. Of course, with everything, you can come across one that is special. I knew someone that had a tracker when it was fairly new. It was a piece of junk.
That car wants to live on, it would be cool to see it repainted and detailed.
Use the white one for parts and bring the yellow one back! Those cars are amazing! My friend had one and we fit 5 guys in it on a fishing trip driving to this remote cabin on an unpaved road. Car was a champ!
😂 my son has one of these he has it running and passed smog, he’s trying to get registered next. It sat for 15 years and hegira. Fired up easy. Good luck. Parts are hard to find.
Investing in tyre machines is a good idea. It'll save you money in the long run.
I think you should gut the white one. The yellow one is in better overall shape and a manual. Maybe a wash + polish will even be enough to bring the paint back enough.
TIRE!!!....This is NOT europe...
Fun car for Nick when it's back to an acceptable standard, get Santa to help.
Send that to Bryan at the auto spa lol
Love when you do videos like this bring the beaters back !
Slowly fix the yellow one up little by little it's got hope. Love the fact that you got it as far as you have allready. Not to worried about the white one . If the white one runs fine then slowly fix it but if she doesn't part it for the yellow one. Really like the fact that the yellow is a 5 speed. Love it.
Knowing the cars are both junkers, I enjoy watching you getting them running and cleaned up a bit. Go for it.
Randy! The "Swamp Vette" had a baby!! I think that's a burglar alarm on the left by the battery.
I think everyone pretty much want you to continue restoring the Yellow Metro because it'srare to see one these days. But it's all up to you and no one else since it's your time and money. But we will definitely be watching.
4 hours at Walmart seems typical. My last service there was an oil change & tire rotate. 3 hrs! Ooftah
Cool to see the 50mpg budget cruiser back on the road
Hey Randy!! Been watching since the flood 2013 Dodge dart
Enjoyed the video. Never seen a Geo Metro over here in the UK, looks a fun little convertible. I think if you get them both cleaned up and running, and then send them back through the auctions, you should do fine, would make some good content and some lovely winter projects for someone.
It's a rebadged Suzuki swift which i think the convertible version wasn't offered in the uk only hatchback and 4 door sedan
All old cars deserve a second chance. Freaks, lemons, infamous, bland, whatever, they all deserve some love. In all honesty, the Geo is probably more reliable than anything new.
Lol you should toss the keys to Nick and say congratulations you're the new owner lol. I had a 93 and mine got way more then 15mpg, i got more like in the 20's to 30's range. I filled up in Tampa right near the Hard Rock Casino and drove all the way to the Ga line to play a lotto they had and when I got home i was right over 3 quarters of a tank. I'm liking that car to be honest
What car are you talking about? The bel air or geo? The geo def gets better then 15mpg
@@jessewynne8193it would have to be the belair, my 93 metro Lsi got 50mpg highway, even after 30 years.
Fix the white one get it to run
😂
nick is a big boi now. Remember him from the first
appearance on your channel. I hope he'll get the same passion at cars as his dad!
I would sure follow him to see what he's up to!
Btw, that car in Europe it's called an Suzuki Swift. Should be enough data on internet about them. I owned ( my first car ) an Suzuki Swift 1.3L GS and i loved that car.
( Untill an old geezer hit it and totalled it )
I loved these when they first came out. I looked at them in the showroom at Syd Dorn Chevrolet in Portland, Oregon. They're like Flintstone cars.
Syd Dorn Chevrolet. Wow. That is a name I haven't heard in quite awhile 😄
In their ads they said you would get a DORN good deal.
Loved this video Randy I thought this car was a GONER
Please put more videos of this car being cleaned and put together. Would love to see the after and I’m sure you can make your money back on the sale of this vehicle. I love these videos.
The yellow geo metro is cool! I respect the fact it actually starts and runs ! Tough cars
I love all your videos - but - and I have no idea why - I am loving this journey with these Geo Metros. There's just something about seeing something that somebody kicked out behind the house in the woods brought back to life, cleaned up, and put back on the road. I think you should keep going with them!
Nice score Randy . Gald you got it running. Geo metro convertible lives again. Looking forward to the next video
Im enjoying these geo vids!!!, and i been watching since the first Mercedes ABC video
These metros were rebadged suzuki swift although we have not seen the convertible ones in Asian. There is also the swift gti which has a dohc 1.3L making 101bhp. Interesting little car
This is a great video, Randy! I love it when you take a car that’s really far gone and bring it back around. That’s what brought me to your channel years ago.
Omg ❤love geos, they’re awesome on the road economic cheap to fix and fun to drive, this was my first car back in highschool
Would Nick hurl if you gave him the fixed up yellow Metro?😂 he sure is getting tall!
Been waiting for this Vid to drop sweet!
Thats freaking amazing that the thing runs and drives the way it looks
Now it’s time to get the white one running! We need two very cheap AAR Metro Mobiles 😂 seriously though that would be awesome. Great job today with the yellow one
keep going. enjoying the geo metro content! :)
Stick shift is a must on those Metros, whatever you decide. Engine and Trans swap into the white one is nothing on those. 2 guys can get it done in a couple hours easy, throw a belts on it while out
This is the first time I've watched one of your videos. I'm not sure which white car you're referring to, but this one is in excellent condition to be restored and made operational again. You've just gained a subscriber from Brazil. I hope you take on this project. Best wishes!
Man, I love these videos of "questionable" cars! Way more fun that the exotic stuff. One thing I would have done would be to power wash that thing before I would let it enter my garage. Maybe keep the bugs from infesting my space.
Clean up the both of them, service the yellow Metro. She'll be a great little cruiser.
Keep that white hubcap, you'll have a matching set for the white one, Randy!
My wife had one in high school. Same color and everything. This is the first automotive video on YT she’s actually watched and paid attention to😂. If you decide to flip it, I would be interested
This is great. Brings me right back to High School. Don’t get me wrong, MPG on all Metro models is amazing. 40-45 mph highway, 39 city. The Xfi hatch was the one that was 50. You just can’t kill them. I have a 95 Geo Tracker that is rusting off the rusty bones and it’s still kicking.
Wow nick how got so big..love seeing father and son time
I would love to see you bring both cars back to life!! They’re not worth much but I would fix em up and have both of em detailed!! Definitely would be satisfying to watch!!!
I'm enjoying the content of the Geo Metro videos. I'd try to get one patched together at least. Good job!
I believe you.
We had one back in the day (the Suzuki Swift variant), and my dad put 1 million kilometers on the clock. The engine was never opened up, or broke down. Only issue was suspension, tie rods, steering rack, drive shafts, and ultimately rust.
This is my favorite content of yours, beater resurrection. These Metros are particularly neat. I’m excited to see them cleaned up with the hubcaps back on (even though I think you only have one set). This and the copart walk arounds. The recent repo vids weren’t as exciting because they are mostly newer and properly running cars, so there isn’t much to excitement in if they work or run (important window, less important window)😂
I would love to see the pressure wash of the yellow Geo and trying to get the white one running. Been loving this series actually! If you cleaned up the interior on both it probably wouldn't be bad either. Great video as always!👍
Wow, that brought back memories. Thank you. I had a little geo hatchback years ago I had inherited from my Grandfather. Unfortunately after years of taking care of my Stepgrandma she passed and her son no one had met went to court and took everything, including my geo. Strange sense it had never been in Grandma's name and had been in my name for years but ya can't argue with the judge. I'd always wanted a convertible one but can't afford one. Been great seeing a geo again, I really loved mine.
I used to own a 1991 Geo storm. Excited for this little car. Fix it up.
My father bought a leftover 1991 LSi 3 Cyl AT with AC. He drove it for fuel economy, and he was pulling 48 MPG with the AC kicking and 45MPG without. At 75k it started burning oil, he was adding a quart a month and every year he would spin on a new filter. Sold it with 98k to his boss for a 3rd car for his son after he totaled a Mustang GT and a Futura with a V8. At 98k he had just put on new front brakes on and included the rear brakes with the car when he sold it. He had steel 12" wheels!!! Festiva and Aspire wheels fit and moved you up to 13". After the Geo he had an Aspire 5-speed but that was too small for both of us to hit in. That he got 11 years out of the first battery.
I had a 2000 Chevy Metro after they dissolved the Geo brand. I drove my brother to San Diego from Dallas to pick up a Datsun 260z. We cruised at 100 thru the desert with no issues. I miss that car
amazing how quickly it comes back from looking like a scrap yard car
Randy, you gotta be Spider-Man to make those webs lol
I would definitely like to see the car cleaned up. It would come up well and the white one, i am sure its worth a little effort to get running.
Great video. Love the cars no one wants. I like your passion for old beaters
I love the yellow one ! You gota carry on with it, be great to see the white one running too
I think you should attempt to get the white one running before parting it out. The yellow one will be awesome to watch you clean up. I got hooked watching your channel during the cleanup of the swamp vette.
1:43 someone who says that is just hating because they can't afford to do half the stuff that you can do. Bro most of us love your content regardless if they are reruns or fresh content. However we do enjoy new videos more but understand life and family come first.
It’s a set screw idle for some reason it’s too high…and I’m sure mice got into a wire for turn signal. You can maybe take the windshield out the white one to put in the yellow one! And the floor boards are not rotted out so it’s def a road worthy car!
Definitely a deep clean video. Future engine tune up and a tiny china ebay turbo. That thing would be awesome.!!
You said that she sat for years in the fields. Maybe she has carbin build up. I really loved this video. Taking a older vehicle and bringing her back to life . I say , Keep her and do her up in Time. . Thanks again Randy for the video ❤❤
I had one of these from a rental (It was a Suzuki in dark blue) when we were on a trip to Greece in the 90's - really fun car, really made the trip for us
Been looking forward to this one! Something about a little bitty clapped out Geo Metro :D
A girlfriend of mine had the three door version of this generation. She drove that thing for years. Brings back a lot of good memories :)
This was a super entertaining video, the first drive was awesome LOL this is what the internet was invented for...I would love to be in the passenger seat of that thing for that drive.
This is IT right here. Swampvette 2.0. The kind of low buck treasure I subscribed to your channel for. Whether you decide to fix this one or the white one, clean 'em up, make it run good, maybe soup it up a bit somehow. I suspect the turn signals not working will be a fuse or cabling trouble, shouldn't be t o o hard. With the top down it will be the perfect daily beater for someone.
Good to see nick helping you work on cars
Give the yellow geo a scrub inside and out. Then see how it looks. Next, I suggest going over the white one to see if she can be made to run again. It it runs, then do a scrub and clean on it. These are both hammered, but it’s possible both are worth keeping together.
This would be a great little car to buzz around town in the summertime. You can’t beat a drop top that runs as good as this car does for $250. Reminds me of my 1980 El Camino I bought from my Aunt for $175. Cleaned it up, changed the plugs, fluids, tires, and battery. I drove that thing for another 4 years!
Love videos like these. I would love to see at least one of the Geos brought back and made decent as well as that Crown Vic.
Honestly I think both are worth saving. My mother had one and the thing lasted pretty much forever, until the snow belt rust got to it. But they are really good cars from what mom recalls. Those vics are great too!
The automatic ones you’d be surprised how much difference there is in speed. The auto were turtles!
I'd like to see the white one run too. The wiring on the transmission is likely the reason it wouldn't start. Maybe the neutral safety switch.
Use the slug aka automatic metro as a parts car for the yellow one, and heres a thought sand it down do some basic body work and paint it in your shop single stage paint would be fine you are auto aution rebuilds do one on a budget show the youngsters how its done.
I LOVE these little Geos!!! Sure, they aren't powerful by any means, but they just sip gas! One of my friends bought a 1993 Geo Metro brand new and he drove it until it had almost 200,000 miles on it. Still ran when he sold it and the AC worked. Back when he bought it, he said $10 would fill up the gas tank and last over a week. (with current gas prices it's over $30 to fill it up but you do get over 400 miles on a tank). I am sure if you gave that car a good tune-up (air filter, spark plugs, plug wires, oil/oil filter replacement) get the signals fixed, windshield replaced, back window on convertible top, find a factory OEM tape deck replacement it will really be a fun little car to drive. I also hope you can get that white one running as well.
Two words “Nicks car”😊
I look forward to seeing that yellow Metro cleaned up
My wife had a 1990 when we met in 97. It had the 3 cyl with a five speed. No a/c, no radio and an eight gallon tank. that thing got easily got over 400 miles to a full tank of gas. we upgraded her to a brand new 2001 elantra with a five speed because the Metros lack of a/c . We still have the Elantra almost 24 years later.
Nick is a great kid!
It will be cool to see it clean up
Love the yellow geo metro can’t wait to see that Clint cleaned up put a new top on it. I like the rims on the geometric on the yellow one just a complete clean up new top having a good little summer car. I don’t know what the top looks like on the white one maybe swap tops you could but when you took the top down on the yellow when you get here, creaking and cry sound like snap, crackle pop scare that one of the bars are probably broke but a good WD-40 straight down real good.
I love the Metro LSi!! Clean it and keep it Randy!
These videos are your bread and butter. Gratifying to watch. You saved a Chevy Citation, why not do the same with this.
Still glad to wake up every day to vgg and auto auction rebuilds you and vgg and monkey wrench Mike are the goats 🐐
Ive been waiting for this one! I miss content like this from this channel.
oooo blast from the past! Hope you are going to change the timing belt! keep that ol girl on the road! love this video!
Randy its always awesome learning from you Sir. ❤
Lets see the white Geo running and depending on how it runs would depend on if it gets used for parts or gets fixed would be awesome to see them both running and driving and go down the road for someone to enjoy
Great video Randy. I spent two weeks in Florida (I'm from England) and my rental was a Geo Metro auto.
Great little car. Got in, it started every time; and though it didn't have much grunt, it was great fun to drive.
Would I rather have had a good ol' V8? Sure, but I'd probably killed myself spinning out lol.
The Metro's were really susceptible to vacuum leaks. Have one with the 4-cylinder, worked on a couple of the threes and used a 3-cylinder automatic to power a T bucket! Made a larger pickup bed mounted it back there in the back last time I saw that they put about 20,000 mi on it with no problems and were getting about 40-45 Mpg!
This video s, make your channel to the top of rebuild cars from junk, I am loving it!