The Geo Metro Convertible Was a Hilariously Pathetic 50-Horsepower Economy Car 

Flooring it on the on-ramp and getting casually passed by a minivan was perfect

I had an English teacher in high school who drove a geo prism. One day in class, a student asked "how much did you pay for your geo metro?" And the teacher got furious, he goes "I do NOT drive a geo metro!" Even a geo prism owner was insulted that his car was mistaken for a Geo Metro😆😆😆😆😆😆

I had a 90 ... it needed an engine ... I was able to lift the engine out by hand by myself once it was disconnected - a good running junkyard engine was $150 and took about an hour and a half to be back on the road driving like it never happened it was ultra cheap and lasted a lot of miles after that - I can't call it a terrible vehicle, but it was hilarious to drive

I had a friend back in 93-94 who had the hatchback. Poor guy was determined to try to make the car fast. He slapped intake and exhaust on it. I recall him asking around the local performance shops looking for headers but just got laughed at everywhere he went. Hope you are doing well wherever you are, Dan.

“So you can be a pathetic little pipsqueak with your hair blowing in the wind” 2 seconds later* “GOOD NEWS THIS GEO METRO COULD BE YOURS!!!”

Doug: *Makes fun of this car* Also Doug: “This car can be yours!”

Man, everyone I've ever known who's owned a geo metro loves it to death. My grandma's friend owns one and every time I see her I make an offer and she tells me to go to Hell.

Got pulled over in 1990 coming back from Knoxville Tennessee on I-40. Cop said he clocked me at 102 mph. He laughed and sent me on my way. Took me 5 more miles to get up to speed again. One of the best cars I've ever owned. 50+ mpg.

Doug: "This Geo Metro is a hilariously pathetic 50-Horsepower economy car" Also Doug: "This Geo Metro can be yours on Cars and Bids"

When I had my 94, I was racing everyone at a stop light. And they didn’t even know it.

A company I worked for used a Geo Metro for deliveries. It was awesome to drive in town. I loved driving it.

That “plastic key” wasn’t too unusual for the time, even my 1998 4Runner came with one. The point of it is that the entire design allows it to fit in your wallet with credit cards and whatnot….same size. And then if you accidentally had a lockout…..emergency key is in your wallet. Great feature IMO although I never used it. P.S.-it did have a metal interior too.

Rod: HE’S GAINING ON US Todd: I’m scared! Maude: Come on Ned! Move this thing! Ned: I CANT!!! ITS A GEO!!!

"Oh please... Geos weren't THAT cheaply made." -Owner's manual cover art literally drawn in crayon.

I had a 4 door Suzuki Swift (manufactured in Hungary) with 4 cylinders and 68 HP, based on the video it was a bit more carlike than the convertible. With 3 friends we made a 10 day trip with it, from Hungary through the Balkans to Greece, 4000 km total. We were very young and enjoyed it, did not care much about the lack of safety and comfort.

I inherited a white '95 Metro base model hatch from my parents when I got my driver's license. Mine came with nothing: no A/C, no passenger side mirror, no radio, but I loved it. My original radio was a boombox, before I put a full stereo (and subwoofers in it) - which turned it into a riding night club. Also added remote door locks - the advantage to nothing in the door, was aftermarket part installation was super easy - and a push-button hatch release on the dash. Other than A/C, by the time I was done with it there wasn't really anything I thought it lacked. It was super cheap and easy to maintain compared to modern cars. Back in the late '90s when gas was less than a dollar, I could fill it up for like $5, which was a great money making scheme when everyone you know is willing to give you a couple bucks for a ride and only needed to get gas every couple of weeks. I can honestly say I once put 505 miles on a tank, and it then cost me like $15 to fill up, which is non-hybrid impossible nowadays. I also had a good time driving it. It was a lot of fun in the snow since it weighed almost nothing, it was basically impossible to get stuck and easy to just drift around corners. While it may not have been very fast to 60, I always found it was pretty quick to 25-30 if you knew how to shift it, but the NJSP officer that ticketed me for doing more than 80 on the turnpike can vouch for its top speed. My parents swapped me cars and sold it almost 20 years ago, and I still miss The Egg a little bit to this day.

I bought this while in the military 1990s. Young kid, no credit, on his own, goes into dealership looking for a 68' Mustang, comes out with a Geo Metro and high interest loan..oh fun days, live and learn.

There is a dude here in town who drives one around with a comically large wind up toy key stuck to the trunk. You know who you are, and I love your style.

I had one, drove it out of the showroom, loved it. CNnot believe the trashing this guy is giving it. Great fun little grocery getter, go to work car, fantastic mileage that outdoes most new vehicles. Little car with all the equipment that was needed to get places and have fun! Wish I still had mine!

My dad bought a 2 door hardtop new in 91 for 7100$. 5 speed. my high school friends and I had so fun in that car over the next couple of summers and drove the wheels off it going to concerts, cruising around with girls and just having a car. I remember how great it was on gas and we didn’t have a care in the world. Such good memories!

“This is one of the most pathetic cars ever” *10 seconds later* “this could be yours on Cars and Bids”

Owner: "Hey Doug, can you review my car!" Doug: "Say no more" Doug: *spends 23 minutes absolutely roasting your car*

“Come on Ned, move this thing!” *I CAN’T IT’S A GEO!*

I remember attempting to buy one of these just out of high school and not getting approved to by it by Chevy's credit department (they would only approve me for the non-convertible version). Whenever I see one today, I still laugh at it.

A lil old lady of 75 from Kentucky could’ve bought one of these, only drive it to church and only fill it up once for the rest of her life. Score!

My mom had a 95 Metro. On the highway it was absolutely terrible but around town it's still one of the most fun cars I've driven apart from the lack of power steering. Being able to drive a car super aggressively, flooring it all the time, without it getting you into any trouble is a different experience.

I've owned two and they are great cars. My first was $5800 new and was an amazing trouble free car that got better fuel economy than my Ducati 500cc. I don't know what folks expect for a 1 liter, 3 cylinder car but in my opinion it delivered more than I expected!

I love these tiny little fun convertibles I wish companies still made them I'd sure buy one

The '90s paper cup' color splash on the side is too perfect.

Doug: it has AC!!!!! GM: Doug...we are cheap but we aren't animals

Based on the tire wear, it looks like it is out of alignment. I still want one of these cars because they are so darn efficient.

If you need to get from A to B, without rushing or banging a hole on your wallet on fuel, this is your perfect choice. It's interesting not only for car enthusiasts, but also for cost-cutting, regular people. And the trunk can carry enough groceries for a single person's weekly consumption. And if you love to repair mechanical parts yourself, that little engine can be an easy pray, just like the VW Beetle. Thumbs up for this cute vehicle.

I inherited one of these, it was surprisingly fun! Every stoplight was a fast and furious style drag race and the little old lady driving her hyundai to the store was unaware of just how close the race was! Good times.

Had a first generation Metro, first new car I ever owned. It was the most reliable car I have had. Best $6000 I ever spent on a car. Lasted me over 10 years, 250,000+ trouble free miles. Nothing but general maintenance was ever required. Talk your shit about Metros all you want but that 5 speed 3 cylinder was very fun to drive and the quality for the money spent was off the charts!

It's funny how convertibles have come and gone in waves over the years. There are no "inexpensive regular car" convertibles any more. They're either sports cars or expensive luxury sedans. The fact that in the early '90s the cheapest new car money could buy had a convertible version is amazing.

I had two of these...a 92 convertible and a 1997 hatchback. To understand the Geo, you have to look at it in regards to what it was designed to do. It was not to set records at he Nurburgring, but rather to offer reliable, cheap, utilitarian transportation...and to that end it was a very effective. When I bought the 97 as a grad student in DC it was the cheapest new car you could get in the US. I kept it for 25 years and just recently gave it away. The little 1.0 inline 3 and manual transmission were a remarkably reliable combo. For several years I had an E55 AMG and M6 Convertible at the same time as the Geo...For commuting to work, I preferred the Geo as it got 4 times the mileage as the M6 and was easier to park...and you don't worry about getting it dinged up. I wish I had kept it truth be told.

I went to high school from 92-96, there was a ridiculously hot girl that drove one of these to school at the time, so I'm fine with it.

Owner: Hey I got a cool, rare car. Wanna make a review? Doug: Sure. THIS is the MOST PATHETIC car I have EVER seen.

I had one of these, the same except red. Perfect fun commuter car, really simple. My parents both had VW Beetles in 70’s into 80’s that I learned to drive. This car is closest in spirit to them. Cheap basic cars and trucks are so hard to find in US here in the future.

This car is incredibly clean! Kudos to the owner or whoever was responsible for that.

I'll never forget the Simpsons Ned's kids: daddy go faster ned: I can't... It's a Geo 😂😂😂😂

"They added color fabric patterns, just to make it fun..." "I, for one, am having a blast." LOL

What I find ironic is that if they made a convertible 91 civic, people would go crazy for it, but when GM does it, it’s terrible I mean these things got really good gas mileage, that has to be worth something

I had a red LSi convertible in college. While not the quickest vehicle it was fine driving around town. Took it on spring break to Daytona Beach. It was loads of fun.

"Come on Ned, move this thing." "I can't, it's a Geo!"

There's a scene on The Simpsons where Homer is chasing the the Flanders family with golf clubs in his hands as an homage to Terminator 2... Maude says "Come on Ned! Move this thing!" and Ned answers "I can't! It's a Geo!"... Pretty sure it was supposed to be a Metro.

Two years ago I saw a car nearly identical to this for sale, it was the same color and similar equipment, except it was branded as a Chevy Sprint (Canadian rebadge) and it had the 3 speed auto. I was on the fence about buying it, I watched this video and immediately went out to buy it. I love my little blue deathtrap, it's a piece of garbage, it's a horrible car, the convertible top leaks like a sieve, it had mice in it at one point and it's got more bondo than steel in many places but I love it all the same. It turns more heads than any car I've had, it's great on gas and has never left me stranded... Doug, on the off chance you see this, thank you for making this video and helping me find one of the best cars I've ever owned!

This seems like an interesting and good looking car for a really good price! The trunk pass through is well thought through. This way you can store long items in there if necessary.

In 1991 I won a 91 Chevy Sprint (same car) in a rubber ducky race down a river in my hometown. My duck crossed the finish line 1st out of ~22,000 ducks and this was the prize. I was 5. It was one of my earliest, and most awesome memories. This video made my day.

Not gonna lie... this looks pretty dope. I'd love this car.

Incredibly easy cars to work on. My cousin had a hardtop and it did fine hauling us (500 lbs. combined) around town. Even the highway wasn't too bad, it really only struggled on hills. His had the manual transmission which was way better than the auto.

Great job, I really enjoy all of your videos. Awesome content and detail. Thank you.

I am amazed that Doug was able to make a 23 minute video on a GEO Metro

Me: "Mom can we get a miata?" Mom: "No we have miata at home." Miata at home:

56 hp is a lot for 61 cu in or 993cc. Almost 1 hp per cubic inch. Which was good at that time for normally aspirated.

Everyday when I get on the highway to go to school, I always find myself driving alongside one of these cars. I would just stare at it trying to figure out what it was and here’s Doug reviewing one of them. Every time I see it, it just gives me a nice giggle

"Cheapest, crappiest car" Daewoo has entered the chat. "BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!!!"

I worked with a man for about 10 years that drove one of these. Considering how he could easily afford something much nicer, he got a lot of questions about it. He was "green" long before it became popular to do so and he drove it because it was inexpensive to buy, paid for, had nearly 400K miles with basic maintenance and got 50MPG highway and 40 city. That car literally cost pennies to drive and never left him stranded. He always said he'd sell it if it broke down on him. I wouldn't be surprised if he still had it.

Love the pan shot of "Quality, 5 out of 10" @23:06. And you have the auxiliary stick holding up the trunk lid!

I had 2 of them, both ‘94 models of the 2-door hatchback & I regularly got 53 MPG. When I lived in the Midwest, I never got stuck in the snow because of the narrow tires. They never felt slow to me & I raced them constantly lol. I’ve got tons of fun stories

I honestly find cars like this way more interesting than any exotic sports car.

In high school, my driver's ed class had about a dozen of these (non-convertible) Metros. They were for off-road use only. We had a "track" where all these Metros would drive around and practice parallel/perpendicular parking, merging, yielding, etc. They were all equipped with walkies so the instructor (standing on a 15' tall platform) could yell at you. "Number 4! Go parallel park!" Good times...

First car i ever drove in high school was a '92 Geo Storm hatchback that my mom got when i was in 3rd grade. Watched this video to see how similar it was to the old Geo i remember. Say what you will about quality, but that thing still ran great with nearly 250,000 miles on it and we sold it to someone when i was 19 and had saved up to buy my own car.

Love this review Doug. Great video.

Let’s be honest these are the Doug reviews we love! Please do more weird slow quirky cars this year

The wear pattern on that front tire screams "I need an alignment"

The dual-steeringwheel training cars at my student driver school were all Metros. You had to be a magician to merge into highway traffic, but you basically couldnt wreck it, as even breakaway stop signs and small roadside bushes would stop it dead. By the way, you gotta love Doug. Geo Metro....Bugatti Divo.....same passion, same comprehensive coverage of quirks and features. A national treasure.....

In the early 90’s I was more of a Camaro guy. We made fun of the Metro and the Yugo. But now I kinda have a nostalgic soft spot for the Metro. Only because I don’t see any Yugos on the road anymore. But every now and then I still see a Metro. Incredible. Oh, and that side graphic …. Bitchin!

My mom’s friend had a Geo Metro back then. The kid walks over and adjusts the passenger mirror. That’s how that works.

I wonder how the seller feels about Doug repeatedly calling the car he's trying to sell cheap and pathetic lol

Had a red one when my first wife and I lived in San Diego. Loved it!! Perfect little car for living in beautiful, sunny, Southern California.

I have that exact same car, same color, and I absolutely love it! It's a real POS and I delivered pizza in it for years but man is it fun to drive.

I love it when he reviews these oddball cars. Something different from the supercars, hypercars, and ultra luxury cars.

I'd like to see Doug review the Yugo Cabrio -- yes, Yugo made a convertible version!

I miss my old Firefly, with the needle buried at 160kmh/100mph. Mine had the optional center console, very deluxe. You could cut pizza with the tires. 19:03 Doug! Them's fighting words! You're gonna get a lot of hate for that. 19:20 "joke of a car", that's it your toast! 23:40 "laughing stock, it's so pathetic", that's it I'm going on Twitter.

This is one of my favorite reviews of his. I've watched it at least three times.

I love it that Doug converts the 13 inch wheel into mm, but the rest of the world uses also inch for wheels.

Seller: Yes Doug you can review my car ☺️ *Doug proceeds to shit on car for 23mins* Seller: 😮

When I had mine, I was my first car as a kid, the joke I heard a lot was “It doesn’t have air bags ( as my 1992 Metro Hatch back didn’t have air bags) it came with a can opener in case you got in an accident. Lol. It was an awesome car and handled amazing in Northern Wisconsin winters.

Very underrated honestly. You want something cheap, yet a little fun, here you go.

Doug: "Ridiculous little car" The rest of the world: looking at their little cars nad sweating

The car I drove thru much of college was my parents’ Olds Firenze and the rear hatch struts had worn out so badly that we had a 3’ board to hold it open. We eventually got them fixed but there were many times when I bumped that board and nearly knocked it loose. It was a heavy hatch too! Still, it was a very reliable car and great in the snow.

I had one of these in '93-'94, out of high school. Was the coolest thing because everybody was staring at us driving through town. And we could fit 1 or 2 small extra buddies in the trunk. Plus a great donut maker!!👍🤘

A girl I went to high school with had a metro 5-door. She would say it was powered by 3 rabid chipmunks on hamster wheels.

Everyone gangsta until the Geo pulls up with a 950hp Vtec swap looking stock like this.

i had a yellow automatic convertible. under the convertible roof was a great place for bazooka tube sub woofer. love this little car and had alot of good times with it. it was cheap to own and fun to bop around in.

I could just imagine Doug towering over this car making it look like a little thing and then getting into this tiny thing and you think he’s gotta be steering the thing with his legs

Meanwhile, at George White Chevrolet of Ames Iowa... Social Media Coordinator: "Uh, boss? There's a guy showing a video of a car we sold back in the 90's." Manager: "Wow... still identifiable as one of ours?!" Coord: "Unfortunately, yes..." Manager: "Why unfortunately?" Coord: "It's a Geo Metro..."

the squiggly orange line on the side, damn we need to bring that back.

In Canada, Pontiac had a 2 door hatchback version of this called the Firefly. It was available with a turbo and an intercooler. It may be an interesting car for you to review, that is, if one can be found.

I love it, I remember me and my buddy taking his moms geo off roading at the sand pit down by are house haha

He begins the video calling the vehicle "ridiculous", 5 seconds later, he tries to sell it to you, love you Doug!

not going to lie, i wouldn’t mind having one of these for zipping around town.

My first car was a '98 3 door Suzuki Swift in this exact color. If you would have simply cut the top off of that one, the result would be almost exactly this. Really cool to see such a simple but fun variation on a car that was so special to me!

I have a 92 Geo Tracker Convertible 4x4 and love it and it's 80 hp! It's basically a UTV that does 75mph down the interstate.

The Suzuki Swift GT was an awesome little sports car!

Ah yes, the Geo Metro/Chevy Sprint/Pontiac Firefly, back in the day when people didn't take out 8 year car loans.

I really enjoyed this review. A friend of mine back in college had the non convertible automatic. He had to turn the air conditioner off in order to get on the highway, lol. But there was still something charming about it that I just can't place.

I had an add-on cup holder that mounted in the window slot. That $1.99 or whatever add-on served my needs.

Every time I see a Geo I can't help but think of that Simpsons episode where Ned Flanders family is screaming at him to go faster and his response was just a panicked "I CAN'T ITS A GEO!"