"Laurence" (mrlaurence) 10/25/2016 at 16:25 • Filed to: None

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For a by the books stance build of a car that usually never gets modified, this Metro looks astonishingly good. Loose some of the trash in the interior and I’d definitely drive this.  

cbell04 > Laurence 10/25/2016 at 16:30

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As seen in a costco parking lot 30 minutes ago. Cleanest I’ve seen in a long time.

Laurence > cbell04 10/25/2016 at 16:38

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Damn, it’s just occurred to that it’s been a few years since I last saw one of these in that sort of shape, even as a hardtop (though I don’t think Suzuki offered a convertible in the uk - if they did I’ve never seen one)

RallyWrench > Laurence 10/25/2016 at 16:47

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That’s just lowered, and it does look good.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Laurence 10/25/2016 at 16:49

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That’s the best looking Metro I’ve ever seen. But, it’s still a Metro. Not even one of the MG ones.

Laurence > not for canada - australian in disguise 10/25/2016 at 16:53

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I get why you don’t like them (other than a few weirdos like me, not many people do) but personally I think they’re pretty good, especially the quicker ones

Laurence > RallyWrench 10/25/2016 at 16:55

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Yeah, it’s surprising how different it looks with just by being lowered a bit and given a set of new wheels

willblake > Laurence 10/25/2016 at 17:19

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That thing looks pretty good! My first car with a stick (second car I owned...around 1991-ish) was a base 5-door Chevy Sprint in red. Maybe an ‘85? I loved that thing...honest to goodness slow-car-fast feeling everywhere I went. I drove the snot out of that car and especially remember a road trip from NJ to FL where I made time by drafting tractor trailers over 90 mph on I-95. Doesn’t sound like much now, but it sure felt like something then and was still getting over 40 mpg.

Chinny Raccoon > Laurence 10/25/2016 at 17:21

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The front suspension mounting points (and lots of the rest of the underside) rot badly, which killed a lot of them off. Mechanicals were incredibly solid, so if you managed to keep the rust away they were incredibly durable.

There are still some hanging on around here (Including a 4x4 one!) but it can’t be long before they are all gone.

willblake > cbell04 10/25/2016 at 17:21

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Nice one! I see one just like it around where I work when the weather is good, but the paint’s in bad shape and I don’t think the car still has a top at all.

Laurence > Chinny Raccoon 10/25/2016 at 17:49

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There’s still plenty, but I doubt it will be long before we start wondering what happened them all with the way they rot

Laurence > willblake 10/25/2016 at 17:52

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Nice! Nothing does slow-car-fast better than tiny 80's economy cars