Re: I saw the future today.

Paul Ciszek <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Nate Edel <archmage@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >Paul Ciszek <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >As an aside, is that the regular hatchback (LX?) or the special high
mileage
> >one (HX)?
>
> The cheapest one, I think the DX.

Got it.  I forgot they made those.  

> >The Sprint/Metro made 58mpg highway for several model years (1988
through
> >something like 1992, IIRC) although that was using the older EPA
> >methodology.  For that matter, my recollection was that it was a shared
> >platform with one of the Japanese companies (Suzuki Swift, maybe?) and
the
> >Japanese model model made in the 50s as well.
>
> Suzuki made the Geo for Chevy.  However, I also once owned a Suzuki
Swift
> of the same vintage, and while I could (for example) use a wiring
harness
> from a Geo Metro, the engine had four cylinders.

Some model years of the Metro were available in both the (cheaper, higher
mileage) 3cyl and with the (slightly pricier) 4cyl.  My recollection was
that the Suzuki offered a higher-mileage engine as well, but that may have
been incorrect.

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