Blue 1989 Geo Metro has been "green" since 1993
by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) on Jun 16th, 2008 at 11:29AM
Click above for more pics of the Dough Heffron's 75 mpg "tandem" MetroLike a number of other folks who didn't get much attention at the time, Doug Heffron was worried about gas mileage and pump costs way back in 1993. That was back when this particular blogger had a VW Jetta that could be filled to the tippy top for $11, and having to spend $13 was considered criminal banditry. But Doug wasn't happy with merely cheap fill-ups and 56 mpg in his Geo Metro Xfi. So he turned it into the car you see above.That meant installing tandem seating on the left side, fairing the wheels, changing the... Read More
