Rick’s Metro XFi
Welcome to the page for my Geo Metro XFi. Check out the mods page for a list of the things I have done to improve the mileage of the car. The gas log shows the current mileage I am getting as well as a chart of my mileage over time.
For those that don’t know, the base Geo Metro had an EPA rated mileage of 46 city 50 highway. The XFi model had a lighter interior, smaller camshaft, different differential gear ratio, and sometimes no passenger side mirror depending on what state it was sold in. The XFi model got 53 city and 58 highway mileage ratings from the EPA. The car, if not driven hard, will get over 50MPG without any modifications. The main problem is that the cars were discontinued in ‘94, and it is hard to find one still getting the rated mileage due to age. Restoring the car back to its original state is not really needed. Some things have improved in the last 10 years, so this site is dedicated to showing my progress in making the car even better than factory.
The original XFi hatchback body I was driving is now gone; the rust was getting so bad the seat would drop a half inch when opening the door from the body sagging. The front control arms were also about ready to go and were getting pretty dangerous. Instead of just rebuilding the car like it was, I decided it needed to be a convertible. So after several months of working on the car, I can now say I have the only Geo Metro XFi Convertible. You can follow along with my progress building the car clicking on Convertible XFi project on the top of the page
I got this comment on one of the pages here and thought it was important enough to put on the front page:
Hi I just wanted everyone know that Delta Camshaft in Tacoma, Wa 253-572-2474 can regrind your stock base or non xfi can to Exact XFI cam specs for around $50.00. I gained 8 mpg with it. Thanks James
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