Theoretically if I get a shitbox Geo Metro with 250k miles, drop

You'd still have to worry about the body and frame.

>>13949185
yeah, frames go bad after about 350k miles

>>13949192
Much less if you live in an area with lots of snow/salt/moisture/etc etc.

>>13949185
I guess welding a new frame up is out of the question, right?

>>13949182
Or get a corolla and just keep going

>>13949207
You can replace rusted patches as they happen, but eventually something will rot through that you can't just weld a new piece of metal into and at that point the car's destined for the junkyard.

>>13949182
With the money spent on a new engine and suspension parts, you're better off with a different car.

>>13949207
You can fix anything steel by welding enough. Welda are actually stronger than base metal

My welder friend always says "if I can't fix it, it ain't broke"

>>13949182
Why not just buy a newer car for all that money and effort?

>>13949891
how do you figure? the heat affected zone is always more prone to corrosion, and usually more brittle

>>13949182
unless you're driving it hard or live in a rust prone place the shell should last your lifetime

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>>13949182
Bought one last year for $400
>oil pan
>>hole the size of golf ball
>frame around passenger front tire
>>rusted away
>bondo the hole and left the frame
>drove 8k miles
>frame fixed $80 pan replaced $80
>sold for $1600

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>>13950156
People begged for this car.
TFW this car got me the most attention from people out of anything I've owned.

>>13950058
not that guy but thats true your right. My friend who is a welder on a ship on fixes things with welds temporarly for this purpose.

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>>13949182
>copy + paste because Geo
Shitboxes are loved by /o/. We like to say they have character. We beat them to hell, and they somehow still go another 50k miles. When brand new with 4 miles on the odometer, we smugly donned these vehicles "econoboxes". But they matured, such as a fine wine does. They surived to 300k miles with minimal repairs. Just like a soldier earns the Purple Heart, our "econoboxes" earned their reputation as the "shitbox". There are a few cars that will always be known as great little shitboxes: the Toyota Corolla, our beloved Twingo, and America's frontrunner, The Geo Metro.

The Geo Metro was conceived much the same way I was: during a 4am cocaine fueled grope session in the back seat of an AMC Gremlin.

The year was 1987. A few Detroit executives who were down on their luck decided that we need a car designed for real human beans. A car that would love its 8th owner more than its original buyer. A car that had seen 3 oil changes its first 100k miles, but now is pampered by synthetic blend every 2,999 miles. Sunroof? Fuck that! 4 cylinders? Nope! We want 4 wheels, 3 cylinders, 2 doors, and one goddamn good car.

Thus the 1989 Geo Metro was born. It reigned supreme for decades, much like a dictator in Asia. Jay Leno owns 7 Geo Metros in case you forgot. The Geo Metro is the only car to win at Monza, Laguna Seca, Silverstone, and Talledega. Ford and Chrysler appealed to the US government in 1990, saying that production of the Geo Metro created an unfair advantage for GM. Unfortunately for Ford and Chrysler, 98% of the members of Congress drove Geo Metros and loved them to death. The Geo Metro placed 4th in the 1992 Presidential election behind Ross Perot.

Some say the Chevrolet Aveo was the successor to the Geo Metro, but I refuse to believe. Nothing can ever succed over the Geo Metro when it comes to its main purpose: being a spectacular shitbox.

>>13949182
As long as the body/frame don't have much rust as long as you keep replacing parts it will keep going

>>13950270
like if u cry everytiem

>>13950270
Plus the Aveo is absolute shit in terms of reliability