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 I have this obsession with looking for ultra compact cars on Craigslist. I probably search “Metro” fives times a day.  Donald Miller shares a potential movie plot where a guy really wants a Volvo. The story is about how the guy has to get everything together to make this purchase and at the end of the movie he pulls off the lot in his new Volvo while credits roll. What a crappy story. What does this Volvo story have to do with me? I’ve been trying to figure that out for months now. While a Geo Metro is like a moped with doors, it is not exactly living on the edge. Since my 1990 Lumina died, the search for an ultra compact is my stab in the dark at a rebellious vehicle. While my instincts say purchase an 80’s Trans Am or maybe a Jeep Comanche with a lift kit, I choose to bear the scorn of my friends for even shopping for this golf cartish little 3 cylinder. Who cares if my dad’s riding mower has a bigger engine? 

Why a Metro? That’s kind of like asking why have I stopped using deodorant? Because antiperspirants attract Raccoon’s looking for love and they aren’t shy. That’s not true, I made that up and if you ask me why I want a Metro I will make up an awesome answer that is a complete lie. While I’m at it, I think I will just try to fix the Lumina.