Introduction and Questions

[minic6]

Hello,

My name is Dave Brown, as to Minic6 it is a 62 Mini Copper on Ebay, but I'll keep the handle.
I drive a 94 Geo Metro, 5spd., 2 dr. It now has 106000 miles on the clock. Still seeing 55 mpg. last tank. Kill switch, coasting, synthetics, and 40 psi. Very little problems over a 7 year period of driving. I bought it 5 yrs. old with 2200 miles. It sat in an underhouse heated garage with lots of bird sead. With the heater lever pulled to high, mice moved in everywhere! Hence the $3000 US price. A note to others with mice mobiles, the smell never really leaves!!! I plan on some aero updates and have enjoyed the photos of all of the great things I have seen. The frt. skirts with rubber inserts really a great idea. Plans are to add quite a bit of aero parts to the car. Rust has started so modifications no longer bother me as to the nice sheetmetal. I have been lurking for quite sometime so know its time to say HI.

I work as a Senior Eng. Tech at GM's Milford Proving Grnds. Assigined to the V-8 car group. Love those Vettes! I don't have to feed them or insure them!
I work with the engineers that calibrate the ecm and get them to pass emissions. Lots of cool electronic toys! To bad my geo is pre obd 2.
One thing I have noticed in alot of disscusions is poor fuel economy, here people seem to understand speed and weight kills fuel economy. You seem to be in a minority. Most people think that with road rage and 80 plus. They should get EPA mileage. HA HA

Now to a couple of questions. 1 has anyone lowered the original springs by cutting them? 2 how about a 13 in. wheel without having to update to either convertabile or 95 or newer hubs.

Thanks in advance, Dave