$300 geo (former GRM $20XX Challenge entry)

1990 Geo storm GSi for sale in central FL. It's not mine, it belongs to Bruce Abbott. If you want it, call him at 386-761-1172. I expect that he, like most MSCC members, is somewhere in the Orlando metro area.

Bruce previously entered this car in a GRM challenge. (My google-fu hasn't told me which year's contest, but I suspect that it was around $2004, since he was autocrossing it with CFR in that year.) The car was an entry in the sub-$1000 class.

We'll start with the bad:

It has been sitting for quite a while, and doesn't currently run. Bruce think's it is not getting fuel, but doesn't know if that's something as simple as a fuel pump relay (very possible, since my geo storm eats fuel pump relays on a regular basis) or as annoying as a bad fuel pump.

There's no battery in it at the moment

Now the good:

It is a cheap beater with a gutless 1.6 liter engine that redlines at 7700 RPM. What's not to love? This practically screams GRM.

It is an isuzu, so all the good stylus bits swap into it easily. Make it AWD, or give it some turbo goodness.

It has four aluminum rims and two steel, plus the doughnut spare. All are 14".

When the car was running, it had what Bruce described as, "The best A/C of any car he's owned." You know you want an icy cold car, and it could probably do that again without much effort.

It has the GSi seats, which are actually rather comfy. (here's a photo that I just hotlinked showing the same type of seats)

It has a brand new water pump...probably only two hours of use on it.

If it were to follow someone to Saint Louis or near, I'd be happy to talk. It may be a slim chance, but I'll take it over not posting. (or if it were running, I'd fly down and drive it back.)

I know that he has a buddy with a trailer who can probably help him move it locally. (He told me this at our last club meeting.) Maybe we can arrange a caravan and they could haul it the first leg....

I reposted it on Isuzone

Thanks!! That will help a lot.

[FWIW, the last time I had my geo at Bithlow, there was a guy there from isuzone with another geo that was really cool. His had a turbo...one from a t-bird because he wanted something bigger than the one that came on the stylus engine he was using. His was four seconds faster than mine. ]

JoeyM wrote: I know that he has a buddy with a trailer who can probably help him move it locally. (He told me this at our last club meeting.) Maybe we can arrange a caravan and they could haul it the first leg....

That's still $200 in gas for me.

I'll check back to see if its sitting around later when I've got more scrilla. I should be thinking about getting an S13 rolling chassis right now anyway.