I've taken shits that weigh more than my geo. But it is still pathetically under powered with 100 horse power. And the 3 speed automatic does it no favors. God I can't wait to graduate and buy a new car...
FOR ALL OF THE FUCKING LOSER MORONS THAT TALK SHIT ABOUT OTHER PPLS CARS AND U PROBLY DONT EVEN HAVE ONE AND IF U DO MOMMY AND DADDY GOT IT FOR U AND THER PAYING THE NOTES GO FUCKS YOURSELVES BECAUSE THAT LIL GEO WAS NOT MENT FOR SPEED ITS GOT 1OO HP AND THAT WAS FUCKING FAST WATCH THE TAPE AGAIN HE DID O-60 IN 8 SECOND IT HITS AT 11SEC BUT HE DIDNT HIT IT UNTIL 3 SEC SO DO THE MATH A SILVERADO WITH 295 HP GO'S ABOUT 9 SEC 0- 60 SOME V6 CARS DONT EVEN GO THAT FAST AS THIS CAR DID
pussy! does any body drive over 100 mph god dam i have a 1994 black geo prizm with 180k i max it out at 113.6 i checked with my garmin wtf everbody to afarid to go fast like ppl on high ways thell drive slow but when u pass em they finally wana go sum were but when im at 100 they pussy out thumbs up if u have enough nerve to go over 100
@stringguynotfungi Yeah, the seat belt light on our '96 Prizm 202k flickers on from time to time--it's talking to me that's all-it's a character thing.
Yes you can, it's not hard to do. Many of the original Saturns (1991-2002 S-series) equipped with the twin cam engines came with a performance package that made the engine go all the way to redline before it changes gears.
Sorry, I know a Saturn hasn't a damn thing to do with a Geo other than they're owned by the same company, but I mention it to sort of prove my point.
i got a 3 speed 94 Geo Prizm that i race. i do stock car racing & the only cars that were touchin me was a Toyota Celica and an AWD Subaru Legacy. All i have done to it was gut the car, put in high mileage % High perforance oil, put in super unleaded gas and called it good. came in 11th out of 110 cars in a 100 lap race. was running top 4 when i got spun by the AWD Legacy, I had been running in 2nd gear and the car was REALLY hot, had to wait a few mins for it to cool off then went again.
I will say Its good acceleration for a 240K miles on a 4 cylinder car. And your Automatic trans is srtong!!! No slipping. these cars are slow but they are inexpensive and they are reliable as hell. parts are interchangeable with the corolla so you find parts in the yunk yard for sure.
Cons? Cheap worksmanship on exterior and interior but still will serve you a few decades.
If you have not bought a Prizm already I suggest you buy a 1994-1997 Prizm. Better quality, more Japanese parts than newer Prizms. Avoid Chevrolet Prizms, they suck. Buy a Geo Prizm if you want Toyota quality.
I just sold my '96 prizm. It was a great car. The pros of a Prizm are the cheap ownership costs (basically no costs at all besides gas, oil changes, and new tires when you need them). The cons were slow acceleration, some rust around the wheel wells and the rims, and cheap GM interior materials.
Well thats BS, GM uses good quality materials. My car has a flawless interior. Maybe some of the cheap cars like Cavaliers and Geos had junky ones but what do you expect when you buy a car that cheap - luxury?
say what you want man, all i know is that my prizm had flimsy plastic cupholders, a cheap dash that easily cracked, and the driver's side interior door handle and passenger side exterior door handle broke off. Other than that I thought it was a well made car. I have to say this, the passenger side handle broke off in sub 20 degree temps; it was frozen so it basically shattered.
IIRC, the Prizm is basically a rebadged Toyota Corolla so it would be Toyota who produces the low quality interior. Never had any problems with my dash, cupholders, handles or anything else (But then again my car isn't a Geo and was no where near as cheap).
It was the GM who produced the shitty parts like ABS system, interior etc.
Your car is a GM car? Let me tell what breaks in your car first: Your tranny, your engine.Who needs cupholders when you have a blown engine and a dead tranny? You do?
No dipshit, I have 145k miles on my original 4T60 transmission and I have 145k miles on my original 3800 Series II supercharged motor. Starts like a charm every day and runs like a champ. Shifts very firm. This car has only needed regular maintenance that every car does. Interior is flawless, brakes are very good, not too touchy but very responsive. Blame Toyota, they're the makers of such shitty cars.
Yes the prism is a rebadged corrolla , my friend had a 93 corrolla , and his door handle broke , just like on my 95 prism. it doesn't get cold at all where i live. Also my passenger side mirror fell off at one point , it was noisy as hell , rode like crap , handled like crap , but was decent on gas and only needed a starter in the 4 years and 20k or so hard miles we put on it.
I have a 1996 Prizm with a 1.6L engine that I bought used in October 2006. It's a decent, reliable car that gets good gas mileage (I often get at least 30mpg). I've had to have a few parts replaced so far, but overall it's a money saver car. The 1.8L only adds 10 horsepower, but I guess if it gets the same gas mileage, go for it. One thing I'd keep in mind is that the tachometer was a rare option (so I've heard). Personally, I consider a tach useful if you have a manual transmission.
had a 91 prism hatchback..got that fucking thing bouncing off the revlimiter in 3rd gear no headlights (in case of meeting up with a cop) in the middle of winter (northern maine winter)...no idea how fast i was going i THINK its like what 115-120??? would i be wrong in saying that??? oh and they sound very sexy with no mufflers hahaha that was the talk of the town for a week (like about 400 people)
Everything on my '96 Prizm still works, and I mean everything (the A/C, the radio, and every single light bulb; the high-mount stop lamp, side-marker lights, everything.)
They might be slow as piss, but they are great little cars. My first Prizm was a 5-speed with 205,000mi and my current one is an auto with 201,600mi. Neither car burns a drop of oil. Them Toyoya 1.8 DOHC motors are well built
Agreed. Haven't had one, not one, problem with my '96 in all its 152,000 miles. Some days I hate my car, becasue it's slow and dull. But other days it's like an old friend,; it never lets me down and always gets me where I need to go.
Exactly. I have a '96 Prizm (with the engine from a '97 in it, but I didn't discover that until I had to change the starter way back when I got it.) I've had it for 5 years and all I do is change the oil regularly and put gas in it and turn the key and it goes. It can do 70 on the highway all day long. It has a 1.2 Liter 4 cylinder and a 5-Speed stick.
Mine has the 3 speed auto, so you can imagine the slow acceleration from a stop. But it's not meant for performance, just simple, dependable, and economical transportation. Those 5 speeds are rare, aren't they?
short shifter, ok but why the hell a stage 3 clutch? that wont help anything unless u have a heavly modded engine. im sorry but if u want fast, get a diffrent car or dump $10 k under the hood and driveline.
muscle cars back then only had 3 to 4 gears (manual) and weighed a ton. cars now in days are light as a feather compared to muscle cars from 60's and 70's
what im saying is if the muscle cars back then had 5 gears (manual) they would get much better acceleration because every gear would hit at the highest or near the highest power band compared to a 3 that would always shifts on the lower power band and 4 gears usually shifts on the mid to near high power band.
ya cars with more gears have better acceleration. your a fucking idiot when you shift is when u loose the most speed if your shifting more you loose more speed..think before you talk tard
if you dont know how to shift fast you will loose speed. hows this for this car. 1st 35mph 2nd 55mph 3rd 80mph 4th 100mph 5th max. i did the 3rd to 4th shorter than the rest because at that speed the car has a lot of wind drag that would cause it to speed up slower. so by making the shifts shorter would give it a boost in acceleration.
dude you need to change that wide ratio trans, that trans shifts way under the power band and too long to get to the redline that means slower acceleration. get a short ratio trans and you feel and see the difference in acceleration.
Haha seat belt light.
dangan94 3 months ago
he has it modified, dont let this video fool you
saturnboi24 5 months ago
My 1.8L LSi burns tons of oil. Ring Tensions and Oil Control rings are shot on mine.
nusdogg 5 months ago
I've taken shits that weigh more than my geo. But it is still pathetically under powered with 100 horse power. And the 3 speed automatic does it no favors. God I can't wait to graduate and buy a new car...
asciiguy283 7 months ago
ohh shyt !!!!!!!!! nice !!!!!!!!!!
datnigkamiguel 8 months ago
Damn!! Going 80 in 2nd gear lol
blane237 11 months ago
FOR ALL OF THE FUCKING LOSER MORONS THAT TALK SHIT ABOUT OTHER PPLS CARS AND U PROBLY DONT EVEN HAVE ONE AND IF U DO MOMMY AND DADDY GOT IT FOR U AND THER PAYING THE NOTES GO FUCKS YOURSELVES BECAUSE THAT LIL GEO WAS NOT MENT FOR SPEED ITS GOT 1OO HP AND THAT WAS FUCKING FAST WATCH THE TAPE AGAIN HE DID O-60 IN 8 SECOND IT HITS AT 11SEC BUT HE DIDNT HIT IT UNTIL 3 SEC SO DO THE MATH A SILVERADO WITH 295 HP GO'S ABOUT 9 SEC 0- 60 SOME V6 CARS DONT EVEN GO THAT FAST AS THIS CAR DID
fateshtiboy09 1 year ago 2
pussy! does any body drive over 100 mph god dam i have a 1994 black geo prizm with 180k i max it out at 113.6 i checked with my garmin wtf everbody to afarid to go fast like ppl on high ways thell drive slow but when u pass em they finally wana go sum were but when im at 100 they pussy out thumbs up if u have enough nerve to go over 100
LARGO6358 1 year ago
ha, the no seat belt light is on. tisk tisk...
stringguynotfungi 1 year ago
@stringguynotfungi Yeah, the seat belt light on our '96 Prizm 202k flickers on from time to time--it's talking to me that's all-it's a character thing.
ETThExtraTerrestrial 1 year ago
Don't know about slow.. If I had a go kart that fast I'd be in heaven! (and that's without crashing it)
TimpBizkit 1 year ago
@TimpBizkit the go kart i had a couple years ago was this fast.. and a liiiiittle faster. yamaha 250 dirtbike engine.. (; haha
person3213 1 year ago
not bad., i had a 79 mercury capri with a 2.8 auto an 250k miles an it would go realy fuckin fast.til it blew up.lol
tyrents334 1 year ago
dude, i have the same car, sounds just like mine whenever i floor it :D
WMDFoxhound 1 year ago
so much for only 100 horsepower lol. engine sounds rly badass too. right under the 240k mile mark. jus dont crash
TUFFGUYS1 2 years ago
was the engine built by isuzu?
hondaman072 2 years ago
seriously? you did not ask that question.... it's a Toyota with chevy badges on it. It's got a Toyota motor.
608gamer07 2 years ago
@hondaman072 no but my 91 geo storm has a Isuzu built engine and chevy/geo badges
atkinsonskyler90 1 year ago
geos are durable. Mine has 230k right now and still drives great
xRossxALF 2 years ago 4
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Why are you doing that to a GEO, they're not meant for that! Buy a PSI!
SilentDrifter03 2 years ago
put a 4age in,and you should wear your seatbelt also.
smkrmnkllr 2 years ago
Somebody knows how to drive an automatic right, most idiots don't redline it.
humanparody12 2 years ago
you cant redline an automatic
TheAntiricerAKAhp 2 years ago
Yes you can, it's not hard to do. Many of the original Saturns (1991-2002 S-series) equipped with the twin cam engines came with a performance package that made the engine go all the way to redline before it changes gears.
Sorry, I know a Saturn hasn't a damn thing to do with a Geo other than they're owned by the same company, but I mention it to sort of prove my point.
humanparody12 2 years ago
hahahhahahahahhahaha
curlzboi 2 years ago
that was actually pretty fast for a car with 100 horsepower
RCScadet08 2 years ago 7
yeah, prizms are light as hell.
felix2792 2 years ago
i know, my dad had one and i loved it personally.
lasted 175,000 and actually for being so light it did great in the snow
RCScadet08 2 years ago
its not that slow
gusbusjose 2 years ago 2
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what a POS! get a real car!
duirace 2 years ago
Damn that things hauls ass!
BDthizzin 2 years ago 8
the car has 234,000+ miles on it, original motor and trans
Redneck13Leon13 3 years ago
i got a 3 speed 94 Geo Prizm that i race. i do stock car racing & the only cars that were touchin me was a Toyota Celica and an AWD Subaru Legacy. All i have done to it was gut the car, put in high mileage % High perforance oil, put in super unleaded gas and called it good. came in 11th out of 110 cars in a 100 lap race. was running top 4 when i got spun by the AWD Legacy, I had been running in 2nd gear and the car was REALLY hot, had to wait a few mins for it to cool off then went again.
Redneck13Leon13 3 years ago
oil cooler and a bigger radiator. Then call it good :) wish i had a car to beat on :(
logic2reason 2 years ago
not realy a "beater" its a stock car that otherwise was going to end up in a crusher
Redneck13Leon13 2 years ago
Damn my Geo barely goes to 90 lol 1990 muscle and got it for a mere 900 bucks!!
Trademark21 3 years ago
SLOW? No fucking shit fuckbag! They were made for reliability, you want speed? Get a Nissan GT-R!
shel8777 3 years ago
I will say Its good acceleration for a 240K miles on a 4 cylinder car. And your Automatic trans is srtong!!! No slipping. these cars are slow but they are inexpensive and they are reliable as hell. parts are interchangeable with the corolla so you find parts in the yunk yard for sure.
ELCCABRON 3 years ago
automatic. there's ur problem
creamyfilling102 3 years ago
i have a 94 prizm lsi with a intake and performance exhaust this prizm is nothing
kmcca21 3 years ago
why?
emoneytrain 3 years ago
holy shit thats fast lol j.k j.k but atleast mines dont pass 45 so i cant say shit lol
MDC33147 3 years ago
At least you´re lucky. My Prizm´ speedometer isn´t working...:(
SuperBersuit 3 years ago
Given that this is the 1.6 liter with 105 brake horsepower, 0-60 in just under 10 seconds is pretty brisk.
footfighter87 3 years ago
wtf dude..for 1.6 liter..thats not slow AT ALL! and the 1.8 is even faster then that and retains the same if not better mileage :D
coandcaiv 3 years ago
1.6L
danetp 3 years ago
im thinking about buying a geo prizm 1.8 liter...would u suggest it? whats the pro's and con's of prizms?
coandcaiv 3 years ago
Pros? It is a Toyota Corolla.
Cons? Cheap worksmanship on exterior and interior but still will serve you a few decades.
If you have not bought a Prizm already I suggest you buy a 1994-1997 Prizm. Better quality, more Japanese parts than newer Prizms. Avoid Chevrolet Prizms, they suck. Buy a Geo Prizm if you want Toyota quality.
aakozanoglu 3 years ago
I couldn't agree more. Lowest-costing car that it still respectable. Anything cheaper is either a Geo Metro or a Hyundai.
spartus09 3 years ago
I just sold my '96 prizm. It was a great car. The pros of a Prizm are the cheap ownership costs (basically no costs at all besides gas, oil changes, and new tires when you need them). The cons were slow acceleration, some rust around the wheel wells and the rims, and cheap GM interior materials.
spartus09 3 years ago
Well thats BS, GM uses good quality materials. My car has a flawless interior. Maybe some of the cheap cars like Cavaliers and Geos had junky ones but what do you expect when you buy a car that cheap - luxury?
Shintsu2 3 years ago
say what you want man, all i know is that my prizm had flimsy plastic cupholders, a cheap dash that easily cracked, and the driver's side interior door handle and passenger side exterior door handle broke off. Other than that I thought it was a well made car. I have to say this, the passenger side handle broke off in sub 20 degree temps; it was frozen so it basically shattered.
spartus09 3 years ago
IIRC, the Prizm is basically a rebadged Toyota Corolla so it would be Toyota who produces the low quality interior. Never had any problems with my dash, cupholders, handles or anything else (But then again my car isn't a Geo and was no where near as cheap).
Shintsu2 3 years ago
It was the GM who produced the shitty parts like ABS system, interior etc.
Your car is a GM car? Let me tell what breaks in your car first: Your tranny, your engine.Who needs cupholders when you have a blown engine and a dead tranny? You do?
aakozanoglu 3 years ago
No dipshit, I have 145k miles on my original 4T60 transmission and I have 145k miles on my original 3800 Series II supercharged motor. Starts like a charm every day and runs like a champ. Shifts very firm. This car has only needed regular maintenance that every car does. Interior is flawless, brakes are very good, not too touchy but very responsive. Blame Toyota, they're the makers of such shitty cars.
Shintsu2 3 years ago
Yes the prism is a rebadged corrolla , my friend had a 93 corrolla , and his door handle broke , just like on my 95 prism. it doesn't get cold at all where i live. Also my passenger side mirror fell off at one point , it was noisy as hell , rode like crap , handled like crap , but was decent on gas and only needed a starter in the 4 years and 20k or so hard miles we put on it.
tonewall89 3 years ago
I have a 1996 Prizm with a 1.6L engine that I bought used in October 2006. It's a decent, reliable car that gets good gas mileage (I often get at least 30mpg). I've had to have a few parts replaced so far, but overall it's a money saver car. The 1.8L only adds 10 horsepower, but I guess if it gets the same gas mileage, go for it. One thing I'd keep in mind is that the tachometer was a rare option (so I've heard). Personally, I consider a tach useful if you have a manual transmission.
jadetraveler 3 years ago
I do not have a tachometer either on my Prizm LSI 1.8.
aakozanoglu 3 years ago
do u know if ur car shifts automaticly before redlining? kus my 3 speed dont got a tach so i dont know wen to shift
TheAntiricerAKAhp 3 years ago
I do not have a tachometer either and mine is auto.You can add a tachometer on the side.Autoparts store sell them .
aakozanoglu 3 years ago
I have 1.8.
aakozanoglu 3 years ago
its actually not that bad. it's pretty fast for only 100 horse power.
sagoi09 3 years ago
had a 91 prism hatchback..got that fucking thing bouncing off the revlimiter in 3rd gear no headlights (in case of meeting up with a cop) in the middle of winter (northern maine winter)...no idea how fast i was going i THINK its like what 115-120??? would i be wrong in saying that??? oh and they sound very sexy with no mufflers hahaha that was the talk of the town for a week (like about 400 people)
CthiboLT1 4 years ago
91s top out at 105 i have one... i had to buy a mod chip for it
Method2k5 3 years ago
i love my muthafucking geo i put a bad ass system in it and new speakers and some rims niggas
aaronloco88 4 years ago 3
i dnt know how it funny
infamouslyag 4 years ago
Everything on my '96 Prizm still works, and I mean everything (the A/C, the radio, and every single light bulb; the high-mount stop lamp, side-marker lights, everything.)
fixman88 4 years ago
It doesnt sound slow in the beginning but when it hits 100 it sounds dull
Muriness1 4 years ago
They might be slow as piss, but they are great little cars. My first Prizm was a 5-speed with 205,000mi and my current one is an auto with 201,600mi. Neither car burns a drop of oil. Them Toyoya 1.8 DOHC motors are well built
savagebasher1 4 years ago
Agreed. Haven't had one, not one, problem with my '96 in all its 152,000 miles. Some days I hate my car, becasue it's slow and dull. But other days it's like an old friend,; it never lets me down and always gets me where I need to go.
19FC90 4 years ago
Exactly. I have a '96 Prizm (with the engine from a '97 in it, but I didn't discover that until I had to change the starter way back when I got it.) I've had it for 5 years and all I do is change the oil regularly and put gas in it and turn the key and it goes. It can do 70 on the highway all day long. It has a 1.2 Liter 4 cylinder and a 5-Speed stick.
fixman88 4 years ago
Mine has the 3 speed auto, so you can imagine the slow acceleration from a stop. But it's not meant for performance, just simple, dependable, and economical transportation. Those 5 speeds are rare, aren't they?
19FC90 4 years ago
I believe most of the 5-speeds came with the 1.8 engines.
Prizm2356 4 years ago
do you know if it shifts automaticly before redlining? kus my 3 speed dont got a tach so idk wen to shift
TheAntiricerAKAhp 3 years ago
That was a really long first gear until you shifted at 50 Mph, lol!
Connor2K1 4 years ago
Not bad at all for an economy car. I enjoyed my Prizm.
huntercentury 4 years ago
ya it is funny geos are like kid cars lmao
dsmengines 4 years ago
my prizm doesn't have a tacometer
Rockwood19 4 years ago
short shifter, ok but why the hell a stage 3 clutch? that wont help anything unless u have a heavly modded engine. im sorry but if u want fast, get a diffrent car or dump $10 k under the hood and driveline.
daBROWNGUY1985 4 years ago
and thats another reason why i don't like auto trans on cars from the 90s and under they all have 3 or 4 speed, meaning slow acceleration.
jmoyet 4 years ago
look at muscle cars they got so much torque it barelly got high top speeds so haveing low gear numbers means u got more acceleration not less
dsmengines 4 years ago
muscle cars back then only had 3 to 4 gears (manual) and weighed a ton. cars now in days are light as a feather compared to muscle cars from 60's and 70's
jmoyet 4 years ago
lmao and ur point is?
dsmengines 4 years ago
what im saying is if the muscle cars back then had 5 gears (manual) they would get much better acceleration because every gear would hit at the highest or near the highest power band compared to a 3 that would always shifts on the lower power band and 4 gears usually shifts on the mid to near high power band.
jmoyet 4 years ago
ya cars with more gears have better acceleration. your a fucking idiot when you shift is when u loose the most speed if your shifting more you loose more speed..think before you talk tard
stoughtonsirish 4 years ago
if you dont know how to shift fast you will loose speed. hows this for this car. 1st 35mph 2nd 55mph 3rd 80mph 4th 100mph 5th max. i did the 3rd to 4th shorter than the rest because at that speed the car has a lot of wind drag that would cause it to speed up slower. so by making the shifts shorter would give it a boost in acceleration.
am i still a tard and an idiot?
jmoyet 4 years ago
and the point is as long as you have your cars suspension and trans tuned right your car would accelerate faster with the same stock engine.
jmoyet 4 years ago
dude you need to change that wide ratio trans, that trans shifts way under the power band and too long to get to the redline that means slower acceleration. get a short ratio trans and you feel and see the difference in acceleration.
jmoyet 4 years ago
You are right but wrong about the shifts. They are at peak HP.
CeeStyleDj 4 years ago
My Geo goes faster than that lol.
2007Escalade 4 years ago
i think that 9 seconds for a 100 hps automatic prizm is good.....
yanpols 4 years ago
hell 9 secconds is good for anything with 100 horses
fuckthisshitmayne 4 years ago
put a short shifter and a stage 3 clutch duh!
azshitty 4 years ago
its auto u cant tell?
bdub215 4 years ago
too bad its an automatic...
thats not that slow though.
rutz08 4 years ago
haha i know....100 hp geared miles apart = geo (fucking slow!!!)
danetp 5 years ago
That car is so slow because the gear ratios are way to big for the engine to handle
nofanny 5 years ago