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  Best Small Car Ever Made - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By Tom - February 6 - 11:03 am

  I bought this car new in 1994 and have never had a major problem. The alternator went out around 100,000 and was replaced. I have 160,000 now and hope for 200,000. It leaks a little oil but this is from the oil pan and not the engine. It can be fixed. Always starts. I get 32 mpg and hope to drive this thing forever (now that I have a new van to pay for). The AC still works like new. The engine is as quiet as day one and it handles well on snow and ice. Left my wedding reception in this car, brought my first child home from the hospital in this car, and hope to take her to college in this car. If you ever get a chance to buy a good used one. Take it!

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  I miss this car - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By gudly - December 19 - 11:42 am

  I bought this in 1998 with 55,000 knowing it was the same as the corolla but it actually looked similar to the newer body style. I traded it in at 182,000 miles in 2004 because I needed a truck. When I traded it in I was still getting the same great gas mileage when I first got it. Im 62" and fit very comfortably. Side note. My wife drives a 98. It is smaller inside and we have had a number of little problems with it. (havent even reached 100,000 on it yet)

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  True Love - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By prizmlove - November 10 - 4:21 am

  Love the pep, the ease of handling, the smooth shifting, the look of the body. Im sick over this car getting old enough that it might have to be replaced! Cant even feel the engine when its idling, and that at 187K. Needing a new clutch and one exhaust pipe after replacing part of one gas line last year due to rust. . . My dream is to find another out there, standard shift, of 94-97 vintage. What a fabulous car. Bought it at 24K, loved every day of driving it.

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  Keeping It In the Family - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By SC in SC - June 6 - 2:40 pm

  I bought the car in 2/2001 for my 16- year-old daughter. It had 125K on it at the time. The only repair I have made was to replace the alternator (this occurred shortly after I bought it). Now at 150K, it is being handed down to my younger daughter who recently turned 16. The car has survived Ohio weather for 11 years and now will be spending its "old age" (I think these cars age slower than most...its got to be that Toyota reliability factor) in South Carolina. It still looks and runs great, and my daughter cant wait to put a CD player in it!

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  Absolutely Reliable - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By Hithere - February 10 - 3:29 pm

  This car never lets you down. Very good gas mileage. Handles pretty well. Only needs routine maintenance. No breakdowns. Looks classy too. The rear seatback fold down feature that enlarges the trunk is handy.

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  Cant kill it - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By Chubbs - December 26 - 10:01 pm

  Bought it w/22 K on it, average 35 K per yr. Now has 190,000. Hoping for 250,000. Unbelievably reliable - oil change every 3,500, brakes, alternator, timing belt @75 K and 1 clutch. Goes anywhere and excellent mileage - still about 35 mpg. Tight ride.

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  great car! - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By aren - December 1 - 4:05 pm

  Ive had my Geo Prism for 10 years and it has been incredibly reliable, fuel efficient, and safe. I wish Chevy were still making Prisms!

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  Durable - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By Lavern Nall - October 16 - 2:00 am

  Very low maintenance cost. Comfortable ride. Adequate performance for city and country driving.

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  Why wont it die???!!! - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By IRDoc - July 27 - 2:00 am

  Only one repair in 11 years! Alternator went. The CD player bit it at about 100,000. I just put a changer in the trunk. The car looks like it has 40,000 miles on it instead of 125,000. I would love something new, but how can I justify it when the inside including the upolstery is pristine, it gets 33 miles per gallon every tank, it never leaks oil, and it even has the original brakes (I keep asking if they need replaced at every routine maintanence. They say there is still 25% remained.) Has never not started.

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  Energizer bunny - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By henrydog - May 30 - 2:00 am

  Bought it with about 25k on the clock in 1997. Chose it over the corolla precisely because it was a toyota at a chev price. What can I say, this has been an *insanely* reliable car. Now at 180k, and still going strong. Outside of oil and tires Ive only ever replaced an alternator and power steering pump. I do run 10W40 in the summer or it does burn a little. Still on the original rear brakes and muffler! Im only considering replacing it now because the (original!) front struts have gone south over the last 6 months. The body is still almost rust free after 10 years in Minnesota. Its never left me stranded.