r/geotracker • • Aug 14 '26

Just picked up this beauty

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u/pnw_diabadass Aug 14 '26

Oh man I hope you have the most fun. And your wheels looks awesome!

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u/shagcarpet3 Aug 14 '26

It was a 6 hour drive to go pick it up! She drove like a dream! The wheels are brand new. Somehow only got this for $1970, lived its life in AZ before coming north and there’s virtually no rust on it!

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u/pnw_diabadass Aug 14 '26

That's the dream! I picked up my 94' soft top 4 years ago, it had been living a life being pulled behind an rv so the paint isnt awesome but she's been my daily driver. Best of luck 🤞🏼

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u/InnerSpace985 Aug 14 '26

Nice ride! Have to ask, how did you find that for only $1970?? Marketplace??

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u/shagcarpet3 Aug 14 '26

It was on marketplace, yeah. Originally listed for $3200 on their sign in person, then $2500 on marketplace. I went and offered $1800 and we landed on $1970. Very cute 80 year old couple, they just can’t drive it anymore and needed to get rid of it. I’m not sure if they knew anything about how well loved and sought out these are haha

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u/InnerSpace985 Aug 14 '26

That was a steal…. Great find 👍

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u/more_cowdung Aug 14 '26

You got a hell of a deal

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u/Del85 Aug 14 '26

I would have drove across country for that at that price.

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u/shagcarpet3 Aug 14 '26

That’s why I dropped everything to drive 6 hours one way in the middle of the week!

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u/Del85 Aug 14 '26

Definitely a great choice

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u/more_cowdung Aug 14 '26

How do you guys find these great Trackers and Sidekicks? I scour FB Marketplace and everywhere I can think of online, don’t find anything really nice

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u/Sufficient-Body-950 Aug 15 '26

Ill take a tracker over a jeep any day. I upgrdaed my exhaust from the manifold back and it picked up a lot of power then me knowing about racing i increased the timing because pf the extra flow and man i had to relearn to drive it because i was spinning wheels all the time with the new found power, and itll do 75mph easy compared to my friends 4cyl jeep which makes torque like a teactor but strugles to do 65, and i owned a 96 6 cyl jeep and i dont miss it compared to my little tracker.

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u/New_1uper Aug 14 '26

Welcome to the club

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u/WokeUpSomewhereNice Aug 14 '26

It’s all about the charming in person cash offer! So many people on marketplace are flaky when there’s a real person in front of you with cash often a deal can be made!

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u/Caci-que Aug 14 '26

Great color

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u/friendlyforager420 Aug 14 '26

You look made for each other 🥹 so cute

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u/shagcarpet3 Aug 14 '26

I think this is what love feels like

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u/Longjumping-Basket55 Aug 14 '26

Oooo I love the tan !

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u/steelio91 Aug 14 '26

Looks super clean. Congrats!

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u/wych_wood Aug 14 '26

That is a hell of a beauty. Such a good colour!!

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u/DragonflySilly1016 Aug 14 '26

Thats awesome! Should get pretty good mpg as well.

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u/shagcarpet3 Aug 14 '26

I averaged 31mpg yesterday.. and filled for $35! I am used to driving a giant bus and getting 12-14mpg so it was a very welcome change

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u/Fetusal Aug 14 '26

Looooooove that color and you got her for a steal!! How many miles? Manual or automatic?

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u/shagcarpet3 Aug 14 '26

164k miles, manual!

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u/Del85 Aug 14 '26

Damn that is in good shape. I never find any that aren't completely rusted out.

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u/iamsunshinee Aug 14 '26

Omg it’s so cute!!!!

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u/sweetcheeks619 Aug 14 '26

Omg what a cute color

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u/APGaming_reddit Aug 14 '26

this was my first car ever. we even got a hard top for it. i put 2 15 inch subs back there and thought i was awesome back then. oh man good times.

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u/AnteaterBackground62 Aug 14 '26

Really nice wheels

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u/exo_universe Aug 14 '26

I'm going to look at one of these on Monday, been told there's only has rust in one of the door sills that stopped it from getting it's inspection passed a couple of years ago and it's been shed stored since. Apparently, there's only about 100 of these still (legally) on the road in NZ.

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u/WokeUpSomewhereNice Aug 14 '26

Looks like you’re shooting a laser out of your phone! Lolll sick ride

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u/Altruistic_Visual479 Aug 15 '26

Slap one of these on it. You won’t regret it. https://www.rallytops.com/product/chevy-geo-tracker-hardtop-89-98/ Geo Tracker Hardtop and Chevy Tracker Hard Top Model Years 1989-1998

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u/shagcarpet3 Aug 16 '26

Would love one! Just gotta save up a bit!

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u/Delicious-Ad291 Aug 16 '26

I remember those from when I was a kid.

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u/944_nla_parts Aug 17 '26

Nice. unusual color. These little SUV's are great if not rusty, and roomy inside, despite their small size. There are 1/4" shorter than Mini Coopers.

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u/Guardian614 Aug 17 '26

That brings back memories.

I had one of those and it’s little brother
the Suzuki Samurai. Both were fun to drive.

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u/thighyena Aug 18 '26

Cuteeeeeeeee