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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

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I suspect that the radio was a junkyard-obtained unit swapped in long after purchase, since body parts have been swapped as well. Gas was cheap during the late 1980s and early 1990s, other than a spike after Iraq invaded Kuwait , but some car buyers still wanted good fuel economy. Gets 100 kilometers per 4.5

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The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.

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It took the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the oil price rising from $21/barrel in August 1990 to $46/barrel by the middle of October. During 2006 Oil was trading around $60/Barrel for most of that year going up and down but for the most part the oil price had been trending up since 2004?.but This is also referred to as the ?tightening?

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