Geo Metro owner

My plan to buy a beater car to keep the miles over the tow truck (my 460 F250) has had success! I bought a 1991 Geo Metro for 1800 yesterday. I drove it out to Eugene and back in twice. 55 mph seems very fast. It is like a rattling skateboard with a 5 speed. I was hesitant only because it is a ragtop convertible, but I was easily convinced by a blog reader on the phone to get it because a convertible is fun. I don't have much truck with fun, fun is not serious. But I drove it around when the sun was out (it is bone chilling, soul sucking wet and cold today - whaaaa! I wanna go back to the warm desert) and I sort of fell in love with how little it is and the gas mileage. This one came down from Seattle, and it averaged 43 mph on the way down with oversized tires. Now it is back to stock and better, I'm getting a whole new convertible top for it (the rear plastic window is funky).
It has already save at least two 24 mile round trips, and it will keep all those miles off my beautiful truck, AND it is one of the best high mileage cars in existence. That gets rid of the "just wrong to use so much gas" feeling I had driving the truck and trailer combo.
You might ask why have the truck? It pulls my little home which is so energy light (all solar no plug in at all). My main reason is that the truck is very low mileage and pretty perfect and I can't afford to replace it, so I'm babying it.
I'll have pictures of it up when the sun is out tomorrow.
Meanwhile I've made (TJ made) several copies of the Crude Awakening movie and I have them with me. Tomorrow I will be attending my first Post Carbon, Eugene, meeting and will meet some of the local people involved in planning a positive future after peak oil.