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May be going to look at a fiero m26 today or tomorrow!

Andrew1990

Andrew1990

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Well after searching for a decent fiero for a decent price, I saw a post on craigslist that caught my eye.

Its a 1985 2m6 Fiero nonGT car. As stated, it is in good physical and running condition. It is black in color but I couldnt tell from the photos if it was an auto or a stick. He wants $850 for it which, pending condition, is a great price for this car.

I figure I can talk him down to $750 if I had cash on me in hand. The only bad thing is it is almost 2 hours away.
 
You're looking to get another old, slow car? Sure the Fiero could be a good project, but will take a lot of work to get into good shape with good performance. I believe the common solution is to swap in a 3800 series V6.
 
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Well I figured It will be impossible for me to get a really "fast" car for a few more years so I might as well have one that I like.

I really like the way the fieros feel when you drive them and I also like how they are only 2 seaters. 3800SC may be a viable solution in the near future.
 
Andrew1990 said:
Well I figured It will be impossible for me to get a really "fast" car for a few more years so I might as well have one that I like.

I really like the way the fieros feel when you drive them and I also like how they are only 2 seaters. 3800SC may be a viable solution in the near future.
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Aren't they built with econobox suspension parts, or was I told wrong?
 
Buddy had one of the GT's, years ago. Never drove it, but riding in it reminded me somewhat of riding a rollerskate with a rocket attached to it......sort of like Toy Story 2, only without any toys! 😉
 
Well a little more info on it after talking with the guy a bit.

It is automatic 3 speed with less then 90K original miles on it. Car supposedly runs great and was his dads project car until he had a stroke and his son already owns his own fiero.

Im not worried about the fires as they were only reported on the 2.5L 4cyl. engines from 1984. Also, after researching the suspension, if I were to upgrade it on the 85, it would perform better than the suspension on the '88s while being cheaper to upgrade.


Hopefully I will get to look at it tuesday sometime after work.
 
3-speed automatic? Dude, for that thing to have ANY balls you will have to swap in a manual transmission. Let's talk about mounting a clutch reservoir, running the hydraulic lines, and installing the clutch pedal itself. Even then it will be slow, but at least it won't be can't-accelerate-uphill-with-a-headwind-slow.

Big. Fat. PASS.

If you've got less than $1K, you are better off saving your money until the right deal comes along. For a car this old, a good rule of thumb is that you should be prepared to invest as much money as you spent on the car into refurbishing & repairing it, to say nothing of improving it.

I know you're anxious to get into a fast, fun ride. I know. When I was in high school, I was lucky enough to have a car to drive and my Dad's 99 Sonoma 2.2L automatic was the definition of slow. The 95 Grand Prix 3.1L was a good improvement in the acceleration department, but handling was ridiculous. My buddy had an 84 2.8L Camaro and then a 93 3.4L like yours, which he dropped a late model 3.4L in to replace the blown stock motor. With headers & exhaust, that car was loud and fun.

While sometimes I did wish for an exhaust or intake on one of my slow-mobiles, I never did get to it. And I'm glad I didn't. It would have been a waste of money.

My $0.02: save your pennies. The closest thing you are going to get to cheap performance at your age and price range is an early 90's V8 Camaro or Mustang. That would be a worthwhile venture, although I would be concerned about your safety.
 
crazySOB297 said:
All I know about the Fiero is that the first gen often looked like this:

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And the second gen was supposedly nice.
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That'll buff right out.

Oh, and that is a second generation Fiero. 😉

Edit-Lol at the siding on the house. Not only is the car a total loss but look at the damage to the house! :biggrin:
 
That burned up car isn't even burned in the right place. Whatever set it on fire wasn't the engine. The motor is in the rear on the Fiero.
 
Well, this car is mostly for looks as of now. I figure it will be roughly the same performance as my current car but looks a lot better in my books.

I fully understand this is not a fast car. If I like it enough, I will sell my camaro. If I tend to dislike it, I am sure I can resell it for what I pay for it and perhaps even make a few hundred if I waited.
 
I wouldn't drop your Camaro as a DD in favour of a car that's 25 years old.. If you get it, have something else you can DD with.
 
CraigRT said:
I wouldn't drop your Camaro as a DD in favour of a car that's 25 years old.. If you get it, have something else you can DD with.
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Of course, Im going to keep my camaro until I am sure of the reliability of this thing. Pretty much the engine is kind of the little brother of my current 3.4L and it has almost half the mileage on it.

If anything I would be worried about the trans and suspension first on a fiero before the engine.
 
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