Pontiac Fiero

[conjur]

P.O.S.!

 

[jemcam]

A 1984 Fiero was the first brand new car that I bought. I really liked it and kept it for 4 years.

I traded it in for a larger car not too long after I got married. All in all, it was a decent car for me, I really can't complain about it.

 

[Raiden256]

Originally posted by: conjur
P.O.S.!

Don't mind Conjur... he's probably been nearly driven off the road by me in my Yellow GT a couple times here in Louisville... just had a bad experience.



Seriously, conjur, if you ever saw it, mine was the *only* yellow fastback GT in Louisville.

 

[Blacktree]

GRIFFIN1 said: Since all the weight is in the rear, the car flips over backwards if you get it up to 88 mph.

LOL, I think someone has watched Back to the Future one too many times.

I remember one of my coworkers used to say that the car would flip if you turned on the (flip-up) headlights at highway speeds. Some of the stupid things people say (not just about Fieros), out of sheer ignorance, is hilarious.

 

[BeauJangles]

My friend has 2 of them. One he got for $400 and the other for $250. Needless to say they are POSes, but they have potential. The suspension on them is very soft, but they are alright, especially if you swap in a Caddy V8!

 

[Pepsi90919]

i used to work with a guy with an 84 fiero. kind of a piece of crap, all the electrical sh|t had gone on it.

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Pontiac's answer to the Pinto. Pure garbage.

The Pinto was actually a very good economy car as long as you didn't get rear-ended and exploded.

The Pinto fared better than the Chevy competition in road tests. (Though not in crash tests of course.)

ZV

Vega > Pinto


As far as the OP..

Fiero was a good idea, but a crappy execution. The inherit balance is great.. but they had to give it cavalier feel - junky rubber tincan feeling.

 

[WingNutMD]

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Originally posted by: SchrodingersDog

Only thing I remember about them is that in high school me and three friends could steal one by each picking up a corner and carrying it off. We didn't actually keep any, it was just fun to move them around in the parking lot of the mall.

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You must have been very strong back in the day, as a Fiero weighs around 2800 lbs. That we be 700 pounds for each of you to carry.

 

[DurocShark]

Finally sold mine. But not because I didn't like it. I loved it!

Scary fast, handled like it was on rails, and fairly unique on the roads. Not so many of them around anymore.

I say go for it, enjoy it!

 

[aircooled]

I love the feel of mid/rear engine cars, but have never drove a Feiro. I like the looks of the later models.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Huge piece of junk.