Today I decided to fix the @^%@$#^% console glovebox thing. The nuts that hold the hinge in were missing. Dismantle half the interior to get it out. Find the nuts hiding under the insulation. Crank 'em back on, put the thing back together. 1 hour!!!
I hope you used some locktight on the bolts so you don't have to deal with it again! Not the hardest stuff but the ok stuff so you can take it apart again if needed
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It sounds like it is a blast to drive but a pain to maintain. I'd buy it anyway but the funny thing is all my life I've owned fun but poorly-maintained-by-previous-owner-so-need-lots-of-repair cars. Mainly volkswagens. My favorite was my 86 Jetta GLI 5 speed manual with short shift and the GLI has a zippy transmission (too zippy, 65 mph on the highway was like 3300 RPM in 5th gear, it need a 6th gear with that transmission).
Today I drive my brother's 95 Buick Century back and forth to school (100 mile round trip commute daily). It's a pain in the ass to drive but I've gotten used to the way it wanders about the road without any input from me and it's tendeny to accelerate up highs in cruise control (and other odd things with cruise control).
The main point here is that the Buick is reliable (came from elderly couple who maintained it wonderfully) while my previous cars were basically unreliable (although the GLI never left me stranded, just put a big hole in my wallet). I've decided that if I ever want to own unreliable cars again I will either own a number of them or own at least one car in excellement mechanical condition and a couple of fun cars. It just sucks having to work on a car that you need to drive within x hours or you're up s**t creek. That pressure is very bad for good mechnical work, IMHO
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So it is a judgement call. The Fiero is actually a pretty cool design that suffered a number of setbacks. My heart says buy it but my mind says inspect that mechnical condition, including engine compression, very well!
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