Saw on Der Facebook that it's Fiero month at the museum. My '88 Fiero was the first car I ever _accidentally_ spun.
I would buy another one if I came across the same car (non-GT with color-matched bumpers and spoiler) - it was a damn fine looking car, especially compared to the square MR-2 it was competing against. That Toyota was fugly.
Unfortunately, most of the Fieros I see are either trashed or have been kitted. Poorly.
Fiero Month at KCAM
Fiero Month at KCAM
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Kalashnikov
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Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
Except in SC form and I believe even in NA form the MR2 out accelerated the V6 fiero, and it didn't catch fire, and it was very reliable.
Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
Mine was a 4-banger. The MR2 may have been faster, but it still looked like a turd squeezed from a square asshole.
As for reliability - my Fiero never caught fire. It was quite reliable except when I ran it out of oil and spun the bearings.
You're gonna have to work harder to troll me, Kalashnikov.
I'm in a fantastic mood - Justin Bieber has Lyme disease and a terminal case of mono.
As for reliability - my Fiero never caught fire. It was quite reliable except when I ran it out of oil and spun the bearings.
You're gonna have to work harder to troll me, Kalashnikov.
I'm in a fantastic mood - Justin Bieber has Lyme disease and a terminal case of mono.Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Kalashnikov
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Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
You owned a 4 cyl fiero? 
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Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
Minor correction - January is Scouting Month. We’ll host 25+ Pinewood Derbies for Cub Scout Packs, plus several Boy Scout Troops doing Overnight at the Museum where we teach them the Automotive Maintenance merit badge.
February is Fiero Month. I’ve owned two, both of which were 5-speed ‘87 GT models wearing Countach body kits. One of them was a lot of fun, but with a penchant for overheating. The other was in bad shape and I was in the middle of a multi-year, very costly overhaul when I finally pulled the plug and sold it as a project.
February is Fiero Month. I’ve owned two, both of which were 5-speed ‘87 GT models wearing Countach body kits. One of them was a lot of fun, but with a penchant for overheating. The other was in bad shape and I was in the middle of a multi-year, very costly overhaul when I finally pulled the plug and sold it as a project.
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Kalashnikov
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Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
Fiero epitomizes everything that was and still is wrong with GM. The concept was fantastic, in GT form the 1986-1987 cars looked phenomenal...everything else was half assed by GM. Couldn't make it too fast with better motor, as it would than overshadow corvette. Couldn't do a better interior, couldn't do a better base engine.
If I remember right, the GT model had one of the fastest slalom times of its day. So the car had potential. I still really like the looks of GT, and the models with swapped 3800 series motors are screamers.
If I remember right, the GT model had one of the fastest slalom times of its day. So the car had potential. I still really like the looks of GT, and the models with swapped 3800 series motors are screamers.
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Dr_Strangelove
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Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
Wait - this thread pops up, then this Cragislist auction pops up? https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/cto/ ... 80223.html
WHO OWNS THIS CAR? I KNOW IT IS ONE OF YOU!
WHO OWNS THIS CAR? I KNOW IT IS ONE OF YOU!
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Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
Frunk you got anything to say...?Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:40 am Wait - this thread pops up, then this Cragislist auction pops up? https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/cto/ ... 80223.html
WHO OWNS THIS CAR? I KNOW IT IS ONE OF YOU!
Never gonna make you cry...
Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
Act now and you should be ready in time for KCAM!
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988- ... -fiero-gt/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988- ... -fiero-gt/
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Re: Fiero Month at KCAM
Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:40 am Wait - this thread pops up, then this Cragislist auction pops up? https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/cto/ ... 80223.html
WHO OWNS THIS CAR? I KNOW IT IS ONE OF YOU!
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www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver