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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Fiero / April 2006pontiac fiero problems
if you got problems with your fiero and have to bring it to a mechanic is it really expensive?? as compared to other cars. Also, what about insurance?? > if you got problems with your fiero and have to bring it to a mechanic > is it really expensive?? as compared to other cars. > > Also, what about insurance?? hehe i may digress i'm guessing parts aren't easy to find, i'm not mechanically inclined and have to rely on a mechanic, i like the idea of owning a fiero but this could turn into an expensive investment?? >> if you got problems with your fiero and have to bring it to a mechanic >> is it really expensive?? as compared to other cars. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > mechanically inclined and have to rely on a mechanic, i like the idea of > owning a fiero but this could turn into an expensive investment?? I'll give my take on all your questions here. First, I don't think $2000 is a lot for a car if it is in really good shape. Without looking at it, I can't say that this particular car is worth it because there are factors involved such as WHY it only has 50K on it. Has it been stored for 15 years or has it been driven to over 200K but had a thorough restore at the Fiero Factory in Alabama? Is the paint original or a repaint. Is it really a little old lady's car who only drove it to church on Sundays? I like the 4-cylinder because I have one and I got good mileage off it with reasonably low care. That said, the worst part about owning a Fiero and not being a mechanic is trying to FIND a mechanic who can work on it. I don't think it is much more difficult to work on or more expensive. But the average mechanic can destroy a car trying to fix it. I have had this happen. Guy tore the interior all up trying to get the console out to get to the computer. Another got the thing all tore apart to replace the clutch and never did finish the job and you seldom find someone willing to pick up other people's work where they left off. Insurance used to be a problem but they have proven in time that they are pretty safe cars. In the early days, they were thought of as too fast and invited the heavy right foot. The 4-cylinder is not particularly fast but the V-6 was in its day. I never had trouble with insurance. One thing is they are relatively easy to fix the exterior yourself. Parts are not hard to find in most places. And most important, the plastic exterior is very forgiving. I think things are dismal unless you get to know about the little cars a bit yourself. Things look brighter if you find a good mechanic who isn't afraid of working on them. They ARE 20± years old now. I (we) cannot answer much more without more specifics as to how a Fiero fits in your lifestyle. But good luck with that car. I'm not one of the guys in this outfit that says $2000 is too much to pay for a car. It might be too much for YOU to pay for a car, but for the right buyer, it is fine. >>> if you got problems with your fiero and have to bring it to a >>> mechanic is it really expensive?? as compared to other cars. [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > might be too much for YOU to pay for a car, but for the right buyer, it > is fine. yeah i'll be looking at it tommorrow. I'll have to ask him why there's only 50k on it. See condition/shape it's in. Either way i'm not buying on the spot tommorrow. But if it catches the eye i will know. It will be something for me to think about over the weekend. And if i don't think he's asking too much i may put an offer a few hundred under what he's asking. But i don't feel comfortable buying a car unless i got my mechanically inclined friend to take a peak at it. I wasn't even thinking about a sports car until a guy at work mentioned it. So know who knows. I don't have a place for winter storage, and i'm up north so we get harsh winters. I'd almost have to resell by winter. And around here that may not be easy. Thanks for your response. Rat. > yeah i'll be looking at it tommorrow. I'll have to > ask him why there's only 50k on it. My 86SE has 47k so 50k is not out of line. I drive mine as a second/weekend car. It was my reward for getting a degree and getting a good job.  SignatureCharles The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein >>yeah i'll be looking at it tommorrow. I'll have to >>ask him why there's only 50k on it. > > My 86SE has 47k so 50k is not out of line. I drive mine as a > second/weekend car. It was my reward for getting a degree and getting a > good job. hehe i just need a reliable car. Whether a luxory car or a fiero. > hehe i just need a reliable car. Whether a luxory car or a fiero. I'll tell you this: The older a car is, the less of this sensor/computer crap you will have. I have a 2000 Chev van and no one can fix the thing. The computer and all the sensors send odd messages that screw up the shifting of the transmission. Three different outfits cannot fix it even though over $2200 has been spent. One of those outfits was a local Chevrolet dealer "because they have the right diagnostic equipment." Take your $2000 and buy an older car, one from the 80s that is still in good shape and with low mileage. A Fiero would not be my first choice if you are not mechanically inclined yourself. These new computer controlled cars are nightmares or will be when all those little amenities like auto door locks, trouble lights, airbags, things that adjust your seats automatically, power windows, burglar alarms, etc., start screwing up and begin to nickel and dime you to death. Your local backyard mechanic will not have an answer and the dealers will have you by the nuts. True that the Fiero has a computer, but it is not connected to everything in the car. Only a few sensors that can usually be diagnosed easily. >>yeah i'll be looking at it tommorrow. I'll have to >>ask him why there's only 50k on it. > > My 86SE has 47k so 50k is not out of line. I drive mine as a > second/weekend car. It was my reward for getting a degree and getting a > good job. Sure, they are out there. Just have to find them and know WHY they haven't got the usual 150-200K cars that age have. I drove mine year round they are good cars in the snow its the only car I want to drive when it snows compared to my 90 Grand Marqui & 96 Jaguar XJ6. I am inprocess of rebuilding mine as it was totaled by an idiot driver that hit it in my own driveway. I am located in Manchester NH we get some cold & snow up here. By the wat the 86 donor car I got the frame and floor boards are rotted out to include the parts of the cradle. So I am straightning my 85 out I will have to do some cutting and welding but its still a better car then the 86 I got for free that sat for 9 years in Ma. Check out my web page for pictures of the car before and after it was destroyed. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeecixb/page1.htm Hank >>>yeah i'll be looking at it tommorrow. I'll have to >>>ask him why there's only 50k on it. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Sure, they are out there. Just have to find them and know >WHY they haven't got the usual 150-200K cars that age have. >>> if you got problems with your fiero and have to bring it to a >>> mechanic is it really expensive?? as compared to other cars. [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > might be too much for YOU to pay for a car, but for the right buyer, it > is fine. and 2,000 is basically what i got to work with. It's hard to do but i wanna find something i don't gotta put much money in. I was thinking more lines economic nonsports car, but i am still checking out the fiero. Seems to me people who owned fieros like 'em, even though they are all approaching or over 20 years, and has that 80's design, but i still think they are nice cars. |
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