Came across this car on one of my dealer-only auction sights I frequent. 84 SE, runs and drives.



Could this be the highest mileage ever on a Fiero?

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What's the story behind that one?

Oh my gosh! Do they just drive around in circles all day long? How could you possibly accumulate that much mileage?

I've seen one with more than 500,000 miles on a four cylinder coupe, but it had a couple of engines during it's life.

Was this on original, an odomerter roll forward, or one with many engines?

The dash seems to be clean and the numerals very bright.

quote Originally posted by David DeVoe: The dash seems to be clean and the numerals very bright.

That would indicate to me its more likely to be a fake. With 700k on it, you'd think it would be a little dirty and a little worn out looking, regardless of how well it was taken care of. Get the VIN and someone on here can run carfax

That kind of mileage is very possible. I have a customer that has 980,000 miles on his 1977 Mercedes and 380,000 on his second Mercedes...both original engine and transmission.
My last Fiero had 200,000 when it passed away.
Dave

Here's the car sitting in the auction yard.



The odometer is unvarifiable. It would seem odd that someone would want to roll it forwards. If anything, it could just be defective. I don't know. Just thought I'd share it with you guys.

That works out to almost 32000 miles a year if the car is an '84. That means that this car should have averaged nearly an oil change a month. I've only done 5 oil changes in the year that I've had my car, an I thought I was driving too much. Ha, how much do you want to bet that those aren't the original tires?

For a while, my spedo was screwy and sitting at idle in park it would say i was doing like 100mph, and the odometer would just fly.

It was really sort of funny ( excpet wheni was going down the road and it acted up... )

Edit: Perhaps they just rolled it up so far they could claim ' its broke, it only as 50k on it.. " when it really was 250 or something..

One of my V6's is about ready to hit 200k...

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quote Originally posted by Toaster_Man: That means that this car should have averaged nearly an oil change a month. I've only done 5 oil changes in the year that I've had my car, an I thought I was driving too much.

I managed an oil change every month for about 2 years. It gets really really tiresome doing it yourself all the time.

Lambo,
could you post the vin?
Mark

I put a 100,000 on a car in a year so it is possible. My ex and I both drove it 140 miles round trip a day(only had one car and worked different shifts). Plus it had several trips half way across the country.


Sean

There's a Fiero that some guy had over 1 million miles total, but obviously not on the original engine or tranny (or anything else probably).

Diesels can go waaaay further, especially Mercedes, although I can't see one going 980,000 on the original engine unless you consider some types of rebuilding as still the "original".

My dad drove his Ford Aerostar (97) on one engine/trans to 380,000. Luckily for him I took it camping at it died while I was 400k away from home interesting story for another time.

As for my Pontiac 6000 running the Duke it is about to roll over to 300,000 on original Engine and trans. The trans is getting tired but the engine it ready for another 300,000. I think if you take basic care of the duke you can make that baby stretch.

While we are on the topic; I've heard through friends that if you make a GM engine last to over 1 000 000k they will replace the car with a brand new model. Anyone else heard of that?

466K All origional. Pretty sure it's in the 5's now. I did hear that it got a new timing gear, but I don't consider that major considering it is a wear item.

quote Originally posted by FieroGT42: There's a Fiero that some guy had over 1 million miles total, but obviously not on the original engine or tranny (or anything else probably). Diesels can go waaaay further, especially Mercedes, although I can't see one going 980,000 on the original engine unless you consider some types of rebuilding as still the "original".

both Mercedes are gas engines...one a 4cylinder (980k) the other a six cylinder. The only major engine repairs done were timing chain every 150k (normal service), and a valve job every 250k. The rings are original. Mercedes teflon coated the cylinder walls, so they still have the cross-hatched pattern with the 980k mileage. cool huh?
I do get a lot of my customers come in with over 300,000 miles. I wish I could say I am a great technician, but it is more like great engineers.
Dave

quote Originally posted by LAMBO: Came across this car on one of my dealer-only auction sights I frequent. 84 SE, runs and drives. Could this be the highest mileage ever on a Fiero?

Is that mileage, or kilometerage?

What's with the strange 'idiot light' placements/markings?

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Patrick W. Heinske -- LZeitgeist@aol.com
1988 Red Fiero Formula Convertible
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quote Originally posted by LZeitgeist: Is that mileage, or kilometerage? What's with the strange 'idiot light' placements/markings?

Has to be Miles, the speedo gauge shows "MPH" in the center with the numeric Km/H as the inside alternate, i believe with the canadian versions the "KM/H" is marked in the center where the numeric mph shows as the inside alternate, and some dont have mph at all.
those idiot light markings (yellow/orange outline) were on the 84 models, kinda like that look myself.

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Well that beats the '88 4 cylinder in CT that I had heard about.

With routine maint., those Iron Dukes will run forever. Not fast, but forever.

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Eric
Rick's car just crossed 500,000

I have an Iron Duke in a 1985 S10 that i bought new in 1984 and it has over 400,000 miles on it and it still runs great.still all the same parts that came on it except tires and brake pads.
I got my money worth a long time ago.