I went to check on a car that I found on craigslist. The ad said 1988 Fiero $300. That is all it said and when I called the owner couldn't tell me much more. That and I couldn't understand his heavy southern accent.
Needless to say I wasn't expecting much... Well I didn't even bother to negotiate, I paid full price and it made the 65.8 mile drive home without a hitch!

And of course TTIWWP!:









and the money shot!:




Not a bit of fade in the paint and the AC even still works! ;p

~Tyler

[This message has been edited by GT-X (edited 11-17-2009).]

Nice find.....

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86 GT.. Lambo Doors, ZZ4 FI 350, 5sp, Laser Blue
87 GT.. 2.8, Auto.. Planning a LS4 Conversion
88 Formula.. Stock, White... Wife Ride
85 Gt Black, 2.8, 4sp
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Wow. That looks like a Formula. And it even has low profile tires. Can't beat that price

I don't like you...

Mine was $500 (more like $1000-1500 by now), needs some trunk repair, AC doesn't work and I towed it home about a year ago.

In short, I hate you. But in a good way.

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'88 Formula. 2800/automatic. Still haven't driven a Fiero, need ignition parts and suspension work...

The rest of the garage:
'92 LeBaron sedan: 3.0V6/5sp
'77 Camaro: 350/4sp
'71 Fiat Spider: 1800/5sp
'71 Mercedes 220D: 2.2L/4sp
'70 DeVille: 472ci/TH400
'62 DeVille: 390ci/Hydramatic Jetaway

HAHA, J/K. nice Fiero and at 300? Wow!

So is it a Formula or a replica? I see a four cylinder tachometer in that interior pic but in the rear pic there's two exhaust tips so I was just wondering.

[This message has been edited by Fiero84Freak (edited 11-17-2009).]

quote Originally posted by Fiero84Freak: So is it a Formula or a replica? I see a four cylinder tachometer in that interior pic but in the rear pic there's two exhaust tips so I was just wondering.

I'm sure it's a 4. Just because it has dual tips doesn't automatically make it a 6. My 4 cylinder has dual tips.

Jim

$300 and you drove it home, very nice find.

Yes it's a 4cyl. Were dual tips available on the 4's in '88? These appear to be the stock GT megaphone style tips.

I know the wheels are too small on top of being almost as ugly as the stock wheels. They are going to have to go.

I did however just find out that it has all 4 new rotors pads and calipers! Seriously they look like they might have been on there for 6 months worth of driving, if that.

Really high idle right now.. like 2k! So I'm going to start tracking that down tomorrow. I'm suspecting a vacuum leak but we'll see. Any ideas?


~Tyler

So this is where we form a lynch mob and liberate that car, right?

Some people have all the luck I tell ya.

Congrats.
Can I have that blue thing in the dash pocket?

Was the car running in that in that interior shot? Looks like the oil pressure is a little low.

Where are the deals like this around me? $300 for a running 88? I hate you now too. Not fair.

Bargain congrats.

nice find ..i got my 88 formula for 170 bucks on ebay but, it had a rod knocking ..easy fix with a 3.4 DOHC thats has seen about 50K since then ..oh and the air works !

quote Originally posted by maryjane: Can I have that blue thing in the dash pocket?

You sure can. PM me an address and I'll have it shipped directly.

~Tyler

quote Originally posted by Hulki U. My-BFF: Was the car running in that in that interior shot? Looks like the oil pressure is a little low. Where are the deals like this around me? $300 for a running 88? I hate you now too. Not fair.

Not just an 88... a rust free 88...

quote Originally posted by GT-X: You sure can. PM me an address and I'll have it shipped directly. ~Tyler

Well, since you're sending a parcel anyway, could I also have that garden hose in the other pic--if you're not using it?

FYI -

The Formula model had slash-cut, dual pipes 9Four cylinder style) on each side. The S/S megaphone was only on the GT in 88.

The only way to tell a Formula body from a coupe body in 1988 was the door sticker - the body was the same.

Of course, the exhaust tips were different, the car had a 6 and a rear swaybar.

NICE FIND!!!

I'll double your money right now!

Joe

I call dibs on the blue resin chair in the garage, and if that's a jacket laying across it, I'll take that too. It's going down into the 60's here today.

Jim

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quote Originally posted by maryjane: Well, since you're sending a parcel anyway, could I also have that garden hose in the other pic--if you're not using it?

Wait a gosh dang minute here! Does this mean you don't want my pencil any more???

Dang right I want that pencil--you promised.

quote Originally posted by 87antuzzi: I don't like you...

I second! .............................................. Nice find

why is it I can never find these when I have money?
D.

I wanted to check out a 88 for $500 but by the time I was able to leave, the ad was gone. 3 hours...

In short, I don't like you much.

Turns out only having half an EGR valve gasket and two loose bolts on it will cause a really high idle...

Plugs and wires next. Hopefully that will sort out the slight sputter on free rev and then she'll be running like a champ!

And MJ you'd be disappointed in that "garden hose" it's actually a 2" flexible suction line. The blue dingy thing is yours however if you'd like it.

~Tyler

I have a 2 x 3" pump that could use a longer suction hose.........

And, could you ask the FedEx guy to deliver it before 2pm cst? I usually take a long nap in the afternoons.

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I Like the wheels. Want to let them go Cheap?

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If you cant be good, then be Good at it!

Wow nice find! I wished I could find one like that.

Steve W
NE Grand Rapids, MI
88Coupe

looks like you washed it up and took pics in the dark...kinda excited, no?
Nice Find

The continuing story of the $300 coupe!

This little gem has been my daily driver for nearly eight months now. I have done some work to it but mostly all superfluous cosmetic items. only once did she let me down due to a bad injector.

About two months ago she even took me on a 13+ hour round trip to Michigan and back without a hitch! I fully enjoyed the ice cold A/C and near forty MPG.

My co-pilot on that trip, a very tired Blue Heeler:



Stay tuned for more updates

~Tyler

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quote Originally posted by Fieray3800: What is GT-X and where is it located?

im jelous.
and you even have an awesome dog!

Jeepers! My $200 find should have been a parts car but I was too impatient so I dumped $4,500 into it over 5 months and keep going! And in the end, I will only have a 2.5

None the less, I love my little money whore. She now runs beautifully and is beginning to repay me with 40 MPG. (35mpg driving averaging 75mph). The 100% brand spanking new suspension is also pretty fun but my drivers seat can't seem to keep up on corners Its about time I installed my new aftermarket seats!

You sir are a lucky mo-fo to have stumbled upon such a find! Congratulations and stop rubbing it in! MY pwned sores are bleeding again! For real though, Gratz!

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I had recently been contemplating selling this car. However, due to its incredibly clean chassis (seriously there is zero rust anywhere, its like new. even the floor pan plugs and coolant tube brackets look new) Ive decided to keep it.

This decision meant rectifying some of its major short comings. Like the fact that it is a no options base coupe.

Over the fourth of July weekend I went about stripping the car to the frame except drive-train. I gave it a GT body, GT springs (lowered), '88 GT rear sway bar, power windows, power mirrors, power locks, performance sound, courtesy lighting, cruise control, rear defog, trunk light, power decklid release, full GT guages, tinted windows, color matched mirrors, GT steering wheel and my $20 junkyard find Mr. Mikes leather seats!

Of course, here are the pics:



Anyone want a bolt on paint job?





And here is the final product.







Thanks for watching!
~Tyler

quote Originally posted by GT-X: Anyone want a bolt on paint job?

That's funny. lol

So what am I shipping you this time MJ?

quote Originally posted by GT-X: Yes it's a 4cyl. Were dual tips available on the 4's in '88? These appear to be the stock GT megaphone style tips. I know the wheels are too small on top of being almost as ugly as the stock wheels. They are going to have to go. I did however just find out that it has all 4 new rotors pads and calipers! Seriously they look like they might have been on there for 6 months worth of driving, if that. Really high idle right now.. like 2k! So I'm going to start tracking that down tomorrow. I'm suspecting a vacuum leak but we'll see. Any ideas? ~Tyler

nevermind I see u fixed it

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There's a kid up in MI (Fiero1K on here I think) that wants one of those nose pieces really bad, in that color too.

I think I'll add this just because I can. The 88 coupe is the only 4 cyl car that had slots on both sides of the rear bumper for exhaust because it's shared with the formula. Someone added the dual exhaust with the chrome tips from a gt. the formula's and coupes has the black slash style tips. Aside from the door sticker, the rear bumper is the only way to tell an 87 and 88 coupe apart.

Edit to add: I'm in the "I hate you" club....

[This message has been edited by fieroguy123 (edited 07-15-2010).]

Sent you a PM on the bolt on paint job - may solve all of my Fiero problems. Also, Top Gear top tip: if you paint the A-Pillar (windshield surround) black, it will look very cool and much better than met. red with the rest of the car being gloss red. Just a thought - it's what I plan to do.

Also wondering: how does the duke sound with dual exhaust and GT tips?

[This message has been edited by Fiero1K (edited 07-15-2010).]