i just joined the forum, (thought it would be fitting since i now have a Fiero). i have wanted a fiero for so long and i finally got one (for the price i thought very cheap for one $1500) , its an 86 with the 4cyl. tech 4 iron duke engine and a 5speed manual transmission. i love the car, i just got it before it started to snow here in cold little Saskatchewan, so i only had about a month to drive it, but it was the best month of driving i have had! its just fun to drive it for some reason, you dont have to go fast, or do crazy stuff, its just fun to drive a fiero maybe its the manual steering, or just how you feel the car drive, or the sound of it, im not sure its just super fun haha. well ill attempt to post a pic (not really sure how to do this) but ya anyone with any comments i would appreciate, or any ideas you have on things i could do once summer comes would be greatly appreciated! i already have planned to possibly get the couple tears in the seats fixed, all filters replaced, oil changes all around, (just regular check up tune up stuff mostly maybe touch up the paint if i get the money :P) . but ya any ideas for me would be greatly appreciated just anything that is kind of something i can just work thats reletively a smaller job but will give me something to do and look forward to this summer since i plan on putting most my summer work money from the farm into my car me beside the car a week or so after i got it and cleaned it up some
interior. sorry for bad angle and rotation on the camera
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craigsfiero2007 Member
Posts: 3979 From: Livermore, ME Registered: Aug 2007
Welcome to the Forum! That looks like a great starter Fiero. I like that shade of blue, the paint ain't bad though, I have seen much worse. Congrats on your first Fiero purchase! I spy a Fart Can though.
Edit: Since this is your first Fiero and you are on a budget, I would suggest just doing some general maintenance and working the kinks out of it, then slowly work into upgrades that you can afford and save up for the bigger upgrades.
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CoolBlue87GT Member
Posts: 8404 From: Punta Gorda, Florida, USA Registered: Apr 2001
Welcome to the Forum! That looks like a great starter Fiero. I like that shade of blue, the paint ain't bad though, I have seen much worse. Congrats on your first Fiero purchase! I spy a Fart Can though.
yes i no :P that exhaust came with it lol i plan on getting a much nicer exhaust for my car lol :P the fart can looks a little to cheap but all in all she was a steal!
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
Nice machine. Take good care of it. Change all the fluids and filters, as you already know and something you can do yourself, and drive slowly enough so you can wave at the people admiring your car. (I won't mention the fart can exhaust, that would be impolite on a forum such as this. We all know you will rectify that as soon as you can.....won't you.)
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craigsfiero2007 Member
Posts: 3979 From: Livermore, ME Registered: Aug 2007
yes i no :P that exhaust came with it lol i plan on getting a much nicer exhaust for my car lol :P the fart can looks a little to cheap but all in all she was a steal!
Understandable, many people like myself despise the fart cans on a Fiero. But if you like it, thats all that matters. It probably was on of those ones on eBay. If you just kick that fart can off and weld a cheap turbo muffler or glasspack for a temporary solution. You might find a used Ocelot exhaust for cheap, those sound pretty good.
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
Welcome to the Forum! That looks like a great starter Fiero. I like that shade of blue, the paint ain't bad though, I have seen much worse. Congrats on your first Fiero purchase! I spy a Fart Can though.
Edit: Since this is your first Fiero and you are on a budget, I would suggest just doing some general maintenance and working the kinks out of it, then slowly work into upgrades that you can afford and save up for the bigger upgrades.
ya i get ya. it needs reletively no really big work, just ya like you said little things. (oil changes filters etc) the engine runs and still sounds very nice for how old it is. so i was super happy about that. but ya i just plan to put little bits of money in at a time to fix her up real nice . i only paid 1500 so i got a good deal and it leaves room for other work and little upgrades
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pete 2m4 Member
Posts: 867 From: allentown pa. Registered: May 2009
greetings congrats on your fiero. i remember how i felt when i first got mine. excellent looking notchback. may she serve you well. fiero people are awesome car owners and a pleasure to be associated with!!!
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johnyrottin Member
Posts: 5464 From: Northwest Florida Registered: Oct 2007
Understandable, many people like myself despise the fart cans on a Fiero. But if you like it, thats all that matters. It probably was on of those ones on eBay. If you just kick that fart can off and weld a cheap turbo muffler or glasspack for a temporary solution. You might find a used Ocelot exhaust for cheap, those sound pretty good.
ya i want to get a pretty nice one so it sounds really good and looks real slick! :P the fart can is just loud but sounds like junk lol
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
Nice machine. Take good care of it. Change all the fluids and filters, as you already know and something you can do yourself, and drive slowly enough so you can wave at the people admiring your car. (I won't mention the fart can exhaust, that would be impolite on a forum such as this. We all know you will rectify that as soon as you can.....won't you.)
heck ya :P that thing is comming off asap. as soon as the snow melts and i get some extra money im getting me a nice sleek exhaust!
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
greetings congrats on your fiero. i remember how i felt when i first got mine. excellent looking notchback. may she serve you well. fiero people are awesome car owners and a pleasure to be associated with!!!
i can already tell there awesome car owners. like wow. this is the most positive feedback i have had for a vehicle :P its pretty awesome
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craigsfiero2007 Member
Posts: 3979 From: Livermore, ME Registered: Aug 2007
ya i get ya. it needs reletively no really big work, just ya like you said little things. (oil changes filters etc) the engine runs and still sounds very nice for how old it is. so i was super happy about that. but ya i just plan to put little bits of money in at a time to fix her up real nice . i only paid 1500 so i got a good deal and it leaves room for other work and little upgrades
Good plan. You will get great gas mileage with that duke if you keep up on the maintenance and treat her well. Once you buy one Fiero, the others ones just start coming in all of a sudden.
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
Good plan. You will get great gas mileage with that duke if you keep up on the maintenance and treat her well. Once you buy one Fiero, the others ones just start coming in all of a sudden.
oh ya she is awesome on gas! like around $30 bucks to fill and goes for around 500 ish km , and yes :P already been looking into others! preferably a v6 gt for the next one
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craigsfiero2007 Member
Posts: 3979 From: Livermore, ME Registered: Aug 2007
oh ya she is awesome on gas! like around $30 bucks to fill and goes for around 500 ish km , and yes :P already been looking into others! preferably a v6 gt for the next one
See, you have already gotten the bug. LOL!
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
im guilty of that! :P well i have wanted one for a long time and well saskatchewan is not the best place to look for cars to buy used :P not much of a selection. this was the nicest one i have seen but hopefully another will come around in time and i can look into it. there is only one other fiero in prince albert :P and mine is in much better shape so i was pretty happy about that :P nicest fiero in town!
That's a nice color you've got there. I'm a sucker for blue Fieros, what can I say?
hey its a nice color i cant blame ya haha, apart from the few chips and scratches (witch trust me, will get touched up ) its paint job is in pretty good shape! although it did used to be red
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Posts: 147 From: Pittsburgh, PA Registered: Oct 2010
Ya man, welcome to the forum. I started with a "hand me down" beater 84 fiero and it just snow balled from their. Before you know it you'll be hunting for another.
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
Ya man, welcome to the forum. I started with a "hand me down" beater 84 fiero and it just snow balled from their. Before you know it you'll be hunting for another.
ya i understand what everyone means when they says its the "fiero bug" i love the car, im like counting down days till summer so i can drive her again and thanks for the warm welcome
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Hulki U. My-BFF Member
Posts: 5949 From: Back home in East Berlin, PA Registered: Apr 2008
Welcome to the forum. The car looks nice, love the blue, rims look good, should be a nice little project for you. Take that exhaust off, blow it up in a barrel, light it on fire, put gasoline on the ashes, burn the ashes, bury the ashes in the ground, light the ground on fire, and then dig it all back up and ship it to China.
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
Welcome to the forum. The car looks nice, love the blue, rims look good, should be a nice little project for you. Take that exhaust off, blow it up in a barrel, light it on fire, put gasoline on the ashes, burn the ashes, bury the ashes in the ground, light the ground on fire, and then dig it all back up and ship it to China.
hahahaha i agree completely!!! by summer that thing is comming off and im getting a nice exhaust tip for my girl! oh thanks for the warm welcome btw
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kooljess Member
Posts: 1135 From: FIEROS WEST USA Registered: Jul 2004
Nice car, I just bought one over the summer for $500 from this old lady who did not know what she had lol. And its my first car that I use daily, and love it.
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SeperatedSoul Member
Posts: 469 From: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: Jan 2011
Nice car, I just bought one over the summer for $500 from this old lady who did not know what she had lol. And its my first car that I use daily, and love it.
thank you . and thats an awesome deal i got mine for 1500 and that was a good deal i thought!
