I saw this in another post and have heard it before as well as the Fiero being the "poor man's Corvette".
What about the other cars? We know about the guy driving a Bimmer 'cause he can't afford a Mercedes.

Is the BMW the "poor man's Mercedes"?
Is the Mustang the "poor Ford man's Corvette"?

What do think? What other cars are "poor man's" versions for the "real thing"?

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my fiero is the "poor man's version" of a fiero

quote Originally posted by fierosound: What do think? What other cars are "poor man's" versions for the "real thing"?

I can't think of any cars off-hand, however with respect to motorcycles I do hear a lot of "poor man's Harley-Davidson" aimed at metric (Honda, Suzuki, etc.) cruisers.

i heard the 350z referred to as the poor man's porsche

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I thought of the Solstice as the poor man's porsche. When it comes to Bikes, I like to think of the 1100 Shadow as the poor man's Harley.

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Jay Brintnell
Southern Ontario Fiero Association
Yellow 85 Notchback(A.K.A. GodFearN)

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quote Originally posted by PaulJK: my fiero is the "poor man's version" of a fiero

LOL that was great.

Well I dont think my car will look anything like a Ferrari when its done

there was the Porsche 914 - which was the "KMart Porsche" - tho this title really should go to the 912's

but, in order for it to be "poor man's" whatever - I'd expect it needs to be pretty cheap to start with. and yes, this is where the mustang traditionaly sat. and, nowadays - with the Saleens & Cobras - a plain old Mustang is a let down. first thing anyone asks when someone says they got a Mustang. endless days of ownership saying - no, it not a Cobra....or even worse - not even a V8. might as well just paint the dang thing pink & put hello kitty stickers on it.

quote Originally posted by PaulJK: my fiero is the "poor man's version" of a fiero

Couldn't have said it better! See Sig for explanation............................

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The 2nd generation MR2 was reviewed as the "Poor man Ferrari" in a article from Motortrend mag. IMO a "poor mans Ferrari" would be a replica; that's way the lawyers aren't coming after Fiero owners but the builders of Ferarri replicas.

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I've owned 15 fieros and 2 vettes.. fieros are not poor mans vettes.. they are fieros....
stupid comment...

BMW is not a poor man's Mercedes. They are two high end cars. Mercedes shoots for the luxury/comfort aspect and BMW shoots towards newest technology. The S-Class and BMW 7 series are both over $120,000 new. BMW is more apt to use a manual transmission and the ride is much more sporty.
JMO
Dave

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450hp 1987 Fiero GT, 1986 Fiero SE, certified master technician/shop owner
www.njautobahn.com

When I was in highschool (many moons ago) there was this "mini-corvette" that looked a lot like the real thing. What was it called and who made it? I think it was opel something. I'm sure many who bought the curvy thing were dreaming of a vette.

opel gt. just before i got my first fiero i looked at a few but got warned off of them (scacity of parts).

quote Originally posted by Philphine: opel gt. just before i got my first fiero i looked at a few but got warned off of them (scacity of parts).

And the Opel GT is a great car for what it is as is the Fiero. GM made them both and should have continued to make them. The Saturn Sky is now the Opel GT in Europe.

quote Originally posted by madcurl:

Cool!
I used to lust after Opel GTs, until they introduced the Fiero GT.

I've never seen one flared like the one in your pic.

Yours?

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Raydar
88 4.9 Formula IMSA Fasback..........................88 3.4 coupe -soon to be something other than red

Read Nealz Nuze! Praise the Lowered!

SAAB Sonnet

that is ALL well besides begging for a V6

From my memory of sitting in an Opal GT, it has MUCH less interior room than a fiero.

So once again it seems it's only the much maligned Fiero and its owners who are "wanna be's"? Can you feel the love??

Don't know about "poor man's corvette" but my mother has always referred to them as the "coffin on wheels"

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If you can read this... I'm parked.

I always heard the late 90's Camaro SS referred to as the "poor mans vet".


Sean

Parts are scarced for the Opel GT. Good thing is there are tons of vette parts that work. Especially if its been modified.



400ci street motor (327 race), long tube headers, 4" side dump exhaust, rollbar, vette brakes, custom widebody, extra gas tank to achieve a perfect 50/50 weight distribution. First completed 27 years ago. It has taken all competition at the track and on the street. These are excellant cars if you can keep them from rusting. Its got more interior room then a fiero cause they have small jumper seats in the back. Well, except this one.

Back the topic at hand.

I'm a poor man and I drive a Fiero. Does this mean that I want it to be a Ferarri? Hell no, I couldn't even afford the insurance let alone the payment. I wouldn't mind the performance but I dont want a Ferarri. If one was given to me I would drive it a few times then sell it and buy/build another fiero and.... a house.

IMO other cars are just "Rich man versions" of fieros. Why spend the money if you don't need to? You want a fun two seater? There are tone out there. You want fun, affordable two seater? Your options are very limited.

Now "coffin on wheels" I could see. I would rather be burried in my fiero then some stupid wooden box.
Of course in a fiero creamation is more common.

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I think the Lotus Esprit was called a "poor man's Ferrari 308" (or was it 328? possibly both?) in it's early days...

really, it's just something ignorant reporters write when they're not clever enough to write something people might actually be interested in reading.

quote Originally posted by bmwguru: BMW is not a poor man's Mercedes. They are two high end cars. Mercedes shoots for the luxury/comfort aspect and BMW shoots towards newest technology. The S-Class and BMW 7 series are both over $120,000 new. BMW is more apt to use a manual transmission and the ride is much more sporty. JMO Dave

The fully macked out versions touch those numbers but they are generally under $100,000. BMW is 1,000,000 times better than BMW IMHO. BMW is not the poor mans mercedes, BMW is the smart mans Mercedes. We've had 14 Benzes and 3 Beemers, we won't go back to the three pointed star.

2008 BMW 750i $75,800
2008 BMW 750iL $78,900
2008 BMW 760iL $122,600
2008 Mercedes S550 $87,475
2008 Mercedes S600 $144,000

Boxter, a poor mans 911

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My First Fiero - Rachel - 1986 GT

I AM Fiero Fotographia and Gornitzka Photography

Just today I saw a BMW 325i with the license plate BBYBENZ. Sorry, didn't get a picture.

Meaning BaBY BENZ or Bye BYe BENZ?

quote Originally posted by fierosound: Just today I saw a BMW 325i with the license plate BBYBENZ. Sorry, didn't get a picture.

I pulled up briefly beside a Ferrari the other day. One of those nice convertibles. Anyway, I was turning right and he wasn't. The interesting thing is that on the way by I tipped my hat to him and he soluted back. Respect.

Sho' nuf we drive a poor man's Ferrari, and I also would drive a Ferrari if I could afford one.

Arn

A Ferrari is a rich man's Fiero.

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1988 Red Fiero Formula Convertible
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It isn't the payment on the Ferrari that will get you....it's the upkeep. Every time a Ferrari over 10 years old comes into my shop, I get $2500.00 up front and the balance when it is picked up. Major tune ups are about $4,000-5,000.
Dave

quote Originally posted by bmwguru: It isn't the payment on the Ferrari that will get you....it's the upkeep. Every time a Ferrari over 10 years old comes into my shop, I get $2500.00 up front and the balance when it is picked up. Major tune ups are about $4,000-5,000. Dave

i heard a brake job on a enzo is 10,000.00 or 20,000.00

quote Originally posted by yellowstone: Meaning BaBY BENZ or Bye BYe BENZ?

Girl driving - took it as BaBY BENZ. Remeber those bumper stickers on small cars "When I grow up, I wanna be a..."

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I used to call my brothers Formula a poor mans Trans Am

REBOOT

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quote Originally posted by timgray: I got no respect for the guy that buys his performance new on the showroom floor. I got mountains of respect for the guy that builds it or does it himself.

Well said. Couldn't agree more.

not that the Z06 isn't a beautiful piece of machinery...

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If you can't be good, be good at it.

quote I got no respect for the guy that buys his performance new on the showroom floor. I got mountains of respect for the guy that builds it or does it himself.

I have respect for someone who can do a job and afford to buy "new on the showroom floor". If the person works hard (that is the key) to make the cash. Why shouldn't they be respected? What about the business man who starts a performance car company? Maybe he didn't make the car, but he made it happen?

J.

It's getting a WHOLE LOT harder to build something that smokes the new crop of showroom hot rods than it used to be...

quote Originally posted by timgray: I got no respect for the guy that buys his performance new on the showroom floor. I got mountains of respect for the guy that builds it or does it himself.

What about the guy that takes a nice showroom performance car and builds it up himself??????