Just went test drove an 86 Fiero GT with a 5 speed manual transmission. the paint was amazing! It had a few quirks though that I am concerned about and wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts....

The oil pressure had to build up before the car would start. You would need to try to start the car for a split second and then let it sit with the key in the accesory postion and then after a few seconds the oil light would turn off and it would start? Is there an eletrical component that build the oil pressure? This just seemed strange and I cant find anything about it. The head gasket is leaking. the heater works REALLY well but not sure about the AC when testing the ac in 30 degree weather its not really a confirmation....

No rust around the battery mount or any other of the typical places.... I plan to have my mechanic look at it before comitting to purchase.

It drove well and the clutch seems OK.... there is a small tear in the passenger seat and there is some warping in the trim pieces around the cneter guages.

The headlights opened and closed but there was a clunking when closing that was concerning. Also the windsheild washer wasnt squirting :-) The owner is asking 5700 and it has 85300 miles. Also the temp guage seems to be dead. And from time to time the gas guage needle would peg past full but then correct itself when turned off and on again. I know the gas guage is incorrect because it stated there as a quarter tank but when we made our final stop the car wouldnt start again. We didnt suspect it was out of gas but then we added a gallon and it started right up.

Any advice would be much appreciated! I have pictures if anyone is interested and a video too!

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Kevin

quote Originally posted by canslimkevin: No rust around the battery mount or any other of the typical places.... I plan to have my mechanic look at it before comitting to purchase.

So, you're from Knoxville, eh? My '88 Formula was originally from Knoxville TN, via Washington State. Welcome!

Make sure you and/or your mechanic watch the following video... prior to any purchase!

quote Originally posted by canslimkevin: Just went test drove an 86 Fiero GT with a 5 speed manual transmission. the paint was amazing! It had a few quirks though that I am concerned about and wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts.... The oil pressure had to build up before the car would start. You would need to try to start the car for a split second and then let it sit with the key in the accesory postion and then after a few seconds the oil light would turn off and it would start? Is there an eletrical component that build the oil pressure? This just seemed strange and I cant find anything about it. The head gasket is leaking. the heater works REALLY well but not sure about the AC when testing the ac in 30 degree weather its not really a confirmation.... No rust around the battery mount or any other of the typical places.... I plan to have my mechanic look at it before comitting to purchase. It drove well and the clutch seems OK.... there is a small tear in the passenger seat and there is some warping in the trim pieces around the cneter guages. The headlights opened and closed but there was a clunking when closing that was concerning. Also the windsheild washer wasnt squirting :-) The owner is asking 5700 and it has 85300 miles. Also the temp guage seems to be dead. And from time to time the gas guage needle would peg past full but then correct itself when turned off and on again. I know the gas guage is incorrect because it stated there as a quarter tank but when we made our final stop the car wouldnt start again. We didnt suspect it was out of gas but then we added a gallon and it started right up. Any advice would be much appreciated! I have pictures if anyone is interested and a video too!

Without seeing photos, regardless of the paint condition, that is way too many issues for that kind of money, probably closer to $2700 is realistic.

Compare to one like this... https://dallas.craigslist.o...o-gt/7435925820.html Looks like nice original paint (minus front bumper and hood), nice original interior (minus a few ill add-ons), most likely rust-free Texas car, low miles, engine compartment looks original and unmolested and the intake/valve cover paint is excellent, so based on those few observations alone you can tell it was a nice well-kept car most of its life until recently, and it wouldn't take much to make it a very nice car again.

Or this one... https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum4/HTML/079533.html

[This message has been edited by Skybax (edited 01-27-2022).]

Too many issues. IMO, the price is way too high.

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