Its a great clean original example of a rare Formula. I would say that is not yet car season and this is a car for true collector. Right now sales of cars are at an all time low. If you can wait until June I believe the sales activity will pick up but last I looked Washington hasn't reopened for business yet. .
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That is one nicely preserved Formula. Mine does not have any power options either. Sometimes I wish it did. Other times I love the crank windows, Just because they don't do that anymore in a sports car.
The problem with the factory mats are not mileage/use but age. With Fiero mats now approximately 35 years old, what's happening is the bottom rubber surface is petroleum based and breaks down over time. Decomposition will vary based on different environmental conditions. So what happens is the bottom of the mats will become sticky and tar-like, transferring onto the rugs, and even worse when you remove a mat to vacuum if you slide the bottom of the floor mat along the seat you will transfer that sticky tar-like substance on your nice seats creating a real mess. (ask me how I know) So the only proper remedy is to throw the mats in the garbage, use powerful hot water extraction with citrus based pre-soak to clean seat/rug surfaces, and when fully dry buy new mats. (always use as little water as possible, its only the surface that is contaminated, you don't want lots of water deep into the rug or insulation under becasue it can introduce mold)
The floor mats are in excellent shape and aren't showing any signs of breakdown. Having said that the car was always stored in cool places and never sat out in the sun. Probably the same reason the original tires don't have any cracks in them
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The floor mats are in excellent shape and aren't showing any signs of breakdown. Having said that the car was always stored in cool places and never sat out in the sun.
Touch the bottoms of the mats (black part) with your hand/fingers and make sure they don't feel sticky. My car was also garage kept its whole life and in similar condition, but the bottoms of my mats were sticky and starting to deteriorate (due to age). I guess its possible they changed to supplier/material between 1986 and 1988 so the later models might not exhibit this condition, but its also possible my factory mats were replaced with new ones in the early 90's and those were made by different supplier. Who knows, just something to keep an eye open for to prevent creating a mess.
The worst factory interior deterioration defect I ever seen was on a mid 90's Ferrari that I was evaluating (can't remember model) and the black vinyl dye on the plastic interior pieces looses its hardener over time, especially if it sees lots of UV, so when you touched any of the panels the black dye with get on your hands. The entire interior have to be removed, those pieces stripped and redyed, what a freaking mess.
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Seems like there would be a non-patrolled road that crosses the border. One of those little two-lane country roads...
(No... I've never been out of the US.)
As a guy that works at the Border, I highly suggest NOT listening to the advice above. You will be arrested, You will face a lot of legal trouble and it will cost you a lot of money along with a Ban from entering the foreign country for a long time. If you are also going to sneak a car through the border it's a pretty hefty smuggling charge and a seized vehicle. It's not worth it. The non-patrolled roads are verified a lot more than you think, and the vast majority of them are actually closed off since 9-11.
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Originally posted by FieroMontreal: As a guy that works at the Border, I highly suggest NOT listening to the advice above. You will be arrested, You will face a lot of legal trouble and it will cost you a lot of money along with a Ban from entering the foreign country for a long time. If you are also going to sneak a car through the border it's a pretty hefty smuggling charge and a seized vehicle. It's not worth it. The non-patrolled roads are verified a lot more than you think, and the vast majority of them are actually closed off since 9-11.
This was suggested "tongue in cheek". I certainly wouldn't do it. Nor would I expect that my comment would be taken seriously. (I had hoped that my comment about never having been out of the country would give a hint that I know absolutely nothing about that which I commented.)
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