You'll never guess what happened! My Fiero caught on fire! :bounce:
Fiero Facts:
Fires were a problem with the Fieros equipped with 2.5 92hp iron duke motors. They had bad connecting rods that would go through the block and spray oil all over the exhaust. Or people wouldn't maintain them and the oil would leak on the header. GM fix these problems by putting an exhaust sheild around the exhaust header to divert the oil.
Fieros were the safest cars is crash tests when the were built. The Fiero tied the volvo in every occupancy safety crash test. Don't beleive me look it up
http://www.crashtest.com/explanations/arch...chive/crash.htm
Fieros are built with a space frame design. None of the body panels are load bearing, It has a complete frame not unlike a tubular race car. This is also why Fieros are pigs weighing in at 3000 lbs for the GTs. Very stiff car.
Fieros are probably the second most unreliable car next to DSMs
Most Fieros have been thouroughly thrashed by their previous owners. Low milage Fieros will need tons of little maintenance things done to them as they are 20 year old cars.
If your mom likes pain and is willing to put up with maintenance similar to a DSM. By all means get a Fiero. Otherwise I'd recommend a Miata.
BTW, there are decent Fieros out there, they are just hard to find.
Don't let me scare you away, there is a pretty big Fiero Club right here in Minnesota that is willing to help other owners out from finding a good car to all kinds of repairs. Your best bet is to visit
www.fieroforum.com and start there. Then I would contact the President of the Minnesota Fiero club at
www.mn.fiero.org. They are great group of people and can point you in the right direction.
Good luck!
Jim