1986 Pontiac Fiero User Reviews

The Red Plastic Fantastic — OK....I'll admit it. I owned a Fiero. I bought it from a friends son, who had decided he had outgrown it. That in itself should have been a warning..... Actually, I bought it for my daughter because we had two cars already and the insurance company was going to list my son as the operator, so the car went in Vicki's name. SHE loved it. She didn't have to fix the blasted thing. Wildest memory - the heater core exploding in a cloud of green coolant and vapor that covered the windows (and me) with hot green fog, all while I was doing about 65 kph in the middle of the afternoon on Van Horne Avenue in Dryden. OR - the transmission coolant line breaking in two and dumping all of the trans fluid on the ground at 2 am when my son and his date were 40 k from town. Each and every month, we could count on the little red plastic-fantastic to cost about 150 in bits, pieces, fluids or labor. But....it was fun to drive. Sold it to a guy who was going to put a Ferrari kit body on it. Then he discovered the engine's appetite for oil. Last heard of rotting in a field, alongside two others.

A Very Enjoyable Two Seater - Good For Summer Driving Only — This was a fun little two seater, although my girlfriend (now my wife) hated this car because it did not have power steering. There also wasn't much trunk space. The six-banger with dual exhaust had lots of power to move this little car, and with the centre of gravity almost at ground level it handled like it was on rails. I loved driving it, but unfortunately it wasn't at all practical, so it had to be traded in. The only problems I ever had with it had to do with the flip up headlights - one of them got stuck open and the actuator had to be replaced.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

My Fiero Is One Of My Favorite Cars! — I drive my 86 Fiero (2M4 5 speed manual) all year around, even on heavy snow. It has a very good gas mileage. Also, it is cheaper to fix compare to other larger cars. Since, it's low to the ground, the car is stable in any condition.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Fun Cheap Car And Great For A First Time Driver — Very good car for the price. Drives rather well for a late 80s GM that was just thrown together to be a cheap sports car. Surprisingly good MPG for having a 4spd manual and it reving at 3-4k down the freeway at 65mph. Sadly there is a fault the reliability or it could be much better but, you cant ask for much from that GM threw together from a bin full of cars to sell as a "cheap sports car". But, it does live up to those hypes because it is a great handling and driving car.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Fiero Stuff — Not a bad ride it's kinda like a go cart with windows. I had to put an engine in it and actually wasent that big of a deal. I like the MPGs too at an average of 25 curently. Oh yeah the best of all it the tons of option for installing anything from a v8 to a turbo i4.

Primary Use: Commuting to work