My latest toy...

Very nice...look forward in meeting you and seeing this car

Congrats on the fastback.  The first thing you need to do if you are not mechanically inclined is do lots of reading, these are older cars and need routine maintains.  Especially if the previous owner did not do much.  For light reading, grab a Haynes and park it in the bathroom.  Hey a few mins every single day and you will have the book read cover to cover in no time.   Then go out and buy a factory service manual for when you actually start to work on the car.  The Haynes gets you a good round idea, but does not have all the little details that an OEM manual does.

I have always loved that colour on a Fiero, its the fact that it really isn't a colour at all.  Its kinda black ash colour in a good way of course.  Not really black, no really Grey, just cool looking.  I don't think anyone ever looked under the hood to find out what 5spd is in the car or checked the RPO to see if it says the RPO for any of the 4spds, I believe the 85/86 4spd RPO was M19. (early 4spd was MY8 and M17 IIRC) 

         Again congrats on the car and feel free to come out to a meet and check out the club. 

Thanks for all the comments, everyone! Yes, I bought this 86 GT with 5-speed from the kid Patrick mentioned above for $2,800. It's been exactly 1,000 miles and still no problem. 

I had to get new tires, brake pads and rotors. My trusted mechanic checked it out and said everything looked fine, besides the fact that there is an oil leak at the seal (perhaps a dozen droplets each day). He said this is not an immediate problem that needs fixing. What do you guys think? Sorry, my mechanical expertise goes about as far as checking the dipstick once a day :)

Also, one of the headlights will not go down. I just have to turn the knob by hand each time. The previous owner said it just needed a new gear. Does anybody know who can work on this for me? What about Canadian Tire? Is it something simple to do? Cost?

Thanks a bunch, guys. I do look forward to coming out to a club meeting one day. I live in Poco, work at YVR, and run a business in Vancouver! Talk about daily high-mileage driving! So far I'm quite happy with the Fiero. But I am VERY VERY reluctant to get rid of my 07 Sebring though. Not too sure how long this Fiero can take my 100km daily driving...

Cheers,

Robin

As above...  the 'fix' for the headlights on 87/88's is a set of discs inside the motor.  Early cars had a tendency to gear failure.

It's about an hour job IF nothing else breaks.

Keep a CLOSE eye on that oil level.  And change it every 4-5K km's TOPS, using the slightly longer filter for the '88.
(that can stem off, but not eliminate the eventual bottom end failure that virtually all 2.8's go through).

Boxin' Robin wrote: Yes, I bought this 86 GT with 5-speed from the kid Patrick mentioned above for $2,800.

Considering what he was originally asking for it, that's a pretty big drop in price. If there's nothing major wrong with it, you got a good deal.

 

Thanks for all the helpful comments, guys! They are much appreciated.

Boxin' Robin wrote: It's been 2,000 miles and counting since I bought it!!! And still no major problem - aside from the time I let the master clutch cylinder run dry (didn't know of the leak) and when I ran out of gas in the middle of the road (what? these old cars don't let you drive on "e" for half an hour like modern cars do??)!!

Just as a heads up, you shouldn't be running on less than a 1/4 tank anyways. The fuel pump relies upon the gasoline to cover it and lubricate it.

The best $14.99 I've ever spent at Canadian Tire. A tiny shift knob that just slides right on top of the Fiero Store's short shifter .

Before:

 

After:

Romeo wrote: I just rely upon luck and good looks.