I should have just bought another fiero
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Topic: I should have just bought another fiero
Posted By: TairrieB
Subject: I should have just bought another fiero
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 1:33pm
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So after my purple fiero got written off i found a beautiful 86 fiero
in winnipeg for $3000, i looked at the add and there was alot of work
done on it like an all new steering rack ect ect. So i thought to
myself sweet a deal! so i hopped on a plane and went to go buy it, when
i got there it looked and drove great! so i paided for it and started
to drive it home, he said it would have no problem getting to alberta. So i drove it from winnipeg to brandon and it was kind of late so i stopped over at brandon and stayed in the comfort inn off the high way. when i woke up my car was broken into and the steering colum was broken and my car was felt in the on postion and it wouldnt start. it was saturday so the only place open was canadian tire x.x so i took it in and they did a little work on it and re charged up the battery and showed me how to start it with a screw driver. so i tryed to drive it home i was about 30 mins down the high way when i heard a loud pop like a flat tire, i pulled over and then my car stalled and wouldnt start agian x.x so i got a tow back to brandon. Canadian tire was now closed as it would be for sunday so i stayed in a hotel and rented a uhal to take my car home in, the next day i loaded up my car on a uhal and headed home. i just got my car in the shop and this is whats wrong with it flex plate fly wheel ball joints steering colum wires exhaust more to the point i spent 3000 on my car 2000 on tows and getting it home now its gonna be four grand to get it in alberta road worthy condiction, should i have just bought a new fiero  i only got the steering colum fixed. i could just leave it in my back yard and get a new one for $4000? or should i fix mine?------------- 
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Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 6:01pm
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Wow, thats a string of bad luck. You learned the first rule of car buying- If you buy a car out of town, bring a trailer to get it home. As for the needed repair, I assume that $4,000 is shop prices. If you are willing to take your time and learn to work on the car yourself you can do the repairs for a 1/4 of the cost. If you don't wish to do the work yourself than you will be at the mercy off mechanics for the rest of your life or only drive cars that have a warranty. I was screwed over by a shop 25 years ago and was forced to make this choice. That being said, Fieros has the best support group out of any car and the club can be an excellent resource for people that wish to learn how to repair them. Even if you only do the easy jobs. I know that I have learned a lot from the club. |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 6:29pm
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And there's another point hidden right there.... Join a local club!!!! But yeah, don't (!!!) drop another 4K into something you're into for (5?) already. Dead waste. Heck, fly out here and I'll sell you one of my cars before you do that! BTW - you listed flywheel and flexplate. Which one? One is for an auto, the other a standard. The rest... you're talking about maybe $500 in parts. Where does 4K come from? |
Posted By: TairrieB
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 11:32pm
well the 4 k come from the flex plate and fly wheel is for an auto and
they have to dropp the tranny to fix it and with costs they said it
would be about 1000 then they said i need new ball joints and they
quoted me about another 1000 then i need to get it to pass the alberta
inspection and its very anal.....theres like a huge list of things it
needs pass so they looked it over and the 1000 comes into little things
such has my wiring and exhaust ect ect.... the closest local club for
me in calgary  and i just got it towed into day and tow trucker driver was pushing it in (on the spoiler) and it broke now i have that to fix as well....
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Posted By: TairrieB
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 11:33pm
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hmm as much as id love to learn to fix my own car lol i bought the
books and the wriring guides for it i dont want to mess up my own car
hahaha id rather get the job done right because im not excatly
"handy"
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Posted By: TairrieB
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 11:41pm
also what do you make of this? my fiero has a small patch of body
damage where it looks like some one tryed to tap it up and paint over
it?
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Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 6:22am
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Yeah, it's been smacked there it looks like. I hate to say it, but... You got burned on this car. :( BTW, a set of ball joints is $125 (well, from my stock anyhow). Install around here would be a couple hundred, maybe a bit more with an alignment. Maybe it's time to visit a new repair shop? The grand to do the tranny is WAY out to lunch. $500 would get you a clutch done down here, so.... Shoulda bought my 86 GT... :) |
Posted By: TairrieB
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 2:31pm
lol i dont like gts  i need to
move x.x when they quoted my ball joints they only had one type of ball
joints and they were $$$ lolz , i got my quotes from fountian
tire ?
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Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 6:10pm
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I would try a couple of different shops and talk to the Calgary Fiero guys. Tony should be able to shoot you some suggestions as to which shops know Fiero's and which shops to avoid. I try to avoid all the chain shops. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:18pm
| I strongly recommend checking around with local car clubs, esp. Calgary Fieros, and finding a private shop that has a very good reputation. I don't even trust most places with an oil change. |
Posted By: TairrieB
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 10:29pm
lol the only problem is my car doesnt run so getting it to calgary
would be a problem x.x also another question my fiero has power locks
is there like a switch or somthing 
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Posted By: Borteep
Date Posted: 23 February 2008 at 12:13am
| We've got a dude from Lethbridge posting on our (primarily) GVRD and Victoria board, so you never know what areas people in a group will be familiar with :D |
Posted By: TairrieB
Date Posted: 23 February 2008 at 12:14am
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lol yeah.... well your website looks cool and the calgary website doesnt have a forum
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