Stolen!

Well for suspension checks I would go to Dale's alignment in Langley they are just off the Bypass, and ask for Daryl.  Daryl has done many Fiero's for Lisa and I as well as Dr. Fiero's customer cars and club members cars.

    As for the engine checks, no one really comes to mind as a good engine expert.   However if I were looking for a shop to really get in depth with a motor I would try to find a tuner shop or other custom shop.  Get ICBC to foot the bill for a compression test, leak down test and anything else the shop can come up with.  They should be able to take a scope to the engine and listen for any weird noises that could be a sign of a problem down the road.

Dr.Fiero wrote: If they fried the tires off - I'll bet you they took the clutch with it.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! A1 just called me up to say that they fixed the column, but that I don't have a clutch. It's been approved to go over to a trans shop beside them and I'll be hearing whatever about it by tomorrow I hope.

If it's been driven without the clutch, I'm concerned there could be gear damage.


At this point I'm hoping that if ICBC keeps approving small amounts of work and getting it done and paying for it, that they'll never be able to justify totalling the car.

When my Fiero was rear-ended a few years back and the adjuster was doing the estimate, ICBC's flag came up at $2700 (costs of repairs) and they overroad it.   The adjuster (and a GM regional manager happened to be there at the time) told me that if your Fiero was in good condition they have authorization to go over $5000 in repairs.  That was a couple of years ago so this might be policy for Fieros.

 

 

I picked up my Fiero from A1 today... briefly. It seems they got a faulty wiper switch from their parts supplier (Langley Discount). Other than that the new column felt nice.

I'm looking forward to getting it back, having a few more inspections done and getting started on my personal projects again. First up will be new tires (the rears courtesy of ICBC if there's any justice), headlight motor rebuilds and side window restoration (motors, wipes, guides, and windows). Perhaps a battery relocation and some wiring upgrades, maybe heated seats, and I will be very ready for the next year.

Nothing big new. Alignment/ brake, tire and suspension inspection on Monday. Wiper switch is a big headache, I'm getting a single wipe on engine start now. Noticed some body work in the lower molding that needs to be taken care of, so I'll get them to pull out the switch and work on it again when I bring it back in for that.

Well, it was fine until they changed out my steering column and put a new switch in. Then I started getting a wipe on ignition. They switched it out, and it wasn't doing it but it suddenly started wiping and could not be stopped (although all the delay positions still worked, just the "off" position was equivalent to "low"). So they swapped in a third piece, which wipes on ignition 3 out of 4 to 4 out of 5 times. I think somewhere in there they tried swapping out the motor.

They're an ICBC approved shop, so their work is guaranteed... I just hope they aren't having to suck up all the time they're spending on it themselves.

i bought my car from winnipeg, i was driving it back and i deicided to stop over night in brandon man, two hours away and i stayed in teh comfort inn off the highway for the night, when i woke up my new car that i owned for a total of 15 hours was broken into and they broke the steering col... trying to steal it but they just drained my battery. i bought a uhal and took it home the rest of the way. i kind of know how you feel.

lethbridge alberta x.x but hey we have two wal marts