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    Posted: 11 January 2009 at 12:48am

Well the meeting and meeting space was fairly small.  However parking was great, food was amazing.  Service was great.  I got to have my chicken schnitzel that I love from ABC.    Nigel said his steak was one of the best he had ever had.  

Lisa was a bit under the weather so skipped the food in favor of hot tea.

The Fiero turnout was a bit thin, most people opting to take there Vans/Trucks/SUVs.   You can see in a few of the photos the snow was not that bad, just made it a bit slippery for some people.  

Well here are the pics, I'll try to take the time to write up the meeting wrap up letter.

We had some really neat idea's for runs and drives come up.   

The only 3 Fiero's to make it out were Nigel's, Austins and Mine.  All 3 of which had dedicated snow tires on them.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote marcelvdgn Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 January 2009 at 1:19am

Discussion about fiero towing capacity during meeting followup....

My 86 drivers manual advise a max of 1000lbs total with a 100lb tongue wgt

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Capt Fiero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 January 2009 at 11:11am

     I knew there was a rating of some sort, thanks for posting it.

I have towed as much as 1500lbs behind my 88GT. Albeit, with noticeable decrease in braking and acceleration.  

I wonder how that rating would change, with the mods done to my 85GT, heavier rear springs, rear sway bar, bigger brakes, and of course the V8 with nearly double the torque of the V6.

 

Anyone happen to have an 88 Manual handy to see if they changed the tow rating on an 88.  Curious if it went UP because of the better brakes, or down because of the less robust suspension. 

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