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more about #fiero more comments → Avastmateys: Fieros used a reinforced composite plastic for the body panels which can be dented in a car wash from the brushes. They mention that by name after sev... more » LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard: The proprietor is just exercising good taste in a somewhat fascist kind of way. If it was my car-wash, rather than ban cars, I'd encourage certain ca... more » Brian: Wow. After reading all the anecdotes in the comments below, I'm beginning to think car really washes aren't good for cars. :-) #carwash more » duster_uk: Talking about cars being banned by name, made me remember something from my childhood. My step father, while being a complete ogre of man, at one po... more » underwear-ninja: Being in California I question whether this is an issue with their machinery, or just the typical "we're against everything" nature Cali tends to give... more » JRApps: I'm trying to think of a typo that this could be or a mis-classification of something for the Fiero, but can't think of a single one... ooh.. did they... more » The Legend of Vincent Tremblay: A car wash not far from me had a long and eclectic ban list, including certain Acuras (for reasons I never understood), most plastic-clad Pontiacs, an... more » Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm: I always wondered why people tried to disguise their Fieros as Lamborghinis. Now I know. #carwash more » Pixel: A car wash near where I used to live had a sign prohibiting 1987-1995 Taurus/Sables. Apparently their brushes were rather fond of not only ripping the... more » ProstWest: Scene: A cigarette pack and lottery scratch-off filled Exxon station booth. Outside, a Veyron approaches the whirling brushes. Assistant attendant: ... more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Found in same parking lot: [www.stangbangers.com] #carwash more » bzr: No, it's clear from the sign that they're banning "pickups Fieros." That obviously means they hate ElCamino'd Fieros, and regular ones are okay. #carwash more » YankBoffin: A few years back I encountered a car wash that specifically and solely prohibited Pontiac Grand Ams from using the service. My guess was that it had s... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: This place is obviously a tax scam. Washing two vehicles per week can't possibly pay for property taxes. #carwash more » Peugeot--Making Bicycles Once Again: What about a Ferrari? I mean it used to be a Fiero, but with the expert body kit no one can tell the difference. more » -
#lolcars
California Car Wash Hates Pontiac Fieros
A car wash in El Dorado, California absolutely will not wash Pontiac Fieros for reasons we can't even begin to comprehend. In fact, they've even gone so far as to ban them in writing. More » -
#customcars
Grassroots Motorsports Competitor Builds AWD Hybrid Fiero
This is a hybridized Pontiac Fiero, but it doesn't work like you might think. Instead of some fancy trickery with the gas engine, this one uses an electric S10 motor to power the front wheels. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Brand-New 1988 Pontiac Fiero With 221 Miles For $40,000!
Turning 21 can mean big changes — new opportunities, more respect and the chance to strike out on your own. But as Nice Price or Crack Pipe knows, sometimes it can be hard to spread your wings. More » -
#captionthis
Unicorn Fiero Makes Carpocalypse All Better
It's been a pretty bad day for the car industry, even by Carpocalypse standards. Here's something that'll make any GM fan-boy smile. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
An Elegy for Six Missing Cylinders
If you're spotting Lamborghinis in Eastern Europe, watch out for chronic cylinder shortage. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula for $5,000?
If you have unsightly open spaces on your driveway or front lawn, Nice Price or Crack Pipe Fieros has an AMAZING offer for you. We have the fast-acting coverup that will actually save you money! More » -
#downonthestreet
Pontiac Is No More, But The Survivors Flourish Down On The Street
Oldsmobile, Plymouth, and now Pontiac; this century is rough on the old Detroit marques. With the the demise of Pontiac in mind, let's check out the classic Pontiacs I've photographed down on the Alameda street.
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#carpocalypse
NPR Questions Jalopnik's Inclusion Of Pontiac Fiero In Top Ten List
Our Pontiac top ten list made it into Kai Ryssdal's final note on yesterday's NPR Marketplace. Ryssdal expressed shock at the Fiero's inclusion. A lesson: never underestimate the staggering awesomeness of a mid-engined two-door. [NPR] -
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#24hoursoflemons
The Top 94 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons South Spring 2009
After every 24 Hours Of LeMons race, we put together this list of the top finishers for you. And when we say "top," we mean "every single car that managed to get onto the track." More » -
#backyardferrarioftheday
Backyard Ferrari Of The Day: Fierrari 512 Testarossa
An interesting difference between Backyard Lambos and Backyard Ferraris is that eBay apparently won't let you use the word "Ferrari" when you're trying to sell your Fauxrrari. That's why the vehicle we're looking at today is actually a "512 tr FERR@RI" replica. -
#chooseyoureternity
PCH, Fiero-Based Hell Edition: Fierrari or Zimmer Quicksilver?
Britain beats Italy, though by the slimmest of margins, in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, with the '64 Lotus Elan eking out a 51/49 victory over the '60 Lancia Flaminia. That means we'll need to set up a Britain-France PCH Schmackdöwn Challenge™ pretty soon... but that comes only after we cross the river of flaming gasoline that separates us from Fiero-Based Project Hell. The General saw fit to build vast quantities of mid-engined, plastic-bodied cars back in the 80s, and that means that hundreds of cigar-chomping entrepreneurs believed they could make vast quantities of cash putting "improved" bodies on Fieros. Fierraris, Fieroborghinis, Pantieros, Fiersches... and let us not forget Fiero-based coke-dealer-centric statusmobiles! More » -
#chooseyoureternity
PCH, Northstar Swap Edition: Toyota MR2 or Pontiac Fiero?
Since yesterday's Packard Straight Eight Swap Edition (which was won by the '37 Pontiac) was so much fun, we're going to stick with Alternative Powerplant Hell for another day. All engine swaps are fun, of course, but the best ones involve stuffing an engine much, much larger than anything the car's designers ever considered. When you accomplish such a swap, you get respect; when you start with the knuckle-shredding, sanity-destroyingly tight engine compartment of a small mid-engined car (say, a Fiero or MR2)... well, that's when folks start treating you with the deference reserved for the truly mad! More » -
#downonthestreet
1986 Pontiac Fiero GT
We saw a DOTS Fiero a few months ago, and the mid-80s are recent enough that the Fiero may be something of an iffy candidate for DOTShood. However, nice ones are getting fairly rare nowadays and I figured we're due for a GT model in this series. That's the reason we're going to take a look at this very clean '86 Fiero GT I spotted on the island's East End, and it should provide us with fuel for a spirited debate on the contentious Fiero issue. Do we love the Fiero, even though the General bean-countered a great concept into something, well, somewhat less than great? More »
