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more about #pontiacfiero 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 » -
#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 » -
#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] -
#carpocalypse
The Ten Greatest Pontiacs
We told you months ago Pontiac was dead, but today GM CEO Fritz Henderson made it official. Now that the pointy-arrow brand is gone, we'll mourn by celebrating our ten favorite examples of driving excitement. More » -
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#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 »
