| BigAls87Z28 |
04-04-2012 05:16 PM |
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Originally Posted by Blacdout96
(Post 822660)
Just like the Vega, and Pinto, the Fiero got a bad rap from Quality, fires, and what not. Once again, it was a Malaise era car, if it wasen't so rushed, and pushed to have new untested technology in it, it would of sold for as long as the MR2 did.
It was a great concept, and they sold them like hotcakes the first two years, but then the problems arose, and that was the end of that. but drive a 1988 Fiero GT, and tell me that car was a waste to keep.
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Fiero was sold to the BoD as a commuter car because they already knocked down any other sports car that could challenge Corvette. So it received commuter car parts.
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Originally Posted by S.J.SLEEPER
(Post 822734)
Berretta..... = doors falling off going down the road
Passenger rear mounted above cradle Alternator on the 3.4l motors
2.2L head gasket blowin P.O.S.
2.8 3.1 etc... valve cover gasket design
4.3L "Spider" fuel injection setup
Geo......anything...lol
Lumina APV & Pontiac Transports....all junk & ugly p.o.s.'s
Northstar motors in general...starter, head gasket issues, upper deck of oil pan leaks which you have to pull the cradle, to pull the trans, to pull the exhaust, to pull the pan, than to finally get to the upper.
"full size" trucks,surburbans & tahoes with poor design pitman/idler arms that constantly go bad
the list doesnt end!!! lol
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All of this.
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Originally Posted by Iroc-z86
(Post 822737)
I shall partake,
1. Killing the s-series line.
2. only making two years of the 3.1 turbo and putting it in a heavy car (grand prix)
3. stopping the syclone/tycoon
4. crappy fuel level sending units that never work. (im surprised my new camaro still works)
im sure there is more that i cant think of right now... and for some reason i keep buying cars from these people lol
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Can't just keep making a certain vehicle forever.
3.1T was bound to succumb to the same failures as the rest of the 60* family.
FLS's do blow on most mid 90's-00's GM cars
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Originally Posted by edpontiac91
(Post 822751)
Cadillac 4100 aluminum motor from 1983-85
Rack and Pinon steering from the late '70's (Citation/ Skylark etc.)
Buick Riviera 1986 TV Touch Screen instruments
Styling of the Full Size models when downsized in 1986 (boxes looked better)
Corvette power from 1981-82 (standard 150 hp/ L82 180 hp)
GM paint from around mid 80's (more Orange Peel than an Orange)
T-Tops that leaked more water than if you left them open
GM produced more crap during this period than anybody could shake a stick at!
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Riv's touch screen was pretty cool.
The B bodies received the downsize in '77 and the whole line up picked up awards. When they went back to the massive B body, it again won awards. |
