Trade Fiero for Boxster
 

I have 3 Fiero's to choose from

1988 GT with t-tops, 5 Speed and 2004 GTP 3800 Supercharged engine, total restoration was done on this car. 13.0 1/4 miles times
worth 20k

1986 GT with 3800 Supercharged engine, Automatic, over 350 HP, low 11s in 1/4 mile.
worth 15k

1986 GT Convertible, Northstar V8 300 HP, Getting new Audi light silver paint job and should be done next week, Very nice car. 13.2 1/4 mile times
worth 30k

Pictures

http://community.webshots.com/user/lowfierogt

I'm not trying to be rude; I'm honestly curious whether people are actually paying $30k for an entry-level GM from the 1980's. I can appreciate the Northstar V8, but this is a vehicle that, best case scenario, is worth around $1500. Unless those V8's are significantly more expensive than a 911 engine (unlikely) I can't imagine what you can do to bridge the gap between $1500 and $30k!!!

Hmm... an odd scenario... I say sell them all. Once you get a boxster you wont be driving those things much. Also, since you like to do engine swaps, the extra cash could be useful for a 3.4 or 3.6 swap.

What something's "worth" and how much you put into it are two totally different things. Especially with a depreciating item like a car. You'd probably do better to list an asking price than the amount that you've invested.

In addition, I think you'll find that you'll have better luck selling these cars and buying a Boxster than trying to trade. Good luck, I'd love to see what engine you stuff into the Boxster.

Hmmm, fisrt car I ever owned was a Fire-oreo as I liked to call it. I say this because there were so many recals on them because of fire engine problems. Including the one I had in high school. It looked great but was always in the shop. You don't see many on the roads today for this reason. I'm surprised yours are still holding up. I would definately go for the boxster. :cheers:

I've got a completely original '86 Fiero GT and I love to drive that thing. It has about 78,000 miles on the clock and runs fine. It's not a Boxster but the engine sound is very impressive. Since it is a mid-engine design the handling is quite good. There are a lot of clubs and collectors that keep these toys running. Hope you find yourself a Boxster...keep us posted!

Want 986,

I looked at your photos, all ready to crack on you, but I gotta admit, that Northstar convertible is pretty hot. I'm not willing to trade, but I do appreciate a nicely done car when I see one. I bet that's a blast to drive. Good luck in your search for a Boxster. You'll really enjoy it.

Thanks,

I know that most of these guy's on this Forum write checks for there cars so they can buy that slow Boxster all they want. I'm going to take that Boxster and Put a GM 3800 turbocharged engine in it and show them what real speed is. Anyone with a smart mouth want to race me with there BOXSTER? I will smoke ever car on this forum with my Fiero. When I put my 3800 turbo with 600 HP in the Boxster it will smoke everyone too. I get my hands dirty and know how to use tools. So back off and be nice to the new guy. Anyone want a nice and very fast Pontiac BP or e-mail me. Visit Fiero.nl to see what your missing.

I think you'll be surprised by the guys you'll find on this forum. There are some real car guys here. I, for instance, have a Boxster, but I also have a bunch of other stuff that I built myself. I'm not alone. There are several of us here that have projects going on, and not all Porsche projects either.

Troll aka: Want 986: :rolleyes:

When and "IF" you ever do this GM powered 986 project of yours I will be your huckleberry......Lets just go to a track and do some random test. 1/4 mile, 0-100-0 and around a track....You may not want to call out people, you never know what you will get. ;)

There are alot of People from the GTP and Fiero Forum that would love to start a Flame war But I'm not here for that. If anyone has a blown boxster or knows of a lead let me know. :D

Thanks for the WARM WELCOME

I think these Fiero modded cars are cool.

I don't see any cause to be rude on either side.

Lets provide a warm welcome for our buddy who want to stuff a big engine in the Box. I would like to see this done and hear how it turned out.

No worries man you are the one calling people out. :confused: Blown is right here bro just a little ProCharger C1 for ya. But I like to call it boost! ;)

I am not trying to start a war or anything but really why would anyone in their right mind trade a Porsche for a Fiero. I honestly like the Fiero GT, it was the first car I ever drove. You just have to ask yourself if and when you get a Porsche would you trade your car for a Fiero???

I was just about to mention something about JP's Supercharged S,lol he already beat me.

yet another person that thinks it's all about how fast you are off the line.. put those hopped up fieros on the road course with a base boxster and you're gonna get a surprise.

Either way, Fieros were cool when I was a kid and i'd drop a couple grand to play around with one today but no way in hell i'd give 20grand or more for one no matter what engine is in it. You can pour money into a fiero but end of the day it' still an 80's pontiac.

I think if you re-read the posts, most folks on here are trying to tell you that your expectations for the selling price of a Fiero are simply out of line. You're dealing with a group of people who aren't afraid to spend some money on a car that they enjoy but no one's going to throw their money away.

I don't think anyone doubts that you've done a nice job with your cars and they are surely fast. The "mine is bigger than yours" response seems a bit out of line though.

I've personally put well over $15k into a car that's not worth more than $4k. I don't expect any kind of monetary return on my investment. It's an investment in my hobby, nothing more and I don't expect more.

In all honesty, you may be better off parting the cars out. You may be able to make more money that way. Maybe by parting out all three you may get enough to buy a really nice 986 outright. While you seem to have some really fast Fieros, I would imagine the market for complete hot rod Fieros like yours to be limited.

On the other hand, someone can probably drop those engines in other GM cars.

Obviously the Fiero is no Porsche, but a low 11 sec mid-engined car for 15k seems like a pretty entertaining idea. 30k for the Northstar version seems a bit much though.

oh man, first you WON't smoke ever car on this forum because i am owning a 2007 Ferrari F430 F1 i tell you what: your car is a piece of junk after over 120mph that my car has high gears all the way to 200mph also your car wont beat me even under 100mph too.
i know boxster is a slow car but still that is a Porsche and not a GM, fieros are only use for build those fake replicas, if your car has 3.8 supercharge engine with a Ferrari 355 shell might be a good thing.
yes, maybe a ferrari is too much to compare your car but i also i have a junk which called 1g Eclipse GSX, i made 8" on the 1/4 also you go dsmtuners.com you will find people done 6 sec somthing on quarter miles.

anyway, people will look at a Boxster more than the Fiero also 13 secs on 1/4 mile times is very very slow. a stock old Stock 300zx TT which go for $5000 will make better time.

Oh man,what a sweet ride! I looked up the F430 and I noticed that it uses the same radio as my 99' Boxster does..........Becker CDR-220. Oh well,you don't buy a Porsche or Ferrari for the stereo quality. You have one heck of ride though man,congrats!

oh yes, i didnt really notice, the cd player on the f430 looks very same as my boxster's instead a "porsche" it says Ferrari even the name at the very same place on the faceplate, i think they are same thing.

Mods please close this thread!!!

Dude... you need to chill. Why would someone buy a model T? Because they like that style and it suits them, do you think they care its slow as an old lady using a walker? No. Im glad you found a good medium (fieros) for making good 1/4 mile times, if its all about that there are some people on this forum with bikes, and they are a lot quicker in the 1/4 than a fiero. Im glad your gonna do a GM engine swap, because after you do, no one will buy that car. And if they do its at a serious loss. Porsche buyers arnt known to be all hopped up on meth enough to buy a chopped and frankensteined sports car. Stick with your fieros if you just want sleepers. Why not put a V8 in a geo metro, thatd be a good sleeper. And I bet itd be great in the 1/4 mile. Plus its a lot cheaper than a boxster.

Low 10s for 5k. It can turn like a little ******************** too. Two wheels baby!

-David

Thanks,

It will be done. I did find a 2000 S with high miles and blown engine for cheap. thanks to this forum.

Everyone can say what they want about the Fiero.

Now to show everyone what the little fiero car look like.


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Fiero with 6 speed and over 500 HP
http://www.yellowfiero.com/pix/dayto...7_small_17.JPG

[QUOTE=ferrari355]oh man, first you WON't smoke ever car on this forum because i am owning a 2007 Ferrari F430 F1 i tell you what: your car is a piece of junk after over 120mph that my car has high gears all the way to 200mph also your car wont beat me even under 100mph too.
i know boxster is a slow car but still that is a Porsche and not a GM, fieros are only use for build those fake replicas, if your car has 3.8 supercharge engine with a Ferrari 355 shell might be a good thing.
yes, maybe a ferrari is too much to compare your car but i also i have a junk which called 1g Eclipse GSX, i made 8" on the 1/4 also you go dsmtuners.com you will find people done 6 sec somthing on quarter miles.

anyway, people will look at a Boxster more than the Fiero also 13 secs on 1/4 mile times is very very slow. a stock old Stock 300zx TT which go for $5000 will make better time.[/QUOTE

I guess you can't read. This is a Boxster forum and not a F430 forum. And yes I will beat your 430 with ease. My last slip was 11.20 thats without the nos. Your car is lucky to go low 12s. Price of over 100k you can have your 430.
Here are some 430 times http://www.dragtimes.com/Ferrari-F430-Timeslip-11185.html

It's a neat kit-kar, but 30k? there's probably a thousand cars on my list i'd spend that much on first.

Also, don't make the mistake of thinking exotic brand car owners care about drag racing their cars.. Wrong species of car for that purpose. Exotics are much more about handling, road racing and driver finesse than flat out drags. So you can put a huge engine in an old car and make it go fast, whoop dee doo, people have been doing that since the 40's.

If what you're really here for is to start crap with the 'my fiero is faster than your boxsters' good for you.. however much you pour into your fieros and how fast you make them it's still a fiero.

I came here to trade or sell another midengine car for midengine car. I don't need to sell the Fiero's but don't really need 4 of them and a Boxster. I didn't come here to get trashed like this. I expected people here to be just a little more classy then the Fiero crowd. Seems like the same crap just another forum.
NO ONE HAD TO REPLY IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I HAD TO TRADE OR SELL. I DIDN'T EXPECT ALL THE HEAT FOR POSTING MY CARS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY DON'T SAY IT AT ALL. THANKS TO THE PEOPLE THAT HAD NICE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT ALL MY HARD WORK. I LOOK FORWARD TO BECOMING A BOXSTER OWNER. .

HI, I almost bought a Fiero when i was a young lad, but ended up getting a Gino Camaro :D , Passion is passion no matter what you drive ,good luck with whatever you end up doing :cheers:

Wow... I just read through the entire thread again, and until your first threatening and aggressive post (#8), the closest things you had gotten to criticism were a couple skeptical and/or curious people (including myself) asking questions about your cars. I guess if you were extra-sensitive about your cars, you could have interpreted them negatively, maybe, but no one attacked you until you started attacking the forum and the Boxster. I think you'll find this group to be quite a congenial group of people, as long as you reciprocate, but like anyone else in the world, Boxster owners don't like being insulted or talked down to.

Good luck in selling your Fiero(s) and buying a Boxster! I hope it works out, and I think you'll love your Boxster!

I like your white Fiero. Nice job!

I concur with YellowJacket. Your pics looked good to me at first, but now I am completely turned off.

I also have to agree with YellowJacket.

Good luck with finding a Boxster. As always, we're more than happy to pitch in with opinions on what's a good price for a given year and what issues to look for.

Ummm, thats not one of the ferios you discribed that were for sale... I can do that trick too, FYI, this is how you come off to me, watch....

Take a look at what a little boxster look like :mad: 700HP 6 speed trasmission ugh!!! Live my life a quarter mile at a time blah blah blah, I was an extra in all 3 Fast In The Furious movies and ill smoke all yah ferios whine whine...... Thats how you come off to me.