With the Chevrolet Corvette C8 grabbing so much attention these days, it’s easy to forget about General Motors’ various other mid-engine efforts, including the classic Pontiac Fiero. More than 370,000 units were produced during the Fiero’s short five-year lifespan between 1983 and 1988, and now, one particularly well-preserved example is up for sale in Florida.
As the vehicle’s listing points out, this particular Pontiac Fiero is one of the more desirable examples out there. Hailing from the 1988 model year, the nameplate’s final year before GM killed it off, this Fiero comes with a number of upgrades over the preceding model years. One of the biggest is under the skin, where the 1988 Pontiac Fiero was equipped with a completely redesigned suspension system, with revised control arms and knuckles in front, as well as a tri-link suspension and new knuckles in the rear. There’s also two-piece brake calipers and upgraded rotors.
Behind the cabin, the 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT is equipped with the upgraded 2.8L L44 V6 gas engine, which produced 140 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque when new. A five-speed manual sends the power to the rear wheels.
This particular 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT also includes a number of thoughtful upgrades, including LED headlamps and LED sequential tail lamps. There’s also a few performance parts installed, such as a new intake, exhaust, and header kit, plus a short-throw shifter, new sway bar bushings, and new end links too. A chrome strut bar and polished aluminum engine dress-up kit add extra bling.
Now, this 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT is offered for $25,500 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, by Gateway Classic Cars. The odometer shows 45,710 miles on the clock.
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Source: Gateway Classic Cars
Comments
Clean car but not worth $25k.
These trade with low miles around $15k.
My 85 V6 TTop has less miles and is cleaner. It also has some very rare parts. Even it would not come close to this price.
Supplies are still too high vs demand. Too many people put these away and have even less miles on them. They are coming out as the high prices the anticipated never arrived.
At least it available unlike c8.
Mid engine sports car….
I agree with you. The car is over priced. Most likely it should be around the 18k to 20k coming from a dealer. 16k or 17k from a private sale.
What’s it take for the average Joe to have a c8 ????
To Stop Bit#hing for one and let them get them into production. after the strike delays.
Oh and $60k+ dollars too.
C8.R…
We all want a great vette…..
No question about it…
LOL… if I stop bit#hing maybe they’ll find a production date ? In a crystal ball ? Damn almost as bad as 1984 model… that’s Corvette at it’s finest…
I pulled my deposit a long time ago.
Still no date….. shame on me ?
Or shame on you… ???
Error in article. First model year of Fiero was 1984, not 1983.
Also, the age of the car is not the end all and be all of the car’s value. Ultimately a car is worth what a buyer is willing to pay.
I might also add that many of these cars as well as Toyota MR2 had their originality destroyed by being converted into kit car replicas, further reducing the number of available cars on the market. Look at what happened to the Mark IV Supras when people started turning those cars into street racers and track cars.
These cars aren’t being built anymore, and the 1988 model year was considered the car’s best model year before its production was cancelled. These are now pretty rare cars. Especially for desirable models like the GT that are clean, running, low mileage and in good condition.
I let them slide on the year as they did appear in Sept of 83 as an 84.
The deal often in this case is the modified cars are worth more than stock.
While this car as it is may garner $12k the one with a IMSA wide body or 328 Ferrari body may bring $20 to $25 if don correctly.
The main issue is there are just too many VW demand. The 88 is the first choice but it also is still around in great numbers since many put them away.
Kind of like the C5 Corvette. Large supply even with good deman suppresses prices.
Remember GM built nearly 400,000 of these cars and that is a lot for a limited use 2 seat car.
In my case mine had the TTop, the Herb Adams suspension and some of the prototype parts like the Indy Scoop and even the 1990 prototype emblems that never made production.
In time a stock 88 may be the most valuable but time will tell.
The real key like the MR2 is to get a clean one. So many are rusted out. The body panels hide much and leave holes and even the loss of frame support.
I have seen some where the tail sections are rusted off and only the molded fiberglass holding it together behind the rear wheels. Many have purchased a nice looking car only to fine space frame issue that are fatal to the car.
@Brian Weir Production began August of ’83
I owned one exactly like this one in 1999, except mine had gray cloth interior with the gold wheels. My Fiero had a little over 7000 miles on it and I sold it for $8800. The person who bought it was the only person who looked at it. No way this one is worth what they are asking!
Image 77 may be deceiving but the millage sure looks like it has a 1 in front of the 45.
No it looks like 45k miles.
But things like the right door panel and center dash pod shows minor damage. Brown also looks faded. This is the price of a southern car. Good on rust but interior sun damage.
Like they lasted 145k ?
In that condition….
Actually many of them are well over that. They may not be pretty but they are still running.
There have been some with 300k at some of the Fiero shows.
There were only around 8500 of the 88 GTs made.
Still not rare.
88 was also the most preserved year.
A good example of the real value is a friend sold a 88 yellow GT with TTops. The most desirable model 2 years ago $14k with 14k miles. It went up for sale again with 15k miles for $15k.
You will always get speculators out there but few are able to sell at these prices.
Keep in mind even many of the one off GM Fiero shoe cars sold for less than $20k. The 2+2 sold for $17k as one of one.
You buy a Fiero for love not profits. To be honest unless it has a Hemi, COPO or Shelby on it you are not going to get very rich most times.
Most cars today if you have to restore them you will never get your money back. So buy me restored already.
In the case of the Fiero I always tell people buy the best original car you can afford. To restore it generally will be more expensive if you do it right.