1988 Pontiac Fiero Gt In Outstanding Condition on 2040-cars
Simi Valley, California, United States
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This car is an outstanding example of a low mileage 1988 Fiero GT survivor. There are very few left on the road in this condition. It still turns heads and draws attention when driven because it looks like a brand new car; not a 26 year old sports car. Its mid-engine layout and redesigned Lotus-inspired factory suspension make it the most collectible Fiero model. This one is Barrett-Jackson auction quality. That is reflected in the asking price. Classic car dealers are asking $13,500 to $14,500 for similar models. I sold my last Fiero GT to a classic car dealer who took it in on trade for a Corvette. This Fiero GT does NOT have the 5 speed manual transmission, the optional rear window defogger, the optional sunroof or the aftermarket T-Top option. The car has a clear California title, but has never been registered or smog-tested here in California. It has been stored in a garage the entire time I've owned it. It has 53,371 original miles.
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REPORTED ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE - NO
TITLE ISSUES - NO ODOMETER ROLLBACK ONLY 7,237 STATE DMV-VERIFIED MILES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 9 YEARS SINCE 2005 The Good:The previous owner was an older gentleman who traded it in on a Buick minivan because he said it was too hard for him to get in/out of now. The car was resold to me by a Pontiac / Buick / GMC dealer in less than a week and was transported to the Los Angeles area by flatbed. It has the very rare driver-side lumbar seat option, but the only aftermarket option is the tinted windows. It is a very original survivor. * The car has a brand new alternator installed by a GM dealer, a new K&N air filter, newer BF Goodrich tires in the correct factory size, new CA-compliant lockable gas cap, newer Napa battery, newer custom Lloyd cloth floor mats with the Fiero logo, newer upgraded Delco radio with a CD player, and a new light duty indoor GT car cover. The tan car cover is still in the plastic bag and has the ‘eyeholes’ needed for cable tie down. This car has been stored in a garage ever since I’ve owned it and the previous owner told the Pontiac dealer I purchased it from that it had always been stored indoors. * The car has a stunning pure white professional repaint in the original color that is virtually flawless. The paint is extremely shiny and nearly perfect with absolutely no fading or clear coat damage. It is the best quality paint I’ve ever seen on a used Pontiac Fiero GT. * The car has the original 2.8L V6 engine that runs beautifully. The engine has strong performance. The optional 3-speed automatic shifts smoothly and quietly every time. This car drives and handles very well. The buyer will not be disappointed in its performance even though it does not have a V8 engine swap. * The car had tinted driver side, passenger side, and rear window aftermarket glass when I bought it. It also has the original Pontiac “GT” plastic rear sail panels in outstanding condition. There are no cracks, spiderwebs, or fading. It has the original factory tinted LOF windshield in outstanding condition with a dark-tinted band across the top. There are no cracks, large chips, or delaminating on the glass. There are no cracks, spiderwebs, or delaminating on the plastic tail lamp covers either. Note: although hard to see in the photos, these windows have a black exterior appearance that looks stunning with the black aluminum honeycomb wheels. 1. The pop-up headlights work perfectly. They go up and down quickly. I’m sure both headlight motors were replaced by the previous owner. Replacing those motors can cost up to $400 each at a GM dealer. 2. The interior is almost flawless. This is a non-smoking vehicle and smells like new. The car has the light grey interior. The cloth bucket seats look almost new with no cuts, tears, or stains. There is very slight separation of the cloth from under the plastic lumbar controls on the driver’s seat cushion. The cloth headliner is perfect with no cuts, stains, or drooping. It also has the original grey factory-style tweed carpeting in outstanding condition, the original tweed factory floor mats, and two newer custom cloth Lloyd floor mats with the Fiero logo. The original 1988 Pontiac Fiero owner’s manual is included along with a mechanics tool kit. There are two complete sets of GM keys; one is the original. 3. All gages work as they should including the odometer and oil pressure gage. The gas gage has shifted slightly to the right (as usual) but otherwise works fine. All of the power options also work fine, but the power windows are a little slow due to age. The cruise control was working fine when I bought the car. The A/C works fine but needs to be recharged. 4. The car has the Pontiac black aluminum honeycomb wheels that were so popular in the 1980s rather than custom wheels that reduce its value to a collector. All four wheels are in excellent condition with no curb rash on the chrome rims. The tires are as close to factory specs in correct sizes that I could buy.
The Not-So-Good: 1. The car was professionally repainted before I bought it. However, there are a couple of stone chips in the lower front fascia which occurred after it was repainted years ago. There is a one inch long scratch on the driver’s side undercarriage rail below the door that has been fixed with touchup paint The front plastic license plate bracket is missing. 2. The car has Goodrich brand radial tires in great condition that have about 500 miles on them that are as close to factory specs as possible, but they are not brand new. They are several years old and were installed after I bought this car, but there is no tire warranty. 3. The car has the factory installed catalytic converter, but it was not originally a California car. I have never had this car smog tested so I’m not sure it would pass California’s extremely strict smog test requirements, even though it is visually in good condition. 4. I do not have the maintenance records for any of the mechanical work done by previous owners, but I do have all the records since I’ve owned it.
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