1986 Pontiac Fiero GT Start Up, Exhaust, Test Drive, and In Depth Review

[@JSTRonline2]

That car is not complete without the stereo being stuck playing 500 miles by the proclaimers.

[@turbodistortionirmc]

Very true, Marshall let it die though.

[@Len1977gt]

Green Pretzel lol

[@seththomas9105]

OK, what is the deal with the Proclaimers 500 miles and this car? I'm 50 so I was around in the 80's and I don't get the connection.

[@DennisAlexioAndyHug]

Oh Robyn!

[@CheekyChan]

@@seththomas9105 I know this is a year old and the OG comment is 6 years old but it's a reference to the show How I Met Your Mother.

[@MelancoliaI]

Traded my 86 GT in at 212k miles on it. Still ran great and didn't barely burned a drop of oil.Also, the tranny was indestructible. 2.8 v6 = legend. And that boxy interior? An ergonomic triumph with unheard-of legroom.

[@caitlynchristiansen4671]

I loved this car it was my first and I wish never sold it

[@haildasboot6485]

Yea, I still have mine, it was my first car as well, good thing they are cheap but its not the same as having *the* first car

[@libertygunsbeertrump8594]

My first car as well. Same model, same color. Would love to drive it again.

[@Betoruffo]

YOU DROVE A STICK FOR YOUR FIRST? elite.

[@deborahchesser7375]

Can you imagine one with another 100 hp

[@tdoggedy8416]

I just bought one two days ago and I love it

[@vector6977]

Headlight go up, headlights go down!

[@TheOutdoorCanadian]

vector6977 UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN

[@Choom-li]

vector6977 *Premature ejaculation*

[@coopermuccio4409]

thanks captain obvious

[@unlined_sardine7426]

Until it gets stuck

[@shaneharrisnj3484]

​@@unlined_sardine7426or if one gets burned out.

[@TheNightlyNarrator]

i love old cars more than new cars

[@MasterJim2020]

bader315 I like both old and new cars.

[@haildasboot6485]

Same, the fiero was my first car

[@aidenthecomputernerd]

me too

[@SpongeBobMeBoy6153]

Also me

[@stansmith4054]

New cars all look alike!!!

[@peter455sd]

Fieros are awesome,this is a classic example of something nobody knows how to do anymore: A car that is very cheap and super cool

[@tscooter22]

Someone really loves this car, because it looks like it's brand new. The interior is perfect! Nice video, Saabkyle04! You do an outstanding job providing seemingly endless details for each car you review. It's obvious you've been doing your homework. :thumbs up: (subscribed) Cheers from St. Louis!

[@SGphirewire]

+tscooter22 Besides the hood alignment.

[@tscooter22]

SGphirewire Like I said, it looks brand new. I wasn't commenting on build quality.

[@XxBLOODSTRIKERxX41]

I Have to admit the 2.8 Liter V6 on this Fiero has a potent deep sound to it and that stereo system for that time has an amazing sound :)

[@mr.2cents.846]

iVenom Actually that stereo came from a newer vehicle. The original had no CD player. Only radio and cassette deck.

[@pedromoronta5025]

This is my bucket list car!! I just 11 years old when I see it on Magazine that my Uncle Brought me from USA

[@juliadennehy]

I've wanted one since 1984. Still do. What a cool little car for a single gal. ;-)

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

not bad for a 28 yr old pontiac! sounds great!

[@Offthbadan]

During my high school years I saw one of these in the mall and go a chance to sit behind the wheel. I’ll never forget it was the first car where I couldn’t see any hood pass the windshield wipers. That was exciting to me at the time. 😃

[@XXMETAL4LIF3XX]

wow the interior is more spacious than i originally thought it would be

[@sigmaprojects]

I think there was more to the car being axed than the sales because they out sold MR2s by leaps and bounds. And when Pontiac showed off a Fiero Concept car for the 1989 model year I'm sure a lot of people thought of holding out for it like most people did. The last year of the MR2 in 89 was a miserable 2537 in north america, then when the MKII came out in the following year it jumped to 17,606. Pontiac sold over 300K Fieros in its five year run, I'm sure with a release of a better 2nd gen version sales would have jumped up.

[@airtec87]

it out sold the MR2 in America because the import yen to American dollar conversion was terrible due to the trade economy which led to it being overpriced in the USA, but the MR2 out sold the fiero in the rest of the world. Still the MR2 was the better car in performance and reliability.

[@davidgraves8043]

Wish thay would bring it back to the market

[@davidgraves8043]

I Wish thay would bring it back to the market

[@coopermuccio4409]

even though the mr2 had an additional decade of production. those engine fires the fiero was known for must not have got through peoples heads if they continued to buy em. I'd buy any wedge sports car over this anyday.

[@sigmaprojects]

@@coopermuccio4409 the engine fires weren't that common and was fixed too. They improved the car over the run too.

[@stevenlowery2430]

My God my '87 Gt never sat that high I guess mine must have been lowered but I loved that car...There was an '88 Gt for Sale on Ebay it was kept by the guy that owned the dealership in the showroom it had like 30 miles on her still had the seats wrapped in the original plastic I wanted it so bad.

[@Kingme2015]

Thank you sooo much for doing this review, I absolutely LOVE these cars.

[@Kingme2015]

darnell1078 this exact car that he filmed?

[@julianfiacconi709]

Thank you for a very fair review. Best review ever of the much maligned Fiero GT.

[@Rize_Inn]

I rode in one once and I remember it being fun, scary and unlike anything else I'd ever been in.

[@Coupydog]

2:23 right off the showroom floor, the 2.8 V6s had an authoritative sound in the Fiero, 6000 STE & Cavalier Z24. Though they weren't big on h.p., I am thinking it was a different type muffler? Interesting how Pontiac was bold enuff2 pull this off. Today, most new cars are too quiet, even in the "performance" line. NOT countng Chally, Camaro & Mustang V8's.

[@phatkid6811]

Great review on an older car - thanks for the effort!! This was the first car I owned as a new college grad. I was just looking for some wheels

[@rxforlife05]

This car is clean!

[@davidgraves8043]

Me to I miss my 87 SE

[@tristanmathesonsinventory2443]

The successor is the C8 Corvette

[@TheDigitalslayer]

I suddenly want Fiero, again. Saw one in 2008 at the parking lot in a college I use to go to. Move over Firebird, I got new car to purchase next.

[@ExtraGloves240]

+TheDigitalslayer The Fiero has that dare to be different attitude. That's why I consider getting one.

[@blackholeentry3489]

Josh....Been driving a Fiero (my third) as my ONLY automobile transportation since 1989. Have had an 88 GT V6 5 speed I bought three years ago with only 21K at the time I made the purchase. Now has 54K. I plan to drive it until I quit driving.....which might not be long the way that cop hidden behind the stop sign is looking at me!

[@conradtestamark6142]

Digitalslayer I would keep the firebird. Because that's the greatest muscle car

[@manoman0]

Good Lord, I love this car...

[@manoman0]

darnell1078 Love it, care for it!

[@manoman0]

darnell1078 Oh god, you lucky man...you lucky man...

[@jacobfleming565]

darnell1078 I went for a walk in my neighbors and saw 3

[@manoman0]

I had 3 of then, actually I still have a 1987 Convertible.

[@DavidReyes0224]

manoman0 do you mean t top?

[@arielvazquez207]

Back in the '89 my first car was an '84 2m4. Now in my 50's I am restoring an 88 as a tribute to those glory days. Had great memories in this car.

[@dave11686]

I LOVE Fieros!

[@sukki6645]

that's a really nice sounding v6

[@bozomymozo]

This was my first car. had it for 8 years and loved every minute of it

[@hdt9jn]

At time 8:51 that is the one I had. A 1985 Fiero GT, automatic, sun roof, fully loaded, black metallic beauty. I loved it. It was a piece of junk mechanically, but god I loved it! I would love to have one again.

[@DrClaw77]

This car > the Solstice. If GM wasn't so insistent on so much badge engineering and realized that no one who was interested in a GNX or a Fiero would be in a Corvette, they may not have had to deal with the failures they did down the line. Pontiac should have always had something like this in their showrooms, and less of the "volume seller" badge-engineered crap. No one really understood what made them different than Chevrolet besides some trim panels.

[@Coupydog]

Later on, the Grand Am-themed styling that everything took on? 😟

[@matthewbratton3825]

And yet Buicks are still selling...............

[@Coupydog]

I never understood why Pontiacs sounded like that in '86? That growling exhaust note was even on 2.8 V6 6000 STE Sedans. I enjoyed hearing them drive by & personally thought it was cool!

[@jonkeefer6865]

I had an 86 gt like this one that was red and had the 4 spd manual transmission. had power mirrors, locks, and also a removeable sunroof. loved that car.

[@toyland12]

I had an 86 GT with the bass sub-woofer system featured in this video. In that small cabin the sound system was great, and yes, this was in the days before CD's. I would have loved to have gotten the '88 model with the improved suspension, but I bought a house instead.

[@Progin92]

But I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500 more Just to be that man who walk a thousand miles to fall down at your door

[@australianpanda2713]

Marshall stop singing

[@goofyahhnamingsystem]

Zitch dog

[@daszieher]

A cute little car! I've always liked the Fiero, especially the later GT versions. This one is in excellent condition!

[@donatelloslappafolks9488]

I had a 5 speed 1986 gt I got it in 1989 and drove it till about 1997 when I wrecked it. Loved that car. Thanks for the flashback

[@rfwoods]

Just stumbled onto this... Thanks for posting it, what a trip down memory lane! I had a black 86 GT notchback and my brother had a red 87 GT slant back like you depict here.

[@ultramaga3359]

I had an 85 with an 86 body package ....coolest car I ever owned.

[@coyote102076]

wow! Talk about a blast from the high school years past! hahaha!

[@juliadennehy]

Sophomore in 86! :-)

[@seththomas9105]

@@juliadennehy Class of 88 rules!

[@daszieher]

Was my dream back then. I'm younger, class of 92 😉

[@conradtestamark6142]

Class of 83

[@carlos64030]

Man, I still really love these cars!

[@OrryClips]

I didn't know about this car until now, It;s AMAZING !

[@SquillyMon]

Never thought I would look back and actually Miss my Fiero... But I do... I really do. I had an 86' White 2M6 with a 4sp Manual... Always wanted the 5sp from the GT, but I Rolled the car over before I could swap out the 4 sp. Remains the only vehicle that I have EVER rolled over...Wheels-Roof-Wheels again...I didn't even stall the engine during the Roll Over... LOL

[@norcalis06]

I love my red 86 fiero gt

[@jiggnfm]

Congrats on your 1,600th video! I wish I could own one of these cars..

[@ellycobra0267]

Can they bring the pontiac fiero back with the same name and a faster engine in the back ,??????????

[@w41duvernay]

The 2.0L turbo decendant from the cobalt ss that is in the Cadillac CTS/ATS would be a great option!

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Hard to do when Pontiac itself has been long dead.

[@mr.2cents.846]

ellycobra02 Would be really great. But the Corvette wouldn't like that.

[@bryanconrad6077]

@@mr.2cents.846 Hell no it wouldn't. If the Fiero was reborn (granted it be done properly), with e right engine and design, it'd be the Corvette killer

[@atx-cvpi_99]

As an electric car.

[@armandomorales7842]

Infamous kit car, but it still looks good today. Reminds me of a delorean with the paint.

[@Carstuff111]

I know its an old video, but I have to say, the GM 60 degree V6 family is one of the best sounding V6 engines they ever built. I had the 3.1 in a Grand Prix SE, and the main thing I miss, is the V6 growl.

[@DennisAlexioAndyHug]

The 2.8 was designed to sound like a Ferrari Dino

[@theaveragejoestinkeringand4407]

Neat little cars. I had a couple 2.8 v6s and they were dogs. Then my friend bought a base model Camaro and before I seen it he was telling me about it and he told me it had a 2.8 V6. I kind of laughed I thought that was gonna be the slowest car in the world. I had had a carbureted 2.8 and a throttlebody injected 2.8 s10 but never a tuned port 2.8. The tune port 2.8 was a whole different animal from the others. It blew my mind how good that little engine jerked that big Camaro around. It wasn’t a race car by any means but surprisingly strong and fun to drive even with the automatic. I bet it feels pretty powerful in that little car. The tune port really brought it to life.

[@doogals]

I always wanted one. I remember well when they came out!

[@AndieBlack13]

I had the 85, Five-speed, four cylinder version. I now wish so much that I would have kept it. Same color as shown here. The guy I bought it from said the clutch was "bad".......I drove it daily for the two years I had it. Others can rag on it all day, I know it was a great car....still just TWO-SEATS...remember that! The interior is very very roomy & comfortable...you sit low to the ground & see every other car around you at bumper height. I got 30 MPG around town...the handling was just fine...I never did canyon boy racer type thing. Very fast directional changes possible. The trunk is huge, full width & very deep. You can still get one very reasonable, I'd recommend an 85(First bodystyle) ...SE version Manual, V6.

[@mrceleb2006]

3:12 - What a typical Isuzu horn sounds like...find that strange for a Pontiac Fiero?

[@nick.maldonado]

what a gem.. and a rarity in that condition for sure. A few people out there still own fieros, i see them around on occasion. Would have love to seen the Red GT Fastback in that ad 10:34 ?

[@PointyTailofSatan]

I had one. The exhaust broke, and the rear firewall resonated so incredibly, a passenger literally couldn't yell loud enough for me to hear him. It was like being inside a drum, with a dozen Kodo drummers blasting away. lol

[@KPKaccountt]

Back in the days when Pontiac was still Pontiac. Im a European car guy and I really love older Pontiacs, especially the 60s-80s models.

[@F-Man]

Wonderful car. My mom had a red '84 when I was little - that car features in some of my earliest memories!

[@hockey161616]

just found an 88' fiero GT for $4300 locally. Has 54k miles, new leather seats, auto, gold wheels.. good buy?

[@MrCantGetRight313]

I'd say that's a pretty solid deal. The tail lights alone on '86-'88 Fiero GT's are worth $400-$500 on Ebay in good condition. Parts from these things are usually worth more than the whole car in some cases.

[@mr.2cents.846]

Jake Finnegan Yep go ahead!

[@indigo2446]

Did you buy it?

[@brittanydegner5058]

My husband really enjoys your videos you shoulf make one of his car he is restoring to show him what he has to look fotward to he is restoring a ae nissan 300zx 84

[@SHADOWBLACKs650]

I had this back in 87' car ran 16.2@89 mph at englishtown,NJ,In the quarter mile.

[@NightRiderBUICK]

I always liked how's these looked

[@LucasVanderBartlett]

I weirdly really like it!

[@kurtrusellpatrickswayze]

I had a miniature of this when I was a kid :)

[@edsauer4702]

I had one exactly like it, wish I had kept it. Have a 98 firebird that I bought new, 29k actual miles and I'm hanging on to it.

[@Shintsu2]

What CD is that at 19:00? It sounds vaguely familiar.

[@monkeyRL]

Damn shame, those were really neat cars. At least the late-model ones.

[@ak3home]

Great review. Always liked this car.

[@blame001]

I subscribed because you have Saab in your name and honestly I never see anybody talk about them tbh, but this was a great video!

[@Zzz-iz6jk]

I bought an '84 Fiero when they came out. Cool car.

[@hmscience7944]

the pop up lights are what gets me I need this

[@johnfarrelly4753]

Fiero V^ starts up are great sounding, and do get upset with the little puff of blue out the exhaust, it works that way.

[@jjosephm7539]

I had a '84 with speakers in the headrests. Later, a '86 with the V6. They were fun for a 20 something in the eighties.

[@srmackin]

the head unit is from a later Pontiac, I had that unit in my 2000 Grand Prix

[@saabkyle04]

I said that during the interior demo, pretty cool it fit lol

[@srmackin]

I must have missed that, I apologize.

[@aaronwhite2987]

I own an 1988 fiero gt and love the little things. Wish pontiac would come back they made nice sports cars and they took risks

[@justiniceman6647]

I love the car. Very clean

[@DeathMetalThrasher]

That Fiero is in great shape! I'm considering buying a GT found one for $2,000 with 74K miles

[@JohnWPB]

Very nice & in depth review! Thanks for sharing!

[@daniel55645]

the fieros arent bad. i kind of like them but they're one of many cars i could never drive that i like for one reason. people being like "on you only drive that casue you can't afford a proper sports or exotic car" no bitch, i drive it cause i like it.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Fiero IS a proper sportscar !!!

[@dadsrustorations5103]

Does a set of golf clubs fit in the trunk? That would make it a winner in my book...

[@Bigbuddyandblue]

Michael Nyeste Yes. That actually was a design spec.

[@mr.2cents.846]

Michael Nyeste Yes.

[@magickleber]

excellent!!! i had a red 1986, grey interiors & i miss it so much...

[@pignanelli]

A great design, really! Ahead of it's time, but it's amazing they dropped the ball in terms of early-on reliability. A shame, really, because it could have been (more so) another American Classic, like the Mustang or Corvette.

[@RearEngineShop]

Have 3 of these. Love the Fiero. I think my next project Fiero will be a GT!

[@bissel100]

smart to replace a no doubt faded spoiler with a black one it matches the black mirror pods

[@MarkfromNewYork]

I remember seeing this car new at dealerships and driving around town. Anyway, that shift boot looks messy and i would lover it 1-2" Then i would look real sharp.

[@omario35]

BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF *ART Vision from Delorean, Built by Pontiac. Well respected sports car with values too. Still got my fast back in the garage waiting for summer to hit. Take care of that Beaut there Kyle, an American icon like that deserves respect for speed! -Nice vid

[@airtec87]

Adam Sandler had a song about this car..... Adam Sandler - Ode to my car.

[@Offshore1977]

That v6 sounds amazing. This GM 2.8, the GM 3.8 and GM 4.3 are the best sounding V6's of all time.

[@DrClaw77]

It's also cool that that later Pontiac radio has an AUX jack as well. It still looks like it "belongs"

[@MusicMania248]

I am proud to say that my family owns a 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT in a deep, metallic flake black. It has the five speed manual transmission! :D The only downside is that it doesn't have the spoiler. :'( Amazing video, Kyle!! :D

[@xployalist]

Thanks for reviewing what is for me a once and future car. I find your reviews a bit lengthy, but still enjoyable. Your style reminds me somewhat of Motor Week.

[@90Mrknowitall]

Gotta love that Sound most GM v6s make at 2700-3700 RPM

[@XBlakeFreemanX]

These cars are skyrocketing in value now.

[@Level_Up_Nation]

X Blake Freeman X sadly, trying to find one that don't run and they still run $2000, wanting to stick a K24 into it!

[@jonbennett5821]

The corvair was also another volume mid engine car. Developed manufactured in the mid to late 60's by Chevrolet.

[@CHUUMPASS]

those are really snappy little performance machines! with the Pontiac-spec V6 (not to mention the later swaps like the 3800SC e.g.) you can really make some porsche and v8 ferraris of the same era look stupid and catch them by surprise in one of these Fieros :)

[@illstplaya]

You found one. Cool. I just wish it was red instead of silver. Fiero's look much better in red.

[@jason3fc]

Even though this thing was crap, I loved it as a kid.

[@illstplaya]

The GT's we're not. Only the notchback fiero's had problems.

[@seththomas9105]

My God but that is one clean Fiero.

[@Mr.EricMBlack]

Damn I miss my Fiero!!!

[@xanadujohn79]

The up grades had radio controls on the steering wheel, pop off sun roof, but standard orange back lite gauges, that was a first.

[@mr.2cents.846]

Can't wait to drive my '88 GT again.

[@recoveringknowitall1534]

I have an 86 fire gt, manual 4sp. love it. mpg is usually around 26-27mpg

[@cheesefries7436]

These things are so strange, I love it.

[@thetuninator1885]

Another fantastic review Kyle! My best friend back in the day bought a red '84 2m4. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to drive a sports car of any kind, but I never complained because we always had lots of fun! Your video brought back a lot of fond memories of some of the best times in my life. I've been thinking of getting another classic myself, as I haven't had a project car in a long time and one of these GT's just might be a good candidate. I just have two questions for you though, if you always have 'more where that came from' - why not include it then? Also just once - can't we have some further adieu? You never include any, and I really want some further adieu! Just kidding buddy, keep up the great work, I ALWAYS thoroughly enjoy you reviews - you are the BEST!

[@paulmcadam6825]

Great review!

[@bradchervel5202]

That banshee looked awesome