Yep, it was Dad’s ride. Cliff at Pennock’s gave me Dad’s old handle so when you see California Kid post now it’s me.
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jdpurvis
California Kid?
Ah, the ‘California Kid’. I’ve seen this car in person a few times. It’s been a popular one in the Fiero world for literally decades.
As unrealistic as it is, I have my fingers crossed for a Kia stinger competitor. A RWD Mazda 9 sportback, hell I’d be cool with it even if it was just AWD. 2.5t is the base engine straight six for the signature.
I’m 40. I used to laugh at old guys who still trusted Buick and Olds in the late 1990s and shunned Honda, Toyota. I think now I am that “old guy” who would not touch a Hyundai or KIA even today, despite generally high CR ratings ...
I’ve got a 2014 Optima SX turbo that has 137,000 miles on it (14,500 when I bought it) and this sucker still rides like it’s brand new. I have zero complaints about the brand.
So weird, because I think it looks fantastic. Definitely not like anything else out there.
I have put 58k miles on a used Kia Forte(previously a rental car) in the past 18 months. I was driving in weather varying from literal blizzards in mountains to monsoon like weather. That little car has never skipped a beat and has never asked for anything other than gas, tires and oil at regular intervals. I full…
Horsepower doesn't care what badge you rock. Just sayin'.
Man, these pontiac posts and now a Fiero one are making me excited to continue work on my 1985 Fiero. Unfortunately, Michigan has been deciding that end of April is when we should get snow and freezing rain the past few weekends soooooooo yeah.....not quite yet.
What's wrong with me that I like Fieros and want a GT?
So many people forget the LHS and New Yorker from 94-97. Absolutely awesome rolling sofa.
I still want a Fiero bodykitt for the new Corvette to become a thing. And then a crappy Ferrari bodykitt for the Corvette’s Fiero bodykitt.
2019 Pontiac Fiero. A poor man’s mid-engine Ferrari.
Oh look, it’s not a Cadillac.
Yes, and it also needs to be based on a sports or GT car, or at least have some sort of sporting pretensions. This is just an ordinary 2-door estate, not a shooting brake.
“These factors are ranked from 1-5 in the survey but it’s counted by Mazda as pass / fail; anything other than a 5 (highest score) in the categories is a fail in that category.”
I work at a Mazda dealer and I can confirm that the manufacturer is indeed pushing hard to improve the dealership experience, both for sales customers as well as for service and parts. The current program is called “Ignite The Passion”, and talks a lot about how to make customers feel passionate about the brand.