1st Jul 2012, 18:50
One more point - the VW Beetle was designed in the 1930's - safety was not at the forefront of its engineering. If it were, the fuel tank would not have been situated in front of the driver & passenger. Still, I would much rather own a mint vintage VW Beetle, than a Fiero any day (especially a Convertible).
1st Jul 2012, 18:47
But the "space frame" DID rust out.
I sold Fiero's for all the years they were made, and they were NOT the "great" cars so many of you say they were.
In fact the steering was terrible and took a lot of effort; the handling wasn't so great either.
I was young at the time, and did enjoy driving them (at least the 6 cylinder versions), but did not enjoy turning or parking them so very much.
Just when they were improving this aspect of the car, and had developed an electronic power steering system, GM decided to kill the car.
This is a shame, because the Fiero never reached its potential.