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[dylpro]

Current car:
‘95 Taurus SHO, second one I’ve owned, my first car was a green ‘94 and since then I’ve always had a soft spot for these cars. This one has been an utter nightmare, but body is relatively clean for its age. Thankfully my skills as a DIY mechanic have improved far beyond my abilities when I owned my first SHO, but after 2 years I recently listed it for sale as I’m ready for something a little more reliable. Could see myself owning another cleaner example in the future though no doubt.

Previous car and the one I regret selling the most, ‘88 Fiero Formula. Originally purple before I had had it pained black, quite a utilitarian vehicle as you can see😂 Would love to own another ‘88 at some point, in Formula or GT guise

 

[Korvregn]

Originally purple before I had had it pained black,

Don’t tell @Famine 🙂
It looks good in black though 👍

I like the look of the Fiero, very sportscar-y. I actually had this one about nine years ago, for a very short while. I had an Audi A3 for a daily driver, and when I sold it I got a Firebird in a trade. And selling the Firebird, I got this plus some cash instead. I believe it was a ’87 or ’88 GT, I don’t really remember. I do remember the exhaust though, it was an aftermarket one that made big-boy sounds. Sold it after only a month or so, and didn’t drive it much. Fun car though, and in great condition.

I also remember the Fiero Fashions-part of the manual. I too would like to rock a fashion jacket and a Gatsby-hat with the Fiero-logo on the golf-court.

 

[ImaRobot]

Not much new over the past few months

However, I did run into a bit of a situation:

This was after the water was already dying down too. Water above the door trim, water got inside, engine took in a good amount of water.. However, the engine still cranked the next day, so the fun began!

A video just after I removed some piping, let out a good bit of water as you can see on the floor


So after that I cranked it with the spark plugs out and expelled more water like a geyser out of the block. Next changed out the oil which at first came out slightly murky brown, but after was all fine. Put new oil, new plugs, new oil filter and then tried cranking it again. Didnt start on first crank.

Second crank a minute later and it started up but was obviously running like crap and actually still expelling some water, though it could just be the force moving the water out of the exhaust since it was completely submerged:

Third crank a minute after that and the car was running and sounding completely fine


I did take it to a shop immediately the following Monday and had them inspect it all, and it came back in the clear. Had to be the luckiest thing Ive ever had to deal with in my whole life. Car is running completely fine, in fact the turbo is a good bit more audible, but not by a crazy amount. Must have give this thing a big ol enema.


That said, a tune is imminent!