I've been wondering about this. In 88 you could get the coupe w/ a V6 (aka Formula), there was no Formula with the earlier years but could you get a V6 as an option in a base coupe? Like 85-86 bumperpad coupes? Is that what the "2m6" was or was that just 86 SE's?
85 and 86 model years had notchie bumper pad cars available with the V6. They were the 2m6 models. You could also get the SE models with the V6, but the SE also came in a 4 cyl configuration. In 86 the SE model had the aero nose and body skirt like the 85 GT, but the 85 SEs had the bumper pads.
85 and 86 model years had notchie bumper pad cars available with the V6. They were the 2m6 models. You could also get the SE models with the V6, but the SE also came in a 4 cyl configuration. In 86 the SE model had the aero nose and body skirt like the 85 GT, but the 85 SEs had the bumper pads.
That raises another question, did the getrag make it into some of the 86 2m6's? Or did they only put those in GT's and a few SE's late?
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85 and 86 model years had notchie bumper pad cars available with the V6. They were the 2m6 models. You could also get the SE models with the V6, but the SE also came in a 4 cyl configuration. In 86 the SE model had the aero nose and body skirt like the 85 GT, but the 85 SEs had the bumper pads.
nope, only 85 could get the V6 in a bumper pad. 86SE had the Aero bumpers and if you want bumper pads you had to get the 4 cyl (in '86).
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Some have said on this forum that the 85 SE with the V6 isnt so common as its 4 cyl counter part, making them sought after.
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Yeah the numbers for the bumper pad V6 cars for 1985 is roughly under 8,000 units or so - a pretty low number. The above about 1985 being the only year for bumper pad V6 cars is also correct. You would get a bumper pad car, with "2M6" designation. You also got the " '85 GT " interior, which as most probably know lacked the separate AUX gauge panels that later year V6 cars had, and instead those gauges were implemented directly into the main gauges themselves for 1985. For 1986, the "2M6" became an aero bumper car.
They are out there though. I have actually seen around a dozen or so in person. It's quite a neat optioned car to come across, since bumper pad cars are typically associated with the four cylinder and it's somewhat different to have a 1985 bumper pad V6. I hope to get a good example at some point, since 1985 is the only year Fiero I haven't owned.
Yet to further throw something out there that is probably even more rare than the bumper pad 2M6, is an aero 1987 four cylinder car. You could have ordered one that way. They were essentially the same as the 1984 Indy Fiero with dual exhaust and an Iron Duke, except obviously without '84 specific items like center vent decklid and '84 interior. The numbers for those particular cars however are incredibly low considering other Fiero production. I would bet money that a 1987 blue four cylinder aero car with black ground effects is one of the rarest Fieros one could come across. Production for that particular set of option has to be in the dozens - if that.
Yeah the numbers for the bumper pad V6 cars for 1985 is roughly under 8,000 units or so - a pretty low number. The above about 1985 being the only year for bumper pad V6 cars is also correct. You would get a bumper pad car, with "2M6" designation. You also got the " '85 GT " interior, which as most probably know lacked the separate AUX gauge panels that later year V6 cars had, and instead those gauges were implemented directly into the main gauges themselves for 1985. For 1986, the "2M6" became an aero bumper car.
They are out there though. I have actually seen around a dozen or so in person. It's quite a neat optioned car to come across, since bumper pad cars are typically associated with the four cylinder and it's somewhat different to have a 1985 bumper pad V6. I hope to get a good example at some point, since 1985 is the only year Fiero I haven't owned.
Yet to further throw something out there that is probably even more rare than the bumper pad 2M6, is an aero 1987 four cylinder car. You could have ordered one that way. They were essentially the same as the 1984 Indy Fiero with dual exhaust and an Iron Duke, except obviously without '84 specific items like center vent decklid and '84 interior. The numbers for those particular cars however are incredibly low considering other Fiero production. I would bet money that a 1987 blue four cylinder aero car with black ground effects is one of the rarest Fieros one could come across. Production for that particular set of option has to be in the dozens - if that.
Yeah in '86 the SE became the aero notch, taking on the same body style as the GT from the year before, while the GT became the fastback Fiero. And you could get an aero notchback SE for 86-87. That's how you could get an '87 SE with a duke?
I kinda wish they'd kept the SE/aero notch for '88. Would be interesting being able to get 1 of those with '88 suspension. Guess if you want that you gotta swap it over.
And I never knew the '85 2M6 was that rare, I was thinking about it today though wondering how you could get a bumperpad with the V6. Its like, with the '85 2M6 you can get the early coupe with a V6 and with the Formula you can get a late coupe with a V6. Early coupe running from 84-86 and late coupe running 87-88.
