The amazing thing is that all but one of these so far were near walk-away accidents for the Fiero drivers. The one that wasn't was the head-on into the red pickup, that one was a fatality IIRC. Here's the golf course photos that I resized and cropped:
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Silicoan86 Member
Posts: 1614 From: Savage, MN, USA Registered: May 2004
Close encounter with a pole in a parking lot at night in heavy fog.. the pole was painted black! Cost me $600 to get the frame fixed up.. it buckled all into where the headlights fold down. Good thing they were up.
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Fie Ro Member
Posts: 3735 From: Soest, The Netherlands Registered: Sep 2001
Fie Ro was that your car? How bad did you get hurt??
Yes it was. I was in the hospital for 5 days but I think I was very lucky. I had a broken bone in my right foot and some scarves on my body and face (no seatbelts!! I use them ALWAYS now.) I still have a few marks but they're barely noticiable.
I learned a few things after this... - please drive save - Fiero's are save. I bought another one a few months later and still driving it for almost 6 years now. - life is precious...
------------------ 1987 Fiero concept GTR in Progress... 1969 Chevy Suburban
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Fie Ro Member
Posts: 3735 From: Soest, The Netherlands Registered: Sep 2001
One that could make you cry! 88 Yellow T-Top GT. Dnot know where I got these pictues from.....
That is a dutch fiero! I saw these posted to the dutch fiero mailing list in...it looks like 1999 from the pictures. I am not sure but I recall it slided under a big truck trailer in rainy weather.
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mtncrasher Member
Posts: 570 From: Manitou Springs, Colorado Registered: Dec 2003
I was hit in october 2003 by a drunk driver, here is my baby I miss more and more everyday, I may be getting another Fiero tomorrow, my roomate blew up the engine in my 99 Dodge Neon R/T Last weekend and I dont feel like fixing it yet, so I may buy another Fiero tomorrow =)
This is what m0sh_man did to his car last year. Not much damage for something that went over a hill, launched off a rock on its side, slid between two trees and landed upright changed the tire and drove it home. These cars are like dunebuggys. The car is now white and the daily driver
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Posts: 1644 From: Hanover, IN. Registered: Jun 2003
Fie Ro, that was your car? I showed pics from your web page to people at work. Of course they said "see, Fieros crumple up to nothing". Then they see where you state how fast you where going. They, and myself included, cant believe your still alive! I guess you had an angel on your shoulder that day!
As for my wrecks.
1) '86 GT I was side swiped on an off ramp. $1350 in repairs.
2) same GT ex-gf ran drivers front corner into a nissan p/u. Nissan, totaled. Fiero, about $800 to repair.
3) same GT hit and run on my car. back left corner. $2800 in repairs. (Dealership had to pay for this one )
'86 GT, parted and sold carcuss for $500. I dont know if the car had bad luck or if it was the fact it was red! It just seemed people aimed right for it! now I drive a mutt '87 GT!
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Posts: 1644 From: Hanover, IN. Registered: Jun 2003
Originally posted by FieroAngel: ...This is what m0sh_man did to his car last year...Angie
That's what mine looked like when I first got it. http://cardomain.com/id/fierodrew Mine was from a drunk driver/stoner... ""apparently"" he slid it sideways into a snowbank, but the damage was a bit more intense than that...
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Tinker Member
Posts: 220 From: Ottawa, Ontario Registered: Jun 2002
It hurts to see everybody's pics. This happened last month,we were hit head on. My son was in the car with me, we walked away from it but he was kept overnight for observation then released. We have completely recovered. I miss my Fiero. Here goes,this is the first time I have used PIP. Kevin
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wkayl Member
Posts: 2912 From: Loveland, Co Registered: Feb 2000
thanx DotTC for posting this pic for me.....drunk dude u turned right in front of me.....this car is now a project starting from scratch. nothing compared to some of the ones i've seen in this thread....ouch!
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iammike Member
Posts: 192 From: Newport News, VA, USA Registered: Apr 2004
This is what m0sh_man did to his car last year. Not much damage for something that went over a hill, launched off a rock on its side, slid between two trees and landed upright changed the tire and drove it home. These cars are like dunebuggys. The car is now white and the daily driver
Angie
The wheels on that car....they look just like the Grand Prix wheels for the 97/98 Widetracks.....would I be correct?
------------------ Mike 87 Pontiac Fiero GT 3.1 - Eibach Springs - Herb Adams Front and Rear Sway Bars - MSD Blaster GM Ignition Coil http://members.cox.net/iammike
From what I've seen so far. . . some-how, some-way, these little cars are like little tanks. Considering almost everybody in all the crashes WALKED away from those horrible accidents. Pretty damn good.
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Posts: 972 From: Mantua, Ohio, USA Registered: Jun 2004
Guy at work saw me drive in with my fiero and asked if i like those cars. I replied I love these as a matter of fact I have two. He says he had an 86 gt and flipped it end over end and walked away with just cuts from the sunroof breaking!! Tanks, dunebuggys, or whatever you want to tag them I'm convinced!!
At the time they were being made they were one of the few cars sold in this country with the highest crash safety rating. They are very safe cars indeed.
the wheels on my gold fiero (above) the front wheel that is still on the car was from a dodge neon, a 14x6 rim, i busted one of them, so they are no longer used.
currently my car is in my sig, its painted ford snow white, and has 17x7 adr spade rims on them.
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Wesley Member
Posts: 768 From: New Orleans, LA Registered: May 2004
From what I've seen so far. . . some-how, some-way, these little cars are like little tanks. Considering almost everybody in all the crashes WALKED away from those horrible accidents. Pretty damn good.
yes they seem to be very safe the only thing sometimes your legs arent guaranteed safety that seems to be the only injury Ive heard of is your legs... anyone know of other injuries?
I might as well chime in how my first fiero ended its life. Made it out w/ a chest contusion from my seatbelt and a 1inch scratch on my check. I still have the sunroof without a scratch somehow even though the car landed on its roof.
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wow you guys put my 10' drop into the woods to shame
all the damage that came out of that leap was a snapped stearing rack, broken windshield, busted fender, and the front suspension cross bember was bent about 1/4" in on each side throwing the camber off a tad
Originally posted by carpetviper: I might as well chime in how my first fiero ended its life. Made it out w/ a chest contusion from my seatbelt and a 1inch scratch on my check. I still have the sunroof without a scratch somehow even though the car landed on its roof.
this is when me and my brother were off to napa to buy some parts for the al head 2.8 motor...but a deer had other plans....chopped the deer in 3 pieces(1 landed on the other side of a divided highway)....after the deer we continued off the road and hit about 3 or small trees until we hit the big one that stopped us.my brother was not wearing his seatbelt and he walked away unscathed.the steering wheel is bent like a potatoe chip
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DotTC Member
Posts: 2345 From: Hamlet, North Carolina Registered: Nov 2003
Man it makes my accident a few years ago feel like nothing. Man oh Man are these so bad accidents...Makes me feel better in a way that mine wasn't as bad.
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Fie Ro Member
Posts: 3735 From: Soest, The Netherlands Registered: Sep 2001
Can someone post more pictures of the yellow 88 GT t-top and who owns it and does someone know the vin# of this car or how I can get ahold of the person who owns it!
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SaskatoonFiero Member
Posts: 290 From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Registered: May 2003
Dnot know where I got these pictues from.....
