1986 Enterra Vipre one of only 36 vehicles produced from 1984-1987 by a small Canadian company For sale on Bring a Trailer – Auction Ends Saturday April 22 at 10:25am PST https://bringatrailer.com/l.../1986-enterra-vipre/ 18,892 Kilomters which is only 11,738 miles Additional Details and History of the Enterra Vipre can be found here https://enterravipre.com/ Refurbishment of the vehicle was quite extensive and thorough
I was reading over the comments at that site... and I was surprised at the number of people that posted who supposedly were into Fieros, yet had never heard of an Enterra Vipre. These people have obviously never spent any time here at PFF.
Located in Washington State, eh? It would be interesting to hear what Bill Eaton might have to say about this particular Vipre.
I have had others contact me saying they worked for Pontiac or GM and that they never heard of it so it mus tno be real, as if because thier knowledge is not complete it cannot exist, LOL.. I showed them internet articles and details and my dedicated website enterravipre.com with the info and "silence"... LOL people don't like it when you tell them they are not the all knowing car guru they think they are..
Well, that's your opinion. I've always liked them. Still do.
One thing I will say though... is that taking photos using a cell phone... with it's wide-angle lens... completely destroys how the car (any car) actually looks. It totally distorts the car's dimensions/proportions.
When selling/photographing a car, use a proper camera with a standard focal length lens.
No offense to the OP... but geez man, could you have uploaded a less flattering photo of that beautiful car!
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Well, that's your opinion. I've always liked them. Still do.
One thing I will say though... is that taking photos using a cell phone... with it's wide-angle lens... completely destroys how the car (any car) actually looks. It totally distorts the car's dimensions/proportions.
When selling/photographing a car, use a proper camera with a standard focal length lens.
No offense to the OP... but geez man, could you have uploaded a less flattering photo of that beautiful car!
Well this is all for you then.
Just never a fan and the proportions were always off as it was a bad take of a Ferrari 512.
I suspect the Enterra Vipre being sold is the one that was previously located in Houston BC (population 3600). How it ever ended up there, I can't imagine!
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I purchased it up in White court Alberta CA - This picture certainly looks like it. I bought it from the ORIGINAL OWNER - I have all the documentation and it only had just over 18k Kilometers or 11k miles as it sat in his garage for many many years as he wore out the clutch - I had to of course drop the entire engine and trans full sub frame to put in a new clutch.
I purchased it up in White court Alberta CA - This picture certainly looks like it.
Whitecourt Alberta (population 9,927) is in the hinterlands as well. I suspect it's the same Enterra Vipre.
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Originally posted by EnterraVipre:
...it sat in his garage for many many years as he wore out the clutch - I had to of course drop the entire engine and trans full sub frame to put in a new clutch.
The cradle could've been tipped down at the rear while still attached at the front (which is how I've done it twice to replace a clutch)... but yeah, neither way is much fun.
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There was one of these near me a few years ago. Cool looking car. I wouldn't call it Ugly or Beautiful- but definitely a unique look. Kind of reminds me of the Bricklin cars from the 1970's
I think with a high quality paintjob, it would be a head turner for sure. Me personally, I would much rather drive this than a Fiero with Ferrari or Lambo badges/decals all over it and fooling no-one
Excuse me, but you're the one who seemed to get "bent" because I good-naturedly disagreed with your comment that the Enterra Vipre "did not age well".
And then after I had pointed out to the OP that his cell phone's wide-angle lens had distorted how the Vipre actually looks, you felt the need to post... "New photos can't fix this"... in addition to stating... "the proportions were always off as it was a bad take of a Ferrari 512".
And then to wrap it all up, after I had posted a photo of the white Enterra, your last comment was... "This shot makes it look like a Bricklin."
I have to assume that's yet another dig, as you probably don't like the look of a Bricklin either. Am I wrong?
Why bother posting in a thread linked to the sale of an Enterra Vipre if you dislike them so much? I suspect the OP is not exactly appreciative.
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The Enterra Vipre sold for $21,500 and was apparently bought by the son of the man who "designed that car". It would be pretty interesting to find out who this fella is!
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Yes it was quite a surprise to find out the buyer is the Son of the Designer who designed some other cars and he has those as well. Another buyer he was bidding against apparently put in a bid to outbid him but somehow it was not recorded in time and he said he was willing to go higher. I expected it to go for a bit more as well but at least the right buyer got it that is for sure. I will ask him if he is willing to share his name publicly on the forum .
...but at least the right buyer got it that is for sure. I will ask him if he is willing to share his name publicly on the forum.
Heck, I'm hoping he joins the forum! His beautiful Enterra Vipre has all the underpinnings of a Pontiac Fiero, so he'd no doubt find PFF to be an invaluable source of information in regards to any kind of maintenance. He'd be very welcome here!
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I've always liked them. Still do.
