Apparently luck was on my side, because I got to see another one, this time a gold version, just one week later while visiting family in Canada. Sitting on a used car dealers lot in town, it caught my eye despite being surrounded by many great modern and classic Corvettes. If I had to choose I'd probably prefer the rare burgundy colour of my friend Ken's car, but the Fiero always looked sharp in that gold hue, and this one appeared to be in very nice shape.
Most can gather from an article a few weeks back that I was very excited to have the chance to not only see but also drive a Pontiac Fiero GT. A dream car from as far back as I can remember, the Fiero GT is a rare enough bird in North America, but having lived overseas (France and now China) for almost 15 years means I haven't seen one for a very long time. I would have counted myself lucky to just see that one burgundy model. Apparently luck was on my side, because I got to see another one, this time a gold version, just one week later while visiting family in Canada. Sitting on a used car dealers lot in town, it caught my eye despite being surrounded by many great modern and classic Corvettes. If I had to choose I'd probably prefer the rare burgundy colour of my friend Ken's car, but the Fiero always looked sharp in that gold hue, and this one appeared to be in very nice shape. This model had grey lower trim, though I think I prefer the single tone on Ken's burgundy Fiero. The rims are the same, but grey in this case, and both cars sport the large, flat spoiler. One custom touch was the air intake on both sides, just behind the doors. Designed to allow more air into the engine compartment for added cooling, they protrude out a fair bit to scoop more air, whereas the stock inlets are flush with the body. The interiors were identical except for one major item: this Fiero was equipped with a 3-speed automatic transmission, and not the 5-speed manual of the one I drove. As much as I liked the gold Fiero, my choice would easily fall to the manual version, as it's a much more entertaining and engaging experience to drive a car like this with a stick. Two up-close-and-personal Fiero GT sightings in two weeks! I count myself very lucky! And as the saying goes, good things come in threes. There's also the French equivalent "Jamais 2 sans 3", which translates to "Never 2 without 3", so I'm hopeful a third Fiero GT will cross my path soon. While that's highly unlikely in China, one never knows... who am I to doubt fate?!
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