CNN lists a 280Z in top 10 cheap collector cars.

[leftover z]

http://money.cnn.com...tor_cars/4.html

[at-jefft]

Its a pretty good list, looks like Hagerty picked it out though.

[leftover z]

Yeah, but not sure about the $5K value... AND there is more to having a 240 versus a 280 other than the huge bumpers

[ModernS30]

Yuck, that list is wrong, the Fiero was on it.

[240zBoy]

Seems to me like the s30 style z's are picking up quite a buzz lately. I have seen some prices on z-cars that are much higher than just last year, "Whether the economy played a role I dont know" plus the only way prices can go now is up which is good and bad at the same time.

[leftover z]

Yuck, that list is wrong, the Fiero was on it.

 

Ya, but they are CHEAP...

[crazyoctopus]

fieros have torque for days though. think of it as the MR2's american second cousin...

[jc052685]

Ahhh, the Fiero, my first car....lol

 

 

not this one though

[Zombie]

Where's the MG Midget at? I think it should have made the list over a couple of the others.

Anybody got any other votes for #11?

[leftover z]

WHAT, no Pacer fans ????

[klork]

There is nothing wrong with a fiero. I have had 2. My first car was a 86 SE with the 2.8 V6 and 4 spd. My second one I bought with a 3800 Series II and auto and I changed over to a 4 spd manual. Runs a mid 14 sec 1/4 mile which isnt too bad for a stock engine. They handle pretty good to.

[MAG58]

I see the problem with that list. There's a spitfire on there. That's a lie since there are no, non-rusted out spitfires left on american soil...

[jc052685]

There is nothing wrong with a fiero. I have had 2. My first car was a 86 SE with the 2.8 V6 and 4 spd. My second one I bought with a 3800 Series II and auto and I changed over to a 4 spd manual. Runs a mid 14 sec 1/4 mile which isnt too bad for a stock engine. They handle pretty good to.

 

 

You know that may be a stock engine but not THE stock engine right?

[klork]

You know that may be a stock engine but not THE stock engine right?

 

 

I know. My first one with the stock 2.8 would do a 16.2 which is pretty respectable for a mid 80's car. made 140 hp and 170 lb/ft of torque stock from the V6 when oh say the 307 out of a cutlass was only making 150 hp.

[Rolling Parts]

There is nothing wrong with a fiero. I...They handle pretty good to.

 

I drove several Fiero's.

They had terrible interiors, no handling in the rain, DUMB headlights, terrible weight distribution, and huge blind spots when in traffic. Most also had low power engines so the car had less ooomph than any 4-door import sedan. I wanted to like the car but it was always a car that was made as cheap as possible by GM. The V6 was appreciated but never fixed the other maladies in the car. It was never a sports car.

 

As far as the 280Z being listed, I fear that it will raise prices. I've enjoyed it being under-the-radar as undervalued....

[sileightygx]

there is a guy down the street from me that loves fieros...has four of them lol. that collector list can be interpreted as "someones" list of cheap collector cars. 85-93 Mustang being collectable???? grossssss, not my list for sure haha.

Edited February 25, 2010 by sileightygx

[klork]

I drove several Fiero's.

They had terrible interiors, no handling in the rain, DUMB headlights, terrible weight distribution, and huge blind spots when in traffic. Most also had low power engines so the car had less ooomph than any 4-door import sedan. I wanted to like the car but it was always a car that was made as cheap as possible by GM. The V6 was appreciated but never fixed the other maladies in the car. It was never a sports car.

 

As far as the 280Z being listed, I fear that it will raise prices. I've enjoyed it being under-the-radar as undervalued....

 

Almost all cars in the 80's had bad interiors and I never thought the fieros was all that bad. Thats just a matter of opinion. If the cars you drove were bad in the rain blame the tires because Ive had 2 and 4 diff set of tires and the only time it sucked was on the bald tires that my first car came with. How are the headlights dumb? Because they had pop up lights? Lots of cars have done that. And since when is 46/54% weight distribution horrible. Most people would consider that rather good. I beat a few porsche 944's and 80's rx7's with my stock 2.8 in autocross. Ill give you that it had some blind spots but they arnt huge. They arnt really any larger then say a miata or solstice with the top up.

[240z8]

Yuck, that list is wrong, the Fiero was on it.

 

 

Dude, if I could get my hands on a Fiero GT for a decent price, I would $natch it up in a heartbeat. Those cars look awesome with chop-tops:

 

[LIVauto]

Dude, if I could get my hands on a Fiero GT for a decent price, I would $natch it up in a heartbeat. Those cars look awesome with chop-tops:

 

Looks good but I heard they handled bad.

[jc052685]

I know. My first one with the stock 2.8 would do a 16.2 which is pretty respectable for a mid 80's car. made 140 hp and 170 lb/ft of torque stock from the V6 when oh say the 307 out of a cutlass was only making 150 hp.

 

 

I was doing 15.4's with my stock 2.8 v6 with the 4spd