Time capsule: 1988 Pontiac Firefly turbo 1.0L (Chevy Sprint) 70k kms (44k miles)
 

Stumbled across this all original time capsule for sale in Montreal in my perpetual browsing for Metros/Fireflies...

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1432306482

Translation of the important bits:

• original paint
• everything works
• never winter driven
• original bill of sale with dealer service records
• original tires & mags
• last one left in Quebec
• only 2 owners

Pontiac firefly turbo | autos et camions | Ville de Montréal | Kijiji

Quote:

3 Cylinders Turbo Engine 1987-1991

70 hp in a car with a curb weight of...

Curb weight 620–750 kg (1,367–1,653 lb) (wiki)


http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1432306482

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1432306482

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1432306482

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJJSrdVct-4

I want to rip that apart for the turbo for my insight.

It's an interesting car, but I don't know about the price: $7500.

There's apparently a collector market developing for some older Japanese cars. This one seems to tick all the right boxes (aside from the aftermarket sunroof), but it might be a bit too obscure to command a price like that.

Agreed, $7500 is too much but WOW that thing is clean! Looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor.

$4000 - $5000 to someone that really, really wanted one would be my guess as to what it's worth. A car like that falls into the category that most people that would really want it couldn't afford it, and people that could afford it would want something better.

Funny there was one here for sale with 84 k miles, in nice shape for $4500, I think.

regards
mech

At least you wouldn't have to worry about anyone stealing it.

I remember reading an article of top 15 most efficient cars. I was going down the list looking for an efficient car to replace my Saab, and i saw that between the Metro xfi and Civic vx. It's not like you walk out of a used car place with one those though. I looked for my Insight for 6 months before i found it.

Meh around here they aren't super rare. Well yes they are as they are 25 years old ish, but here's one randomly off Craigslist that if I had a rotted out Tracker I could trade for. But the one Tracker I have left is worth way more than this thing. I have some mud tires at about 30% tread somewhere, too bad I don't have any 8 bolt rims.

1991 Pontiac firefly turbo

Bought this 1991 convertible years ago in Canada and brought it down. Nice cars overall.

http://www.fototime.com/1EF2CC35A513C53/medium800.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/1EAC40EA7BA4A3F/medium800.jpg

Wow - looks to be in good shape. You rescued it from the salt bath that killed 'em all up here.

Well he didn't say WHERE in Canada he got it from haha. That car does look tidy, I'd say either BC car or low KM grandma car from the east. Even here they don't usually look that clean.

The ad for this car is gone. Expired or sold? Dunno!

Video review!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJJSrdVct-4

From Montreal. And the frame was pretty nasty in spots but the body was pristine.