PONTIAC FIERO - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed

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  • The Pontiac Fiero is one of the most groundbreaking American cars ever made. The mid-engine design was poised to bring General Motors into the future of automotive design...if it worked. Join James as he explores the troubled past of the Pontiac Fiero, and tells you where it all went wrong!
    ”Pop Up Headlight Song” by Joe Weber
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    Edited by Colby Mann
    Animation by Raghav Arumugam
    Written by Nolan Sykes
    Directed by Jesse Wood
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  • @Donut
    @Donut  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

    So did this episode change your mind at all on the Fiero? Is it under-rated? Over-rated? Still a fire hazard? Let me know! If you've owned one, I want to hear about it! If you want one now...I wanna hear about it!

    • @gordonrogers3780
      @gordonrogers3780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Whats the mid engine car being mass produced next year?

    • @riotracing55
      @riotracing55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Could you guys do an up to speed on the infamous.... gRoUP H???!!!?!!

    • @Pats-Garage
      @Pats-Garage 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Thanks for making an up to speed on the fiero I was really hoping you guys would make one,thx

    • @kmfdmfan7316
      @kmfdmfan7316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Donut Media proud 1988 GT owner here. I have owned one or another of these from the 84 four cylinder to my current (nearly) topped out 88GT. I would say for the most part Fiero were under rated. They were priced on average around a well equipped CRX or Corolla/Tercel but punched WELL ABOVE their weight. Consider the 0-60 times of then sports cars like 300ZX and RX-7’s. ... and all at a more reasonable maintenance price of local American Yankee-Doodle value!

    • @jmoneydadrivah908
      @jmoneydadrivah908 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      My brother had a few of these growning up pretty sweet ass car.... but since we're on the subject can you do an up to speed on the Ford Thunderbird please it's like my favoritest car in the world

  • @Josy395
    @Josy395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3925

    Did I just find my new ringtone!?
    “POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!” 🎶

  • @venorick
    @venorick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1612

    Literally my favorite sentence....
    "you know how beats by Dre aren't even that good, but everyone buys them anyways - brand recognition"

    • @aurtisanminer2827
      @aurtisanminer2827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto

    • @QueueWithACapitalQ
      @QueueWithACapitalQ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      marketing 101
      that and putting everything as "on sale" even though the prices are inflated and its no different it just says "!!SALE!!" all over
      one time a store had this then thought it was i bit stupid to have "SALE" writen everywhere when its no different so they changed it and sales dropped so they changed it back to say "SALE"

    • @scotte2815
      @scotte2815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      who is Dre? never heard of him

    • @aurtisanminer2827
      @aurtisanminer2827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Scott Elmore he’s a famous doctor. I think he was a urologist.

    • @patrickracer43
      @patrickracer43 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The most true sentence in the history of sentences... Since I had a pair of beats, and they've been outperformed by headphones that are a tiny fraction of the price

  • @icu_corey_rn_903
    @icu_corey_rn_903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +777

    I love how post Malone’s birthday has become a standard unit of measure for donut media 😂😂

    • @PunkFan04
      @PunkFan04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yess

    • @Vinyl_guy
      @Vinyl_guy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      post and pre malone

    • @EURIPODES
      @EURIPODES 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love how I still don't know who that is

    • @PunkFan04
      @PunkFan04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@EURIPODES post Malone is a musician, he makes music

    • @EURIPODES
      @EURIPODES 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PunkFan04 f u

  • @isaiahglenn7447
    @isaiahglenn7447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    I've been watching donut media for about 2 years now and when this video dropped over a year ago I immediately feel in love with the fiero and as of yesterday September 24th 2020 I bought myself my first car a pontiac fiero

    • @isaiahglenn7447
      @isaiahglenn7447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @iGotMoreBandzThanYou *coughs*

    • @marzllc
      @marzllc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nice

    • @harvestblades
      @harvestblades 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Captain Valravn what did you get & are you running it stock?

    • @harvestblades
      @harvestblades 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      would be curious to know what you got & how the experience has been. Funny thinking Pontiac folded in 2010 when you what 7? That's pretty crazy. Growing up Pontiac always had some cool cars & I remember growing up in the 80s loving the Fiero as it was very Ferrari like & Magnum P.I. had a Ferrari, but I remember most adults thinking they were a joke. Rear engine, plastic, & so little. Wouldn't mind getting one to play around with.

    • @raydemarco427
      @raydemarco427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Isaiah I Just got my second Fiero last month. I had one back in the day in college. So here we go again one more time. Are you West Coast or no?

  • @chrisbrowder9184
    @chrisbrowder9184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    Pop up, up and down headlights is my new jam

    • @JayWaver
      @JayWaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I made an extended version of this ;D, if you want to, you can check it out on my channel :)

    • @chrisbrowder9184
      @chrisbrowder9184 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JayWaver will do!

    • @wangman429
      @wangman429 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I want this as my ringtone hahaha

    • @250plate
      @250plate 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JayWaver I'm so glad you made that.

    • @soulofthunder9635
      @soulofthunder9635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i want to see girls twerk to this

  • @federicoputtin5565
    @federicoputtin5565 5 ปีที่แล้ว +624

    5:14 POP UP UP'N DOWN HEADLIGHTS!!!

  • @isko1032
    @isko1032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    This car is so legendary, it won a Ferrari Tournament. We could say that the driver was somewhat "Crazy".

    • @ppellacani
      @ppellacani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      C R A Z Y J I M M Y

    • @caldinagt4club
      @caldinagt4club 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      crazy jimmy yooooooo

    • @ashitpatnaik6096
      @ashitpatnaik6096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Man of culture right here 😂 and he did it going backwards too

    • @liltwizz_07
      @liltwizz_07 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow I remember!

  • @Uhdksurvhunter
    @Uhdksurvhunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Pumphrey is so meta. He KNEW we would love the song, so he imitates us as the crowd and sings along. Feckin genius.

    • @jacob.calloway6833
      @jacob.calloway6833 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And IT SOLD LIKE FRIKKIN HOTCAKES!

  • @heathergates2986
    @heathergates2986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +527

    So the pop up headlights tune is in my head forever. Thanks

  • @MrSalvatrucha17
    @MrSalvatrucha17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    Pop Up Headlights Song Full Version please!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @kreaola93
      @kreaola93 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone already made a 1 hour version of it

    • @JayWaver
      @JayWaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I made an extended version on my channel! you can check it out :)

    • @galil_6863
      @galil_6863 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      James should add a verse

  • @GothicDragonX
    @GothicDragonX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    To this day, still my favorite car company despite being defunct for 11 years or so. I do admire owners that keep their Pontiac vehicle on the road to this day, and some sick ass modifications on Trans Am/Firebird.

    • @thesovietvorona1007
      @thesovietvorona1007 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have hope bud we brought Hummer back Pontiac may eventually although my friend working in the experimental department in Detroit said at this time Pontiac isnt. But. Never know.

  • @syd6894
    @syd6894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    5:31 me when the song started

  • @Teirless
    @Teirless 5 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    Whoever does the development animation needs a raise.

    • @heartcomedy5
      @heartcomedy5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Djtrizzle, why? He’s doing his job

    • @DustinBigMac
      @DustinBigMac 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Appreciation bonus

    • @tapestapes0
      @tapestapes0 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He already got it

    • @albow4oops5
      @albow4oops5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Says the animator

    • @RBZ06LT6
      @RBZ06LT6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Getting for doing your job right? I mean hell probably have his raise when the time comes. Lol

  • @lucasstiles8012
    @lucasstiles8012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Okay. No. I wasn't ready for pop-up up and down headlights.
    LET'S PLAY IT AGAIN!

    • @sleazymeezy
      @sleazymeezy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's defo on yt as a single but I don't think I've found it on Spotify yet. But you be it's playing every time I'm out doing laps

  • @Aearonjer
    @Aearonjer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Always loved the look of the Fiero. Small wedge shaped coupes are my thing. 77' Torana Hatchback, 89' CRX, '13 Toyota 86.

  • @shinigami146
    @shinigami146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thanks for the video. I was in my teens during the Fiero's heyday. I loved the later Fieros especially the GT that had the PONTIAC lit up on the back. That was my favorite car for a couple years and I always wondered why production was discontinued. Now I know why.

  • @Bharlos
    @Bharlos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    James and whoever helped in the making of "Pop Up and Down Headlights" deserve massive pay raises.

  • @TheReal_Pim_Tool
    @TheReal_Pim_Tool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    7:00 I just about died laughing.
    She poured oil on top of the engine like you would drizzle olive oil on a salad.

    • @alfredoherrera5150
      @alfredoherrera5150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Richard that lady just hurt my soul by doing that.

    • @justinbond558
      @justinbond558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Engines NEED oil...

    • @MrShika23
      @MrShika23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well, she treated all oils equally

    • @wyattvlogs1190
      @wyattvlogs1190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not trying to be round or anything, but this infuriated me more than beats by Dre. And of course it was a female. Not being sexist. it just that... hhhhhh... nevermind.

    • @rudelfs
      @rudelfs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@wyattvlogs1190 Bro it was a sketch, calm your sexism down.

  • @monsterdrinker21
    @monsterdrinker21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    9:55 where is that junk yard full of fieros. Im in need of parts for mine.

    • @oscarisinsane
      @oscarisinsane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's called the Fiero Factory, it's in Huntsville Alabama

    • @reggiemasanque7305
      @reggiemasanque7305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@oscarisinsane *Sweet Home Alabama*

    • @theroyalcrownedtiger2946
      @theroyalcrownedtiger2946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I should go down there to the Fiero junk yard, put together a working Fiero and drive it.

    • @ChanceitLA
      @ChanceitLA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I don’t know if old Ed still has the Fiero factory but he knew everything and would tow Fieros with his Fiero.

    • @IIExhibitAII
      @IIExhibitAII 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      monsterdrinker21 haha

  • @ebofthechill8008
    @ebofthechill8008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My dad had a fiero. He said it was a real money pit compared to most of the other cars he owned through the years but was one of the most fun cars to drive.

  • @nitroguy5080
    @nitroguy5080 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Thank you for finally recognizing our beloved fieros, sincerely a fiero owner.

    • @7meredith7
      @7meredith7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Said no one ever....

    • @pimpHO87
      @pimpHO87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto.

    • @benchracers_inc6688
      @benchracers_inc6688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Feels good to be recognized. Maybe now MR2 guys will stop shitting on me...
      ...naw who am I kidding lol 😢

    • @pimpHO87
      @pimpHO87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@benchracers_inc6688 just start throwing in 3800 Series Superchargeded, LSx's, Ecotecs in the Fieros and you'll be fine.

    • @sv_cheats1970
      @sv_cheats1970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They look like pretty cool cars (I mean the ones with the V6)

  • @khaledelbaitari1424
    @khaledelbaitari1424 5 ปีที่แล้ว +595

    You guys should do the Pontiac Firebird/ Trans Am

    • @rockmotors5324
      @rockmotors5324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Khaled Elbaitari I just bought a 1991 firebird 5 speed manual with the original 305 v8 that thing is fast as hell

    • @mikeredline27
      @mikeredline27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't forget about the formula one...

    • @DedMan28
      @DedMan28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mikeredline27 IIRC they did one episode of that. Got taken down sadly by FIA (via their Formula1 YT channel) for copyright reasons.

    • @Hypo327
      @Hypo327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rockmotors5324 My 270hp custom Fiero GT will leave it in the dust, with my 2003sc Bonneville engine...sorry...lol

    • @rockmotors5324
      @rockmotors5324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hypo327 I ain’t lookin for a race I’m just lookin for a fun time runnin around town

  • @AprehamLincoln
    @AprehamLincoln ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just stumbled across the channel, been watching a few videos, had to see if you covered the Fiero. My old man passed away this year and I received his Fiero that he drove for 20 years. For some reason he loved this strange, tragic Frankencar. I don't have the cash to restore the thing, but it's one of the few things I have to keep connected to him and I've developed a love for it as well.

  • @slippinslidewayz
    @slippinslidewayz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I loved the Fiero GT, the only thing it lacked was power steering but that didn't matter most of the time. My Dad's friend had one that he would fix for him and he always let me test drive it. Really fun car!

    • @thesovietvorona1007
      @thesovietvorona1007 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh it definitely didn’t matter to me. I’m a twig and can steer it at a standstill.

  • @ipodkid24
    @ipodkid24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    NUMBER 1 SONG ON THE CHARTS POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS UH FT JAMES PUMPHREY!! #lightinglightinglighting
    #buffhorses!

    • @michaelmiller99
      @michaelmiller99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      RAMCHARGERS

    • @mikemagalong3161
      @mikemagalong3161 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaelmiller99 can anyone maks that into a usable notification tone? Thank you!

    • @mikemagalong3161
      @mikemagalong3161 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RAMCHARGERS as Notification tone and PopUp&DownHeadlights as Ringtone would be the perfect setup for me.. Now would anyone please capture that RAMCHARGERS audio clip and share it? Thank you!

    • @JayWaver
      @JayWaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikemagalong3161I made an extended version on my channel! you can check it out :) free download included :D

    • @mikemagalong3161
      @mikemagalong3161 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JayWaver thanks, Jay! You may also check Donut Media at zedge app

  • @Konformation07
    @Konformation07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    The 1988 Fiero GT was a sick ride. They finally got it right and typical GM fashion they kill it.

    • @keithrussell2307
      @keithrussell2307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Konformation07 they had a prototype 3.4 dohc one and kicked the corvettes ass so it was cancelled

    • @andycapo9you
      @andycapo9you 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same with Saab, Opel, Chevrolet europe, etc...

    • @RallyLancer95
      @RallyLancer95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They thought it would steal sales from their precious Corvette so they killed it. Stupid

    • @Cj-gd1db
      @Cj-gd1db 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keith Russell you got more info on that??

    • @danielkruger4305
      @danielkruger4305 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Robert McGuire people have put northstars in them.

  • @SenorSexylicious
    @SenorSexylicious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This video is what inspired Crazy Jimmy to win the Ferrari tournament in a Fiero.

  • @spiderjerusalem4152
    @spiderjerusalem4152 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm gonna remember the "pop up headlights" song as a defining moment for online videos. I get a warm nostalgia seeing it in its original video, and one day as an old man my great-grandchild will beam a VR mind-file into my head with this song and I'll start crying with joy and then die

  • @INKY_G35
    @INKY_G35 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I just bought a 1987 fiero gt 4 days Ago And i love it.
    Perfect timing.

    • @DRthirdLEGGED
      @DRthirdLEGGED 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good luck

    • @tapsofosiris3110
      @tapsofosiris3110 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DRthirdLEGGED Indeed mine was a shitter

    • @JordanJank
      @JordanJank 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome man I had a 87 GT one time and I flipped it ha just make shure you get oil changes regular and look up the fire issues

    • @INKY_G35
      @INKY_G35 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JordanJankyeah im excited got an 3.8 sc that im putting in it and also taking it to get painted next month.

  • @kex5000
    @kex5000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    The only FIRE HAZARD around here is that Song cause that shit it’s Lit 🔥 🔥 🔥 keep up the good work guys !!

    • @JayWaver
      @JayWaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheIcyWulf I made an extended version on my channel 😂 check it out if you like :)

  • @1985pontiacfierogt
    @1985pontiacfierogt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Last year, I bought a 85 GT in really good condition. It had 123000 km on it. I drove 10000 km over 5 months from May to October and had no issues. The V6 has just enough power to make it fun to drive. No power steering or power brakes, but it’s got power windows. Figure that.

  • @waynebryan9496
    @waynebryan9496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Everything you need to know about the fiero is that if your a good mechanic and comfy with swaps, is that a northstar fits in the back fairly easily.

  • @TheEpicpoptart
    @TheEpicpoptart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    As an owner of an 86' fiero, I am quite happy to see this video.

    • @nightmares3533
      @nightmares3533 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mr2 was better

    • @cdubbz11188
      @cdubbz11188 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nightmares3533 you mean faster. You are correct. 2m4 was slow. Mr2 was a fun little thing. Can't put an ls4 in an mr2 though.

    • @Spartan_Jackal
      @Spartan_Jackal 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love fieros. Been wanting one for years

    • @nightmares3533
      @nightmares3533 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cdubbz11188 u can put a k20 in one tho and the 3sgte didnt catch fire so

    • @v8_sami
      @v8_sami 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nightmares3533 2zz is a better option tbh.

  • @ShadowACE1998
    @ShadowACE1998 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    The Fiero had "pop-up up and down headlights" while the Firebird had "pop-up up and one gets stuck headlights" LOL

    • @eduardocespedes4666
      @eduardocespedes4666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh and i almost forgot pop up pop up and down headlights. lol

    • @rjz1313
      @rjz1313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha weren't they probably just firebird headlights already in the fiero? Cuz no budget lol

    • @ericgarrison5097
      @ericgarrison5097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That'd make that firebird a look like a pirate, Rrrrrrr matey! Lol

    • @Delantho
      @Delantho 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they only did that cuz the gear inside the motors are plastic and would wear out from contact with the metal worm gear, you can easily swap them for metal machined gears

  • @benjaminevans1171
    @benjaminevans1171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That “beats by Dre” thing is so true

  • @joshuajones1209
    @joshuajones1209 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I legit looked this car up on google a couple of days ago and now this is in my recommended. Crazy how far the algorithm has come.

  • @smac919
    @smac919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    lol we need a full version of 'Pop up and down headlights' by DJ Jazzy Pump

    • @JayWaver
      @JayWaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I made an extended version on my channel! you can check it out if you like:)

    • @smac919
      @smac919 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Devon MacNaughton Big Pump.

    • @piercecarter6524
      @piercecarter6524 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/Dm1J42mnKho/w-d-xo.html

    • @mistamaog
      @mistamaog 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Big Poppa Pumphrey

    • @jordythebassist
      @jordythebassist 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      J-Pump

  • @galil_6863
    @galil_6863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    5:16 You need to turn this into a full song!!! 😂😂😂

    • @JayWaver
      @JayWaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I made an extended version on my channel! you can check it out :)

  • @picklerickdic8955
    @picklerickdic8955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your channel and videos, thanks for the awesome content!!

  • @sahzookey
    @sahzookey 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just started watching this channel a week or so ago and I just got to say, I FRIKKIN LUV EM! U BOYZ N GALZ IS LIT N MAKE SUM SPICEY VIDZ!

  • @jeffmclearen229
    @jeffmclearen229 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    That beats by Dre reference was SPOT ON👌🏽

  • @crimsonrapper2591
    @crimsonrapper2591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    The only beard on TH-cam I love more than my dad's!!

    • @deadlocked1775
      @deadlocked1775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      could you possibly do an up to speed on the Nissan titan?

    • @AndrewTheHoff
      @AndrewTheHoff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      at least you have a dad... unlike james

    • @fransiscoh9450
      @fransiscoh9450 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oceanic Dangernoodle lmao

    • @RBZ06LT6
      @RBZ06LT6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you gay or something?

  • @panzerdragon5888
    @panzerdragon5888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    3 most 80s cars of all time:
    Z31 300zx
    Delorean
    Fiero.

    • @rogehmarbi
      @rogehmarbi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Honestly I'd like to add the stratos, countach, and that triangle car I can't remember the name of

    • @kyleconrad9861
      @kyleconrad9861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Iroc

    • @omega1575
      @omega1575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rogehmarbi the lotus Elise?

    • @dongambino5308
      @dongambino5308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No c4 corvette ?

    • @LiterallyHenry
      @LiterallyHenry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think I'd be the Chrysler K-Car

  • @RyanKelbel
    @RyanKelbel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just found this, I have LOVED Fiero's since I was a kid. This video is fantastic!

  • @fredramsey8965
    @fredramsey8965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    Donut, send me the stems so I can remix that Pop Up, Up and Down Headlights track

    • @thewatchbezel3981
      @thewatchbezel3981 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fred Ramsey No need to ruin a song that’s even a song with a remix.

  • @GarretSterling
    @GarretSterling 5 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    You had me at "Pop-up Up and Down Headlights "

  • @reganmahoney8264
    @reganmahoney8264 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I finally got to this episode…. And this was the most that anyone has ever talked about a Fiero in 20 years. I remember seeing one at my dad’s GM plant during their annual open house in the 1980s.

  • @user-iy6xr4ew1e
    @user-iy6xr4ew1e 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Broooo I need the full version of Pop Up Up n Down Headlights right freakin NOW. That tune SLAPS!

  • @dannydelatorre7122
    @dannydelatorre7122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Make a shirt of
    “Pa pa poppen’ up n down head lights!!”

    • @jagab1672
      @jagab1672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Danny De La Torre I would actually buy that

    • @gr8st2323
      @gr8st2323 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would totally buy one

  • @nestr2007
    @nestr2007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    Typical GM shooting themselves in the foot trying to save a penny or two.

    • @myousickoflife
      @myousickoflife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They invented planned obsolescence. Fuck them to hell! I owned a Buick Century my dad lied to me and told me it was a Regal, until his buddy showed up with the Century, should have said no, car was garbage in every way.

    • @thepassionateginger6236
      @thepassionateginger6236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That's GM's entire relationship with Pontiac other than the Firebird and early GTO's.

    • @ParanoiaGentlman
      @ParanoiaGentlman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Marney Olson I get they don't believe in I selling itself shame

    • @Hypo327
      @Hypo327 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen...!!!

    • @revive0the0alive
      @revive0the0alive 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nailed it!

  • @SpiritualStuntman
    @SpiritualStuntman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My sister who was in college at the time but one and had it delivered to the house In 1984. I was a junior in high school and it took me about two days to take it out for the night with my best friend. Good times, thanks for the memories

  • @DocGoose1980
    @DocGoose1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the Fiero! one of my buddies older brother had one and it was a blast to ride around in for a middle schooler!

  • @DrakeMR2
    @DrakeMR2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Every time I pop my headlights up on my sw20 I want this song to play, I need this

    • @s2k90650
      @s2k90650 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol 👍

    • @89ludeawakening1
      @89ludeawakening1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Here you go... I made the ringtone real quick. I named it Pop Up & Down Headlights. Haha
      mega.nz/#!p8BEkQ5I!Esv2j3DddiaWTB99xMY-b3HOx2UG0Co_1nxm_70ZbDg

    • @aaron71
      @aaron71 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mr2 crew checking in

  • @MrBranbikenut1
    @MrBranbikenut1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    This was perfect timing, just picked up an 85 Fiero GT.

    • @Hypo327
      @Hypo327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Go to the face book fiero forums and learn how to make it a super car for very little money. Check out 3800sc/3800 swap face book sight...!

    • @Way2EasyDIY
      @Way2EasyDIY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Just picked up a 51k miles mint condition 1985 4 speed v6 today. Only paid $2760 lol

    • @troy4340
      @troy4340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hope you like spending lots of time at the repair shop

    • @bbob8795
      @bbob8795 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Way2EasyDIY only $2760?

    • @Way2EasyDIY
      @Way2EasyDIY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bbob8795 yes. It excellent condition, just fixed a small oil leak, and converted ac to r134. Now flipping it for just $3500 for a quick sale

  • @necremuusd
    @necremuusd 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Every time I hear the pop up and down headlights song my car audio is bumping, and it's glorious! 🤘🤘

  • @turboking9238
    @turboking9238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I just bought one of these cars for $3,000!! It's an amazing car, I'm so happy with it! It is such a joy to drive, I'm gonna need to get used to how it handles though.

    • @blacksheep8227
      @blacksheep8227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Drop a 3.8 in that baby.

    • @turboking9238
      @turboking9238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@blacksheep8227 Nah, I'm keeping the Iron Duke. I ain't gonna be towing the moon or entering a drag race with my Fiero, I'm just gonna cruise the streets while playing some Billy Ocean.

    • @Kryynism
      @Kryynism 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@turboking9238 IRON DUKE!? PUKE haha

    • @turboking9238
      @turboking9238 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kryynism Lol yeah🤣

    • @Kryynism
      @Kryynism 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@turboking9238 sall good. Might be as slow as grandma crossing the street. But it makes up for it by being named IRON DUKE. Lol

  • @ManuelRivera16
    @ManuelRivera16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    "I'm no mathemagician, but 20% of your cars catching on fire is way too many of your cars catching on fire." HAHAHAHAHA

  • @_r3verie
    @_r3verie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +671

    “BREAKING NEWS: POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS REACHES PLATINUM”

    • @bkrgls
      @bkrgls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      😂😂...all you need nowadays is a good beat and a catchy line.

    • @Hypo327
      @Hypo327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly my point to James! All the good stuff about the Fiero got lost in his humor, and all that great research was lost in the levity... To bad. Although I did enjoy his video, as a died in the wool Fiero super car/sports car owner/builder...

    • @BMW335
      @BMW335 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      RPGXSKITTLES why you got Brewster monaply vid as profile piv

    • @noquemalive7111
      @noquemalive7111 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice fellow Brewstew fan

    • @adamc7987
      @adamc7987 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      *BREAKING NEWS* Pumphrey's hit single gets remixed for the Dodge Charger episode! th-cam.com/video/WRvCjcQbUkA/w-d-xo.html

  • @HFVidShotz
    @HFVidShotz ปีที่แล้ว

    I owned a '84 Pontiac Fiero. My wife's grandpa worked at GM and obtained the first year production model for his wife and she sold it to my wife for a fountain soda. It was fun to drive, but had 80,000 mile rated Firestones on it. Slid like a banshee. We had soooo many issues with the engine, in the shop 3 times till we had no money to put into it. My wife's father eventually bought it to fix it up, but ended up selling it later. I would love to get a restored one, but the GT instead of the first gen as it was very fun to drive. The speakers in the headrest were a riot, sounded like crap, but there was nowhere else to put em, LOL. Thanks for the vid!!

  • @patrickracer43
    @patrickracer43 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The Iron Duke had VTEC: Very Tall Engine Cooling lol

  • @raleighroberts3969
    @raleighroberts3969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    5:15 When you droping your New, Hot, Single? Pop Up and Down Headlights!? It's Fire!!!

  • @AndrewH.
    @AndrewH. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I'm waiting for the Single "Pop up, up and down headlights"... please

    • @JayWaver
      @JayWaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I made an extended version on my channel! you can check it out :) not anything official though, just made it extra long and added some details to it

  • @justinsgarage1125
    @justinsgarage1125 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a buddy in high school and his dad had an impeccable, garage kept, black 1988 fiero gt with khaki interior. Beautiful car.

  • @jimdecker8101
    @jimdecker8101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have a 1986 Fiero 2M4, automatic, white and Alpine sound system. Bought new. For past 6 years "Best in Class" regional car shows.
    Does cost to maintain, considered a survivor. Will keep our Fiero, thank you.

  • @TrulyZer0
    @TrulyZer0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Finnaly!!!!!!!! This was my first car. I know they get a lot of hate, but I love them so freaking much 💜 I rebuilt mine top to bottom, and eventually it'll be a full restomod on the stock engine.

    • @Tech_481
      @Tech_481 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Make videos on it!

    • @TazerTaysen
      @TazerTaysen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first car also 👌🏻

  • @Hesseonavy
    @Hesseonavy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am on my 3rd Pontiac Fiero. I have an 84 with the iron duke, an 86 with the 6 cylinder, and an 87 GT with the manual. My special lady likes the Sunday drives to the lake in the cars.
    Also I have the pop up and down headlights song as an alarm clock sound.

  • @nolansprinkle813
    @nolansprinkle813 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I own an 86 Fiero SE 2m6, in the process of restoring it right now, and she's a great car!

  • @I_O246
    @I_O246 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    My dad had one in high school, he told me the second seat was only for his bud....then my mom came along 😂

    • @SofaKingTouge
      @SofaKingTouge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I had one in highschool? Am I your father?

    • @starwarsfreek96
      @starwarsfreek96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yoooo we legit have the same name

    • @TheRPGentleman
      @TheRPGentleman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That is just so wholesome! Nvm the part where you called your own mom a hoe. :P

    • @TazerTaysen
      @TazerTaysen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have one in Highschool 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

  • @Qugie
    @Qugie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    5:14 I didn't see this coming but Glad you guys did the Fiero.

    • @revitoemir7740
      @revitoemir7740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thx, my monthly data is save now

    • @Hypo327
      @Hypo327 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too, but wish he could have been a little more serious about the positive things that got lost in the humor...!

  • @bowlochili
    @bowlochili 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I worked at a Pontiac dealership in 1988-1989 and our garage was FULL of replacement engines for the Fiero. Still fun as hell to drive.

  • @littleredyeti6105
    @littleredyeti6105 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I was younger my mother for her daily driver had a Pontiac fiero. Long story short it was a Franken fiero. It had a fiero gt body, and interior, and since the original car got ran over by a truck the chassis was split in half and a half of a front fiero frame was welded to it, AND to add on to that the engine blew up a couple of months later and a Chrysler v6 was in its place. We don’t have the car now but it was an awesome car and it will be forever part of my childhood.

  • @mrhoa1237
    @mrhoa1237 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Can I have a ten minute video of James singing about pop up headlights

    • @GhanashyamSateesh
      @GhanashyamSateesh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      reppeat.com/watch/?v=W4N_msrwGjM&from=637&to=653

  • @josephmiller1168
    @josephmiller1168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Holy crap those old guys 😂 "You gonna finish your apple sauce?" "WHERE ARE WE??"

    • @TheRPGentleman
      @TheRPGentleman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's probably not very far off with that one actually. Retirement in executive positions should be mandatory at 60. We don't need senile old men making big decisions when they're all stuck in the past.

    • @thunderx81
      @thunderx81 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheRPGentleman exactly.

    • @gr8st2323
      @gr8st2323 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joseph Miller 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @petezahut129
    @petezahut129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember it differently I used to collect easter eggs around two 1984 fieros sitting in her yard! And I’m 28 yrs old and this year 2020 I bought my first 84, that was swapped with a 2000. 3800gm engine but I still have to figure out the wiring harnesses but I can’t wait to get it complete

  • @GodIHateYouKenny
    @GodIHateYouKenny 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My first car ever, in 1991, was an 86 GT with the five speed, which was released mid 1986 model year. What a fun car that was to drive. Since then I've had a Porsche 944,.a 945S, a 2001 Corvette Z06 yet I still miss that fiero...

  • @curtisbarkes6271
    @curtisbarkes6271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    If GM had given Pontiac enough to do the Fiero right there first time, we would still have Pontiac.

    • @scottcraig-stearman590
      @scottcraig-stearman590 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I doubt it...that recession hit GM hard.

    • @Garageless
      @Garageless 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And Corvette would be dead! Checkout my fiero build! GARAGELESS

    • @wvusmc
      @wvusmc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      They should've dumped Buick instead of Pontiac.

    • @Garageless
      @Garageless 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wvusmc that wouldve been way better!

    • @Zankaroo
      @Zankaroo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wvusmc Buick makes way more money than Pontiac. The Chinese market alone for Buick probably makes a large chuck of what Pontiac did globally. If Pontiac was given enough money then we could still have both companies maybe despite the recession as Pontiac could have started a new "pony car" war with a properly build Fiero, even with the Iron Duke base engine, because it was a great engine just not a performance engine.

  • @coniccinoc
    @coniccinoc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I worked with Mr. Aldikacti back in the eighties. Very no nonsense guy and highly intelligent. Much respect for this legend.

    • @yaro7319
      @yaro7319 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I worked with buzz aldrin back in the day, very high in the sky guy

    • @PACKERMAN2077
      @PACKERMAN2077 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@yaro7319 I worked with Abraham Lincoln back in the day... the one time I convinced him to take a night off and go catch a movie....

    • @coniccinoc
      @coniccinoc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@yaro7319 LOL. Yeah, sorry, not trying to come off like a somebody. I was a file clerk / runner when I first worked with him. A runner is someone who runs mail back and forth to different buildings, long before the internet. I worked my way up a bit since then but still nothing to brag about : ) I really did work with him. Have some interesting stories and he really was a hell of a nice guy.

    • @juniormondragon3577
      @juniormondragon3577 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@coniccinoc That's cool man and here I work with idiots, who complain why lunch time is 45min and not longer

  • @dougrobinson8602
    @dougrobinson8602 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My friend had a Fiero with a Chevy small block in it. Insane doesn't even begin to describe it.

  • @matj3296
    @matj3296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When my father autocrossed in the 80s, there was a man who raced a v8 fiero and that thing would fly!! It took him a couple years playing with the suspension, but it was a very competitive in his class...

  • @bindmonkey34
    @bindmonkey34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIIIIGHTS
    Absolute banger

  • @thomasweron8173
    @thomasweron8173 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIIIIIIIIIIIGHHTS pop up up and down headlights

  • @DrivenKeys
    @DrivenKeys ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Dad used to race SCCA, and he was at the same track on which GM was testing the GT prototype Fiero with a high performance V6. The GM team told him that it out-perfomed the Corvette in every way, so GM chose to stick with the standard V6 instead. Still, a very fast little car. Also, I remember a magazine article from the 90's indicating many of the 4 cylinder fires were traced to a cut-rate connecting pin that saved GM a few cents per part.

  • @calebpawless9876
    @calebpawless9876 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for showing the fiero love, my first car was a 87 white fiero gt. Ran like dogshit but it was my favorite car even still. RIP to her though. I was too young to work on it and know what I was doing so it died. But the memories will always live on

  • @xxitzrawxx1732
    @xxitzrawxx1732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Pontiac Fiero: I'm the most 80s car
    Buick Regal: am I a joke to you?

    • @antonioederlopezlopez7341
      @antonioederlopezlopez7341 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Lamborghini Countach: "cof cof"

    • @batmayn
      @batmayn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Urine: I smell like pee

    • @patrickracer43
      @patrickracer43 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@antonioederlopezlopez7341 LM002: "sup fam"

    • @triffin
      @triffin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Doesn’t have pop up, up and down headlights.

    • @oldfordcarsandtrucks
      @oldfordcarsandtrucks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hey... Yugo

  • @echelon270
    @echelon270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Man I love this guy's reviews, that pop pop up and down headlights joint bangs lol.

  • @modspell
    @modspell ปีที่แล้ว

    I owned an 86 SE. Besides the car having the turning radius of a cruise ship, the power of a VW Bug, peeling 3 year old paint and recalls for years, I liked it and would love an 88 GT today. The SE's redeeming trait was the spacey and efficient interior with headrest speakers!

  • @lancearp7389
    @lancearp7389 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always, pop up headlights jam is why I am here

  • @legendary6790
    @legendary6790 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    The most 80's car ever?
    Third gen firebird trans am would like a word.
    Ps, please do the trans am? Por favor?

    • @falconater68
      @falconater68 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lamborghini countach is 80s no matter the year....and gross.

    • @aaronforward1004
      @aaronforward1004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@falconater68 countach vs diablo...then gallardo vs merci...now aventador vs "SPACESHIP!"

    • @derpherbert3199
      @derpherbert3199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sir, I'm on the phone with several after school clubs that would like to emphasize the 80's-ness of the Countach, Diablo, Scirocco, Pantera, IROC-Z, Grand National, 288 GTO and last but not least: HACHIROKU MOTHERF***ER!!!!! Shall I have them wait in the Lobby?

    • @cgodfrey19
      @cgodfrey19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Delorean, Countach and Testarossa are the 80's icons. You can make arguments for others, but it starts at 4th place.

    • @Hartigan0809
      @Hartigan0809 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Damian von Krövzic portuguese, but it's probably the same in spanish

  • @Lycan3303
    @Lycan3303 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Pontiac needs to come back

    • @TheRPGentleman
      @TheRPGentleman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed! The muscle/sports car market has gotten stale. Flaming Fieros aside, they were such innovators when it came to performance vehicles.

    • @Garageless
      @Garageless 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Facts

  • @rickboy7290
    @rickboy7290 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember the fiero being one the nicest cars that came out of pontiac. Especially the GT version. It had a similar styling to the 3rd generation trans am GTA. Which i hope you do a video of. Its my favorite car of all time.

  • @UtePhan
    @UtePhan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I miss my fiero every single day. Such a great car that was never given a fair chance.

  • @ChrisXif1
    @ChrisXif1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "We're at GM...we're making the cars" Too funny...

  • @BlackTransAmdude
    @BlackTransAmdude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Still waiting for that firebird trans am video 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

    • @CaptainRudy4021
      @CaptainRudy4021 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They already did a Camaro video and a firebird trans am is a Camaro ss with Pontiac badging

    • @chaseman94
      @chaseman94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MAKE THIS HAPPEN ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!

    • @CaptainRudy4021
      @CaptainRudy4021 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Gabriel Lobo what about the powertrain? I knew that a few parts here and there were different but as far as I know they share the same engine, trans, and diff.

    • @CaptainRudy4021
      @CaptainRudy4021 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Gabriel Lobo damn dude

    • @BlackTransAmdude
      @BlackTransAmdude 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CaptainRudy4021 well the earlier 1st and 2nd gen T/A's had their own Pontiac engines separate from the Camaro's, also the suspension on the Trans Ams were supposed to be a lil different. Tbh I'm just waiting to see if James would make any smokey and the bandit/ Knignt Rider references, to the T/A's movie car stardom.

  • @erginguler4458
    @erginguler4458 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best looking cars of all time. I also love the project guys name that is turkish and translates to "grab 'n' run". What a cool video.

  • @kameronpruitt5176
    @kameronpruitt5176 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a 1987 fiero I straight piped it and drifted it all over my little town when it rained and I lived about 2 hours away from the fiero junkyard and drove there many times in my fiero to grab parts for it it was one of my favorite cars I’ve owned growing up

  • @chrisdooley6468
    @chrisdooley6468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    VEVOJamesPumphrey channel now launching with his new single ‘Pop up and Down Headlights’ ft DJ Fiero

  • @adamphalen7452
    @adamphalen7452 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I want that pop up headlights song as my ringtone!

    • @JayWaver
      @JayWaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I made an extended version on my channel! you can check it out :)

  • @taze27
    @taze27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I lol'd at the thumbnail because the Fiero actually caught on fire on some models but I totally loved how it looks, put a 200+hp and 5+speed tranny and turbo or super charger in it and it'll sing!

  • @kcguy8864
    @kcguy8864 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    At about 4 minutes in, i subscribed... As soon as the "headlights song" started i knew i made the right decision 😌