Fiero misinformation

[GTRS Fiero]

Maybe you haven't seen this:

Lucky you.

[Raydar]

Good catch. I frequently see videos that include an error or two. Either factual, or errors of omission.

But this guy needs a Fact Checker.

1. The Duke was not an "overhead cam" engine.
2. Fiero GT? The only Fiero, other than the Formula, that did not come with a Duke.
3. An electrical short in the oil pan? What?!

There were probably others, that I missed.

As one of my former co-workers used to say, "There's no substitute for knowing what you're doing."

[GTRS Fiero]

Electrical short under the washers.

He talks about these engines as being unreliable, then tells us that the average mail truck runs 465K miles per year, and costs $3K to maintain per year.  He then suggests a Kia Soll would be more economical.  A cab company tried that.  The bought their old vehicles back.  My host student had a Kia Soll.  She is Korean, and thought it would be a great car for her.  Not so much.  Her fuel and maintenance costs more than doubled what she paid for a Pontiac that was 10 years old.

Of course, the post office is required to use domestic vehicles.  Maybe he didn't know that, either.

[scottb]

the average mail truck runs 465K miles per year, and costs $3K to maintain per year

I don't think that mileage number is close to right

Even if that wasn't BS, given those numbers the maintenance costs work out to $0.006/mile. I wish my fleet was that cheap to maintain.

[GTRS Fiero]

Sorry.  I was quoting him, more or less.  I figure 90K miles is about right, for a country mail truck.  A city mail truck, maybe 10K.