Story - A girl, the Internet, and her Pontiac Fiero
10-24-2012, 03:45 PM
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Story - A girl, the Internet, and her Pontiac Fiero
Pretty cool -
Read more here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/24/tech/g...html?hpt=hp_c1
A couple years ago, Jerry DiMaria signed up for an online forum and started a new thread: "A few months ago," he wrote, "our 12 year old DAUGHTER came in and said, 'Dad, Mom, can we talk for a minute?'"
Kathryn had a proposition for them: She wanted to build a car, a Pontiac Fiero.
Kathryn had a proposition for them: She wanted to build a car, a Pontiac Fiero.
10-24-2012, 04:34 PM
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Holy Toledo Batman! Someone should have told her that you can take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. A Feiro, even with a 3.4ltr Chevy motor, is still a piece of shit.
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10-24-2012, 04:54 PM
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Good for her. Probably knows more than 80% of the people that post on this forum lol.
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10-24-2012, 05:46 PM
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I'm not as concerned with the car she chose (c'mon, think back to when you were her age...), as I am impressed with her ambition on the project.
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10-24-2012, 07:29 PM
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I think it's an awesome story. Going through the thread now.
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10-25-2012, 03:27 PM
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Very cool!
10-27-2012, 11:31 PM
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Cool beans. I imagine that if I asked for the help, I'd get similar help and support here on AZ for a build. That's the magic of online communities. I've gotten all sorts of automotive advice from a bunch of (mostly) guys I have never met. 
10-28-2012, 06:10 AM
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Someday, an RS6 Avant+
Now if someone would have taught her how to design the next TL, then we would have a double winner (what she's doing now is tops in my book). 
10-28-2012, 07:13 AM
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screen name used to be fieros4
I used to own 4 of those cars. 2 84's and 2 85's.. lol
played musical license plates once or twice. and fit five full grown adults inside going to a party once as well.. love those
played musical license plates once or twice. and fit five full grown adults inside going to a party once as well.. love those
10-29-2012, 03:36 PM
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Very impressive young lady! I'm impressed with her dad as well. He's seeing to it that she do most of the work, when possible. Many parents are far too lazy to do this and would much rather just give her a new(er) car. She instead will learn the value in hard work and perseverance. She is very deserving of all the attention and support she is getting.
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10-29-2012, 06:23 PM
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I call BS on that. There are still a ton of parents from my generation who would love to do this kind of project with their kid, unfortunately hanging out with Dad in the garage is "NOT COOL." Maybe even "ghetto" as far as they are concerned.
10-30-2012, 11:39 AM
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I didn't use all, or even most. I used the word "many," and couldn't be more accurate. The truth is, there are many lazy parents in our world. I see it every day both in person and on TV. Yes, there are parents that refuse to take the easy way out in things, but many others choose the easiest solution when it comes to nutrition and activity.
10-30-2012, 07:11 PM
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Great story and she wants to be a engineer 
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