My 10 Year-old Fiat

[Matto20vt]

This is an introductory post really, I've been using this site since before I started driving to get my fix of motoring news, about time I signed up!

My second car, bought her 11 months ago and still puts a smile on my face every time

[Killer2005]

Check out the Yorkshire forum too

[Night Flier]

To quote a well known motoring journalist

"When it comes to styling, the Italians always get it right"

[Baffled Spoon]

Fantastic looking car

[deevlash]

Night Flier said:

To quote a well known motoring journalist

"When it comes to styling, the Italians always get it right"

except it was chris bangle who designed the coupe Im still not convinced that he knew that the front end and rear end of the coupe were destined for the same car...
I quite like its boldness though. Jenson button had one before he joined williams too.

[Night Flier]

deevlash said:

Night Flier said:

To quote a well known motoring journalist

"When it comes to styling, the Italians always get it right"

except it was chris bangle who designed the coupe

[Matto20vt]

Thanks for the welcome!

I'll be at cars in the park with the coupe crowd next week...

[Alfahorn]

Love it, however good luck with the cambelt change!

[gj88]

nice, great sound!

[Night Flier]

Alfahorn said:

Love it, however good luck with the cambelt change!

Don't you need to take the engine out to do that (IIRC)?

[Andy_sx]

only some of the more dozy dealers / back street garages do it like that now. if you undo the drivers side engine mount you can move the lump across to get in and do the job, but you should really have locking tools as it doesnt have any morks on the cams or crank wheel

very nice looking car, would love a 20vt, but i ballsed up my insuarnce so have to make do with a 20v na in a bravo body

[bob1179]

Very nice motor!

I remember the first one of these I ever saw in the flesh was in the Middle East, and I reckon it looks just as fresh today as back then.

[Matto20vt]

Night Flier said:

Alfahorn said:

Love it, however good luck with the cambelt change!

Don't you need to take the engine out to do that (IIRC)?

The Fiat workshop manual talks about taking the engine out, but a decent italian specialist will do it in-situ for about £400, mines due again in 2010