RE: Shed of the Week: Lancia Dedra
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Had one of these for almost a whole week. Bought it for less than shed money, sight unseen of course.
Drove off, approached a roundabout, realized I hadn't actually checked if the thing had brakes, luckily it had.
Despite driving fine and sounding great it failed its Belgian MOT equivalent spectacularly on multiple accounts, so I had to get rid of it again.
Drove off, approached a roundabout, realized I hadn't actually checked if the thing had brakes, luckily it had.
Despite driving fine and sounding great it failed its Belgian MOT equivalent spectacularly on multiple accounts, so I had to get rid of it again.
What's going on with Shed? Another cracking buy. Keep up the good work 
"Stereotypical joking aside, Shed rather likes the clean lines of this 90s Italo-exec. Over 400,000 Dedras were built between 1989 and 2000. The fact that only 40 or so Dedras remain on UK roads either a) tells you all you need to know about the quality of Dedra construction or b) gets you all excited about Dedra rarity"
Think this had more to do with the fact that the British public had very little confidence in Lancia's after the UK press scare mongering which forced a brilliant company to leave our market.
"Stereotypical joking aside, Shed rather likes the clean lines of this 90s Italo-exec. Over 400,000 Dedras were built between 1989 and 2000. The fact that only 40 or so Dedras remain on UK roads either a) tells you all you need to know about the quality of Dedra construction or b) gets you all excited about Dedra rarity"
Think this had more to do with the fact that the British public had very little confidence in Lancia's after the UK press scare mongering which forced a brilliant company to leave our market.
Friend bought one of these in a nostalgic lament to his previous Thema 16V Turbo which had been stolen, recovered, but was never the same again.
The Thema was a great car; swift, comfy and reliable.
The Dedra was anything but. The 2.0ie had nowhere near the shove of the Turbo obviously, but it was frail, oh so frail. We joked at the time that he'd bought the car from Hernandez, off the contemporary Bacardi advert, such was his failure to get it fixed or refunded.
Even now, Hernandez is shorthand for dodgy car dealers amongst us...and no-one has forgotten the poor Dedra.
Looks quite smart in that blue though, I admit.
The Thema was a great car; swift, comfy and reliable.
The Dedra was anything but. The 2.0ie had nowhere near the shove of the Turbo obviously, but it was frail, oh so frail. We joked at the time that he'd bought the car from Hernandez, off the contemporary Bacardi advert, such was his failure to get it fixed or refunded.
Even now, Hernandez is shorthand for dodgy car dealers amongst us...and no-one has forgotten the poor Dedra.
Looks quite smart in that blue though, I admit.
Edited by loudlashadjuster on Friday 9th August 10:25
Back around 1990, when I was a muttering rotter, I was invited to a Lancia dealer in the south of England for a preview of the Dedra.
When asked for my thoughts I told them I thought it was a better car than the Delta, etc, etc, which it was. Then I said 'they aren't going to use that name though, are they?'
But they did. The rest is history - literally.
Incidentally, you still see them occasionally in my part of France. There was even a quite attractive HPE version.
When asked for my thoughts I told them I thought it was a better car than the Delta, etc, etc, which it was. Then I said 'they aren't going to use that name though, are they?'
But they did. The rest is history - literally.
Incidentally, you still see them occasionally in my part of France. There was even a quite attractive HPE version.
I had a 1992 Dedra Turbo i.e. for a couple of years before the fuel costs became too ruinous. I was very sad to let it go.
There was very little rust for a 21 year old car – by the time the Tipo was made FIAT had learned a lot from the collaboration with SAAB for the type 4 saloon and the shells were galvanised properly. The Turbo cars were quick, surprisingly comfy and reliable, and handled pretty well (viscous diff helped reduce/eliminate torque steer). They never brought the 4wd ones to the UK (and IIRC, the Integrale 4wd version in europe was not a turbo – no idea why). There was a certain amount of lag, but when it came on song it went very well indeed, and sounded fantastic. As a result, I spent most of my time chasing the boost, and low 20s mpg resulted (only ever going to high 20s on a run). I preferred the Dedra to the FIAT Coupe 16VT I had a few years before – it had more practicality, but just as much performance, and was more fun to drive (both are based on the Tipo platform).
There was very little rust for a 21 year old car – by the time the Tipo was made FIAT had learned a lot from the collaboration with SAAB for the type 4 saloon and the shells were galvanised properly. The Turbo cars were quick, surprisingly comfy and reliable, and handled pretty well (viscous diff helped reduce/eliminate torque steer). They never brought the 4wd ones to the UK (and IIRC, the Integrale 4wd version in europe was not a turbo – no idea why). There was a certain amount of lag, but when it came on song it went very well indeed, and sounded fantastic. As a result, I spent most of my time chasing the boost, and low 20s mpg resulted (only ever going to high 20s on a run). I preferred the Dedra to the FIAT Coupe 16VT I had a few years before – it had more practicality, but just as much performance, and was more fun to drive (both are based on the Tipo platform).
Nice shed, but why the snooty attitude to the wheels in the article? I'm not a fan of aftermarket wheels but beauty in the eye of etc .
This is supposed to be a site aimed at car enthusiasts,but seems to gradually turning more like the worst of the smug,Tory Boy, don't buy if you can't afford cash, borderline racist ,speeders deserve all they get , all modifications or personal plates mean you're Chav scum w
kers that pollute the forums.
Just my opinion of course, just off to read The Guardian ,polish the Prius and have a hemp sarnie.
This is supposed to be a site aimed at car enthusiasts,but seems to gradually turning more like the worst of the smug,Tory Boy, don't buy if you can't afford cash, borderline racist ,speeders deserve all they get , all modifications or personal plates mean you're Chav scum w
kers that pollute the forums.Just my opinion of course, just off to read The Guardian ,polish the Prius and have a hemp sarnie.
I had a Dedra HF Turbo from '04 to '07. Lovely car, and another regretted sale. I took mine to the Lancia centenary celebrations in Turin in 2006 and had a fabulous drive down. Less nimble than the Delta HFie but a more comfortable drive on A roads and motorways.
The HF badge wasn't just on the Dedra Integrale (of which none were imported to the UK).
Having owned one, I don't crave another, but I can recommend them - especially at shed money!
The HF badge wasn't just on the Dedra Integrale (of which none were imported to the UK).
Having owned one, I don't crave another, but I can recommend them - especially at shed money!
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