RE: Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo | Spotted

[BlueJ]

Turbobanana said:

Could it be that they're acting on behalf of a widow/ widower / executor and their instructions are not to spend any money on it? Only plausible explanation I can come up with.

This. Probably a SOR basis and the dealer won't want to spend anything on it if the owner / family aren't either.

[ScoobyChris]

Back in my Scooby days a friend had one of these. Drove very well and pretty rapid once on the move, although I always found the looks a bit unfinished. Small child arriving meant he "upgraded" to a Scooby turbo estate.

Chris

[Water Fairy]

"Will be sold with no MOT"

I doubt it

[dinkel]

FWD is great with power under 200ps/250Nm

More will ruin the experience

Those five pots are super and sound the dogs

[Mark-C]

Water Fairy said:

"Will be sold with no MOT"

I doubt it

Definitely not for 9K anyway.

It looks a good example and is possibly worth the money but without an MOT why would you pay that?

[Cryssys]

Always liked the look of these but I don't think the colour is doing this one any favours. Trying to sell it without an MOT certainly isn't doing it any favours and seems like madness to me, especially at the money being asked.

Who in their right mind would pay £9K for a 26 year old Fiat that has no MOT and can't be taken for a test drive?

Any volunteers?

[andymc]

had a Broom Yellow one with painted Black alloys, lovely and very quick, over heated in traffic so I avoided traffic

[Baldchap]

Passed with no advisories 800 miles ago.

If it was priced like something with no MOT it'd be worth a punt.

[MightyBadger]

RSstuff said:

Ugly from every angle.

But yet still more handsome than a boaty Barchetta.

[Jon_S_Rally]

MCBrowncoat said:

"Although the Coupe sent its power to the front axle (most of the competition were rear-drive)"

Contemporary affordable coupes you could buy new in the UK mid to late 90's? Hmmm

Alfa GTV
VW Corrado
Peugeot 406 Coupe
Hyundai Coupe
Megane Coupe
Integra
Probe
Calibra
Celica
Prelude
Audi TT
Rover 200

Now for the RWD...
200sx
MR2
Maybe a 3 series?

Indeed. Similar of the five-cylinder part. How many five-pot cars are on sale today? RS3 and....?

Back then, loads of Volvos had five-cylinder engines.

[86wasagoodyear]

Jon_S_Rally said:

MCBrowncoat said:

"Although the Coupe sent its power to the front axle (most of the competition were rear-drive)"

Contemporary affordable coupes you could buy new in the UK mid to late 90's? Hmmm

Alfa GTV
VW Corrado
Peugeot 406 Coupe
Hyundai Coupe
Megane Coupe
Integra
Probe
Calibra
Celica
Prelude
Audi TT
Rover 200

Now for the RWD...
200sx
MR2
Maybe a 3 series?

Indeed. Similar of the five-cylinder part. How many five-pot cars are on sale today? RS3 and....?

Back then, loads of Volvos had five-cylinder engines.

Happy days indeed. What a list. That was everyday life before variety & fun were outlawed.

[J4CKO]

86wasagoodyear said:

Jon_S_Rally said:

MCBrowncoat said:

"Although the Coupe sent its power to the front axle (most of the competition were rear-drive)"

Contemporary affordable coupes you could buy new in the UK mid to late 90's? Hmmm

Alfa GTV
VW Corrado
Peugeot 406 Coupe
Hyundai Coupe
Megane Coupe
Integra
Probe
Calibra
Celica
Prelude
Audi TT
Rover 200

Now for the RWD...
200sx
MR2
Maybe a 3 series?

Indeed. Similar of the five-cylinder part. How many five-pot cars are on sale today? RS3 and....?

Back then, loads of Volvos had five-cylinder engines.

Happy days indeed. What a list. That was everyday life before variety & fun were outlawed.

"Brain the size of a planet" etc,

Or, you could look at as, you can still find examples of all those if you want, and all the new stuff ?

Some right old misery arses inhabit PH ! Its like all those crap Facebook memes about how we were the best generation ever, things were free and it was always sunny in the past. Dont forget to enjoy the now and waste all your time reminiscing about a past that you probably moaned about at the time that wasn't actually as great as you remember, its just the human condition, your brain wanting what it cant have and forgetting the bad bits, try to realise its your mind playing tricks and not that things were that much better, or certainly didnt feel it at the time, it felt like now does.

In twenty years you will be wishing for now saying how awesome it was you could still buy combustion engined cars and I was twenty years younger.

Just try to be positive and not slip into that Misanthropic mindset, it does you no good.

[jimmytheone]

MCBrowncoat said:

"Although the Coupe sent its power to the front axle (most of the competition were rear-drive)"

Contemporary affordable coupes you could buy new in the UK mid to late 90's? Hmmm

Alfa GTV
VW Corrado
Peugeot 406 Coupe
Hyundai Coupe
Megane Coupe
Integra
Probe
Calibra
Celica
Prelude
Audi TT
Rover 200

Now for the RWD...
200sx
MR2
Maybe a 3 series?
+MX5

EFA

[ScoobyChris]

jimmytheone said:

EFA

MX6 was the coupe wasn't it and I seem to remember that was FWD? Was it a rebodied Probe?

Chris

[dinkel]

Bought this last October and drove 8500 troublefree kms since.
Daily, parked outside.
Paid 3k euros and spend 2500 on niggles, minor upgrades (din usb box, better lights, cloth seats, greased lock, steering etc) and 8 tyres.
A TS so no bombshell but pretty impressive at highspeed corners.

And pretty.

[Itsallicanafford]

^^^MX-3, 100sx

[asci.white]

J4CKO said:

Some right old misery arses inhabit PH !

Just try to be positive and not slip into that Misanthropic mindset, it does you no good.

So much irony in that post lol..

[supacool1]

MCBrowncoat said:

"Although the Coupe sent its power to the front axle (most of the competition were rear-drive)"

Contemporary affordable coupes you could buy new in the UK mid to late 90's? Hmmm

Alfa GTV
VW Corrado
Peugeot 406 Coupe
Hyundai Coupe
Megane Coupe
Integra
Probe
Calibra
Celica
Prelude
Audi TT
Rover 200

Now for the RWD...
200sx
MR2
Maybe a 3 series?

I had in that time a Preude VTI, Rover 220 Tomcat Turbo and then a Celica Gt-4...

[J4CKO]

asci.white said:

J4CKO said:

Some right old misery arses inhabit PH !

Just try to be positive and not slip into that Misanthropic mindset, it does you no good.

So much irony in that post lol..

Really, I try not to be !

[Tricky67]

Had an NA 20v which I loved to bits in the day, and had a 200sx (S13?) too. Both lovely but the Coupe sound is still the best of all the cars i have owned (and I own a Chim!). Felt properly exotic despite it's humble origins. Like everyone else, can't understand the lack of an MOT so won't be going there. But the LE for sale just down the road, that could be a different matter....