Fiat coupe 20v turbo

[Mymk5zs123]

Fiat coupe 20v turbo as a daily driver. Sensible or stupid?

[Jonny_]

Probably stupid.

But cool.

Do it

[viggyp]

Not stupid at all. Used to work for Fiat and they're not as unreliable as people make out. Watch out for exhaust manifolds cracking and front wishbones. Other than that, not bad cars at all.

[Krikkit]

And make sure the belts have been done on the 5-pots.

[CAPP0]

I ran two as a daily, both for a good few years each, and it was all good. Had a big bill on one of them but that was my own fault. The car in general has been done to death on here and you'll get plenty of "rust bucket/electrics/bork/buy the Alfa, it's the same car with a different engine" comments, but go to fccuk.org/forum if you want some genuine sound advice.

I've still got the second one, rebuilt after a crash and now living retirement out as a summer garage princess.

[Mymk5zs123]

Thanks for the advice. I'm 90% going to buy one. I'm just trying to get as much info on them as possible.

[exgtt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojK2KeN5504

The noise!

[anonymous-user]

I had one from 1997 to 2002. The car was utterly reliable, a total blast to drive, and really quite practical. The front tyres don't last long, but who cares?

I love Alfas, and have driven the GTV of that era in various versions. The Fiat is better.

[Pipeandacrepe]

exgtt said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojK2KeN5504

The noise!

What a plonker.

[anonymous-user]

Many of these cars have fallen into the hands of Barry Boy idiots. If you can find one that has not been dicked about with by some bingobrain, good luck!

[Pipeandacrepe]

I love them, but think I've missed the boat. Do regret not buying one a few years ago. I had a look about a year ago and they're all fked, chavved up or overpriced (in my opinion at least). No real use for one at the moment anyway, shame.

[anonymous-user]

I had a 20v turbo back in 1998 when they were new. That was 15 years ago and any car you are likely to find will be "high risk" to put it politely.

[anonymous-user]

exgtt said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojK2KeN5504

The noise!

oooooh, ya bastid!

[Mansilla]

I'm on my second, because I missed the first after I sold it. The first was pretty much a daily. Both have been 100% reliable if you ignore failures due to my stupidity. And I can get the kids in the back, and it has a decent boot.

It is true that there are a good number of unloved ones about, and they are capable of throwing you a bill, but there are still gems out there, and that is no different to any other 15 year old car with a fair dollop of power. What's stopping you?

[anonymous-user]

wormus said:

I had a 20v turbo back in 1998 when they were new. That was 15 years ago and any car you are likely to find will be "high risk" to put it politely.

No more high risk than any 15 year old car, unless it has been Barried. There's nothing to be scared about with older cars, provided that you know what the ups and downs are, and but the very best one you can find in your price range.

I have run a 40 year old car as a daily driver, and my current main drives date from 1981 and 1983 respectively. A 1998 car would be a bit modern in my book.

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 3rd April 22:13

[gaz1234]

exgtt said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojK2KeN5504

The noise!

Yours?

[exgtt]

gaz1234 said:

Yours?

No! haha. Just a vid i found.

[anonymous-user]

Some info here - a Fiat Coupe thread from last year.

http://web5.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[exgtt]

Alot to be said for turbo power and big long ratios.

[Mymk5zs123]

Thanks for the advice guys. You have all convinced me to get one now. It was actually pistonheads that got me thinking about them in the first place, when I read about one on SOTW even though I have always liked them. I should have around £3000 to play with, so This should get me a fairly good example. Does anyone know what MPG I should expect from a standard one? This isn't really a big issue, I'm just curious.