fiat coupe

[billb]

anyone got a fiat coupe??

am looking for a sub £10k car thats reasonably reliable but a bit funky - are they any good - any comments?

[pdV6]

Not as classy as a GTV (which you could also get for <£10k), but IMO they look good. The 20v turbo goes pretty well. A mate of mine ran one for a few years in central London. Apart from a minor glitch with the indicators, nothing other than accident damage went wrong.

[Alfa Dave]

Friend had one and it seemed to be prone to minor dents and dings, if you're buying watch out for door damage and car park rash.

[the jiffle king]

Have to say fast and fun and handle well, but they do seem to have a fair number of niggles, but in terms of the price you pay they are great value.

T-J-K

[robp]

Performance car used it in their car of the year in 1995 I think, it was a well aclaimed front wheel drive car
Go for it! Bit different too, you dont see many around.

[GTA]

A fast car once you've got over the turbo lag. For a coupe my first choice would be a GTV 3.0 (better handling and noise) although the fiat is very good for the money.

[pdV6]

GTA said:

For a coupe my first choice would be a GTV 3.0 (better handling and noise)

Yeah! That would be my choice too. Oh, hang on, it was...

[GTA]

I had one too, although in 2.0 lusso spec.

[philh]

Got 20V model great fun great noise from the 5 cylinders, can't beat it for the money, would have another.

[pallison]

Check the owner's club at www.fccuk.org - there's a section on the forum for buying advice, plus there's always a few cars for sale.

[swindorski46]

You should get a right gleamer for £10k.
The prices seem to have droped through the floor, I'm practically giving mine away. It breaks my heart but that's the way it is.
FCCUK is a very good site.

[smirnoff]

20V Turbo the only one to get, but the Turbo's do blow up and can be expensive to fix. Bloody good fun 4 seater family car, which is why when i got a family i got a Tuscan.

[julesm]

smirnoff said:

20V Turbo the only one to get, but the Turbo's do blow up and can be expensive to fix. Bloody good fun 4 seater family car, which is why when i got a family i got a Tuscan.

Do they really?

Only ever known two to "blow up" and this was probably as a result of over modifying the engine. The Coupe 20VT is excellent value for money, like most high performance cars, provided it's well looked after it is not that much of a problem. The main myths surrounding these cars is that the cambelt change costs 1500 pounds, this is not true, there are plenty of Independant specialists who can carry this work out for about 400 pounds with the engine still in the car! I ran mine for over a year with no problems whatsoever, it was superb. Pricewise they are a bargain (like the GTV), you can pick up a last of the line Plus model for around 10k, great value...