Fiat Coupe turbo
27 February 2003, 04:52 PM
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GREAT brakes, Great Gearbox, reliable(strange for a FIAT) engine, Standard turbo can hold up to 350bhp, LSD diff
And he will probably buy one for very little money, as the depreciation is TITANIC
And he will probably buy one for very little money, as the depreciation is TITANIC
27 February 2003, 05:11 PM
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The cambelt change is about a £1000 'cos it's an engine out job- just like a Ferrari! Zorsts are also pretty pricey. Other than that the only other real cost will be a set of new fronts every 6 or 7,000 miles. Petrol etc is very similar to a Scoob. I was going to buy one of these but their fragility (FIATS make Subaru build quality look good) put me off. Nice cars to drive though and pretty fast- having said that I trashed one from a standing start from the Autoroute Peage- he must have taken a least couple of MM's of his fronts judging by the plumes of smoke that I saw in my rear view mirror!
27 February 2003, 05:44 PM
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Damn good 3-4 year old car to buy. As has been said the depreciation is scary on these - some are group 20 insurance.
A friend has a 2000 model fully loaded and cost more than 25k.
He would be lucky to get 8-9k as the market stands , but a good car for the money.
A friend has a 2000 model fully loaded and cost more than 25k.
He would be lucky to get 8-9k as the market stands , but a good car for the money.
27 February 2003, 06:12 PM
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A guy a work's got one - pretty quick, nice looking car, but typical Fiat reliability - 76k miles and it's on its second turbo, and just in for a rebuild as one of the pistons has lost compression...
27 February 2003, 06:39 PM
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Really good cars. Had one for 18-months but the repair cost were always £500 plus.
Despite that, they are very quick cars. They're quicker to 100 mph than a standard Scoob by over 1-second, and considering its 0-60 time is 6.5s, it gives you some idea of the 60-100mph performance.
Despite that, they are very quick cars. They're quicker to 100 mph than a standard Scoob by over 1-second, and considering its 0-60 time is 6.5s, it gives you some idea of the 60-100mph performance.
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