Cheapie fun car with oomph!

[rhanagar]

I do hear (rather surprisingly) of owners vouching for its reliability- although that may possibly be in comparison to the low standards of Italian cars .
What is does have over the SX(bigfanof) is exclusivity and a lack of Max Power image.

I totally agree on you there. I will also add that he has little trouble with his. The biggest issue is the lack of pattern parts, and they are pain to do anything on them without a good, and I mean good workshop, with specialist tools.

A case example of one problem he had a few years back. Driving along minding his own business. Car infront threw up a stone and shattered his headlight and cracked his windscreen. Fortunatly missed all the paintwork. Insurance company paid for the windscreen, but refused to cover the headlight. It cost him a few hundred quid to pay Fiat to replace it as the entire front end had to be removed along with several bits under the hood to get to the bolts on the bugger. I cannot remember exactly the figure, but I remember thinking it was extortionate. You also have to bear in mind this was before the days of ebay.

 

[SeanDezart]

'tis kinda cute though and basic in a race sense inside with the dash painted and not in dreary '90s plastic.