SupraDan24 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Seems obvious too most people as Fiats are notoriously bad but i made the mistake 2 years ago and i'm still paying for it now.....literally !! I was desperate for a car about 2 years ago and a cheap Fiat Stilo came up so i got it with the intention of keeping it a year while i saved up for my Supra. Since then the things been a constant pain in the arse. Even shifting it on to my Mrs as her car hasnt stopped it haunting me. Last year i forked out £400+ to fix the trip computer system when i got home from offshore, started the car and got a "Full House" on the warning lights bingo game. My speedo didnt work, all warning lights were stuck permanently lit and i ran out of petrol because the petrol guage was lying to me saying i had a quarter of a tank when in fact i had fumes. Great Fun ! The tyres wear unevenly (badly on the inside) despite the tracking being fine, its an hereditary problem from factory according to the Fiat forums, so i've been forking out for new tires contantly, last time was only 2 weeks ago. And now...joy of all joys, i read an email from my Gf saying she's just driven to uni and the clutch went...another 200+...all for a car only 4 years old...brilliant lol. The moral of this story...dont buy Fiat (Not that everyone doesnt know that already) On a more postive note, ive had my 94 N/A Supra 9 months now....no knocks, no problems, easily the best car i've ever owned...maybe i should buy the Gf one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 My head hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I bought a 2001 punto for the mrs's and it started leaking oil as the sump ha rusted through! I fixed this and then it started pi$$ing out oil from the RMS seal in gearbox, so had that done. Driving back home and the check light came on, so put my reader and it gave acode for lambda sensor and reset it with no joy. Well since then the airbag light has also come on and reading on the fiat forums, alot of people just carry on driving them with the lights on as it seems to make no difference. FIAT= failure in automotive technology or fix it again tomorrow! They say u only buy one fiat....................i sure wont be buying another one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Had a Panda and a Cinquecento, both were great and ran up stellar mileages for very small cars, with hardly any maintenance at all. Neither had ANY sort of gizmos though and were absolute base models. This Daewoo Matiz has been a nightmare, the starter seizes up with water in it every six months and it's a 3 hour job to change it. C/V joints rattle their heads off, uses water, I suspect a cracked head. Clutch judders, starting to rot, you name it. I keep leaving it unlocked at the pub but no *ugger will deign to nick it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movistar Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 my little punto 60s 99model had been great, usual little hickups but does a 70 mile round trip every day and is giving me 48/50 mpg on a little 1.2 petrol engine....good and bad in everything though i guess....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygood Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 my little punto 60s 99model had been great, usual little hickups but does a 70 mile round trip every day and is giving me 48/50 mpg on a little 1.2 petrol engine....good and bad in everything though i guess....... Same here, but no power steering ('96 model) is a PITA after getting out of the Supe... even with the Puntos little trolley-wheels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I once bought a cheap keyboard without a paragraph seperator button....which angered me alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I once bought a cheap keyboard without a paragraph seperator button....which angered me alot. Pc world perchance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Pc world perchance? No. It was a Fiat dealership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movistar Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I once bought a cheap keyboard without a paragraph seperator button....which angered me alot. Perhaps you need to get out more and leave the keyboard alone! It seems to be causing offence;).........................................................Lol opps sorry Lol. oh and thats " separator" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoaster Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 There's a crisis on a par with global warming or catastrophic water shortages coming in a couple of years....... When all those Fiat 500's and Pandas bought on scrappage deals reach 4 years old and self destruct! There will be 50% fewer woman drivers on the roads as a result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 my very first car was a Fiat Super Mirafiori, what a cracking engine, 2 litre twin cam, easily quicker than all other 2 litres of the day, unfortunately the body fell to bits and the final straw came when it needed £300 worth of welding, it went to the scrap yard with just 52 k miles on it, the engine was barely run in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Perhaps you need to get out more and leave the keyboard alone! It seems to be causing offence;).........................................................Lol opps sorry Lol. Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin.starr Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 cant beat a good old nova for your first car will never let you down untill you wrap it round a tree backwards at 50 like i did haha gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Living proof of what would happen if Twitter took away the 126 character limit for each twit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyP Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 In a nutshell Fiat's are rubbish Toyota's are pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Seicento's and the Cinque's are the most reliable out of them although they both suffer from head gasket failures! Done my apprenticeship on alfa/fiat's , we was regularly getting back new cars with warped discs , clutch judder etc these were faults on cars less than a few months old on some with less than 5k on the clock! Build quality is shocking , glad im working for a franchise that knows how to build quality cars! Stilo's are by far the worse though, the electrical problems are endless on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 Living proof of what would happen if Twitter took away the 126 character limit for each twit. I once bought a cheap keyboard without a paragraph seperator button....which angered me alot. Thanks for making me feel nice and welcome as a new poster guys....couldnt do it without you Paragraprh Seperator button....that'd be a "Return" key then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 Stilo's are by far the worse though, the electrical problems are endless on them! I noticed lol. According to Fiat dealership near me, they sorted out all those electrical bugs with the 2nd gen Stilo they started making after 52 plate. Mines an 05 plate....lying bastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Cars to avoid. Anything French or Italian. Although Citroens and Renaults have improved in recent years a leopard never changes it's spots. These cars are not built to last 15 years or so and I would expect that if they made a quality product at the prices they sell them for then I would exect them to go bust within a couple of years. They stick to what they are best at, building shockingly bad, cheap cars..... Japanese, German or even Korean these days are the way forward. If you want to be mega reliable and boring then get a Ford..... I personally would never have a Fiat, even if it was coated in chocolate. I tw@tted a Fiat Uno in my Cavalier 14 years ago and was shocked to see the level of damage as it disintegrated on impact. All four passengers survived but the car was turned into a banana..... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aweegin Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I once bought a cheap keyboard without a paragraph seperator button....which angered me alot. Hahahahaha! sarcasm will never die! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 I tw@tted a Fiat Uno in my Cavalier 14 years ago and was shocked to see the level of damage as it disintegrated on impact. All four passengers survived There was only ever gonna be one winner there What is surprising is that they'd managed to get 4 ppl in an Uno without the wheels falling off to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 my very first car was a Fiat Super Mirafiori, what a cracking engine, 2 litre twin cam, easily quicker than all other 2 litres of the day, Great cars! I passed my test in my mates one. IIRC wasn't it the same engine in the Lancia Beta? (But transversely mounted FWD of course) I loved Betas too. Shame these two car models were amongst the worst rust buckets ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I had a Fiat 126p ages ago. Never failed me and parts prices was total laugh eg. alternator 20 pounds, front bumper 3 pounds etc. I've seen one in Wolverhampton some time ago, I think it was water cooled BIS version. Original one was air cooled 650cc RWD fun on wheels (especially at winter time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Great cars! I passed my test in my mates one. IIRC wasn't it the same engine in the Lancia Beta? (But transversely mounted FWD of course) I loved Betas too. Shame these two car models were amongst the worst rust buckets ever made. wouldn't surprise me, the Fiat twin cam did get about a bit, we really are showing our age here mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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