(G) Forget Fiat Dealerships go Jamjar!

Hi, I have owned Fiats for years and I instantly fell in love with the 3 door Stilo when it was launched. Ideally, I'd have liked an Abarth but it was out of my budget. Anyway, I went down to my local Fiat dealer and after a test drive I decided that I'd buy the Active Sport model. The dealership wouldn't budge from the £11600 list price, wether I paid cash, cheque or as the saleman put it Greenshield stamps and they only offered me £1200 part exchange on my four year old Brava. So I surfed the internet and ended up buying one from Jamjar, exact same car, brand new, delivered to me in two weeks for, wait for it..................£8995! I have now owned this car for four months and covered 5000 miles, ok the spare wheel was missing and the 12v socket in the boot wasn't there, but Fiat instantly gave me a spare wheel and compensated me for the 12v socket not being there, to the tune of £125, this was all done through the dealership which wouldn't give me a deal in the first place which made it all the better! It has been a superb purchase, no rattles, no shakes, fantastic build quality, anyone who critisizes these cars should get out there and test drive one instead of being sucked in to the Golf/Focus clone mould that roam our streets. Ok, residuals are poor, but who gives a s**t? You get a well built, well equipped, good looking motor and people stop to look at you in the street. Don't be a sheep following the Ford Focus herd. I love the fact that where I work, there is only 1 Stilo in the car park out of 1200 motors and it's mine. I have added 17 inch alloys and it looks sublime. Any one doubting the quality of this car, take it from me, get out there and buy one!

Excellent, I'm glad you're happy with it.

You're preaching to the converted here though. [8D]:)

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Just for the record:

Jamjar is a joint venture between direct line and dixon motors.

I looked at Jamjar, and then ordered direct from Dixons www.dixonmotors.co.uk as they were cheaper - I guess one less middle man!

Paul

Stilo Abarth, Broome Yellow, Alarm - Factory order, still waiting.....

Welcome to the Stilo fold and well done for choosing the three door!!

Roja

2003 Silver 3-Door Abarth with graphite wheels and all the toys

I hope its worth the wait - its a bit of a leap of faith from a 3 series touring to a Stilo!

Paul

Stilo Abarth, Broome Yellow, Alarm - Factory order, still waiting.....

I went the jamjar route intially, but then approached my local dealer telling them that I was 100% on buying the car, but it was up to them as to whether they got my business or Jamjar. After a couple of weeks and several phone calls they eventually came up with a figure of £9135, only £140 more than Jamjar, but gaining a 3rd year dealership warranty and the full AA cover! and I guess also just as important to some people - the added piece of mind of having a "face" to talk to....

For the money, what an absolute gem of a car! I also have a Focus, and I tell yer, there really is no comparision. The Stilo tops it in every aspect!

Good call Stuie - Having driven a Focus you can tell that nobody else even thinks of a Stilo before going down the same old Golf/Focus route. I will admit I did the same (Golf) about three years ago and it was a big mistake. Dull slow piece of junk. :(

Big up the Stilo!!

Roja

2003 Silver 3-Door Abarth with graphite wheels and all the toys

Just keeping this thread alive so people are aware of the Jamjar option!

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.

Yeah, I was looking at a Focus too, but when my wife and I saw the Stilo we were hooked. Safety features really drew me.

Les Ross
Certified by a Professional.
03 Stilo 5d JTD80 Active
PSI Powerbox and go-faster turtle.

Alternatively you can buy a brand new (but pre-registered) Stilo 1.2 Active for £7488 from Arnold Clark just now.

2003 3 Door Stilo 1.2 Active, Sassy Grey, 5 disc CD Changer, plastic wheel trims - and 41.7mpg average so far. Love it, Oh yes!

TC what the hell is Active Sport ... I do not remember that that kind of model exist.got confused or you just want to call your car like that?

FIAT STILO 1.6 3dR Tiziano Red
Sub=Pioneer TS WX20LPA
AUTOMOBILE SK

No, Active Sport is exactly that, it is in the current UK Stilo range and list price is £11595, hope this answers your question.

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.

BTW, you get the 3rd year dealer warranty and the AA cover from Jamjar too:D

TC, interested to hear you were compensated for the lack of 12v in the boot, I wonder if its too late for me to make a fuss?

53 3d Stilo Dynamic JTD - Sprint Blue

James, I picked it up a couple of days after purchasing the car, they also compensated me for putting the wrong spare wheel in the boot, in the specs it said, Space Saver Spare Wheel, in my boot was a normal one!

The only other thing that was missing from the original specs was the Puddle Lights, but I never bothered to chase this up.

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.

Well, I've written to Jamjar about it, had to send them my service history book anyway as they hadn't stamped the predelivery bit, so we'll see, would be nice tho as it'd buy me a sub:D

My puddle lights are there, I guess I'm quite lucky on that one, plenty of people seem to be lacking them, and I quite like them, a few passengers have commented they are a nice touch.

Didn't you make a fuss about them being missing? you might have got a little more cash;)

All in all I would def go back to Jamjar (or whichever other online resource is offering the best deal), as the £3500 I saved was worth the bit of chasing after them I had to do:)

53 3d Stilo Dynamic JTD - Sprint Blue