Marea Fiat Marea Weekend 20v

whats it like compared to the bravo hgt you had?

mpg wise its a hell of alot better. doing the motorway run from london to stoke would see over half a tank cruising at around 70-80. Its only 150 miles, only about 90 of which is motorway

I picked the marea up from coventry. Straight on the M6 from j3 - j15 all the way home, around 80 miles cruising at around 70-80mph. The needle didnt move off the full mark It didnt start going down until I started driving it around town and still after doing 180 miles it only down to just under 3/4

As far as power goes.. cant remember tbh but this is definatly smoother than the HGT was. Power delivery is nice and smooth rather than being jerky like the HGT was. Possibly to do with the clutch on the HGT (was dodgy) but also poss becuase the marea is heavier.. I dunno

One thing ive gotta say though, even though its a barge, it still handles like a little hatch. Pleasently suprised how fun it is in the twisties and and backend seems to be staying put too

you cant go by the needle though, some cars it no move for ages then suddenly it drops very quick.
i fill mine up and it no move hardly at all all the way to ace, when i arrive it a few mm off full, but when i get home it just over half

Looks nice

As Hellcat said its a bit harsh about the mirror comment taking into consideration some of the sheds you have bought recently that have been problem after problem.

If a bit of oxidation is all you have to worry about then I am sure youre on a winner

Hope you keep this longer than the rest

Have you any pics of the inside?

sammiboo said:

As Hellcat said its a bit harsh about the mirror comment taking into consideration some of the sheds you have bought recently that have been problem after problem.

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Whats harsh about it? At the end of the day, its down to poor build quality. Cant get away from that fact. Same with the rubber door handles. Its not as if the car is old, its only 8 years old so you shouldnt really expect paint to be peeling off Im really not that bothered though. Ive refurbed mirror bases on 2 of my other bravo/as and i know its not a tricky job. Just a passing comment thats obviously hit a nerve for no reason what so ever...

Will see about the fuel... Its not drinking it like the HGT used to so im not really that bothered.

Anyway, for all you anti-artisticblackandwhitemareapictures... Heres some colour piccies too

Bushboy said:

Anyway, for all you anti-artisticblackandwhitemareapictures... Heres some colour piccies too

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still looks white to me

What rubber door handles? You have a HLX!

The 'paint' on the mirror mounts is very similar to the material that makes up the door handles. Obviously their supplier has sold them a pup all them years ago with UV unstable coatings. Alfa 156s have this problem too. Not Fiat's fault per se. Fiat wouldn't be the first company to have issues with the effects of UV light.

Anyway enough of the science lesson. Glad you're enjoying the Marea and you and Babs can now see how you can have fun in an estate. Oh and you'll both enjoy how it drives too..

Watch that fuel needle though - If it's anything like the diesels half the physical tank = between full and 3/4 on the dial. Then the needle does a believeable impression of an aeroplane with no wings.

a beard and an estate, pipe slippers on your xmas list?

All he needs now is the 'Idiots Guide to Trainspotting' and he's fully converted .

Hellcat said:

What rubber door handles? You have a HLX!

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Your spending to much time in the new Bravo section.
Have another look.

I do like weekends in white, shame ours is going at some point

that actually looks really clean and nice, might wanna consider going bigger than 15" though, too much tyre IMO

That looks really good.

Does that mean your going to sell the Alfa alloys on ebay?:yum:

That looks like a nice plan.
I'd proberly go with different alloys but they do work.

What started out as just a little bit of fun has now turned into something quite serious!

Was bored this afternoon so decided to have a play around on photoshop with the Marea. Started with some little side skirts, which then turned into some monster beefy skirts and then a front apron to match and then the wide archs and rear apron came along too!



This is all ive done so far but im still paying around! Just thought ide post a Work In Progress of my masterpiece lol

heh a bit more done...



Ive reworked the front arch (was a little blocky) and added the alloys Also added a front mount intercooler (becuase its got a 20vt of course!) and lowered it!

Think that looks fudging awful

Lol Jamie. I know. Its not really supposed to look good in a styling way. Its just a mess about on photoshop to improve my skills

Don't hate, congratulate!

Although tbh, I bet 3-4 years ago, ude be saying the complete opposite

Anyway, matt black bonnet and roof with a tasty new grill

Just cant resist doing more Think I'm nearly finished though.

ive colourcoded the rub strips and just altered a few little bits here and there