And have to say wow! I joined here about three years ago asking about these but finally got one last weekend. A real beauty - I bought it on the spot. One owner from new and a complete documented main dealer service history, every service, bill, MOT etc even the original bill of sale including a staff discount so presumably a Fiat employee.
He sure did some miles though - 20,000 a year + in the first three years leading to the cam belt going ping just before the end of the third year warranty at around 65,000.
Happily Fiat popped a new engine in under warranty and a new clutch and since then it has only done 15,000 since. They must have been motorway miles too as the interior, seats, steering wheel etc are pretty much like new.
It has the panoramic electric sunroof which really lightens up a small car inside.
But...the drive. Unbelievable fun - seriously in 30+ years of driving the only thing I can compare this to is my Citroen AX GT. The 100HP is so perfect in handling and power to weight that everyone of those 100 horses is usuable to 9/10 or more - the drive back from East Kent through 60 miles of B roads grinning like an idiot is something I will not forget. The turn in and gear change is so sweet. I have found myself going out every day since just 'for a drive' to thrash it around the local country roads. Epic, epic fun. This will surely be the last vehicle of it's type - no traction control, little weight and a revvy NA perfectly matched engine.
I've seen a couple locally in Sussex but unbelievably walking to the shops the other day I saw another white one - a Pandamonium with private plate that I checked out on the DVLA. If I thought mine was nice this one was the mintiest ever and had done - wait for it - 7000 miles!
Here's mine:
He sure did some miles though - 20,000 a year + in the first three years leading to the cam belt going ping just before the end of the third year warranty at around 65,000.
Happily Fiat popped a new engine in under warranty and a new clutch and since then it has only done 15,000 since. They must have been motorway miles too as the interior, seats, steering wheel etc are pretty much like new.
It has the panoramic electric sunroof which really lightens up a small car inside.
But...the drive. Unbelievable fun - seriously in 30+ years of driving the only thing I can compare this to is my Citroen AX GT. The 100HP is so perfect in handling and power to weight that everyone of those 100 horses is usuable to 9/10 or more - the drive back from East Kent through 60 miles of B roads grinning like an idiot is something I will not forget. The turn in and gear change is so sweet. I have found myself going out every day since just 'for a drive' to thrash it around the local country roads. Epic, epic fun. This will surely be the last vehicle of it's type - no traction control, little weight and a revvy NA perfectly matched engine.
I've seen a couple locally in Sussex but unbelievably walking to the shops the other day I saw another white one - a Pandamonium with private plate that I checked out on the DVLA. If I thought mine was nice this one was the mintiest ever and had done - wait for it - 7000 miles!
Here's mine:
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