that's why someone should buy mine only done 33k miles and tax runs out march 09 and new tax rules come into effect april which means you can get another year at the old rate
don't know why some people keep on saying 50-60k that engines blow,mien's on 91th 360miles a week and regularly 120-140mph without any problems....so farAlso bear in mind that anything over about 60K miles, the 2.4 engines have a tendency to self destruct without warning, and your car tax will soon be £400 / year.
Same here. 91k and still rock and rolling.don't know why some people keep on saying 50-60k that engines blow,mien's on 91th 360miles a week and regularly 120-140mph without any problems....so far
Thank you to 'The Crig' and 'Camelot Knight', mine just reached 60001 miles and I was starting to panic about all this talk of engines self destructing! Looking forward to at least a further 30000 miles!
Same here. 91k and still rock and rolling.
Good to hear some evidence to counter the anti-Abarth 'gloom and doom' merchants on this forum (who often don't even own an Abarth!).
That is because there are many thousand more of them. Also a 1.2 is very easy / cheap to repair , find parts for or replace the engine compared with the very high cost of a repairing a failed Abarth engine.out of the range, you'd expect to see more blown 1.2 lumps
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Hi,
Just found this site today and thought I should have a go.
My 02 reg Arbarth has now just turned 131k and the engine
Is still good and the car handles like the day I got it.
I've had my 03 selespeed for just over three weeks now and I love it to bits. The only thing is when I started it up yesterday I got various fault message on the dash (ASR, airbag, engine management system and I think ESP). The dealer told me it was dirt in the petrol and I should just run it and they will disappear, I think he's lying! Any helpful ideas would be gratefully received.
I've had my 03 selespeed for just over three weeks now and I love it to bits. The only thing is when I started it up yesterday I got various fault message on the dash (ASR, airbag, engine management system and I think ESP). The dealer told me it was dirt in the petrol and I should just run it and they will disappear, I think he's lying! Any helpful ideas would be gratefully received.