Ok, I currently drive a Seat Leon 1.8 20v Turbo kitted out with leather interior, climate control, leccy windows/mirrors..it's gorgeous and I love her but I need more money so am after a new job, and that cushy work from home job will cease, hence more travelling.
Swapping jobs will mean I may make less money as I'm spending it on fuel, so I popped on Autotrader and looked for cars and up popped a yellow Stilo. Onto PistonHeads and a 2.4 Sillyspeed caught my eye, but it's an Auto and looking on here I won't save much on fuel.
So - perhaps a JTD. The insurance and tax will save me lots (21 this summer, will have 2years no claims in December as I preferred push bikes to cars and didn't start driving til later in life) - lots and lots infact.
Why get a fuel efficient car? Simple - money. Lots of money means moving out (again!), no debts, I can get a better PC and an LCD TV (15" CRT here ). Once I'm settled in to a better paid job and have more money anyway, I can always upgrade!
Anywho - the questions.
Abarth bodykit - who sells it, how much will it cost, what delivery times did you all experience from various places? I searched and found a price for bumpers and skirts for £495 from Marcus at Fiat but then I realized it was a Punto topic.
Remap - Does anyone still do the 170bhp remap? I'm in Essex, so who do you recommend? What prices are we looking at - obviously a new exhaust may be required - what do you recommend..nothing stupildy loud - I had that on by mk2 Ibiza GTi!
The common faults on Fiat Stilos are *fill blank*
What should I look for when buying one. I love the yellow, but there's also a very dark blue which is almost black which is lush. The missus went from silver to black on her Saxo..she'd kill me if I got a black car. What about white - do they come in white? My Leon suffered from leaky door sills so no suprises from the Fiat please.
Finally, what's the deal on the 1.8 16v - bhp/emissions/remaps and mpg.
Cheers
Swapping jobs will mean I may make less money as I'm spending it on fuel, so I popped on Autotrader and looked for cars and up popped a yellow Stilo. Onto PistonHeads and a 2.4 Sillyspeed caught my eye, but it's an Auto and looking on here I won't save much on fuel.
So - perhaps a JTD. The insurance and tax will save me lots (21 this summer, will have 2years no claims in December as I preferred push bikes to cars and didn't start driving til later in life) - lots and lots infact.
Why get a fuel efficient car? Simple - money. Lots of money means moving out (again!), no debts, I can get a better PC and an LCD TV (15" CRT here ). Once I'm settled in to a better paid job and have more money anyway, I can always upgrade!
Anywho - the questions.
Abarth bodykit - who sells it, how much will it cost, what delivery times did you all experience from various places? I searched and found a price for bumpers and skirts for £495 from Marcus at Fiat but then I realized it was a Punto topic.
Remap - Does anyone still do the 170bhp remap? I'm in Essex, so who do you recommend? What prices are we looking at - obviously a new exhaust may be required - what do you recommend..nothing stupildy loud - I had that on by mk2 Ibiza GTi!
The common faults on Fiat Stilos are *fill blank*
What should I look for when buying one. I love the yellow, but there's also a very dark blue which is almost black which is lush. The missus went from silver to black on her Saxo..she'd kill me if I got a black car. What about white - do they come in white? My Leon suffered from leaky door sills so no suprises from the Fiat please.
Finally, what's the deal on the 1.8 16v - bhp/emissions/remaps and mpg.
Cheers