General Anybody got a good reliable Cinq or do they all have hundreds of problems?

[tomandsophie]

I have recently bought a 96 N Cinq Sporting, and it has coughed up countless problems and we've only had it a couple of weeks! Everybody I speak to who owns one seems to say that they cost loads of money to keep on the road and they need repairing pretty much every month! Is this generally true, or can they be good cars too?

 

[custard]

got a 96 sporting here with 60,000 miles.in a year and a half its needed a radiator(not leaking just corroded)exhaust 4 tyres and a hanbrake cable.runs perfectly and has never let me down.

the new turbo one is another matter though lol

good little cars IMHO

 

[EmSpem]

Without totally scuppering myself so I'll say this v quietly as cinqy's in earshot that my car I almost completely trust 100% to get me about - only times it has 'broken down' is clutch cable snapping so not really broken down just a mild irritation and hinderance. I've had it since Feb 98 and driven over 125,000 miles in it. Obviously due to its mileage it's suffered usual wear n tear but I'd say at the moment in its old age its running better than ever

Em

 

[surfin_fella]

If you look after them, they will look after you. Just remember that!

 

[The Negotiator]

https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=33085

 

[Dan]

Ive had a leak in mine, but took 5 secs to find. Run perfect ever since i got it.

Oh crap ive done it now.

 

[Bushboy]

cinqs have there problems but all are reletively cheap to fix and diagnose. if you learn and do the easy bits yourself, ull save yourself a packet! if you go running to a garage everytime theres a funny noise then ull be forever fixing it.

cinqs are great and just like with every car, things do go wrong but as sie said, if you look after the cinq, the cinq will look after you.

 

[phil_harry]

In theory the cinq is a winner, the fantastically reliable fiat FIRE engine (capable of 200,000+ miles) inside a bodyshell with 100% galvanised outer panels.

It is usually let down by small niggles. I found when i first bought my car i did have a lot of problems with it, but persevere and six months down the line with a little bit of owner input and TLC, and you will have a suberb car which won't let you down.

Phil

 

[dillinger39]

my car has had a couple of problems its not a sporting but it gets me from a to b. the mot last time was high but since then i have had hardly any problems with it and its great fun to drive. it does exactly what it says on the tin

drives you from a to b

 

[dillinger39]

oh and its more reliable than my mum and dads rover 45 thats got half the amount of mileage my car has on it and that cars a w or y reg

 

[Howard]

I'm not saying anything. It'll tempt fate seeing as I'm driving up to Nottingham the week after next. Lol