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.........or a back box was fitted incorrectly, very common, or the bump stops in the rear springs have perished allowing excessive travel or a combination of all three.
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I'm trying to contact the guy Charlie but he ain't replying..
https://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=32956
NOT local to you,
but would be a good enuff 1st punto for your needs / budget,
untidy is fine as the only outlay on that is what YOU want to do to it -
over time
Lovely looking car. Here is the nanny bit. Watch the 16V motors. They need good timing belt history. If in any doubt you'd want to budget for replacement. Quite a few members here got caught out badly shortly after purchase.
The 8v are safe engines so if a belt does go it's inconvenient but not the end of the engine. Insurance my be a tad higher as well.
Keep looking and sitting and test driving. You'll know the right one when you sit in it and bring that friend of yours to a few as well. You might miss a bargain by not jumping at the first one offered but in the long run you're better off holding your powder dry.
Ah I see Ill probabilly go for a 8V then. Im keeping an eye out.. My mums old Mk2 I didnt like the clutch on it. It felt high to me, I remember when she first drove it it was juddering alot and once it got stuck on the hill! which is offputting! Which is why I am going for mk2b
To be honest if thats the only reason your going for a mk2b i wouldnt worry. The only main difference between the two is the facelift.
Thats all
Russ
Their are technical differences especially in the electronics between mk2 and mk2b
I've decided I'm gonna go for it! I need some decent wheel caps or alloys and decent cd player as it's tape.