matt how much is your insurance on the coupe? If i get another it will be £700 at the most FC!
General How to spot a well cared for Coupe
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SymonH, I don't any of the mods as running costs, that was simply to show you all what I have spent on the coupe recently. Sammi - I pay £800 with all mods declared FC with Greenlight (or I will do when I'm back on the road)
Aaargh!! I've just bought coilovers :bang:
Aaargh!! I've just bought coilovers :bang:
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I am under no illusions that it'll be expensive, but picking a good car helps reduce those costs. Right now I've got the money to throw at things & the punto is feeling very slow since I got the V70, time for a step up. In that respect I have 3 or 4 options in my mind; Alfa GTV V6, Fiat Coupe, mod the Sei/Punto into something quick or get an Punto HGT/Stilo Abarth and mod that. For the moment I'm thinkin' that keeping the Sei' for a while then getting an Alfa GTV is probably the best option... but the coupe is more unique & has an appeal to me that nothing else does, I could say that about the other options too. Decisions are b**cheswhatmoretyres said:
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Go for the GTV, as much as I love my coupe I prefer the GTV styling, there are also fewer of them around and they were more expensive when new. They arguably handle better too, but they are no use if you need rear seats.
I do own a 16VT at the moment but I have driven quite a few miles in a 20VT plus that my dad used to own and I still preferred the 3 litre GTV, with 6 speed box, and all that seamless torque.
Both brilliant cars though...
I do own a 16VT at the moment but I have driven quite a few miles in a 20VT plus that my dad used to own and I still preferred the 3 litre GTV, with 6 speed box, and all that seamless torque.
Both brilliant cars though...
Ah you can't beat the boost though!! Nothing like it. And the ease of tuning, I'd leave a GTV for dust. I do love the styling though, both gorgeous cars.
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... and don't forget the sound! The Alfa V6 units sound amassing imo. If anything the useless seating in the GTV is a bonus (easier to justify fittin' fixed buckets).
pinin, quicker yeah, but it just doesn't sound as good as long as there's over 200bhp on tap I'm happy
pinin, quicker yeah, but it just doesn't sound as good
as long as there's over 200bhp on tap I'm happy
Yes the GTV V6 has a gorgeous sound! However have you heard the coupe with a 3" exhaust from turbo-back? Absolutely delicious. proper Quattro rally soundtrack :slayer: I think the argument of GTV vs Coupe will rage on forever. I don't think there is a "wrong" choice out of the two personally, it's whichever one takes your fancy. The V6 I drove felt slow compared to my coop, probably the way the power is delivered but the feeling as the turbo comes on boost and it just flies down the road is just fantastic for me
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You also don't get turbo lag in the GTV, on occasions in the coupe, especially when cold it is easy to try and pull out of junctions in 2nd gear with too few revs and go nowhere fast. The GTV does sound better too, I had a 4 pipe hormann motorsport cat back exhaust on mine, it burbled like a TVR at idle and howled a lovely tune at the top end. I also prefer the plastic front end and tiny headlamps..
I know a tuned Fiat will be quicker in a straight line, but a 3 litre GTV won't be slow with a remap and a few mods, 250bhp is quite easy.
I know a tuned Fiat will be quicker in a straight line, but a 3 litre GTV won't be slow with a remap and a few mods, 250bhp is quite easy.
Oh yeah you can squeeze a few more Horsies out of them, but it's nowhere near as cheap as a coupe. My 280BHP coupe would monster a GTV V6, and I've spent under a grand on mods. I saw a drop top GTV at the gym tonight, Awesome but the roof had seen better days
I saw a drop top GTV at the gym tonight, Awesome but the roof had seen better days
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pinin__prestatyn said:Oh yeah you can squeeze a few more Horsies out of them, but it's nowhere near as cheap as a coupe. My 280BHP coupe would monster a GTV V6, and I've spent under a grand on mods.
Drop top GTV? you mean the Spider?
Is the spider not a drop-top GTV? stop being a pedant
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No it's a Spider not a GTV Spider & damn you I want to be pedantic :nerner:. It means I'm genuinely happy... oh darn I can't be a real Coupe owner now
& damn you I want to be pedantic :nerner:. It means I'm genuinely happy... oh darn I can't be a real Coupe owner now 