andrewsmith
New member
Good afternoon everyone,
Had my 2004 '53 Stilo JTD for about 2 weeks now. I think I am in a position to give my opinion / review of my Stilo experience.
I have had two Stilos now. The first one was when they first came out. It was a 1.2 active. The second one I had was a 1.6 Dynamic.
I god rid of these cars due to all the little niggles that at some stage everyone has had!
But, I have given Fiat the benefit of doubt, I hoped it would be third time lucky and so far it has been
Picked up my JTD 5dr about two weeks ago. As soon as I got in the car I immediately noticed how improved the interior was. I know the trim colour is not to everyone's taste but I like it.
I am very pleased to say that unlike my previous Stilos. There are no rattles or bangs in the car. It feels very solidly bullt indeed. My previous Stilos felt cheap and rattled like a bag of nails. Thus far I have had no power steering failures, no airbag failures, no light bulbs out etc etc.
I will probably have jinxed myself now by saying all of this but it seems all the faults of the 1st series Stilos have been fixed. Certainly none are evident at the present moment.
I cannot put my finger on it but there is something about the second series which makes it feel well built and screwed together. I have to admit that this is a huge huge improvement from the 1st series and I say well done to Fiat. But not only has the build quality been improved, the engine is absolutely fantastic. I am delighted with the JTD. Much better than the Peugeot 2.0 HDI.
I know I do not want to count my chickens just yet but at the moment everything seems great.
What I love about the Stilo is that they are not as common as Focus's or Astras. The people at work were very impressed with the Stilo. One of my friends has a VW Golf and he commmented how nice the Stilo was to drive and to be a passenger in.
Overall I am delighted with this purchase. Hopefully I will still be saying this in 6 months
Now, anyone know the number for Angel Tuning and is anyone selling any 17" wheels
Cheers,
Andrew
Had my 2004 '53 Stilo JTD for about 2 weeks now. I think I am in a position to give my opinion / review of my Stilo experience.
I have had two Stilos now. The first one was when they first came out. It was a 1.2 active. The second one I had was a 1.6 Dynamic.
I god rid of these cars due to all the little niggles that at some stage everyone has had!
But, I have given Fiat the benefit of doubt, I hoped it would be third time lucky and so far it has been
Picked up my JTD 5dr about two weeks ago. As soon as I got in the car I immediately noticed how improved the interior was. I know the trim colour is not to everyone's taste but I like it.
I am very pleased to say that unlike my previous Stilos. There are no rattles or bangs in the car. It feels very solidly bullt indeed. My previous Stilos felt cheap and rattled like a bag of nails. Thus far I have had no power steering failures, no airbag failures, no light bulbs out etc etc.
I will probably have jinxed myself now by saying all of this but it seems all the faults of the 1st series Stilos have been fixed. Certainly none are evident at the present moment.
I cannot put my finger on it but there is something about the second series which makes it feel well built and screwed together. I have to admit that this is a huge huge improvement from the 1st series and I say well done to Fiat. But not only has the build quality been improved, the engine is absolutely fantastic. I am delighted with the JTD. Much better than the Peugeot 2.0 HDI.
I know I do not want to count my chickens just yet but at the moment everything seems great.
What I love about the Stilo is that they are not as common as Focus's or Astras. The people at work were very impressed with the Stilo. One of my friends has a VW Golf and he commmented how nice the Stilo was to drive and to be a passenger in.
Overall I am delighted with this purchase. Hopefully I will still be saying this in 6 months
Now, anyone know the number for Angel Tuning and is anyone selling any 17" wheels
Cheers,
Andrew