Stilo V's new Astra
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Stilo V's new Astra
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"re all the argument over Stilo v Astra. I'm afraid that like it or not, Samico is correct in what he says (he's a bright kid) The facts are, Fiat should stick to doing what they do best i.e. make good cheap small cars and leave the performance side of things to their brother, Alfa Romeo. the Stilo is a horrible car to drive, the steering is dead (city mode? whats that all about??) and has no feed back at all. The acceleration is poor except on the diesels and they suffer dreadfully with turbo lag. The top of the range 'Abarth' is a joke and denigrates the once famous name. The materials used in the Stilos construction are cheap, the ride noise is appalling but, the radio is an improvement to that on other Fiats in so much as you can actually turn it on and off without the use of tweezers."
Please, a Fiat worker, no....
"re all the argument over Stilo v Astra. I'm afraid that like it or not, Samico is correct in what he says (he's a bright kid) The facts are, Fiat should stick to doing what they do best i.e. make good cheap small cars and leave the performance side of things to their brother, Alfa Romeo. the Stilo is a horrible car to drive, the steering is dead (city mode? whats that all about??) and has no feed back at all. The acceleration is poor except on the diesels and they suffer dreadfully with turbo lag. The top of the range 'Abarth' is a joke and denigrates the once famous name. The materials used in the Stilos construction are cheap, the ride noise is appalling but, the radio is an improvement to that on other Fiats in so much as you can actually turn it on and off without the use of tweezers."
Please, a Fiat worker, no....
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Roger1949 said:
Bye Roger, perhaps on your return you can join in some other threads and start making some sense
James, the tightwad Stilo driver
Dont even bother listening to him. I give up he's about as good as his son at constructing an arguement, and he doesnt have a clue what he's arguing about so.....
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Bob...
His attempts at an arguement just make me smile
His attempts at an arguement just make me smile
hmm yeah he'd make more sense sitting the other way up
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Bob in disguise said:hmm yeah he'd make more sense sitting the other way up
LOL! Nice one
Roger, try www.barryboys.co.uk I'm sure you'd fit in well there
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Yes, I can tell you the Abarth is a good car for the price we are paying. Could I pick a 2 y/o Accord up with 16k on the clock for £7500?Roger1949 said:
My father happens to now own his 4th SL500 [his last one bought new a few months back!] - slightly better than an Audi rs4! So why didn't Samico's father buy one of those? And please can you justify the use of an X5, unless someone happens to live in the country with no road access.
You have to understand the passion of owning a FIAT.
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Considering I happen to be a Chartered Certified Accountant, living in a house with just under half acre plot in a nice village location, I don't need to dream anymoreRoger1949 said:
Ah Stu, he drives a Catherham and a Alfa GT 3.2, your not in his league! He's also extremely clever, we must be in awe.
People like us can just dream.
I still don't understand why moneys not an issue but he only has those two cars...
People like us can just dream.
I still don't understand why moneys not an issue but he only has those two cars...
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Stuart DemonD said:Considering I happen to be a Chartered Certified Accountant, living in a house with just under half acre plot in a nice village location, I don't need to dream anymore
Pah! Dreamer
Just half an acre Stu?
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Half an acre is pants, my Dads got......
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I know, half acre is pi** poor really! But we did move in here when I was 25 and y/o and Jules only 22
It isn't our dream house, lol! We will move again in about 5 years to what we really want
The funny thing is, mine is bigger than my dads
It isn't our dream house, lol! We will move again in about 5 years to what we really want
The funny thing is, mine is bigger than my dads
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Just around the time I bought the Abarth a few months back, I had a quick look in the Top Gear magazine!
The Abarth was under Hot Hatches to consider - and iirc, the comment was 'buy a 2 y/o example for £7500, and you can't really go wrong!' - so looks like Top Gear didn't slate it! Or maybe it was just one journalists view.
The Abarth was under Hot Hatches to consider - and iirc, the comment was 'buy a 2 y/o example for £7500, and you can't really go wrong!' - so looks like Top Gear didn't slate it! Or maybe it was just one journalists view.
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Stuart DemonD said:
Maybe the Journo in question had just been on a freebie weekend courtesy of Fiat
Funny enough, iirc the Stilo got some good reviews when it first came out, maybe the journo's didn't get the palm greasing they were expecting and so have since changed their opinions
Roger1949 said:
Sorry, but I don't believe this for a second. You clearly aren't interested in listening to other peoples points of view. You also don't appear to know what the hell you're on about...
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Maybe it is 'samicos' mother who is the motoring journalist
Girls, girls...........................
let's not get our knickers in a twist, eh ???
let's not get our knickers in a twist, eh ???
