Cars you hate with a paSSion...

[golf tdi 02]

so you have never had the dredded management light come on on a fiat let me tell you that once it has you might as well scrap it this is the only car that i hate with a passion
sorry i feel a little better now i have got that out my system

[Eshrules]

so you have never had the dredded management light come on on a fiat let me tell you that once it has you might as well scrap it this is the only car that i hate with a passion
sorry i feel a little better now i have got that out my system

yes i did 3 times, first for a temp sender, second for a camshaft sensor, 3rd because the timing was out, which had caused the 2nd fault in the first place i spent around £800 in repairs in the 12 months of owning it, but i loved that car to pieces. 1.2 16v 80bhp, it cleaned the road with the likes of those chavvy corsas and alike. it carried me around for 12k miles without once missing a beat and it was hammered, i had 109mph out of it on a runway stretch and the car loved every minute of it....

you get EMS lights on any car, including golfs... no cars bomb proof

[cairnsie13]

yes i did 3 times, first for a temp sender, second for a camshaft sensor, 3rd because the timing was out, which had caused the 2nd fault in the first place i spent around £800 in repairs in the 12 months of owning it,

I would be devistated with 800 pounds worth of repairs in a year have also heard fiats are unreliable putting me off buying one.

[Eshrules]

I would be devistated with 800 pounds worth of repairs in a year have also heard fiats are unreliable putting me off buying one.

it was my first car and trust me it was a lot of fun to drive despite it being a 5 door, it was suprisingly light, so went well with the 1.2 16v. it was the first few months of ownership that saw most of the faults, some of which were pre-existing. if i were to change cars away from the VAG range, id probably go for a stilo HGT.

[RickT]

are we only saying Fiat because of the realibity??

if you going to say Fiat... do you think this of alfa also.. as they as bad and service costs...

RicKT

[cairnsie13]

I would only say fiat for reliabilty as i think they look good and people do say they drive well. I have never like the look of Alfa's

[Eshrules]

are we only saying Fiat because of the realibity??

if you going to say Fiat... do you think this of alfa also.. as they as bad and service costs...

RicKT

I agree about the alfas... they are terrible for reliability issues and they aren't the prettiest cars either. as for the depreciation <gobsmacked> you wouldnt want to buy a brand new alfa, your bank manager would kill himself.

[RickT]

a alfa is only good as a company car if your not paying...

RicKT

[Ben]

I have to agree with eshrules about the fiat. I had a mk2 punto and i honestly cant say a bad word about it. Cheap to run cheap to insure. This particular car 100% reliable.

Ben