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The best and worst things about the Coupe? #759449 29/01/2009 23:08 29/01/2009 23:08
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,645 J JKD OP Forum is my job
JKD OP Forum is my job J Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,645	Best: Ferrari ass. Makes a lovely deep sound. Worst: No turning circle. Turns you into a mental paranoid fccuker.

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: JKD] #759465 29/01/2009 23:19 29/01/2009 23:19
A AlanW Unregistered
AlanW Unregistered A	Best: So much style and performance for so little Worst: Handbrake

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759468 29/01/2009 23:21 29/01/2009 23:21
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 697 TurboNick Enjoying the ride
TurboNick Enjoying the ride Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 697	yep agree with alan! damn hand brake ruined my car! rolled into a wall!

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759470 29/01/2009 23:22 29/01/2009 23:22
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,404 Anglesey N.Wales cowboy Forum is my life
cowboy Forum is my life Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,404 Anglesey N.Wales	Best,looks so good Worst,i never got any money for myself

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: cowboy] #759487 29/01/2009 23:33 29/01/2009 23:33
K karlos475 Unregistered
karlos475 Unregistered K	Best - so much car, style & carisma for the money! Worst - Insurance is very expensive $\:mad\:$ But i would't change it for the world!

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: cowboy] #759491 29/01/2009 23:36 29/01/2009 23:36
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,632 Northern Ireland D daithi28 My life on the forum
daithi28 My life on the forum D Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,632 Northern Ireland	Best: Still turns heads after 15 years on the road. Worst: No storage for sunglasses, bottle of water etc. And the glovebox is rubbish!

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: daithi28] #759493 29/01/2009 23:37 29/01/2009 23:37
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,632 Northern Ireland D daithi28 My life on the forum
daithi28 My life on the forum D Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,632 Northern Ireland	Worst: No low oil warning light $\:D$

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: daithi28] #759497 29/01/2009 23:47 29/01/2009 23:47
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,226 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,226 FCSS 01684 593187	Love the looks, sound and performance Dislike the inaccessibility of everything under the bonnet on the 20v $\:\/$ www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: daithi28] #759498 29/01/2009 23:49 29/01/2009 23:49
M madchester16 Unregistered
madchester16 Unregistered M	Best: The sudden turbo kick after flooring it below 2000rpm and full boost comes on when the revs rise $\:#$ Worst: Turning circle... I feel like an oil tanker captain sometimes, plotting my route

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759508 29/01/2009 23:57 29/01/2009 23:57
C CoupeNewbie Unregistered
CoupeNewbie Unregistered C	Best: Entering the Dartford tunnel, and hanging back from the person in front as far as possible without getting beeped. Waiting until the very bottom, opening the windows all the way, and flooring it right up the hill. Beautiful. Makes me chuckle every time. Worst: Headlights make the journey home each night something of a lottery. (And all the above comments $;\)$ ) PS - The left hand tunnel has better acoustics than the right tunnel for some reason.

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759512 30/01/2009 00:01 30/01/2009 00:01
S Shifty Unregistered
Shifty Unregistered S	Worst...not being able to drive it at the speeds it was designed for!

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759525 30/01/2009 00:17 30/01/2009 00:17
C couper Unregistered
couper Unregistered C	Worst thing, no rain guttering Best thing, They are so cheap you can buy a good one for £3,000!

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759529 30/01/2009 00:22 30/01/2009 00:22
B Benjamin Unregistered
Benjamin Unregistered B	Worst, turning circle encourages you to carry on to the nearest roundabout, rather than attempt a 3 point turn. And the handbrake has about as much ability to hold the car on a hill as a small child (though that is perhaps being unfair on the child). Best, it looks and sounds awesome. Oh, and you can pick a good one up for less than half that - I just did $;\)$ B

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759547 30/01/2009 00:44 30/01/2009 00:44
P peanuthead Unregistered
peanuthead Unregistered P	best looks sounds ok performance and interior worst how much it cost to sort out to mint condition, everyone hates fiats( my rover got more respect!)

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759618 30/01/2009 09:42 30/01/2009 09:42
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 626 Westcliff-on-sea,essex aust_powers Enjoying the ride
aust_powers Enjoying the ride Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 626 Westcliff-on-sea,essex	Best thing:People still stare at the car and occasionally compliment the car in petrol stations and car parks. Worst: Having to get your passenger to wipe the windows down inside for you everytime it steams up every five minutes when it rains because your too busy squinting through the window to see past the 1 metre of illumination that the headlights provide while worrying about putting on the rear screen de-mister incase:- a) You lose the radio transmission at the point where it's about to give you the most useful traffic information of the day. b) You may push the button through the dash Austin GT28rs,Pro alloy FMIC,Blueflame exhaust,SIP, Bosch 440cc,Helix organic clutch,Stage 3,331bhp,295lbft

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: aust_powers] #759621 30/01/2009 09:54 30/01/2009 09:54
K karlos475 Unregistered
karlos475 Unregistered K	Originally Posted By: aust_powers Best thing:People still stare at the car and occasionally compliment the car in petrol stations and car parks. Worst: Having to get your passenger to wipe the windows down inside for you everytime it steams up every five minutes when it rains because your too busy squinting through the window to see past the 1 metre of illumination that the headlights provide while worrying about putting on the rear screen de-mister incase:- a) You lose the radio transmission at the point where it's about to give you the most useful traffic information of the day. b) You may push the button through the dash Austin I'm totally in agreement with people still staring and got a few compliments too, I've never had any problems with it steming up, not without due cause $;\)$ I changed the pollen filter and always have climate control set to auto. Def get some HID's Austin! Your "worst" list will fade out there after

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759626 30/01/2009 10:03 30/01/2009 10:03
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 626 Westcliff-on-sea,essex aust_powers Enjoying the ride
aust_powers Enjoying the ride Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 626 Westcliff-on-sea,essex	Originally Posted By: karlos475 I'm totally in agreement with people still staring and got a few compliments too, I've never had any problems with it steming up, not without due cause $;\)$ I changed the pollen filter and always have climate control set to auto. Def get some HID's Austin! Your "worst" list will fade out there after I think I found the culprit for the steamed up windows whereby some paperwork had got wet in the front of the boot (boot seal) HID's sound like a plan I which case the new worst will be:- Handbrake and frozen locks $\:P$ Austin GT28rs,Pro alloy FMIC,Blueflame exhaust,SIP, Bosch 440cc,Helix organic clutch,Stage 3,331bhp,295lbft

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: daithi28] #759657 30/01/2009 10:49 30/01/2009 10:49
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,404 Anglesey N.Wales cowboy Forum is my life
cowboy Forum is my life Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,404 Anglesey N.Wales	Originally Posted By: daithi28 Best: Still turns heads after 15 years on the road. Worst: No storage for sunglasses, bottle of water etc. And the glovebox is rubbish! sorted http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-CHROME-B...A1%7C240%3A1318

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: aust_powers] #759660 30/01/2009 10:53 30/01/2009 10:53
H Hedge Unregistered
Hedge Unregistered H	Best: engine noise, styling, individuality, anonymity Worst: turning circle, rear 3/4 vision To me, it's an utter beguiling car. Up until now, I always used to be thinking about what to get next. Whilst I still do that, it's now as an addition to, rather than replace. I love em to bits. Just love em. Cheers, Hedge

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759674 30/01/2009 11:10 30/01/2009 11:10
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,390 Essex Trappy Forum is my life
Trappy Forum is my life Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,390 Essex	Best: The combination of noise, straight line grunt and long gearing... while looking very sexy $\:\)$ Worst: Too heavy nose and 'fussy' handling on bumpy B roads. F**** b**** thing...

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: Trappy] #759681 30/01/2009 11:20 30/01/2009 11:20
P proccy Unregistered
proccy Unregistered P	best; stunning combination of power, grace and class worst; handbrake, although mine has been sorted by motormech so its great at the moment....

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: daithi28] #759699 30/01/2009 11:49 30/01/2009 11:49
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,267 North Oxfordshire S simonj Competition Level
simonj Competition Level S Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,267 North Oxfordshire	Originally Posted By: daithi28 Worst: No storage for sunglasses, bottle of water etc. Sunglasses case goes in the little narrow long tray on the transmission tunnel next to the handbrake, one of the bigger squareish Volvic bottles fits snugly in the holder in between the seats.

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: simonj] #759702 30/01/2009 11:51 30/01/2009 11:51
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,394 N Nellybear I need some sleep
Nellybear I need some sleep N Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,394	Best - Raw power $\:\/$ Worst - Not currently owning one $°\($ LSLO#8

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: Nellybear] #759715 30/01/2009 12:19 30/01/2009 12:19
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,648 Ireland !!!! D darmtb club member 1890
darmtb club member 1890 My life on the forum D Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,648 Ireland !!!!	Best - looks, rarity ( in the Ireland anyway $;\)$ ) powwwwwwwwwwwwwwer, and from a date I had lately, when walking side-on to the car "That's a really sexy car" $\:D$ Worst - turning circle for parking and poor rear view for parking, but hey, you can't have everything $\:D$ "Mighty MO"

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: JKD] #759732 30/01/2009 12:42 30/01/2009 12:42
H hmallett Unregistered
hmallett Unregistered H	Best: Driving it Worst: Running it

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759755 30/01/2009 12:58 30/01/2009 12:58
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 7,443 Balmedie, Aberdeen, Scotland T Tartandude Forum is my life
Tartandude Forum is my life T Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 7,443 Balmedie, Aberdeen, Scotland	Originally Posted By: hmallett Best: Driving it Worst: Running it I agree.. $\:D$ Ex 20VT - now something far more sensible'ish...

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #759835 30/01/2009 14:47 30/01/2009 14:47
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 358 Slovenia Mrzly_slo Making a profit
Mrzly_slo Making a profit Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 358 Slovenia	Originally Posted By: hmallett Best: Driving it Worst: Running it That's a GOOD one Best: looks, performance, pleasure of driving Worst: low MPG, maintenance

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: Mrzly_slo] #760078 30/01/2009 18:55 30/01/2009 18:55
R roly Unregistered
roly Unregistered R	Best: Rare, looks, grunt. Worst: Turning circle, oil consumption, handbrake.

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #760268 30/01/2009 21:47 30/01/2009 21:47
J Jef_uk Unregistered
Jef_uk Unregistered J	best: No computer or superficial tat like in most modern cars. worst: Makes me go out and look at it even if its raining. Last edited by Jef_uk; 30/01/2009 21:47.

Re: The best and worst things about the Coupe? [Re: ] #760301 30/01/2009 22:14 30/01/2009 22:14
B BoostMeCoupeUp Unregistered
BoostMeCoupeUp Unregistered B	best: suprise factor bye bye gti worst: turning circle

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