Hi Mate,

WANT THIS CAR!

Had previous coupe turbo's (2x20v's and 1x16v) but been out of coupe ownership for 4 years and miss every day.

In negotiations with the missus about buying your car so fingers crossed she's gives in

Hopefuly speak to you soon!!!!

Wish I had 4k spare lol

Extend the project timeline then You might keep the next car longer than 3 weeks then

hey Patch....any luck with the sale so far?

Not a sniff mate. It might help things somewhat if someone actually came to look at it

At least yours is available to view.....mines still in the garage

Yes, it seems that the market for well sorted, tastefully and sympathetically modified cars that require no work, are powerful, stealthy looking, sorted, looked after, reliable and well priced (considering a normal PLUS will fetch £3-£3.5K) has dissipated into fresh air

Well i know if i had the cash,the two coupes id be looking at are both of yours who both havent been shy about spending on whatever the car has needed.
4k for a well modified coupe but a plus model.bargin

I might even resort to sticking a for sale sign in the window of mine.

You can do the same patch and we'll swap cars for a few days to spread the word a bit further

What issue of Autocar was this car in?

Was it for one of their RWYB type events?

I like originality, but the plus wheels do nothing for me. The Coupe is one of those designs that works as it was made and IMO the plus wheels are too fussy.

Patch's car has standard 20VT wheels which are mint and have a wicked sparkle effect that when seen in the flesh make them really pop...........couldnt stop staring at them at brooklands..........unless he isnt selling these with the car and is putting his plus wheels back on?

I have seen this in the last few days and can say it is a beautiful example and I am sure that the first prospective purchaser to see it will buy.

Cheers Jase, will begin the detail on your car next week. I am hoping that by Thursday I will be done - stuff's cropped up for me to do for my real job early next week mate

Will pm you when done.

Put on the W plate and the Plus alloys and it will sell

I am going to put my private plate on retention and I am thinking of breaking my one or else keeping it off the road for a year. The market for decent 20vt's seems to have evaporated.

sugerbear,yours is another i would of snapped off you if i had some pennies

well I have been offered something but no where near what I would be prepared to part with it for.

same here

Cant believe this car hasnt been snapped up yet........inky plus......i dont think i've seen one for sale for a long time...especially not in this condition

Tell me about it!

Don't worry someone genuine WILL be coming along soon. A certain 16vt's just appeared on Pistonheads to fund it

Madness! But at least you'll have a proper engine

Oh god how I wish I had 3.5k ish spare! I soooooooooooooo miss both of my old coupes!

Phil - looking at your sig pic I think that the earlier looking 'P' plate that's on it now won't be helping you at all.
I'd change that back before sale: trying to sort this after sale takes ages/ causes complications with sorting the V5 etc etc.

All the best anyway

'The market for decent 20vt's seems to have evaporated.'

It's the economic times in which we live rather than anything specific to just Fiat Coupes?

Cheers Yella - The plate is included in the sale. If the new owner wants to put it back to a W then fair do's

Phil, That's just a silly price mate, I know you want to get on with another project but the car originally must of cost at least 3.5k

You have spent surly 2k + on this?

Cant you just take up heroin, Im sure it will be cheaper in the long run!

I just looked in the mirror and i saw GUM on my head in the reflection

I could make more breaking her mate, but this one isn't going end up that way. The new owner will need to give me guarantee's about that.

Selling at a loss, sure, but that's part and parcel of car selling these days.

Coop fever rules

i want soooo bad.Good luck with the sale.I reckon gone by the end of the week phil

Gone already mate - Deposit taken