I'd list:

The useless rear view mirrors

Driving along with the window open, and then washing the screeen and getting a face full of of dirty screen water.

The full boot not closing because of the loops fouling against whatever item is in the boot

Lack of a centre armrest for lazy motorway crusing.

Water that collects in the rear light scoops when you've parked it facing downhill, you can feel the rot!

Reversing with window down because of aforementioned useless mirrors and getting soaked by roof-waterfalls

Opening the door in the rain and getting soaked by more roof-waterfalls.

# Geometry of the windscreen not too optimized for wipers.. (2dm unwiped top area).

# no replacement model from Fiat.

The full beam indication light is too bright, it ruins you night vision when you need it most.

Its unusual ability to fog the windscreens up like a sauna for fun.

i am about 6'1

do find i cant see speedo between 50 and 70 miles and hour ---steering wheel in way

also temp/fuel gauge same


martin

You do realise that the steering column can adjust for reach as well as height? Quite a lot of Coupé owners don't know this and it may solve your problem .

Baz

lol

better look for that in the morning



when i first drove it i looked for adjuster but must be out of sight

thanks


martin

It's a red handle

job sorted



martin

yeah it's a lesser known coupe design flaw

What a brilliant thread! Joys of Coupe ownership huh.

I swear when I recline my front LE seats the headrest hits the sun visor? Will check.

Water from the windscreen splashing you in the face is a nightmare.

Fuel gauge changing it's reading is a bug bear!

Boot hinges are horrendous, as is the boot area.

Oil dipstick level checking is ridiculous.

Handbrake is a joke.

Regardless of the above the cars are amazing and we love them to bits.

head room, im 6" 7 and i have to have the seat reclined a good bit feels a bit chavish but still love the car!!

height adjustable?? now you tell me

I wish they hadn't bothered with the boot keyhole.
Why bother when theres on internal release lever. I think it looks a bit naff and mines a little scratched around by previous owners.... I'd say the water entering a lowered window is the most annoying although I'll put up with it with that nicely sculptured roofline...

I was going to say the same. I have to half lie down/sit like a paraplegic just to see out the windscreen, and when I get out, the whole world is skew as my neck was bent the whole journey.

Other than that, I love my coupe.

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the car's poor turning circle. U-turns have to be 3 point turns unless the street is extra wide.

Or is that a "Well Known Coupe Design Flaw"

3? try 9

I know I thought the Alfa 156 2.4 jtd I had was bad but the coupe is worse!

It is impossible to hose the rear light cups without getting serious splashback.

My Civic Type R is by far worse!!

Are you a strange shape? An unusually long upper body? I am 6'6", dont have the seat reclined and easily have 4 or 5 inches of headroom, I find it incredible how much headroom this car has.

One of the only ones I actually agree with! Mine has 173k miles and doesnt have any of the faults mentioned that relate to wear and tear and dont seem to have experienced any of the others apart from the spider in the wing mirror, haha!

Not quite as bad as an Alfa GTA though

The 147's aren't bad, as they are a smaller car, but the 156 saloon and especially the sportwagon are a bit more awkward

Hows about the freezing hand brake cable,or maybe its just mine,a rattle down the steering colum in the chilly mornings.
This is part of coupe ownership and lets face it,if they were perfect we would all get bored
The hours spent looking for rattles is unreal lol.

Try a Reliant Scimitar GTE, makes the Coupe's turning circle seem like a London Taxi.

your all forgeting the biggest falt of all its a FIAT!!!

rubber cooling hose to the very hot turbo ....

yea think my iveco daily lwb has better turning circle

martin