I've sold my car and had an AA inspection on a 20v Turbo. This was done yesterday and I now have the report, with only minor problems found. ( Drivers seat lumbar support )
The drive, wheels, tyres, engine and bodywork have all come back satisfactory with no corrosion found. The engineer phoned me and said it was in great condition and he expects the clutch to last a couple of years, dependent on driving style.
Full fiat / specialist history, it not only sounds great, I have a report on it. It's also less than I paid for my last one. I'll go on Saturday and give it a good check over myself and will buy it if my check matches with the AA one.

Do tell where the Moonie's gone ...

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How on earth can he tell how long the clutch will last especially the number of years. I assume he did not take the car for a motorway drive.

All the best of luck to the seller, I hop he is aware of you high standards and expectations.

yes, do tell

i thought the moonie was stunning!

diito... and at that price you would have expected a few minor things to be needed. I expect it will be snapped up pretty quickly

Just imagine!

Sound to me like you are searching for the 'Perfect' coupe.

You have more chance of getting shat on by a rocking horse.

Good Luck

hahaha

Mine was completely perfect, just fancied a change.

Well if you had previously had a coupe you would be well aware that using zip ties is pretty much the norm As for rear brakes, they get little work on the coupe so need attention if the car has not done many miles. MOT failures for these arde common place and presumably they were subsequently fixed in order to get an MOT. If you read the rear brake FAQ you will see all the issues.

Still you have had a coupe before so you would know this ?

Mine was completely perfect, just fancied a change. It was the best car I have ever had, stunning in every way. You would think it had just come off the production line, simply pristine.
But I fancy a change.

I think he was probably answering a thread on a Fiat Coupe forum - this is the norm and should be expected from a discussion board.

Mine was completely perfect, just fancied a change. It was the best car I have ever had, stunning in every way. You would think it had just come off the production line, simply pristine.
But I fancy a change.

I haven't really commented on your threads, but I will say they have been some of the most confusing I have ever read.

How many second hand cars have you bought? Do you not understand that they are second hand and will have wear and tear, what exactly were you expecting?

Saying this, don't bother replying, it will just confuse the hell out of me.

Good luck to you though. Best off with a new car next time eh!

i'm with you there brother - i thought one of your azeri mates had written this, i have more chance of doing the times crossword than understanding wtf is going on

No I am just going on what you have said.

Still I won't continue. Best bit of advice i have had is "Never argue with idiots, they will drag you down to their level of incompetence and beat you with experience"

Good luck with your new car, and my commiserations to the seller, I hope he knows what he has let himself in for!

I'm confused!

For clarification for us mere mortiles wafcarl, how many coupes do you have, what happened to your last one and what's this about cable ties?!

Ill also add with my extensive coupé ownership behind me. Doesn't matter if you spend £500 - £4000 they WILL cost you money, some one WILL have bugged up a job sometime before your ownership

I still love them though

^^^^ +1

Wafcarl - you started looking at 16vts, got Pete to check one over for you. When a no-brainer 20vt came up from a trusted source, you buy it. Now you sell it, to buy another one, on the strength of an AA report* (sniggers).

You don't appear to have much coupe ownership experience, and I too am lost if I know what you're expecting.

* Not worth the paper its printed on imho and experience.

Rant over, if you turn up at the midlands meet perhaps over a beer or two you might make some sense

I'll bank this one too!

+1 - brilliant quote Bockers, very very funny

@ Wafcarl - hope you still come to the meet as Dan says, should be a good night mate

Without going into any details, Carl didn't actually sell the Moonie - Paul at Motormech now has it back and will be selling it again.

Don't you mean that he didn't actually buy the Moonie, or am I even more confused than the rest of us?

I have no idea what this thread is about haha

May be the under tray being attached to the car using plastic tie wraps would be funny.

- Most coupe owners cable tie their undertrays on. There is nothing wrong or unsafe about this. It makes it far easier to get off when you need to work on the car. It would not fail an MOT due to that.

Mine was completely perfect, just fancied a change. It was the best car I have ever had, stunning in every way. You would think it had just come off the production line, simply pristine.
But I fancy a change. cool

Mine was completely perfect, just fancied a change. It was the best car I have ever had, stunning in every way. You would think it had just come off the production line, simply pristine.
But I fancy a change. cool

If I owned a fiat it would be a black one, I'm not saying I own a black one but I may do. I also bought a car once that had a defective turbo, not that my car had a defective turbo, but it did. ...or did it? It may have, who's to know.

Just so that things are clear, I wanted to own a black coupe and the turbo was spot on.

Interesting reading this thread. If what Wafcarl is alluding to is true, then I can understand why he's done what he has. However I imagine this thread will disappear or get locked at some point to protect the people involved...