heinzeman, that's why I went for a slightly higher mileage car (58k) as I knew it had been driven everyday and is mechanically sound. I've got it booked into Powerfiat for a full service next week for peace of mind, but there are a lot of high milers for a very good reason.....they last the miles and don't break.

Moon grey really grows on you in the flesh. I wasn't sure fo rthe first 10 or 20 minutes. Thought it was too light. But after that you start to appreciate how well it suits the coupe inside and out and then the enthusiasm for it just grows as you compare it to all the others. I think it's the best colour by far.

Think that somneone is asking too much for a car that has been stood 18 months though. That's not very healthy

yeah it's a worry.

sounded like a gem at first, but over 18 months ... reckon there could be big freakin bills to pay after a while.

Much sooner have double the miles for a loved and maintained car

JimO, is there a link to pics of yours anywhere (and your old one too maybe? know you sent this before but don't know where it is) ... i'd love to see

Old car

New car

I don't know who the fisherman is, he just turned up one day

Cant you not knock the moon grey down a bit? 7k would be about right considering the work req.

Here are some pics of my old moon grey coupe.
Not obvious in the pics but you start to see all sorts of blues, greens, pinks etc. in it when the sun shines.

The colour works really well on the dash and inside the doors etc. too. Most others are too dark IMO including the Rover metallic dark red I had previously

I can see how the moon grey could be a grower ... they're lovely photos. Those seats do actually look a bit more chunky than the non-airbag ones don't they.

About knocking the guy down on the 28k car ... no. He's insisting he'll keep it garaged unless he gets 8.5 for it as it is. I offered him 7250 as it is and he declined. I mayhear from him in the future if he reconsiders. I appreciate it's rare at those miles, but I can't spend 10k+ when I can get essentially the same car with 50k for a 3 grand saving.

JimOs interior on the Y-plater ... that's pretty special for a Coupe; what's the story behind that then? I'd like that car very much, very tasty. Never seen a Y-plate before.

It was retrimmed by the previous owner, std seats nicer leather, one of only 3 seen Y reg's in the country. but do you know what it has over 50k on the clock, so no good for you

I paid £10k for that, when pluses were goinf for £9k, the guy before me paid £13k for it and had it only 6 months. As I say you pay for what you want

Not noticed before but those cream leathers are nothing like the 'recaros' are they. They look more like standard leathers with side airbags

edited: D'oh too late!

Thats because they are standard

yeah it looks like a really nice one, and the seller told me that L&M have completely rebuilt the engine too so you won't have to worry about the belts.

Good luck with the viewing

really? didn't mention that to me. i tried to get hold of L&M today but they're closed until after the BH weekend.

Hope one turns up for you soon!

cheers Dai,

I am looking every day but the market's slow. Rare cars eh?

Yeah i spoke to L&M at length about the car (with the seller's permission) but the only downside is the guy I spoke to was only going by l&m's records. He didn't know of anyone working there who was around when it was rebuilt a couple of years back.

But he said he does know the car itself, as it comes to them for servicing and didn't know of anything wrong with it, and he said according to the records it looks like there were no problems during the rebuild, it just had the belts tangle up with eachother after a rogue stone hit apparantly and destroyed the top end. think it had a new water pump too, can't remember. Ask the seller cause she said she had all the docs and receips from it... it was mentioned in her ad before which is why I asked her and l&m about it, just had a look and see it's not mentioned now.

oh well, seems like most of them have had a rebuilld anyway!

yeah alright, not 'most' of them, but all i'm saying is, it doesn't seem like it's unusual, so not to worry about it being done. especially as it's by L&M with a good rep...

thanks for the info heinzeman, i'll be sure to have a good check of all the paperwork. if it's been done at a specialists and has been running with no problems for a couple of years then there shouldn't be any worries, hopefully!

Regarding the rumoured cars stored in Malaysia:-
Unless you know the storage conditions are air con and de-humidified then you could just be buying a lump of rust! On top of the asking price you could still be looking at seized brakes, knackered tyres, not to mention what will happen when you try to start the thing up.
Attractive prospect, a brand new Coupe, and one I would certainly consider only if I knew the exact condition.

I know what heinzeman means about the rebuilds. When I was buying there were a few late model 20VT [6]'s on Autotrader where engine rebuilds were stated in the listings. Then again that's only about 3 or 4 cars at most. It was just most of the good one on Autotrader 'at the time'.

In the end I went for Moon Grey one that has been used every day. The colour really does look stunning in the right light.

DC

Its gone quiet has heinz got a coop yet?

I think he's probably touching himself over a Plus brochure. His mum may have walked in at a "Awkward" moment on page 12 (interior shots) and he feels dirty inside.

does anyone have a copy of issue 117 of Auto Italia magazine? I missed that issue, but if someone else got it, could they pdf the fiat coupe feature up onto this site?

Interesting to see that that's 3 Vinci Grey Coupes come up on here in a week

This fasiled to even make it's reserve Ink Black Plus

92,000 miles; it's lived most of it's life already!

Hardly. I'd rather buy a higher mileage coop thats been looked after properly than a low mileage sit around coop. IMHO Fiats do not like sitting around.

I'm in the buy a coop with your heart camp but just for fun here are some facts and figures on depreciation

Vauxhall Omega anyone