I've got a red Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo 1997 R reg, 61K miles, £2,000 spent on it in the last year. I just received a call from a guy who asked me about it in a local car park at the weekend and I think he might be intersted in buying it. Ilve got to call him back but want an idea of my cars value.

There is a scratch on the drivers door and scuff on the back left bumper. It was left in a garage for 8 years only driven occasionally, so bodywork is pretty good.

How much do you think it would be worth?

Thanks,

Jon

Having a look through the recent for sale adverts in the market place will give you as good an idea as any.

Here.

That is why we keep old adverts visible.

Tough one Jon. Unfortunately not as much as you might hope; even well sorted Coupes don't fetch much. The value is in the driving of an unrecognised supercar; I have three, and my last two cost less than £1.5K total (but I have spent 5 times that amount in the last year to sort them out).

Unless you are offered silly money keep it! You will regret the loss!!

Supercar is abit ott

.... in the eye of the beholder/driver

and my cricket captain who has a Coxster

'Nuff said

the eye of a deluded person haha

Plenty of "supercars" saw the backs of coupes disappearing into the distance at Spa

my s4 will beat alot of supercars around the track but its no supercar lol nor is a coupe.

When he diminishes in my rear view mirror - he is an estate agent

Just to be clear then, the definition of supercar is the cost?

A supercar isn't necessarily the fastest car, the most expensive, the snobbiest label. But, in a number of regards, it should be the acme of motoring experience. That could also include looks, exclusivity, power, aspiration to ownership, history.

A FIAT coupé may be comparable in some regards to a genuine supercar, but it isn't one. It wasn't one brand new and it isn't one 15+ years later.

It it was one, then so are an awful lot of other cars - meaning you lose sight of what a supercar should be.

Good luck with the sale.

A guy came to have a look at it today but didn't buy.

You an me both no what a supercar is. A coupe is a sports car.

OK, I can buy in to the fact that a Coupe does not tick the same boxes as a Lambo, Fezza, etc., but I am happy to take on 99% of the other cars I see on the road. I get overtaken by some cars which just gives me a little smile. The knowledge of the possible is enough (most of the time)......

Fully agree with both sentences. Here ends the debate

No. A coupe is a grand tourer. You get in in London and get out in Berlin.

It's a 'super' car, not a 'supercar'

Did anyone actually claim it was a supercar? ( other than Tim )

Most Supercar drivers are bankers anyway

I suppose it all depends on what ones definition of the word Supercar is, it seems rather vague at best.

Most dictionary entries give a description of the term Supercar as - "A very expensive fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine"
That sure rules out the Coupé, and a whole load of other cars too.

I suppose a car with such a unique design, both inside and out, a +200hp motor that made the car the fastest accelerating FWD car (At time of sale) and also make it capable of acheiving over 150mph could be regarded as being, well, "Super" by some?

The whole definition "Supercar" is clearly subjective and means different things to different people I guess.

The poor bloke only wanted to know what his car is worth!

+1 !

Agree with Tim's sentiment on this one - supercar=hubris.

Guess it's the numbers which give it away Tim

Supercar or not...I can't think of many cars that cause a reaction quite like the fiat coupe especially in broom yellow. Used to get the thumbs up in mine constantly and let out of junctions, tailgated, heads swivelling, people asking what it is...all similar to what you'd get in a 'supercar'. You don't get that kind of reaction in an audi TT, that's for sure....