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My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo #1647148
12/12/2020 17:50
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Hi everyone

Just joined the forum and club in last few weeks so just trying to get up to speed with everything. Just a introduction message really. Anyway, I've had this coupe in the attached picture file since June 2019 and have enjoyed owning it. Not had many issues with it. Had a oil leak which has been fixed but nothing else except maintenance. Looking forward to discussing more things about the coupe on here. Hope everyone is keeping well. Love my Coupe that I own.

Adam

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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1647149
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Hello Adam and welcome.



Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: magooagain] #1647160
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Thanks for the welcome


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1647167
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Hi Adam and welcome to the forum - a mine of information and (mostly) friendly faces laugh


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1647169
12/12/2020 23:19
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Hi Adam, nice looking coupe you got there

Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1647185
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Hi and welcome smile

Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1647225
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Hi Adam
Welcome from another Portofino owner! cool


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1647231
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Thanks everyone. Yeah it is a nice tidy example. I've parked it up for winter at moment under a car cover and battery disconnected etc. Not used it this year as much as I would've like for obvious reasons like lockdown etc. Hopefully next year will be able to use it more especially in spring and summer 😁👍


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648208
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I just wanted to ask. Does anyone know what my fiat coupe colour is called? DVLA says it's light blue in the v5 document. Just wondered if anyone could tell looking at my picture in this discussion. Thanks.


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648210
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Looks like PORTO.


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648211
25/01/2021 18:27
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Portofino.

Porty for short, often


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648212
25/01/2021 18:56
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Yes 466/A Azzurro Portofino Met.VR.


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648213
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Thanks for the help. Didn't get that info when I bought it. Just in case ever needed it for future repairs etc.


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648214
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I also just realised I had missed the answer from an earlier reply. Doh. My bad. Appreciate the help anyway. It's clarified one thing for me anyway.


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648216
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I was ridiculed for saying a porto looked light blue! Glad to see the DVLA agree with me.

Good luck with your coop.

Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648217
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Welcome to the Forum Adam!


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648221
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Of course, we old-timers will always call it 'murple'... tongue


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: barnacle] #1648230
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Originally Posted by barnacle
Of course, we old-timers will always call it 'murple'... tongue

Or portaloo blue laugh


Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa
Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies
Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648251
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Never heard "portaloo blue" before laugh sounds closer to Sprint Blue isn't it? There's always Lavender too, and of course (for newcomers) murple is a portmanteau tongue


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648255
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https://youtu.be/nQql1k5v_A0?t=81 is where murple comes from... although https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Murple has a definition or two, only one of which is correct.


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648259
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Never knew there were so many nickname for the colour of my car &#129315;&#128514;


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648260
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Oh ok, I thought it was mauve + purple, but hey what do I know


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: DaveG] #1648271
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Originally Posted by DaveG
Never heard "portaloo blue" before laugh sounds closer to Sprint Blue isn't it? There's always Lavender too, and of course (for newcomers) murple is a portmanteau tongue

You might be right Dave. It's been a long time since that term has been used laugh


Originally Posted by Jonny - After being taken out at Spa
Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies
Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648290
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Sprint blue is clearly closer to the usual colour of a portaloo rather than our beloved Portofino which looked just like the colour of the sea lapping those Italian shores when I visited there in 2018 cool


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648294
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And it's such a good colour than Ferrari named one of their cars after it. Or maybe the seaside town of the same name, whatever smile


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648298
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Portofino just sounds cool and Italian to me but I'm a newcomer to these terms


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648307
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Originally Posted by adamjow94
Portofino just sounds cool and Italian to me but I'm a newcomer to these terms


It's the colour of the car tested by Autocar in 1996 when the 20VT was first launched and it looks very distinctive on the front cover. cool
Autocar headlined the new engine as the new Cosworth! ooo

It is still very distinctive 25 years later!


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648310
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Great sales patter and show of unity from the Porty team!


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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648315
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Indeed, 'twas also prominently featured in the "test drive" CD promotion booklet, if you put the CD on you can just imagine sitting in a Porto Coupe wink

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Re: My 1998 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo [Re: adamjow94] #1648336
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You learn new things everyday. The portofino colour I really like as it's different and distinctive.


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