im your wife, i have been posting on here for some time behind your back, i also have a coupe project on the go that you don't know about

now get off that computer and finish the washing up

(oh and buy that disco!)

Hi Double Top and welcome.

To state the obvious, have you tried altering the driving position for SWMBO by adjusting the seat and/or steering column? Unfortunately, like other Fiats I have owned/own, the driver's seat is not height adjustable.

my penny's worth?

keep the coupe and sell the seat - you already have offers and the coupe may be hard to shift at a decent price right now.

secondly, the coupe when sorted will give you more on-road pleasure then either of the others and if it's the only car your missus drives she'll get used to it and similarly love it.

welcome to the dilemma, but you know the answer ...

What I want to know is, 'Why the hell didn't you just bring the Mrs along to see if she wanted the car before you bought it?'

@samsite999 - you shoudl therefore know you'll never see my hands in washing up water when there is a perfectly good dishwasher in the house

@Possum - it's more about her driving confidence, she prefers small cars, she understands why I like the coop, but it is longer and wider than the Seat.

@proccy - that's the answer I wanted, but happy wife = easy life

A nights sleep and although the coop really is a nice drivers car, I think the idea of sell both and get, in the words of Monty Python, something totally different

My problem will be, that after washing and cleaning up the coop for photos, I'll start to waver again as I do really like the styling.

DT.

DT

You're looking at this from the wrong perspective. Instead of trying to justify having 3 vehs to Mrs DT, prove to her how sensible you are only having 3 vehs. There are some with more, just quote them to her!

As for Coupé reliability issues, any car still on the road after 10-14 years can't be doing that badly IMO, you have to expect some problems regardless of make.

Good luck with the Coupé and Mrs DT!

impulse purchase on my part, and when I asked her after she had seen photos of the car she did say that she liked the styling, but I'm sure most know that with women it's down to size in the end It was a gamble, and it looks to have not paid off greatly with what the MOT picked up, if it had got through with a few new bulbs then it would have been a completely different dilemma.

DT.

You bought a coop on impulse ...now that is brave, or stupid or stupidly brave.

Sell both and get a good 20VT

@samsite999 - you should therefore know you'll never see my hands in washing up water when there is a perfectly good WIFE in the house

DT I have corrected your post for you

so were does your nights sleep leave you?

is it possible the misses just doesn't want to let go of the Seat Ibiza and any action you take that waves bye to that is going to be meet with some resistance? (not that there is anything wrong with her protecting her interests)

it would be the sensible idea for me and the misses to sell both our cars and get something that we can both use...i don't really need a car bar on occasion and we could both do with out the expense of two cars, two sets of tax, mot, insurance, maintenance. what adds to the pain is there both fiat's so that last one is a bit of a expense!

to be honest, give me a day with your car on my own and i would get it though its MOT for well under £100 (thats not a offer!) point is that the faults you list with it are miner at best and a days work at worsted to rectify for any average DIY person.

the disco, thats another question, my dads had a couple and the ass end of them really does rot quite badly. if you have a friend that can weld, or you can..then its not to bad
if not its going to work out a lot more expensive then the coupe to fix

it sounds like selling them both in there current condition, both with out or nearing the end of there MOT, your going to get nothing for them
as some one pointed out, the 16v coupe is the less desirable version for a good percentage of people looking for a coupe, there is nothing wrong with them, just not as wide market. a v8 disco is also going to be a little hard to shift because they eat fuel like there is no tomorrow!

if i was you, spend what little it needs to get them both though a MOT, get rid, get another disco with less rot and perhaps the tdi. let you missis have the cake and keep "her" car....you will never here the end of it otherwise

well, the cycle into work today has given me some thoughts - sell all three and see what I can get then, then wifey can choose exactly what she wants and whatever is left in the pot is what I get to spend. The brownie points of doing it that way far outweight the financial loss


Indeed, I've priced up the parts and could do the brakes in a day, changing a few bulbs is no issue either. I'm being badgered to spend family time, I'm working on two jobs, 7days a week at the moment so any spare time I do gather has to be spent with family - not under a motor. That was made pretty clear to me last night


Very true, I might just have to chalk that up to experience, and try to keep my eyes off pretty looking cars or interesting toys


By selling all three, she gets a bigger cake and I get to pick either 4x4 or summer sports motor, having had the coupe sat on the driveway, summer sports is winning in that battle.

Cheers to all for advice, it's been very helpful to get a larger view on things from other petrolheads.

DT.

Front picture

It looks that good without a wash and wax, not that I'm indecisive at all - but it really is a pretty car and not many of them about. Time to make a few phone calls about getting it an MOT, a couple of mates are full time mechanics .....

DT.