Hello all -New Member

Hello all,

I’m BearM135i.

Just wanted to introduce myself and thank all of you for creating a fantastic forum. Without this forum, individuals like me would not have bothered considering the coupe.

I’m getting old and want to drive a few cars of my youth again. Never owned one but I worked for the company that stored and delivered new Fiat’s. It was me putting on one or two of those delivery miles.

Great thing with this forum is that I can take the plunge with my eyes open.

Cheers

Hi and welcome

Welcome and good luck, hope you find a nice example.

Hi there Bear and welcome

Thanks all,

Members have already been in contact and helpful. Great information from Jim, Jon and Clintos.

Seems my location has good benefits other than a quick train to London. I’ve got some fantastic specialists very near me which helps.

Cheers

Welcome fella, hope you get what you want

Hi and good luck with the coupe search.

Have a good read of the buyers guide.

Well done. Good choice.

You're not too far from me in Bristol. I'm just over the bridge.

Look forward to seeing you at a local meet

Congratulations on the opening of your message inbox

Fantastic. Time to send a messages to a few of you that i'm told might have a coupe for sale.

Welcome.

Any idea what you are after?

16v, 20v, turbo or non...?

Happy hunting.

Turbo plus in electric blue. I've posted in the wanted section. If you know of a good one let me know.

Cheers

Try Gumtree

I've been keeping an eye on Gumtree. So far nothing in the colour I want has popped up.

Received a few PMs already so seems this is the best place to look.

Cheers

Welcome and PM'd

Good luck in finding your Electric Blue.
Did this colour make the biggest impression when new?

Hi and Welcome Bear .

Hi and welcome.

I loved the yellow when new but the more sedate blue now suits the older me

You know I am sure I replied to this post?? Was there another? hahaha! Welcome again. Good luck in your search

Hi Patch,

Yes, you said hello in the wanted section.

Good to have you on the forum. your work speaks for itself.

If you know of any electric blue coupes for sale at a reasonable price please PM me.

Cheers

Hi Bear

Do you know how many blue plus's (plusses?) are actually left?

Welcome to the mad world of Coupetopia

There's a nice Moon Grey Plus for sale presently Bear; that I am sure you would have spotted. Think you'll have a long wait for an electric blue to come up mate.

Thought about the VT6? Similar to the Plus model. May be more available? Though maybe not!

My two electric blue pluses still in the land of the living just although both on sorn.

No idea, but have looked at the 'how many left website'.

Anyone have a breakdown on colours left?

Cheers

Not seen a Moon grey in the flesh but the colour does not do it for me sadly. The work on that is amazing. An enthusiast that wants that colour will snap it up.

The plus model to me is the one to go for.

Cheers

I have to say that Moon Grey looks fine as f. in real life. Much better then on the pictures I have to say. And already there it looked good!

Have a look at the Plus register in here. Last updated around March last year, but not anywhere near properly since 2012.

Nevertheless, given that in 2012, around 100 Pluses were still taxed or sorned in the UK, from the peak of 186 in 2001 and now we've dropped to just 86, you can make some reasonable estimate of the total number of electric blue Pluses still around.

The Pluses on the register represented almost half the number on "How many left", with electric blue one of the most common colours. Looking at the number on the register against total taxed/sorned and allowing for the 14% drop in numbers since, it would be reasonable to suggest that there may still exist, around 15-20 electric blue Pluses.

If you look through the Plus register and other threads on this forum, you can probably work out where at least half of them are now.

Realistically though, the small number of Pluses in existence, combined with faster increases in value for premium models (Pluses and LEs) is encouraging people to hang onto them (in addition to the fact that they're highly desirable cars) due to rarity and increasing classic status.

What am I trying to say? You might have to wait a very long time to get an electric blue plus. Plus sales in any colour are getting more and more rare. If you buy a plus in any colour, you'll be delighted.

As a side note, the Plus model still has nearly 50% of it's peak number still surviving after 15 years. This is better than any Coupé Fiat model (though I accept the numbers could be slightly skewed by DVLA recording some premium models as standard 20VTs) and I suspect is better than most mainstream cars.

It says a lot for how good the cars are and for the enthusiasm of it's devotees to keep it alive.

Interesting read pigman. An insightful read in-fact. You know though! I really find it hard to believe the stats that come from the DVLA. But I suppose there is nothing else that can be referred to. I'm off to find that Plus register again!

Good luck weedy, I spent 20 mins trying to find it.

If you do find it I'm happy to tidy it up (again)

There are 4 known blue plus owners on this thread alone!

That guy who'd had this V and W reg Plus, Patch234 and some other guy then.. In Holland we have maybe 1 or 2 Electric Blue Pluses, so rare here too!

Hi Mr Tickle

Posted on it to bring it back to the front page for you.

If you get stuck, buy any colour then respray it electric blue