Grey 20v VIS - will have owned 6 years this June, ceased been the daily drive about 4 years ago so only done about 20K in it in that time.

Although it died about 2 weeks ago so currently waiting for a wknd with some time to try and establish whats going on. Hopefully nothing too terminal!

I keep leaving the mags saying it will be / is a future classic and will appreciate in value around the house in the hope it justifies me continuing to plough money into her as "good business sense" - which is what I tell my partner.

July 1998. 75000 miles
Coming up to 17 years.
Can't seem to get rid of the thing !!!
Still nice for the occasional sunny day blast

I don't post much anymore as I seem to have said it all before !!


It's like bloody hotel California on here.
"You can logout any time you like , but you can never leave " .

A mere 10 years this September.

so far then[ as near as dammit ]

501 years of ownership by 51 different owners, averaging 9.8 years of ownership each .

I must get a life

I bought my sprinty new in 1999, that one did 290,000 miles before it was retired to scrap.
Had a 16vt for about two years put 40,000 on that, wife wrote it off :-)
Bought another red 20vt and stuck 100,000 miles on that before that was also scrapped.
Bought a red 20vt plus about two years back with 80,000 on it......it is up to 147,000 now.

Have managed to put about 200,000 miles on other bikes and cars in that time (60,000 in a caterham!).

Not sure how much longer i can run a coupe every day, bits are getting hard to find (even at Motormech).

I did buy a nice (so they say, reliable) VW just before christmas, it has been recovered three times by the RAC since then and I have only driven it for 7 weeks!

Maybe the old fiat coupe is the thing I should stick with


Roy

Who needs sense when you have passion

Fiat Coupe=

Owner for 4 years, aiming for ten, could be a bit like Triggers broom in Only Fools and Horses

I love reading posts like this, 290k miles....superb. Mine has just clocked 100K, your petrol bills must be fairly large. Have a look at this for German reliability or lack of it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32332210

Oh 11 years ownership for me, thought if I get 6months out of her before the turbo or engine blows it will be an experience...like to keep her forever really. She never blew and has had in 11 years regular belts, oil and filters, a suspension refresh, brake refresh, alternator and a downpipe...that is it.

And don't forget the Italians have the other 2 slots in the bottom 6 (Jeep and Chrysler, now both Fiat Auto brands )

But to be fair, the list is based on models made before the 100% Fiat takeover

13 years! Can't seem to part with it.