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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: Tommy_Coop23]
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25/08/2010 17:16
25/08/2010 17:16
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Hammy
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Hammy
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I'd list:
The useless rear view mirrors
Driving along with the window open, and then washing the screeen and getting a face full of of dirty screen water.
The full boot not closing because of the loops fouling against whatever item is in the boot
Lack of a centre armrest for lazy motorway crusing.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: magooagain]
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25/08/2010 23:23
25/08/2010 23:23
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mayzon
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Water that collects in the rear light scoops when you've parked it facing downhill, you can feel the rot!
Last edited by mayzon; 25/08/2010 23:24.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: bikenut55]
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26/08/2010 23:37
26/08/2010 23:37
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pfoe
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pfoe
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Its unusual ability to fog the windscreens up like a sauna for fun.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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28/08/2010 12:10
28/08/2010 12:10
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martinemj
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martinemj
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i am about 6'1
do find i cant see speedo between 50 and 70 miles and hour ---steering wheel in way
also temp/fuel gauge same
martin
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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28/08/2010 13:25
28/08/2010 13:25
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Baz76
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i am about 6'1
do find i cant see speedo between 50 and 70 miles and hour ---steering wheel in way
also temp/fuel gauge same
martin You do realise that the steering column can adjust for reach as well as height? Quite a lot of Coupé owners don't know this and it may solve your problem . Baz
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: Baz76]
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28/08/2010 20:58
28/08/2010 20:58
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martinemj
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lol
better look for that in the morning
when i first drove it i looked for adjuster but must be out of sight
thanks
martin
Last edited by martinemj; 28/08/2010 20:59.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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28/08/2010 21:24
28/08/2010 21:24
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DLONGSTAFF
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DLONGSTAFF
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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29/08/2010 17:51
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martinemj
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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29/08/2010 20:16
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DLONGSTAFF
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DLONGSTAFF
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when i first drove it i looked for adjuster but must be out of sight
yeah it's a lesser known coupe design flaw
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: reza_q]
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30/08/2010 11:12
30/08/2010 11:12
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Eoghan
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Eoghan
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head room, im 6" 7 and i have to have the seat reclined a good bit feels a bit chavish but still love the car!!
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: Baz76]
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31/08/2010 19:04
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maastiff
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maastiff
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i am about 6'1
do find i cant see speedo between 50 and 70 miles and hour ---steering wheel in way
also temp/fuel gauge same
martin You do realise that the steering column can adjust for reach as well as height? Quite a lot of Coupé owners don't know this and it may solve your problem . Baz height adjustable?? now you tell me
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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31/08/2010 21:05
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Nello
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Nello
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I wish they hadn't bothered with the boot keyhole. Why bother when theres on internal release lever. I think it looks a bit naff and mines a little scratched around by previous owners.... I'd say the water entering a lowered window is the most annoying although I'll put up with it with that nicely sculptured roofline...
Last edited by Nello; 31/08/2010 21:06.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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31/08/2010 21:33
31/08/2010 21:33
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Biggenz
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Biggenz
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head room, im 6" 7 and i have to have the seat reclined a good bit feels a bit chavish but still love the car!! I was going to say the same. I have to half lie down/sit like a paraplegic just to see out the windscreen, and when I get out, the whole world is skew as my neck was bent the whole journey. Other than that, I love my coupe.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: magooagain]
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01/09/2010 07:53
01/09/2010 07:53
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Wazza
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Wazza
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the car's poor turning circle. U-turns have to be 3 point turns unless the street is extra wide. Or is that a "Well Known Coupe Design Flaw"
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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01/09/2010 08:16
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montgomery
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montgomery
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the car's poor turning circle. U-turns have to be 3 point turns unless the street is extra wide. Or is that a "Well Known Coupe Design Flaw" 3? try 9
Last edited by montgomery; 01/09/2010 08:16.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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04/09/2010 11:51
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Alfex
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Alfex
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the car's poor turning circle. U-turns have to be 3 point turns unless the street is extra wide. Or is that a "Well Known Coupe Design Flaw" 3? try 9 I know I thought the Alfa 156 2.4 jtd I had was bad but the coupe is worse!
Last edited by Alfex; 04/09/2010 11:52.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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04/09/2010 14:34
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Biggenz
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Biggenz
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the car's poor turning circle. U-turns have to be 3 point turns unless the street is extra wide. Or is that a "Well Known Coupe Design Flaw" My Civic Type R is by far worse!!
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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05/09/2010 00:29
05/09/2010 00:29
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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head room, im 6" 7 and i have to have the seat reclined a good bit feels a bit chavish but still love the car!! Are you a strange shape? An unusually long upper body? I am 6'6", dont have the seat reclined and easily have 4 or 5 inches of headroom, I find it incredible how much headroom this car has.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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05/09/2010 00:44
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Mollymoo
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Mollymoo
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Flaking lacquer on Scotts Green roofs? One of the only ones I actually agree with! Mine has 173k miles and doesnt have any of the faults mentioned that relate to wear and tear and dont seem to have experienced any of the others apart from the spider in the wing mirror, haha!
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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#1096475
05/09/2010 00:58
05/09/2010 00:58
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Theresa
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the car's poor turning circle. U-turns have to be 3 point turns unless the street is extra wide. Or is that a "Well Known Coupe Design Flaw" 3? try 9 I know I thought the Alfa 156 2.4 jtd I had was bad but the coupe is worse! Not quite as bad as an Alfa GTA though The 147's aren't bad, as they are a smaller car, but the 156 saloon and especially the sportwagon are a bit more awkward
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: Theresa]
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05/09/2010 10:43
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andy_plus
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Hows about the freezing hand brake cable,or maybe its just mine,a rattle down the steering colum in the chilly mornings. This is part of coupe ownership and lets face it,if they were perfect we would all get bored The hours spent looking for rattles is unreal lol.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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06/09/2010 11:23
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Hammy
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Hammy
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the car's poor turning circle. U-turns have to be 3 point turns unless the street is extra wide. Or is that a "Well Known Coupe Design Flaw" Try a Reliant Scimitar GTE, makes the Coupe's turning circle seem like a London Taxi.
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
[Re: magooagain]
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06/09/2010 13:51
06/09/2010 13:51
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blue_bullet
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blue_bullet
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your all forgeting the biggest falt of all its a FIAT!!!
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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06/09/2010 23:13
06/09/2010 23:13
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coyote
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coyote
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rubber cooling hose to the very hot turbo ....
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Re: Lesser Known Coupe Design Flaws
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07/09/2010 01:21
07/09/2010 01:21
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martinemj
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martinemj
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the car's poor turning circle. U-turns have to be 3 point turns unless the street is extra wide. Or is that a "Well Known Coupe Design Flaw" yea think my iveco daily lwb has better turning circle martin
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