I had a look at the LE that is currently on eBay but it wasn't the car for me, damp, rust in the boot, ticking engine, no visible coolant in the expansion bottle. Was too much of a project for me. The one I bought should be good as a daily driver whilst rectifying the problems as I go along.

Just noticed this on ebay, should be an interesting watch.


red le

Thanks.. Where else is spending need ?

Is this list conservative or over zealous Parts and labour assuming engine and turbo in good condition.




Respray £1500
Belts £400
Springs and shocks £800
Leather renovation. £200
Subframes. Used £ 500
Disc and Pads. £200
Calliper overhaul £150
Mot £50
£3800

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Mines just sold on ebay for £1500. Fully sorted with mot loads of mods with new cambelt and clutch turbo etc. A home respray let it down. This Le is already at more than what mine sold for and needs another £3800 throwing at it.

Thanks.. Where else is spending need ?

Is this list conservative or over zealous Parts and labour assuming engine and turbo in good condition.




Respray £1500
Belts £400
Springs and shocks £800
Leather renovation. £200
Subframes. Used £ 500
Disc and Pads. £200
Calliper overhaul £150
Mot £50
£3800

My respray was £2400. Front / Rear screens left in. Painted underneath rubbers. £1500 will get you a spray but very poor prep work.

So it should be, it's a Fiat Coupe ..... they are sort after

Even if someone spent 10K on it, I reckon in a few years you'd make that back and more easily... But, I'm not guaranteeing that

why did mine sell for peanuts then only this week?

I know for a fact that a few coupes are unsold on eBay. You did good to sell yours considering you say it had Diy paint job

Who me?? I've sold nothing? I'm just sitting here behind a Mac typing stuff in Azerbaijan

It should be well known by now that the majority of Coupe's that come up on eBay are, let's say, subject to needing a lot of work and further expenditure. Not always the case, but generally it is the case.

It's no surprise that many are un sold and many are resisted - usually due to people bidding without looking and finding a reason to pull out. It is also a possibility that the cars advertised on eBay are there as the owner is fully aware of the cost involved to make it good, and the funds are not available. I think it's called off loading... These problems simply won't go away, someone, needs to pay to fix them.....

When a good one comes up, it's generally sold very quickly and many of the good ones never even reach the BAY. They are also sold without any real advertising on the usual suspect sites.

It's my opinion, that the best cars will be found from the forum or from a specialist.

The owners are conscientious and have invested in their cars and looked after them. The site helps them fix the common issues and members use the site to find the best advice going forward with repairs and what to install/replace.

The trouble is that these days, the good cars from the good owners, are simply not being put up for sale.....