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New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
#1619370
24/04/2018 17:57
24/04/2018 17:57
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Turin2Darlo95
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Hi everyone, I'm Lawrence, I'm 22 and currently live in County Durham but moving to North Yorkshire in the coming weeks.
I bought my first Fiat Coupe 20VT last month and paid £1500 for it. 67k miles, Sprint Blue, tan leather interior and sunroof.
I was aware that the clutch was slipping when I bought it, and that the lacquer was peeling off the roof and boot lid, but other than that everything seemed fine. I drove it 250 miles back from London and had no issues whatsoever.
The same evening, I took it out for a drive, boosted in 1st gear and tonnes of white smoke came out the back of the exhaust.
Noticed there was coolant leaking and thought I'd blown the head gasket or a cylinder head.
Thankfully it wasn't the head, it was the radiator, however when I took the knackered one out, someone had filled 3 big holes in the radiator with cement! After scratching my head, I put new one in, I reversed the car out of the garage...then I lost all gears... I've just head to replace the clutch, master and slave cylinder -.- My wallet is very sore right now. Hopefully that's that for now, then next thing will be a good service and the timing belt.
I've spent £758 on parts and labour, so £2258 altogether including what I paid for the car. Did I still get a decent price for the car considering what I've paid out for so far?
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
[Re: Guzbod]
#1619374
24/04/2018 18:25
24/04/2018 18:25
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Turin2Darlo95
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Thanks! I love modern classic cars. I had a Volvo 480 before which was quirky and a real head turner. I was looking for something with a bit more power and for a decent price, then came across the Fiat Coupe. That 5-cylinder soundtrack is priceless! I'm in the midst of getting a new job, so more money for the coupe!
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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#1619380
24/04/2018 21:19
24/04/2018 21:19
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HiraethHuw
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Yes, you got the car for a good price. And you're working through the list of jobs which need doing to a car of this age. As well as the cam belt, failure of the Chod (coolant hose of death) , round the back of the engine, and rusty oil cooler pipes which can fail, are ways your Coupe can fail expensively. Lovely colour combo, your car. Get it on a ramp and spend money on the underneath before spending out on a respray on top. An exciting time for you, starting out on a rolling resto. Enjoy
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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25/04/2018 07:26
25/04/2018 07:26
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Still a good buy. Once the major work is out of the way then its just general maintenance, as with any car. With the big jobs done you can use the car as a daily driver with great reliability and a load of fun too.
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
[Re: HiraethHuw]
#1619433
25/04/2018 17:14
25/04/2018 17:14
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Turin2Darlo95
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Thanks for the tips HiraethHuw. The cam belt will be next on the agenda.
I've noticed my boost gauge is sitting at about 2.2 bar, is this normal as standard? It seems quite high in my opinion as my friend is running 1.8 bar in his diesel PD130.
The respray will be the last thing on the list. It doesn't bother me as the car moves too quick for people to notice ha.
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
[Re: french_coupe]
#1619434
25/04/2018 17:16
25/04/2018 17:16
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Turin2Darlo95
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French_coupe, my idea is to use it as a daily. I'd rather enjoy driving too and from work.
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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#1619435
25/04/2018 17:18
25/04/2018 17:18
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Turin2Darlo95
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Thanks for the advice Submariner & Richie007. When I get chance I'll take a look at these spots. It was dry stored for 8 years before I bought the car so fingers crossed these notorious rust spots aren't an issue.
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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#1619437
25/04/2018 17:38
25/04/2018 17:38
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magooagain
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There is something very wrong if you have 2.2 bar on a boost gauge.
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
[Re: magooagain]
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25/04/2018 17:43
25/04/2018 17:43
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Turin2Darlo95
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What should it be at magooagain?
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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#1619439
25/04/2018 17:45
25/04/2018 17:45
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Joined: Oct 2008
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magooagain
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If it's a standard car then it should be no more than 1.1 or less I seem to recall.
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
[Re: magooagain]
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25/04/2018 17:47
25/04/2018 17:47
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Turin2Darlo95
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Oh... There must be something wrong then Do you reckon there could be an issue with the boost gauge itself?
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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25/04/2018 17:51
25/04/2018 17:51
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magooagain
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It's possible. It's not a constant 2.2 surely? Is it just spiking up to 2.2?
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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25/04/2018 23:19
25/04/2018 23:19
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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25/04/2018 23:52
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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26/04/2018 08:50
26/04/2018 08:50
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GrahamL
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Maybe confusing the oil pressure gauge with a boost gauge? There is no boost gauge as standard. Is this gauge at left side of instrument cluster, with an oil can symbol, next to either a voltmeter or oil temp gauge? Or a totally separate gauge off by itself somewhere?
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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#1619490
26/04/2018 19:29
26/04/2018 19:29
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Turin2Darlo95
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Yes, I've just confused the oil pressure gauge with a boost gauge Have a chuckle if you must. Also what's the best way to upload photos onto the forum? I don't use Photobucket.
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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#1619492
26/04/2018 20:12
26/04/2018 20:12
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Turin2Darlo95
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Thanks Edinburgh, I will upload some photos of my car tomorrow as these photo sharing sites are blocked where I work so can't put them up at the minute
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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#1619507
27/04/2018 08:39
27/04/2018 08:39
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Turin2Darlo95
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
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#1619532
27/04/2018 17:27
27/04/2018 17:27
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Turin2Darlo95
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Thanks Edinburgh, I was meeting with my friends at a multi-story car park in Darlington. Unfortunately at the minute I don't have a garage where I live, but the house I'm moving into next month does, so i'm hoping it doesn't rain much in the meantime.
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
[Re: Master_Mariner]
#1619533
27/04/2018 17:34
27/04/2018 17:34
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Turin2Darlo95
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Thanks for the tip Mariner. She's making a name for herself where I live already. I had a remapped Skoda Fabia VRS try keep up with me today and just left him. Pulled up at some lights eventually and the lad was just looking thinking "what the f%*k is that?".
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Re: New Member & First Coupe! Good, bad & expensive :(
[Re: Master_Mariner]
#1619541
27/04/2018 21:18
27/04/2018 21:18
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Turin2Darlo95
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It's an absolute pleasure to drive. The handling for a FWD car with 220bhp is absolutely amazing.
I'm going to take it for a run out over the weekend, up the A686 (Hartside Pass), then across the North Pennines.
I've got a considerably heavy foot so "expressing myself" happens quite often. And yes I will be checking my oil in the morning.
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