I bought my fiat 1.6 active sport in January and its been a nightmare, so far its been back to the garage about 6 times , first it was the electrics, then it had to have a new instrument cluster fitted, then the engine management light kept coming on, which stoped after a while. Then I took it for a service and during the service, they noticed that the all the breaks needed replacing and they also noticed that the gearbox was leaking. I took the car back to the garage where I got it from and they said they would fix the problem with the leak but I would have to pay half for the breaks to be replaced. I have had the car back about two months or so now and I've noticed something strange happening when its going up hills, so my partner drove it for me the other night and he said that the clutch is slipping. I have spoken to a mechanic who advised me that the leak from the gearbox may have contaminated the clutch, so I went back to where I bought it from and they are refusing to accept that the leak from the gearbox is the cause of the clutch slipping. All these problems that I have experienced have left me wondering why Fiat stopped making the Stilo and replaced it with the Bravo ? is it because of all the faults ????
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Hatchback - Front (FWD) - 5 Speed Manual Gearbox - 1910 cc - Max Speed: 118, 119 mph - 115 bhp - Diesel - Available Trims: Dynamic, Active AirCon, Active
Advantages: looks, economy, free revving engine, space, Good size boot, 0% interest Disadvantages: Value after turning the key for the 1st time, plastic
dogard 04.01.2005 ·
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Advantages: looks, economy, free revving engine, space, Good size boot, 0% interest Disadvantages: Value after turning the key for the 1st time, plastic
dogard 04.01.2005 ·
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