Fiat Marea 1.6 weekend automatic

Advantages: Roomy, good loading space, nice to drive
Disadvantages: VERY expensive on parts and insurance :-(

...Earlier this year I bought a 1997 R reg Fiat Marea 1.6 elx auto estate, with 70,000 on the clock. Prior to this I owned a Jaguar XJ6 and was shocked when the insurance company wanted MORE to insure this !!!! The Fiat, however, is very nice to drive with lots of creature comforts, although Fiat did not put a cd player in the car which I think is a bit of a shame. Although the car is only 6 years old there is already some signs of rust - on the roof and wheel arches which is a bit of a let down. The car recently failed to start and being automatic I was unable to bump start it. The starter motor was knackered and Fiat wanted around £170 for a new one (at first I thought the price must have been in Lira !!!!), but I managed to get a reconditioned one for about £100. Be warned Fiat parts are notoriously pricey :-( If you are...

Buenosdias 19.11.2003 · Read review
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Review of Fiat Marea Weekend 1.6

I'd rather stay home this weekend...

Advantages: Cheap, wide availability of technical support
Disadvantages: Utterly Fiat

...Alright... So this is another Fiat built here in Turkey... Let us go try it even if we have no intent whatsoever to buy it... (Buy a Fiat ? God NO !) Looks and Body : The same dull looks of the Palio hatch and Siena (the sedan version) The body gives the durable feel when you knock on it. However, the paint clearly shows that it will fade soon under the harsh sun of Turkish summers. You folks have a year more before she fades away in the UK. The body is extremely rigid. Good... This "half on the curb test" of mine should become an industrial standard... (I want my copyright for it !) The pillars are very thick which gives the impression that the body can withstand real hard knocks. However this image is tarnished when you come across the door sill design. It is a straight rectangular opening...

MuratM 18.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of Fiat Palio Weekend 1.6

Its The Weekend...!

Advantages: Cute bottle, girlie fragrance
Disadvantages: Could last a bit longer and fairly expensive too

...My friend bought me Burberry Weekend for my birthday about 2 years ago and I have been hooked on it ever since! Packaging I would describe the packaging for Burberry Weekend are being quite summary. The bottle comes in a pale yellow box which is decorated with the Burberry hatching. Across the front of the box Burberry Weekend in white italic writing. The bottle itself has a circular top, but obviously has a flat bottom. The bottle looks quite chunky and rounded. The glass is frosted white but only slightly so you can still see how much fragrance you have left. The lid to the bottle is silver and has the Burberry logo printed on the very top of it. The famous Burberry hatching runs around the outside of the bottle in white and Burberry Weekend is also written in white italic writing across the bottle. Price As I mentioned...

sianybaby1986 30.08.2008 · Read review
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Something For The Weekend...!!

Advantages: Lovely smell, quite cheap compared to other brands
Disadvantages: Smell doesn't last as long as some others.

...I first smelt Burberry Weekend while I was shopping at Bluewater in the perfume shop. I didn't buy it because I was Christmas shopping and didn't have the money spare. I never forgot the smell though and later bought in on eBay. Packaging The packaging is quite summary. It is pale yellow with the Burberry hatching across the box in white. Burberry Weekend is written across the front of the box in white italic writing. The bottle is almost dome shaped but with a flat bottom. The glass is frosted but still see through which is useful when you want to know how much is left. The lid is silver and has the Burberry logo (the man and horse) printed on the top of the lid, and Burberry is printed around the side of the lid. The Burberry hatching runs around the outside of the bottle in white and Burberry weekend is written in white...

daylehall 22.02.2007 · Read review
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My experiences with the Marea Weekend

Advantages: Practical, Comfortable, Good Equipment spec
Disadvantages: Expensive to maintain, Fast Depreciation, Suspect build quality

...This car was purchased by my partner before I met her. It is a 1998 R-registered Marea Weekend 1.8 16v ELX model. Specification wise, it is excellently equipped, to say that this is a low-range model. It has climate control air conditioning, electric front windows, power steering, central locking, rev clock etc. To drive, it is OK. The biggest gripes I have with it are: - It is very underpowered - a 1.8i 16v enine should perform a lot better - It does not handle too well round corners, but then it's hardly a rally-car! - It has no ABS, and locks up far too easily in the wet.- - Engine noise in the cabin is harsh Living with the car on a day to day basis is fairly easy. It is average on fuel economy (approx 30mpg), seats four in comfort, and has a huge boot, with the added advantage of a lowing rear bumper, and stowage...

137699 24.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Fiat Marea Weekend 1.9 JTD

A Fiat???

Advantages: The Car
Disadvantages: It's not a rolls royce

...Everybody chuckles when I say I drive a Fiat estate, but before that puts you off I am 18, how many 18 year olds do you see driving family estates??? Unfortunately the car isn't mine, but I am priviledged to drive it having driven a 12 year old Fiat Tipo before hand (legendary cars of which I thought there could be NO better). An incredibly good statement for the marea weekend is that my parents own TWO, thats how much they like them.....and to be honest now I do to......... Our first they bought last year for less than 10 grand and it had done 250 miles.....no CD player though....it has air con, which was probably the single life saver when travelling to France last year on the old "booze run" and an incredible boot space....(the car although an estate doesn't look big but it is inside, like a limosine is exagerating but...

cpetch 08.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of Fiat Marea Weekend 1.9 JTD

A weekend and a half.........

Advantages: We visited some fabulous places
Disadvantages: It was over far too quickly

...The weekend I?m writing about is a little different to most of my weekends that are invariably spent ferrying the children around to their various social occasions and doing mundane housework, gardening and of course shopping and visiting the family. A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to win tickets to go to the VH1 Divas concert. The prize was wonderful in itself but when I realised the extent of the whole package I was quite taken aback as not only would we be travelling to Las Vegas for the occasion, we would also be staying at a hotel for three nights and given £250 spending money. The weekend begins on the morning of Friday 16th April 2004. Bleary eyed I stumble out of bed at 4am to begin our mammoth expedition across 6,000 miles before we reach our destination. After soaking in a Lush Bath (well you knew I?d have to mention...

Lizard_Lover 26.04.2004 (27.04.2004) · Read review
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Review of My Weekend

My Weekend !

Advantages: You get to know even more about me !
Disadvantages: You may not want to ?

...Found this in Ciao cafe, and it seems that everyone has written about fantastic weekends they have had, seeing as I never have fantastic weekends, thought I would give a bog standard review of a typical weekend of mine......this one just gone in fact...so enjoy !! SATURDAY Rose from my 'pit' at 9am, with a stomping great headache...you'd have one too if you'd been out on a girly night in the night before, drunk copious amounts of wine and sung your heart out at Karaoke (Tom Jones in fact..oh I'm so ashamed)half the night !!Came downstairs to find the place an absolute tip ! So I settled into my usual Saturday morning routine (partner and son had long left to play football), First I cleared away the breakfast and coffee things, neither son nor partner seem to know where the dishwasher is despite being told countless times...

Averilla 07.03.2005 · Read review
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Vampire Weekend have a bit of bite to them

Advantages: original, great instrumentation and rythmns
Disadvantages: Not an immediate album

...I might be a bit of a Brit pop babe and really love my quirky, little known Scottish indie bands but lately I have been seeking inspiration from across the pond. Recently there have been a number of bands from the good old US of A that have impressed me such as the Hold steady, The Gaslight Anthem and the subject of this review Vampire Weekend . Vampire Weekend are a quartet that hail from New York state and released their eponymous debut album in 2008. I discovered them when their catchy single ?Oxford Comma? was played extensively on XFM. Their name may suggest a goth or emo band but they are far from this. There are certainly no overwrought, gloomy dark lyrics here. Vampire Weekend are far from generic and sound unlike any indie or alternative band I know of combining African percussion rhythms ala Paul Simon on the ?Rhythm...

duskmaiden 18.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend: The Debut Album

Advantages: Uplifting and puts you in a good mood!
Disadvantages: only disappointing song was "One"

...Vampire Weekend, a band from New York, started out in 2006 and released a few songs but this album which is their debut album was not released until January 2008. I bought this album two weeks ago and have listened to it a number of times and really enjoyed it. The music is uplifting and easy to listen to. The genre of music is quite a mix its mainly indie with some uplifting afro beats. With one song even reminding me very much of a traditional Slovenian dance I saw! Some of the lyrics are a little bizzare but it all adds to the individuality and uplifting style brought to the album by the band. The songs on the album are as follows: 1. Mansford Roof - A fairly short song but puts you in a good mood for the rest of the album and gives you a taste of whats to come. 2. Oxford Comma - Quite a well known song if you listen to...

crazyfishUK 11.07.2008 · Read review
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