Fiat Coupe 20vt 340Bhp/320lb/ft

[Coby.]

I thought I'd add the link on here of my Brother-In-Law's Fiat Coupe 20vt

Stunning car, I was going to buy this car myself which was the initial reason I listed my Clio however I'm now saving for house so runnig a car like that wouldn't help my savings.

The car is honestly his pride and joy and although the first bit of write up is not brilliant the spec sells itself.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1751051.htm



Located in Norwich, Norfolk.

Only selling as looking to get into Motorbikes so will have a Motorbike and a sensible car I believe.

 

[chris182cup]

What's the 0 60 on this ?

 

[Coby.]

Honestly I have no clue.......Dont think he has ever tested it either.

Rolling pick up is incredible but he's not launched it from stand still whenever I've been with him if he has done it at all.

Standard Spec-

BHP -220
Torque (lbs/ft) - 228
BHP/Ton - 171
0-60mph - 6s
0-100mph - 14.5s
60-100mph - 8.5s
1/4 Mile - 14.6s

 

[Vish]

That must fly! 6.3s to 60 standard IIRC, with 220bhp.

 

[Tony Hunter]

There is one around here,blue one,they do shift.

 

[Coby.]

It is very very fast.....On the way back from getting it mapped in Bristol we had an M3 pestering us so once it cleared we had a little play and honestly pulled away from it comfortably.

Jamie is now 31 so his street racing days are well behind him if anyone is concerned that the car gets thrashed everywhere it goes.

 

[chris182cup]

Mpg ? Low teens I bet lol

 

[Coby.]

I think it costs about £70 to fill up depending on how much tax the government want (Using V-Power) and iirc Jamie said he can get over 30o miles out of a tank.
Its been mapped to run ever so slightly lean when off boost to keep reasonable MPG.....If anyone is on fccuk.org it was mapped by Flea so you'll know its been mapped properly.

 

[joe81]

i used to have one, 290bhp, and i loved it.

class car, voted best in class back in the day, nice and different!

 

[chris182cup]

They are pretty rare, I never see any around here

 

[maz172cup]

I dont mind buying this, only concern is reliability
or jamie would get a call from me.

 

[Coby.]

Its very reliable....Any thing that is likely to break/fail has already been changed.....Engine is not pushed to its full potential to keep it running smoothly.....The guy who mapped it said he could have easily mapped it upto 350+bhp.

I had my heart set on buying this and I'll be gutted to see it going elsewhere but I'm trying to be sensible.

 

[Greeny.]

awesome Andy!!

 

[Coby.]

Think Danny should buy it or you

 

[Greeny.]

Think Danny should buy it or you

Thats funny, I just TOLD him to buy it on msn lol

 

[Joeh]

Love these, with a nice exhaust they sound like amplified versions of naiths meg

 

[chris182cup]

Is danny your bf?

 

[DannyR]

Think Danny should buy it or you

Thats funny, I just TOLD him to buy it on msn lol

I've got money burning a hole in my pocket, I think I'm going to have to have this TBH! Now gonna text him!

 

[chris182cup]

I'd like this, but my gf would murder me

 

[Greeny.]

I feel sorry for the car if it ends up in Dannys hands lol

 

[DannyR]

Is danny your bf?

Problem?

 

[Coby.]

Easy Boys!!

Link to a few more pictures taken tonight.

http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k277/jamiecatch/coop/

Some very nice touches like the gauge/metre in the dash vent

 

[Greeny.]

Very nice!

 

[Coby.]

Not sure this will work but I'll try the link to the graph



I'm no xpert but that looks pretty smooth and fairly solid results.

A link to the thread started my the guy who mapped the car

http://www.fccuk.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=874380#Post874380

 

[The Boosh!]

Can these handle out of curiosity? If not can they be made to?

 

[chris182cup]

Read on reviews they handle great, was it not one of the best coupes in their day

 

[Coby.]

I'm not just saying this but his handles brilliantly...... Very capable on the track.

It's not been dropped too low to aid in handling.

 

[DannyR]

Looking at it tomorrow night!

 

[Coby.]

Good stuff...... You wont be disappointed fella.

I'm gonna charge him a sellers fee if you buy it

Honestly though it is a cracking car and I'm gutted that I'm being sensible for once in my life.

 

[172Ben]

Lovely engine, 5 pot sounds sweet on full chat.

Handling wise, i didnt have much trouble holding one off around the ring, but in the right hands, they can be good

Enjoy it, they are rapid in a straight line

 

[DannyR]

I'm just missing silly power in my life over the last few months, it works out a bit more power/weight than the clio, but I do love a good turbo. One of best cars I owned was a punto turbo, so this is like its big brother!

 

[Coby.]

And as said the noise of the 5 cylinder is gorgeous.

Seriously the niose this thing makes is incredible.

 

[chris182cup]

Danny you gonna ride me? Sorry take me for a ride in it when you buy it?
I'm
desperate for more power but she wants a house- suggested living in a car she said no

 

[Coby.]

I'm desperate for more power but she wants a house- suggested living in a car she said no

Same boat as me.....This car was lined up to be mine but not sensible to buy it when trying to save.

 

[chris182cup]

She says sell the 182 but I'm
secretly getting cams and it mapped :-/

I'd rather keep it, last thing I wanna do is sell it and buy a crap car

 

[Coby.]

She says sell the 182 but I'm
secretly getting cams and it mapped :-/

I'd rather keep it, last thing I wanna do is sell it and buy a crap car

I'm s**t at saving/don't earn enough so I'm selling the clio and downgarding to something of 1/2 the value.....Bored of the Clio after 4 years anyway.

 

[DannyR]

Danny you gonna ride me? Sorry take me for a ride in it when you buy it?
I'm
desperate for more power but she wants a house- suggested living in a car she said no

You sound like you don't wear the trousers so you can be my b**ch

 

[Greeny.]

I'm s**t at saving/don't earn enough so I'm selling the clio and downgarding to something of 1/2 the value.....Bored of the Clio after 4 years anyway.

Which imo for what you get from the 182 is totally pointless as the shed u end up buying will use the money you saved from selling the 182... ive been there and done that, ended up spending 1k I had saved on the 106 gti I bought to 'save' money to buy a house.

 

[chris182cup]

Trust me I'm the boss, i've only had the car since October but I drive it fast everywhere so stopped driving like a tw@ and change gear at 2.5krpm stop wasting fuel then she won't moan about me keeping it

but we do need the deposit for a house and I can't save either so something has to be done, sell a kidney on the black Market perhaps

 

[Greeny.]

Send her down the street corner