Fiat Bravo in general

I bought my Bravo new in Autumn 1999, so got one of the revised models, which has a few benefits over the original Bravo. This car was "European Car of the Year 1996", and certainly at the time was very highly thought of. More recent cars have eclipsed it of course, but that's down to progress - at the time the Bravo ruled! The 1.2 engine was taken from the Punto Sporting, and replaced the slow and thirsty 1.4 engine. Thank goodness I got the revised model because the 1.2 engine is great. It's only a little bit slower than my Dad's 1.8 HLX model, but I get up to 500 miles out one tank of petrol, versus his 300 miles!! What I do miss from ...  Read the complete review

I have had a Fiat Bravo for over a year and the whole experience has been rather painful. The car itself is fun to drive and looks good. Also, the prices have been going down due to cheap European imports and the launch of the new Fiat Stilo. So overall it might look as a good option as you can get a lot of car for you money. Don't fall in the trap. For a start you will be driving a very unreliable car. In addition to this you will be facing one of the most incompetent, inefficient and expensive dealer networks in this country. You would think that Fiat parts would be cheaper than say, Volkswagen. Wrong. They are even ...  Read the complete review

This has always been one of my 2nd choice cars, much preferring the Volkswagen Golf MkIII, but beggars can't always be choosers! I would recommend a smaller engine if you want your car to be more economical as this 1.6 litre version is not that at all. As I am a student and I find this car takes much more petrol than I can afford. The car prefers longer journeys as opposed to a town tripper. But still, it manages to guzzle more petrol than the 1.6 litre MkIV Golf does. I find the car is quite nippy. It has: * PAS * central locking * driver's airbag * a good sound system (but the speakers aren't that good) ...  Read the complete review

This car is the first car that I drove after passing my driving test in a Vauxhall Corsa. I have to say it drives and feels like a BMW. The car was bought from Trade Sales in Slough, why do I mention them? Well they are the biggest car dealer in the UK that no one knows about. They will get you a brand new car and will take about £3000+ off the list price that a dealer will sell you for it. The car itself looks much better than its partner the Brava, which at the rear looks a bit ugly but every curve on this car looks good. Inside what you get for your money is very good, a high quality radio and it doesn't look like a cheap dash board. To ...  Read the complete review

Having run a 1999 Bravo 100 (1.6) HLX since the end of January 2002, and having covered over 10,000 miles in it, I feel I am qualified to say that it is the best car I've owned to date. Firstly, I have to get the colour out of the way - Broom Yellow. I fell in love the second I saw it - that fantastic design, and the sledgehammer colour really go well together. Mine also has the optional headlamp washers, which give the car an insect like appearance. As for reliability - the hydraulic clutch's slave cylinder went to lunch a couple of months ago. This was repaired under warranty swiftly and efficiently by the independent Fiat dealer which sold ...  Read the complete review