Funky towcar (Fiat Multipla in general)

Member Name: addlberg

Product:	Fiat Multipla in general
Date:	02/08/02 (433 review reads)
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Advantages: Space all round, Handling, visibility, Easy to drive

Disadvantages: Slightly wide, Poor speakers, No automatic

This is one great car for families. My wife can take the 3 kids and both her parents out whilst I'm at work. The 'styling' really suits her joyfully eccentric personality too. She says she can reach across both front passenger seats and give 2 kids a whack with one movement!
We tow a 16 foot 5 berth caravan, usually with my Volvo, but since we bought the Multipla to replace my wife's old Astra I found that it was heavy enough for towing. It is a 1.9 Diesel (JTD SX) with loads of torque for towing and even fully laden with the whole family and a caravan with awning and 5 bikes it manages well on most roads. Mind you it does slow down on motorway hills especially against the wind. Fuel consumption is about 35-40 when solo but down to 25-30 towing. Airconditioning as an extra was really well worth having - it works very well even for demisting in the cold. Now over 12 months old its only had minor faults like water in a headlight and squeaky fanbelt. Its good to know we have a 3 year warranty but its been so relatively fault free. We think its one of the best and most practical cars we've ever had.

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