Fiat Regata (1983-90)

Description: The Regata, released at the Frankfurt Motorshow in September 1983, was developed from the Ritmo/Strada and utilised ... more

Fiat Regata (1983-90) ... almost all the mechanicals, although the wheelbase was stretched slightly. A conventional four-door three-box design, it bore very little external resemblance to the Ritmo.

Newest Review: ... fault it. It only broke down once over 5 years. The distributor was at fault here. Fiat had stopped supplying it at this ... more

... stage. I only had one option, which was a second hand one at £35 from a breakers yard. At this point I decided to buy a £25 Regata estate for spares! The handbreak was at times an issue. I had to adjust it regularly. I never worked out how the self adjusting mechanism was supposed to work. I think this one might have been a misbuild. Rust - This one wasn't too bad. I had some work done to it. Once I'd spent a couple of hundred quid the corrosion seemed to stop. The main problem I had was around the tops of the do...more

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Fiat Regata (1983-90): Shame about the resale value! (584 words)
by - written on 13/10/02 (Very useful, 653 readings)
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The Regata Weekend is one of the more practical estates on the roads. The problem is you are unlikely to find that many for the following reasons. (1) the bottom fell out of the resale value when the newest models were only 8 years old. (2) Even Fiat stopped stocking really essential spares such as distributors. (3) Most were affected by the renown Fiat rust problem. However, to comment on my own model, a Fiat Regata Weekend 85C Mare Ltd edition, I found it an extremely practical vehicle, and would have kept it for longer than the 5 years that I did if it had not been for another bagain car. I particularly liked the split level tailgate. The ... Read the complete review

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