STILO (Fiat Stilo)

Member Name: BRIMCV

Product:	Fiat Stilo
Date:	01/04/03 (1848 review reads)
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Advantages: POWER, STYLING, VALUE FOR MONEY

Disadvantages: BUILD QUALITY, REAR SUSPENSION

I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY NEW STILO 1.9 JTD 115BHP 3DR DYNAMIC MODEL. BEING A 18YR OLD DRIVER I WAS VERY TAKEN AWAY BY THE CAR HAVING PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN A VW GOLF 1.6 AND ALSO A NISSAN ALMERA 2.2TD WITH BAGS OF TORQUE. I FEEL THAT THE CAR IS WELL BALANCED BUT I FEEL THE BRAKES ARE A BIT UNRESPONSIVE AND U HAVE 2 REALLY JUMP ON THEM 2 GET A FEEL IN COMPARISON 2 THE ALMERA THE CLUTCH IS A LOT HEAVIER AND U CAN GET 2 MUCH OF A FEEL FOR IT. ENGINE WISE THE 1.9 JTD AT ABOVE 2000RPM IS A GR8 ENGINE AS U CAN FEEL A SURGE OF POWER FROM THE TURBO CHARGER AND THE CHASSIS IS VERY GD AND COPES WELL AROUND COUNTRY ROADS ONLY THING WHICH I FEEL COULD BENEFIT IS THE SUSPENSION 2 BE A BIT STIFFER AND LESS BODY ROLL AT THE BACK.

INTERIOR IS VERY GD AND BIG STEP UP FROM THE BRAVA/ BRAVO BUILD QUALITY IS VERY GD BUT MAYBE ISNT AS SOUND AS A VW GOLF AND SAFTEY WISE IT IS VERY GD.

I FEEL THE ONLY THING MISSING IS A LOWERING OF THE REAR OF THE CAR AND I AM GOING 2 BE ADDING SOME SIDE SKIRTS AND SPOILER.

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