Fiat Tempra

My wife was pregnant, we had already made one child and the Punto was just about right to get one pushchair and some shopping in the boot, although it was a tight squeeze. So the time had come for me to venture out into the second hand car market and look for a car with a reasonable sized boot, but with all the refinments I could afford. After several visits to different garages we were just about to head home when my wife saw the FIAT dealership and said perhaps it would be a good idea to have a quick look, after all, the Punto had been a lovely little motor, in 3 years from brand new it had performed as advertised without a glitch. The ...  Read the complete review

Having a father in the motor industry has its advantages.... Or not if he gives you the use of a Fiat Tempra for a week. That was slightly unfair, it was about 5 years ago when i was but a mere slip of an 18 year old. The model I tried was a 1.6, I can't remember the specification letter (LXE - god knows and lets be honest, who cares?) but it had all electrics P.A.S and VERY comfortable seats (and a lot of room in the back, wink wink)! At the time the car was not very old so the obligatory Fiat rust had not yet settled in. It was a good reliable car and it had the most fantastic Digital Dashboard readout! God knows how good these ...  Read the complete review