Uno's what Fiat were thinking.... (Fiat Uno)

Member Name: paddythedaddy

Product:	Fiat Uno
Date:	07/02/01 (373 review reads)
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Advantages: The turbo is faaaast, the Fire Engine is bomb proof

Disadvantages: Its an ugly rusty Fiat

Having a Father in the motor industry has its advantages....

With a string of cars already to my name, I bought a 1.3 Uno Turbo to blow off the cobwebs about 4 years ago. I'm not going to bore you with performance figures, but this old shed is quick people! Take the badges off and all other road users think your just another weirdo in an old heap, until you blast past them with ridiculous acceleration.

I've had turbo'd motors since and none seemed to have the same sense of urgency as the Uno, which is built entirely out of paper and rust (which makes the already dodgy cornering even more life threatening). The car was not designed to have an engine like this in it, in fact the Uno was not really designed to have an engine at all. It would appear it was designed to rust and disintegrate.

So the turbo is a fast barrel of fun, if you can find one where the blower is ok (they do go people, and are not cheap to replace!). If you are learning to drive and want a cheap car for a while, try the 1.0 litre with the bomb proof 'Fire' engine. This engine was built to last, unlike the rest of the car. With its cast ally design it surpasses the 957cc Ford engine, fitted into the Fiesta of old.

However, although the engine is good, the car is not. You will often see just engines sitting in peoples drive ways, these are not pikey people, it is just where the car has rusted away into nothing and left the block standing there.

I kid you not people, avoid the Uno, or forever live in fear of the car collapsing beneath you.

Please note, this is just my opinion, please leave a comment

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