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Fiat Uno |
| Date: |
27/08/01 (459 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Small, Economic, Fun to drive.
Disadvantages: Not too hot with a full car of passengers with its tiny engine.
I've had my little Fiat Uno 45 for three years now, and I have fallen in love. So what if it has its problems from time to time. On the whole it's cheap, economical and easy to drive.
The size of the engine (999cc) means that tax and insurance are super-low. It runs a nice fuel economy (I use it to get to & from work 5 miles each day & put in £25 a month). For big journeys it doesnt hold much but then reduced weight is why it consumes less!
When I've hade repairs done to the car the dealers seem to have no trouble at all getting parts - the Uno has been going for yonks now, mine is 14 years old I think (D-reg) and the nineties saw the release of new updated models.
The main reasons I chose the Fiat Uno were because it was small, looked reasonably good and seemed to move along pretty well. I though I had driven this car to destruction many times but she keeps coming back without so much as a murmur. I drove from Bradford to Birmingham without stopping and even with no 5th gear it was a joy.
The original Uno 45 came without a radio - there were spaces for a deck and speakers in the back and one in the front. So, make sure that whatever radio is in there has been put in correctly (mine wasn't as you might've guessed, but a bit of wiring and it was fine).
But by far my favourite feature of this car is the ability to twist the windscreen washers to the left - and spray the unknowing pedestrian! You wouldn't believe the fun you can have. Brightens up any day to see the power-suited business man thinking a bird has dropped one on his jacket. Or the irate old granny at the bus-stop.
A good buy in my opinion, fun, fast(ish), and full of personality.
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- 29/08/01 The only trouble with spraying people in an UNo is that you cannot drive fast enough to get away. A guy sprayed me once and 2 minutes later you should have seen the look on his face when I pulled up next top him on my Motorcycle.
Looked even funnier when I leant in and broke his nose! |
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- 27/08/01 I used to have a little silver Uno, it was a nippy little car, but sadly it gave up the ghost and it had to go. I agree they are great, economical cars, and I don't envy those with super duper flashy cars when they have to fill the tank!!! |
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