Hi all,

Having to sell my coupe as the fuel, insurance and maintenance costs have really started to take their toll (on my bank balance) and i just cant justify the costs anymore...:(

I adore these cars having owned three and will miss it like mad when it goes (you get really attached to these cars, think it's all the daft quirks, wing mirror spiders, rain falling on your arm when it's been raining and window open etc :)) but the costs are just getting silly and she's only getting older.


I will hopefully be returning to another one in the future, most probably a plus or LE as my final one to run as a weekend car but for the time being she will be gone!

I will still stick around on the forum and i'm still keeping it italian (going for a punto evo)

sad times....but my bank balance will be much healthier

Always sad to hear this type of post. Good luck for the future.

Wont buying a Punto Evo put a rather large dent in your bank balance anyway though?

If you are really thinking of your bank balance, as above, is that the right car, if ist all about saving, there are cheaper, more sensible, more reliable cars to choose from!!

I sold my 20VT in January for exactly the same reasons & really regretted it - Are you actually in financial difficulty already? - or like me just selling cause you 'assume' you will not be able to afford the running/maintenance costs?.

I have actually now brought mine back!

it's not a sellers market!, don't sell unless you really have to. If you do truly 'Adore these cars' - Why don't you get a cheap, reliable run-around for daily use & keep the Coupe for weekends/fun?

You can get it on a limited mileage (3-5K) classic policy very cheaply - thats what I've done, & have got a 2002 Primera for daily use.

Ditto,
My coupe is on a 5000 mile policy and i use the 1.2 stilo everyday. After driving that its a real reward when i drive the coupe

As above except that my daily drive is a diesel Grande Punto.

My daily drive family car is soon to be a 16vt, with my 20vt my weekend mobile

And I'm not frightened about my maintenance costs. Much

Ps sorry to hear you're having to sell tommycoupe. As above, are you absolutely sure, doesn't sound your going for a much more economical alternative?!

I sold mine, got a Punto and regretted it ever since. I still do though I have another Coupe. And not just because the Punto proved to be as expensive to maintain.

I'm getting a punto evo on finance, no deposit, £160 a month, 3 years warranty and 1 years road tax, wont need mot'ing either, 50 mpg, it's a no brainer for me as i'm constantly overdrawn at the end of the month with the coupe and dreading the winter, frozen locks etc, i will miss it but time to move on. I will probably get another when my bank balance is much healthier, i want to get a nice fat exhaust on mine (not too loud), hid's, maybe chip it etc but just cant afford it so she's gotta go

Sorry you're getting rid of the Coupe Tom

Think of all those shows you won't not be able to turn up to any more

Hi tommy, all the the best with the sale of the coupe, the evo punto looks lovely the little 1.4 turbo is not slow by any means.
Enjoy mate

Thanks for all your kind words hehe got a lot of interest in the coupe so she'll be gone soon and punto evo ordered. As the famous saying goes: I'll be back

Tommy, you do know that, as a club member, you can buy your Punto Evo through the Fiat affinity scheme.

Details are in the members' area if you have not already ordered it. Check that the prices are up to date with the contacts shown.

It's the same new car purchase deal that Fiat employees get.