Fiat 130 Berlina

beanderb4 · 31-05-2015 12:22AM #1

Has anyone out there got any experience with a Fiat 130 Berlina. I'm seriously contemplating taking a trip to Italy and bringing one back. I have a few old fiats but I have never driven a 130, but I absolutely love the look of the saloon.
If I do go for it, it will have to be my daily driver. Am I mad, or is there anyone else out there that thinks they are beautiful cars?

ben9195 · 31-05-2015 08:08AM

Thread warily! Most of the old fiat models developed major rust problems.

kev1.3s · 31-05-2015 09:35AM

Can't offer any advise but I'd love one, stunning looking car.

johnayo · 31-05-2015 09:43AM

Beautiful car, but as already said beware of the tin worm. They were practically soluble when they were new. I can't even imagine what they would be like 30 odd years on.

unkel · 31-05-2015 09:17PM

Exporting a car from Italy is notoriously difficult - beware!

Apart from that, best of luck finding one. Let us know how you get on

Blue850 · 31-05-2015 10:51PM

Seen this rare RHD one at a few shows.

There is one for sale in the UK.
UK 130

and one in The Netherlands
Dutch 130

mossy50 · 01-06-2015 04:37PM

check out AUTO SCOUT 24 just brought back a lancia fulvia from Belgium for about 1/2 of the price of the ones in the uk

carlosfandango · 01-06-2015 11:04PM

Brave indeed but the world needs brave men buying Fiats. As has been mentioned, buying a car from Italy has its problems but not impossible. Remember my Dino right? Anyway, I think it sounds like an awesome idea and one that should be discussed over a pint :-)

CFD

nmacc · 11-06-2015 04:13PM

Drove one once. It was remarkably free from rust and very spacious.

Although the folks at Wikipedia disagree, I found it very powerful. Then again, at the time I suppose almost anything would have appeared powerful in comparison to my 956cc Renault 5. I was told that they were very thirsty and heavy on tyres, but I don't imagine beanderb4 would give it the use for either to be a serious problem.

Personally always preferred the Pininfarina-designed Coupé:

Saw one of these a couple of months ago at the Applegreen filling station in Mount Merrion, but it was tatty.

Arthur Daley · 11-06-2015 04:41PM

Only 15,000 built so rare new even. Just shows that big fiats never really sold when there was competition from lancia and alfa in that market.

Wheeler dealers imported a coupe from france or italy in an episode from 2009

w124man · 11-06-2015 08:25PM

There used to be a blue one in Rathgar aroung 1980. I think the reg was 9999ZH

Fiat 130 Berlina

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