Fiat Tipo launch date

colm_mcm · 28-12-2016 3:55pm

The 5 door doesn't look as bad today as it did 15 years ago.

ba_barabus · 28-12-2016 4:07pm

I remember watching the original launch of the Bravo/Brava in 1996 in Ireland on Live at 3 with Derek Davis. It looked a great car back then.

True story

colm_mcm · 28-12-2016 4:10pm

I remember the first ads for the bravo/brava. They had the internet on them.

Music was 2:1 by Elastica, which was also on the Trainspotting soundtrack

This is a later one from 97

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xidin7_publicite-fiat-bravo-et-brava-elastica-2-1-1997_auto

ofcork · 28-12-2016 4:14pm

Pity the stilo was such a bad car guy I worked with bought one in 02 I bought a punto sporting at the same time with the same 1.2 engines.He had so much trouble with his he ended up getting his money back.

PukkaStukka · 28-12-2016 4:58pm

ba_barabus wrote: »

colm_mcm wrote: »

The stilo was pretty groundbreaking at launch in terms of equipment to be fair. They reduced the level of equipment after though.
A 3 door stilo in the right colour still looks modern today.

OH they looked great and to me drove very well even with the 1.2 16v with the 6 speed box. 5 Dr looked a bit ****e though. IIRC the electrics were worse than ****e.I'd still love a yellow 2 door.

I'm driving a 2003 one for the last three years. I swear to God, the thing is immortal. It won't die, drives well and runs on fumes. Happy days!

Marcusm · 28-12-2016 6:48pm

ba_barabus wrote: »

I remember watching the original launch of the Bravo/Brava in 1996 in Ireland on Live at 3 with Derek Davis. It looked a great car back then.

True story

Jaysus, you just be over 80 now and able to post on the Internet!

AMKC · 28-12-2016 8:21pm

ofcork wrote: »

Pity the stilo was such a bad car guy I worked with bought one in 02 I bought a punto sporting at the same time with the same 1.2 engines.He had so much trouble with his he ended up getting his money back.

He must have just been unlucky and got a Monday car. How was your Punto? The sporting was a great little one very nippy.

kmb · 28-12-2016 8:43pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

The 5 door doesn't look as bad today as it did 15 years ago.

I had the 2003 the same colour etc but with the panoramic roof and over 3years only had to change 1 x Wishbone and yearly servicing.
It reported 43 mpg via the stalk controls.
It never broke, stopped etc.
I always wondered how many people were aware of the hot/cold box (depending on your AC settings) which was placed above the glove box!!
The rear sliding seat was also useful for large items in the boot.
I only changed it as I picked up a 2008 Bravo sport 150 as a 1 1/2 year old demo for €12,500 less the 3K for my stilo.
The new price was over €27,500.It had 15,000 km on it.
I love hearing the "the man down the pub" stories as it makes Fiat very cheap to purchase after a year.
By the way when was the last time a Stilo/Bravo 2007+ post was on Boards?
I realise that they are not sold in vast quantities but surely there would be something?
I know we had at least one Fiat 500 but was there many since?
As for reliability I bet the VW fanboys would secretly happily swop for Fiat with all the VW horror stories posted here!!!

The Tipo saloon version is due shortly id say.
By the way, what is the usual delivery etc charges for new cars?

ofcork · 28-12-2016 8:47pm

AMKC wrote: »

He must have just been unlucky and got a Monday car. How was your Punto? The sporting was a great little one very nippy.

The sporting was nippy alright too many niggles though back in the garage 10 times at least.

ofcork · 28-12-2016 8:52pm

Mine weren't new punto in 98 and sporting in 02 and alot of issues with both.

PukkaStukka · 28-12-2016 9:04pm

LIGHTNING wrote: »

My two FIAT's were bulletproof, plus if they do go wrong parts for them are cheap

I've had three Fiats. My Punto and Stilo were / are very good. The Grande Punto I had wasn't good. Tonnes of niggley faults, plus it was the only Fiat I've had that actually broke down. The older Mk2 Punto was way way better.

28-12-2016 9:48pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

From memory a HSX model Brava in 2001 was £12500. A comfort line 1.4 Golf at the time was around £20k
Have a price list somewhere

The likes of a real deal 171 focus & a 4k off pulsar look really reasonable in price 16 years on.

The pulsar, I'd have that over a tipo too

ofcork · 28-12-2016 9:52pm

I paid 9895 in 98 for a punto 60 sx with alloys the sporting was around 16k in 02.

bear1 · 28-12-2016 10:37pm

Seems to be quite a bit of anti fiat on this thread.
I hope they do well and all the fiats we had were bulletproof cars.

ofcork · 28-12-2016 10:40pm

I can only go by my own experience would like to see fiat doing well maybe a Lazarus type comeback a la Renault.

ba_barabus · 28-12-2016 11:07pm

I'm far from anti-Fiat being an Alfa owner but the Stilo had many issues which held it back. I'm sure there were many happy owners, I'm not suggesting that they all gave issues, but there were certainly more lemons than there should have been. And given I started the thread I'd love to see the Tipo succeed. There are a lot of people reading and commenting who are only too pleased to be outraged it would seem.

ofcork · 28-12-2016 11:09pm

The stilo was launched in 02 how many are around compared to focus corolla golf tells it all.

28-12-2016 11:54pm

My initial impression over a 4 day rental was positive, come the time to give it back I was less enthused.
Looking at prices etc compared to the pulsar, Octavia and focus and much more it has its work cut out.

It's a budget offering priced quite steeply in diesel guise.

PurvesGrundy · 29-12-2016 12:02am

The Stilo was a massive commercial failure for the brand. It is probably one of the key reasons why FIAT went nearly bankrupt and sells a fraction of the volume it used to.

Nobody wants an Italian car that wants to be German. It is a lesson that Citroen would also learn similarly with the C5.

30-12-2016 7:35pm

I saw on facebook the sedan is going to be available here now, €16500 for the 1.4 petrol. That's more like it to be fair. No sign of any mention of the saloon on the Fiat.ie site yet though.

When I first saw the new Tipo I was in Portugal, it looked a fine bus for what it was. My main gripe with the one I had in Italy was the diesel was crude as feck. If the 1.4 petrol is anyway acceptable a car that size for €16500 would appeal to many for a family car in the suburbs.

A 1.2 TSi 90bhp Skoda Rapid Active is €18450. The Seat Toledo starts at €18k.
Renault fluence will cost you €21k (diesel I think).

A Nissan Pulsar can be got for €17k with the €4k scrappage but the petrol Tipo saloon looks well priced to be fair.

bear1 · 31-12-2016 12:00am

I imagine the 1.4 will be fairly dead power wise unless they are sticking the t-jet in it?

ba_barabus · 31-12-2016 12:22am

I wonder what the 1.4 is like in the real work or how would the diesel compare back to back against a Duster. I'll be honest and say I see it in the sane light as the Duster. It a pity it's priced so high in top spec diesel form. I assume they'll be heavily discounted price wise.

31-12-2016 5:32am

bear1 wrote: »

I imagine the 1.4 will be fairly dead power wise unless they are sticking the t-jet in it?

It's not the t jet.
95bhp, 12.3 to 60 and 110mph top speed.

No worse than most petrols of that size to be fair, but fairly dead.

bear1 · 31-12-2016 10:41am

Augeo wrote: »

It's not the t jet.
95bhp, 12.3 to 60 and 110mph top speed.

No worse than most petrols of that size to be fair, but fairly dead.

Suppose it will do fine as a city car.
Pity they didn't stick the t-jet in, gem of an engine.

DerekM1974 · 31-12-2016 3:33pm

bear1 wrote:

Suppose it will do fine as a city car. Pity they didn't stick the t-jet in, gem of an engine.

The 1.4 120hp engine is a T-jet. Available @ â‚¬1250 over the 1.4 95hp engine.

AMKC · 31-12-2016 4:19pm

Augeo wrote: »

I saw on facebook the sedan is going to be available here now, €16500 for the 1.4 petrol. That's more like it to be fair. No sign of any mention of the saloon on the Fiat.ie site yet though.

When I first saw the new Tipo I was in Portugal, it looked a fine bus for what it was. My main gripe with the one I had in Italy was the diesel was crude as feck. If the 1.4 petrol is anyway acceptable a car that size for €16500 would appeal to many for a family car in the suburbs.

A 1.2 TSi 90bhp Skoda Rapid Active is €18450. The Seat Toledo starts at €18k.
Renault fluence will cost you €21k (diesel I think).

A Nissan Pulsar can be got for €17k with the €4k scrappage but the petrol Tipo saloon looks well priced to be fair.

Renault fluence will cost you €21k (diesel I think).

That has been replace by the much better looking Megane Grand Coupe. I know silly name but it is a lovely looking saloon in fact I think its the best looking new Megane.

I also want to see FIAT do well with the new Tipo as I think its a nice looking car and the saloon too but they might have to do discounting and other offers if they want the car to sell well as well as advertise it loads. Have to say the add on the TV is catchy.

31-12-2016 5:23pm

AMKC wrote: »

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That has been replace by the much better looking Megane Grand Coupe.........

The new Megane looks great, the 130bhp petrol in the entry models looks quite decent on paper.

bear1 · 31-12-2016 5:29pm

DerekM1974 wrote: »

The 1.4 120hp engine is a T-jet. Available @ â‚¬1250 over the 1.4 95hp engine.

So the t-jet is coming to Ireland and will cost 1250e more than the N/A 1.4?
Bet people still won't bother with the turbo version.

31-12-2016 5:33pm

If the facebook €16.5 Tipo saloon thing I saw is accurate than a 1.4 t jet saloon would be under €18k.

That's wouldn't be bad at all.

cena · 03-01-2017 2:20am

So who is going to buy one of these cars.

Fiat Tipo launch date

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