1988 Fiat Uno 70SL review from Australia and New Zealand
"Reliable versatile stylish Italian workhorse"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Electrical fault while driving at night caused total shutdown of engine and lights. However restarted immediately and I was able to carry on my journey. This never occurred again while I owned it.
Rust around factory-fitted sunroof, which necessitated three trips to the panel-beater over five years.
Front seat upholstery wore through at 100,000 km.
Plastic clip attaching rear compartment cover to hatch door snapped.
Body roll significant.
General comments?
An extremely reliable and fuel-efficient car which achieved 42 miles per gallon on the open road.
Lacked a bit of power especially in upper revs and never got up to its claimed maximum speed of 165 km/h.
Nice tall driving position although sunroof limits headroom. I am 179 cm in height and my head scraped the ceiling.
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 1988 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1998 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.3 Manual |
| Performance marks | 7/10 |
| Reliability marks | 10/10 |
| Comfort marks | 9/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 130000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Holden Gemini |
| Date of Entry | 7th April, 2002 |