Bought car brand new 2 days of having it heater broke down,5 days later clutch went,1 month later car broke down because spark plugs was'nt working
1 year later started to rust around the doors.
Don't buy a Fiat car, reliability very very poor I have got a Ford Mondeo 5 years now never broke down up 2 now, if buying a family car try the mondeo not the Fiat Brava.
Never go near a Fiat.
I could say the same things about the mondeo (should
that be Mundao) The car I had for just over one year before I binned it had very similar problems
you have been unlucky, but these problems don't just affect
Fiat.
Yes you have been extremely unlucky. I have a 1998 Fiat Brava ELX and it is a fabulous car. I dunno how it could have started to rust, there isn't any rust on mine whatsoever so you can't have been looking after it very well and for all those things to go wrong even after a short period of time you must have driven the car very hard and badly.
I feel you are being too harsh on the fiat brava. I am the seventh owner of a N registered, 1.4, fiat brava. Although I haven't bought it as new, I too had problems only days after I purchased it. I thought something was continually running down the battery only to find that battery had lost its charge. Obviously not Fiats' fault, its just a matter of being unlucky. I work for a large motor company and have been there long enough to realize some garages often replace components or swap them for their own use.
But you have just been very unlucky, I've had my brava quite a while and she's a little beauty! It will be a long time before I replace her.
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