1998 Fiat Marea Weekend review from UK and Ireland

The rear window washer has failed - the cause is not yet known.

The rear wiper motor failed at 101000 miles.

The heated rear window has never worked since I have owned the car.

This car had been regularly serviced by a leasing company, yet the camshaft drive belt failed within 3 months of ownership. The camshaft drive belt slipped and allowed the car to drive pistons into valves before failing completely. A new engine was fitted.

There is an on-going fault which I have not been able to diagnose yet where the car tends to wander. The following items have been checked and found to be good: tracking, wheel alignment, tire pressures and suspension units. This fault persists. The fault gives the impression of driving in a gusty cross-wind. The car drives along and then changes course requiring a steering input. If anyone has any ideas I would be grateful to receive them.

This car is generally comfortable for long journeys and returns what I believe is a fair fuel consumption.

Apart from the steering problem which tends to make the car feel as though it is over steering on fast left-hand corners, it handles very well for an estate and has never given me any nasty surprises.

This car looks incredibly sexy from the front.

The drop-down tailgate is an absolute delight.

The Fiat radio is somewhat lacking where weaker signals are concerned.