1998 Fiat Palio edx review from Uruguay
"If you get it cheap it`s OK, that's depends on your country market"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
It's a piece of junk!At 25000 km a pipe that is in the lower part of the water pump was corroded and should be changed. The piece was an iron tube without any protection, and the refrigerant that came with the car wasn`t anti corrosive. At 48000 km the distribution belt tensor failed (it loose all the bearing balls) and all the valves were bended. They should be changed.
At 100000 the clutch was changed.
Now with nine years and 130000 km, the body has some holes in the running board under the drivers door.
This is a brazilian made car and the quality is really poor. The economy isn't good. In city use it does around 9kpl and in driveway around 11.5 kpl with a 1.3 engine.
My previous 94 Sentra was a lot more of a car!
General comments?
This is a brazilian made car and the quality is really poor. The economy isn't good. In city use it does around 9kpl and in driveway around 11.5 kpl with a 1.3 engine.
My previous 94 Sentra was a lot more of a car!
In my country cars are rather expensive. A new Palio costs around u$S 15500.And this of mine is about U$S 6500. I wouldn`t buy a car of that age at this amount.
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 | If you like using sport car and speed with fiat, this car is for you |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.3 Manual |
| Performance marks | 5/10 |
| Reliability marks | 4/10 |
| Comfort marks | 5/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 130000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Nissan Sentra |
| Date of Entry | 15th August, 2007 |