1994 Fiat Tipo ie S review from UK and Ireland
"A cheap good quality family car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Rear brake light bulb blew.
Rear washer tube kinked - needed a tailgate strip down to fix.
Front windscreen washers take ages to start flowing.
Seaps oil from the rocker cover.
Started making a low pitched whining noise at 3500 RPM.
General comments?
Most of the above have been easily fixed.
The car is huge inside with tons of front and rear leg room, build quality is good for a Fiat, and considering it's only a 1.4 it certainly keeps up on the motorway, although acceleration is un-impressive. Power fades away at higher RPM very quickly, it has no low down torque though and hates you driving below 2000 RPM.
The Tipo is quite tall and sufferes a bit from body roll.
I get 36 MPG.
Overall a very good quality car for the money, I paid £1000 for my M registered late '94 Tipo which is pretty good, and considering it's galvanised hopefully it won't rust like some of the early Fiat's. The body metal is very thin so watch for dents and scratches, the tailgate is fibreglass so at least that will last forever.
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| Year of manufacture | 1994 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.4 Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
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| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
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| Distance when acquired | 50000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 53000 miles |
| Previous car | Fiat X1/9 |
| Date of Entry | 10th April, 2001 |