1987 Fiat Uno Reviews - Page 3 of 3

I own an '88 Uno and I can agree with everything you have said.

Coincidentally, the clips on my air filter case also broke when my dad decided to bang it on the ground when attempting to clean it. Never mind eh? Anyway, we bodged it up with a couple of screws.

I also had problems with the gearbox at about 120,000 miles, so had it refurbished, I also replaced the clutch at the same time.

Mine also had a small amount of rust at the bottom of the drivers door and that's all. But I removed this with a drill and wire brush, and then filled and painted it and it's like new now.

The interior is mint condition still.

Totally agree about consumption, mine does about 45mpg no matter how you drive it, and is so reliable. It's the quickest 999cc I have ever driven, and cruises at 85mph all day. I loved it, perfect first car, but now I want something a bit bigger and quicker.

Nice to see another Uno owner like that. I've just changed my Uno since writing the above comment and bought a Cinquecento Sporting. But the Uno provided excellent service all the way up to when I got rid of it. Sad to see it go to be perfectly honest. Fantastic little car.

Hey, my Uno has rust on both my doors. :) I think I'll try removing it some day. I love my Uno, its nearly got me through my test. How come you all potter along at 85 though?? Mine shoots along at 105! And that's more than a 999cc is meant to do! Well it does it anyway. I'm planning a 600 mile round trip soon in it.

All that's gone wrong is her, well I haven't found the problem yet, in the last 2 weeks its died whilst out, it will stall and then won't start for ten minutes, and when flooring it, it splutters, I think it's a fuel problem, and when I take the filler cap off there is a vacuum and it sucks air in to equalise itself, any ideas???

I am 17 and own a Fiat Uno 1.0 i.e.

I am a bit of a boy racer and tended to lose out a bit to my mates. I decided to add a full system sports exhaust to it, plus Spitfire sparkplugs and HT leads, not forgetting the K&N airfilter.

Along with my modifications, alloys and bore exhaust, the performance has changed and it looks like a Turbo. I would give it an 8/10 for performance not a 6.

Paolo Di-Mascio.

I have owned an Uno 45 Fire 1.0 1988 vintage for five years. In all that time, and nearly 60,000 miles (20 thou on the clock when I bought it) it has only ever let me down once when the wiring under the distributor cap wore away. It was cheap to fix and was running fine again the next day.

The only items I have paid for in keeping this car on the road, other than consumables, have been steering rod gaitors (x2) and a wheel bearing.

It is not a fast car, nor is it glamourous. It is, however, the most reliable vehicle I know of. Rust has never really been a problem, although signs are appearing on the passenger door.

I rarely clean it; it gets a decent service once a year from my local (non-Fiat) garage; for short to medium distance runs, and as a reliable town car, I would heartily recommend this vehicle.

Tom from UK

I've got a 1987 Fiat Uno 45 with the fire engine (it also has attractive uno45 decals up the side - nice!).

It's my first car, I bought it last year from a vicar's son. It runs perfectly and I am more than happy with it. The first MOT I took it for, it failed and it cost £215 to get right. Since then nothing major has gone wrong with it. The choke cable snapped (but it was the man from the AA who yanked it until it did and they wonder why I don't want to rejoin).

It's a fantastic little vehicle.

Phil (UK)

PS, the car's name is Doris.

Sounds suspiciously like the first owner didn't look after it to me...

Not neccessarily the case re 1st owner. My wifes 1st owner Uno Mia rusted before I could blink an eye - and I mean RUSTED - everywhere and within 24 months and under 15,000 KMs. Still got the car and in everyday use. Goes like the proverbial bomb, but the rust is disgusting!! Live in a sea side city in R.S.A. every Uno you see has rust in exactly the same places. That should tell you something about the manufacture!!