Heater valve leaked. £15, fitted by owner.
Rear brakes can stick and the handbrake is weak.
Now showing signs of rust on doors.
Nippier than you might think for 999cc but acceleration noticeably slowed by passengers or hills. Will do 70/80/90mph all day once you get there. 50mpg all the time. Good brakes. Sharp handling helped by fitting half-decent matching tyres all round (less than 100 quid). Excellent head-room if you're tall. Rear suspension a bit harsh when unladen. Later ie models have Punto fuel injection and rod gear linkage.
Service by owner costs £25 parts and takes under 45mins.
Having owend 5 fiat unos in the past I can honestly say that they are the best budget car to own... like a vw they will go and go...
Having owned a Fiat Uno, I completely agree, except I had much more problems, that were not so cheap to fix.
Good for tall people, but bad for anyone that likes to be safe when joining a 40mph road (power very limited). The car likes high revs and shows promise, I would tell you at what revs, but they do not have rev counters!!
Fiat Uno's are fantastic cars. I owned a 1988 999cc fire with 30k on the clock a couple of years ago and it was great fun - easily able to keep up with a mk2 fiesta 1.3. Had no problems with it and then purchased a 1.1 (pre-fire) 1987 model and it was crap!! The engine was worn so had less power than my 1988 FIRE.
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