nigel bickle Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Remember Bramzs Marea, last seen hauling a Trabbie? Here it is, working a bit harder.... Picked up in Bristol, and pulled back to Sussex, where the kids will prepp it for a life on the continent. And your gratuitous fuel station stop Asimo, Stanky, Aston Martin and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 "Say Marea, Marea. Whatever will be will be......" If the plod actually existed anymore on our streets, and they had a spare half hour and saw the car, would they be unhappy with it being an unbraked train or would they assume it's being "recovered" to a place of safety? Is your signature all current cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Is that quite a late one on an '02 plate Nigel? House on the left looks like its a bit of a 'character property' ? Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen01 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I’d 100% have a 2.0, 5 pot estate again in a heart beat, i should have have jumped at his Brava he was selling, I just did t have the cash at the time. Give it a couple of years and there’ll be none of these around, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 20V Turbo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Yup, legalities of that tow setup? Unknown. Everyone seems to have a differing view. Two separate Police cars and a Motorway Traffic car all ignored me though. Huw, that house is a gutted shell, about to be doubled in size. A true bombsite purchase! Yup, it’s a 20v. I’m lucky enough to own three others ( coop, bag & turbo) & Bravo - this is the smoothest - but by no means the quickest. Power seems well adapted to towing, as opposed to outright speed, as the Coupes & Bravo. Ideal for this job. Split_Pin, Burnside and Kringle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I borrowed a Marea estate off a colleague years ago and was impressed by it. I think it was always a bit of a left field choice of car, but very good at what it did. Did I go out and buy one though, of course not, I bought yet another Volvo 240 estate instead. I'm just too predictable and generally go back to what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Glad to see this Marea went to a good home. I was watching it on ebay a few weeks ago but a lack of space stopped me bidding. I've only driven a Bravo 1.6 100 16v that my sister had. Was great fun to drive but the mpg wasn't great thanks to me enjoying it too much! nigel bickle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 2002 seems really late for a Marea but Wikipedia says they were made that late and that's never wrong. I guess they just sold so few that most of them that I've seen were probably ex dealer demos or the first influx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 16 hours ago, Kringle said: "Say Marea, Marea. Whatever will be will be......" Or, if you prefer: "How d'you solve a problem like Marea....?" ProgRocker and Kringle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I prefer Santana's earlier work but... Back in 2002 I nearly bought a 2000 W reg Marea 1.6 100 bhp. As my insurance NCB situation was pants, I chickened out and bought a SEAT with a less exciting 60 bhp at the same dealer instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Great to see my old Marea getting proper use. I did see that 02 plated one a few times for sale and think about it, but that goes for most Fiats on the web. I did spot a 150 20v Weekend the other day, must get my pen and paper out for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 It’s a strong towcar, the same engine as my hot Bravo but a completely different power output- torquey yet not fast! i have a diesel weekend too, the big one, but rarely used right now ( although it is legal). This is diesel has covered2-3k now with family, seems to be a frugal,sipper @60 mpg, but a little underpowered. Does feel as if the filters need attention, and the injector light is on now, apparently, so it’s probanly a bit down on power. mModern 17’s bring it more up to date, and a de badge has the majority head scratching - which is fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 My uncle had a Marea as a company car, I remember thinking it was much nicer than whatever he had had previously (which i can’t remember, think it may have been a Rover 200...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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