Another for me..

[VWPowered]

little choice as i have to pull the passat off the road for a week whilst i do the gearbox, so have brought this.. off to get it in a minute, antyhing good or bad about these things, i've had a Uno in the past never a Tipo..

 

was cheap, tis diesel, 1991, ticket till next april

 

[michiel]

so have brought this

Great styling on those Tipi!

[VWPowered]

so have brought this

Great styling on those Tipi!

oops did i get it wrong again

[Milford Cubicle]

Yeah you haven't brought it yet, as you've yet to collect it. You have bought it though.Enough grammar semantics anyway... Tipos are extinct here, I like their blocky '80s styling too. Is it a non-turbo diesel? The TDs were supposed to be pretty nippy for their time.

[Guest]

There's a blue Tipo Sedicivalvole (had to look up the spelling) which turns up in Dewsbury sometimes. Bet it's an amazing drive.

[r.welfare]

Looks like a digidash model, from what I can make out from the photo.Could be a 1.7 or 1.9 non-turbo diesel - we only got the 1.9TD in the UK, the fastest model at launch! Presume the 1.7 is the same lump as found in the Uno and early Punto.

[Milford Cubicle]

Is the digi dash set up in a different way to the analog dash?A 1.7D with a digi dash would make for the pinnacle of shite.

[Pillock]

Yeah I seem to remember the digidash model was laid out in horizontal strips.... my friend at uni had one, it was a fairly mediocre model but it had the cool digital dashboard, electric stuff, and it went like absolute stink. Sure it was only a 1.4 but if driven hard it was unbeatable. well, not actually unbeatable - a well-driven Carerra RS would probably have it in the bends but when everyone else has rotbox fiestas with rattly top ends it was like a supercar.

[Pillock]

Analogue dials:

 

Digital, erm, 'dials':

[fiatdaft]

we did get the 1.7d here aswell,usually in a basic fleet type of spec,sedici's go ok,5 doors much better than 3 doors,but a healthy dose of turbo power is not too hard to do.

[michiel]

What a great dash (the digi one)!

[Mr H Sceptre]

I had a 1.6ie petrol Tempra (Tipo saloon in effect) on an N plate for a bit. It was a better car than I expected. Decent ride, engine ok but a bit thrashy when you floored it. I found the driving position a bit upright, but generally an ok car.

[Guest]

I would absolutely love a Tempra.

 

 

Lovely! The mid 80s to early 90s Fiat range really was superb, I don't think there was a single rubbish car in there. I love the family face too, everything looked very neat and smart.

[VWPowered]

yep digidash but pov spec no revcounter, but has electric (working) windows sure its 1.7, its non turbo with blue velour

 

pics...

 

 

long as it lasts afew weeks whilst i get the list on her passat done then i'll be floggin it on

[Mr H Sceptre]

I would absolutely love a Tempra.Lovely! The mid 80s to early 90s Fiat range really was superb, I don't think there was a single rubbish car in there. I love the family face too, everything looked very neat and smart.

To be fair to it, it never let me down. I was doing fortnightly trips from Leicester to Teesside & back & never had a problem. No rust either. Thing is, it replaced my Citroen BX so it just had a bit too much to live up to.

[Guest]

That temperature gauge is ace, it would be worth getting headgasket failure just to see it lit up in all its glory.

[ChinaTom]

I like the full stop after Tipo. Detail.

[Gompo]

Looks proper 'shite' to me, although in too good a condition.Good work!

[VWPowered]

oh its real shite, the seats are ripped, only one wiper, clocks dont work till the car warms up, same for the electric windows, cable-tied bumper, poundland trims FTW, but starts and stops

[Pete-M]

That temperature gauge is ace, it would be worth getting headgasket failure just to see it lit up in all its glory.

I had an early, carbed, Delta HF Turbo many moons ago that had possibly the shitest 'digi' dash bit in history.That went into the red, it was like approaching the magic £20 mark on a fruit machine.