I recently
Bought a new car. I like it very much for it’s speed, luxury and looks. I hate it for it’s reliability. It’s a Fiat Stilo Abarth, and it won’t stop breaking. First the front spring snapped into 3 pieces, taking a tyre with it. Then a tyre popped halfway off the rim and shredded itself too. Then it decided the keyless entry fob wasn’t in my hand, and I haven’t been able to start it for a week.

Point being, aside from that I made a fairly poor choice and should have bought an Accord, I’ve been missing my CD changer, because I’ve been driving an H reg Clio for the last week, my brothers’ learner-mobile.

My brother had a small collection of old-school rock compilation tapes, picked up from charity shops. I belted through these fairly quickly and became bored with Absolute Radio again. So had a poke through our old kids’ stuff and found our complete collection (at the time) of Harry Potter audiobooks on tape, books 1-4.

I’m loving the Clio now. Every drive I get to listen to Stephen Fry’s sultry tones pouring out the books that dominated my childhood. I’m getting every one onto an MP3 CD once I’ve got the Fiat back, and it’s staying in the CD changer permenantly.

Getting caught is the problem though. Wind down the window, as you’re prone to do in a car with no air con in the summer, and everyone outside is treated to Stephen Fry’s ‘EXPELLIARMUS!’ Making the baby blue Clio, if possible, even cooler.
( Rookie You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 14:52, 3 replies)

I've only heard Jim Dale and consider him a legend for the HP work.

( BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 15:50, closed)

Reliability is never going to be a Fiat's strongpoint.
Fix
It
Again
Tony!
(Happybara The jungle came alive and took him, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 17:32, closed)

I have the same car
New engine, new fly wheel new tyres new everything, and still about as reliable as any fiat (which is tonk) hate it but love it.
(AmootPoint My bro is cyril sneer, Mon 7 Jun 2010, 19:32, closed)