Highlights
- Thick history file of specialist maintenance
- Rare green and tan colour scheme
- Recent service, suspension overhaul and cambelt change
- Rear discs and pads replaced in 2022
- MOT to February 2025 with no advisories
- Tidy and factory standard 20V Turbo
The Appeal
In the coupe wars of the 1990s, there was one stand out model: Fiat’s simply and appropriately named Coupe. In 210bhp 20V Turbo form, this was a tyre-scrabbling road rocket. And then there’s that masterful curved and slashed Chris Bangle design.
The Coupe is one of the best Fiats of the last 40 years and increasingly looking like a nailed on future classic. Time to grab a good one, like this ‘98.
Finished in green metallic over a stylish tan leather cabin, it is a sparingly used car in pleasingly standard condition. The history file is impressive, the highlights including regular servicing, recent cambelt change plus work to the suspension and rear brakes. Everything has been undertaken by renowned marque and model specialists.
This is an enthusiast-owned 90s classic. The long MOT to February 2025 with no advisories underlines the impression that this is a very good example of a car that will provide endless entertainment.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 25th February 1998
- Seven registered keepers
- Thick history file from 2006 detailed in ring binder
- Advisory-free MOT to 27th February 2025
- 85,077 miles showing on test and now on 85,132 miles
- Garaged during winter
- Catalyser replaced in February 2024 for MOT
- Recent maintenance highlights below and in photos
Recent maintenance:
- Serviced at 82,763 miles by Power Italia in February 2022
- Serviced at 80,370 miles by Power Italia in January 2021
- Shocks, strut brace, grill, welding, brake line and suspension work by model specialist in July 2021
- Cambelt replaced by same specialist in March 2021
- Rear discs and pads replaced in February 2022
The Condition
- Attractive dark metallic green paintwork in good order with only light marks
- These include some stone chips to front and slight marks to bonnet
- The photographs show the signs of use to the paintwork
- There is some slight paint mismatch to boot and wings to note in photographs
- Bodywork presents well with solid arches, sills and underside in photographs
- No structural advisories on current MOT test
- Factory standard car with four spoke alloys in good order with only light marks
- Fitted with quality Pirelli tyres all round showing good tread
- Features a non-standard Silver Plus grill, which was used on the LE model
- Lovely tan leather interior in good order with body colour dash fillet
- Leather is well kept with some wear visible particular to driver’s seat
- Updated music system includes Bluetooth and microphones installed for telephone calls
- Interior fittings including headlining and trim in good order
- Switchgear appears in good order with no reports of the usual ‘sticky’ buttons
The Mechanics
- Later 5cyl 1,998cc 20V 210bhp turbocharged Fiat engine
- 5spd manual gearbox
- Space saver spare wheel
- Lots of recent maintenance documented above
- This covers suspension, brakes, cambelt, servicing and brake lines
- Recently fitted with a new catalytic converter
- New cam belt fitted in 2021 at 80,800 miles
- Exhaust replaced in 2021
- The vendor informs us that it is very solid on the road and has good handling
- No reported running or driving issues
- No mechanical or running gear advisories on current MOT
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