Faults:

Brakes non-existent when bought.

General Comments:

This car is great for a runabout, up to about 70,000 miles, after that it basically falls to bits.

It's not the first time I've had a Fiat Uno, my wife also has one that's got to 80,000 miles although things are starting to go wrong with hers - broken suspensions spring, rear brakes/handbrake ineffective (always problematic on Unos, once the automatic adjusters reach a certain age you no longer have a handbrake), damp in the electronics that control the fuel injection.

My Fiat Uno however is biting the dust now as the Catalytic converter and oxygen sensor has gone, total £200 to replace, even then no guarantee that it'll be fixed as far as fuel emissions are concerned, much prefer carburettors you can tweak yourself.

It's also misfiring on one cylinder at low revs, same problem as my wife's car, changed everything - HT leads, distributor cap, rotor arm, plugs, so don't know what that's about.

Tappets are difficult to adjust - you need to get a set of shims, this is a car that you can only do so much on yourself, like all modern cars, and then it starts to get expensive.

Bottom line - check fuel emissions, catalytic converter, electronics before you buy as these cost a lot of money. Expect it to all fall to bits around the 70,000 mile mark.

Faults:

Head gasket blew at 63000 miles.

Front nearside wheel bearing had to be replaced.

Inside light has ceased to function.

General Comments:

Being only a 1 litre it is a little sluggish on acceleration, but on open roads it it is happy at 80-90mph.

The seats are perfectly good for long journeys and the seatbelt is well positioned.

Externally it looks very good for its age.

Brakes are excellent.

Cross winds can make the car a little twitchy, but nothing too serious.

Faults:

The catalytic converter was damaged because it hangs below the level of the rest of the car and there an awful lot of speed bumps around me which it caught on a couple of times.

The petrol tank has a fault with the fuel pump cage inside which has a mounting plate on the bottom and the edges of the mounting plate tend to rust easily.

Exhaust again. damaged manifold when I caught it going down a curb.

General Comments:

The car has good handling for such a small car.

The acceleration is not great (it's a 1.1) but it is very nippy for town centre driving.

The seats are very comfortable as standard and the car is easy to drive.

Good fuel economy.

Faults:

When I bought the car it had been lying around for about a year (not coverd) and badly rusted.

Vacuum Servo Unit has gone and the car is currently off the road until I get it fixed.

Fuel blockages if I go below a quarter tank of fuel.

General Comments:

What a fantastic car for its time, in all the time I have had it I have done nothing to it (mainly because I don't have the money) not even a service, and it still keeps running!

At the moment it is off of the road because the servo unit has gone, but considering that I had to drive from Glasgow to Sterling in it everyday it was fantastic.

903 cc engine is marvellous! From the lights I have beaten many a Vauxhall Nova! Can touch 100 mph on a good day and fuel economy is great.

I love my uno and will never part with it, and can't wait to get it fixed!