Faults:

Usual wear problems, i.e. temperature sensors, brake pads, exhaust.

General Comments:

The Tipo was definitely the best car of this class available in the late 80s, well built, reasonably quick, very spacious, personal design both inside and outside, and just different from the rest.

When I think its main rivals were the VW Golf and the R19, and that most people preferred both of them to the Tipo, I realise that we are heading towards plain and boring uniformity.

Faults:

Leaking heater matrix in passenger compartment.

Broken clutch cable.

General Comments:

Very good car, well built, well designed and amazingly well behaved on the road. I bought mine after running a Golf 1600 - the Tipo's build quality was better and the performance, comfort and handling well ahead of the Golf's. I'm now looking for another with a bigger engine!