The Fiat Brava and Bravo were rivals to the Escort and Golf, but did it with typical Italian flair, but what were they like?
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I broke my collar bone playing hurling (Irish sport) when I was younger. That was more fun than a Golf.
Is it me or does this video repeat itself a few times and end and restart
Fiat nailed their designs in this era. Every single one of them have aged beautifully
CD changer in these was below the rear seat bench, in the middle on high spec models. Tea shelf on passenger side was where the passenger airbag went on the ELX
What's gone on here with the editing Matt? It's like deja vu. You say "thanks for watching" at 20.47 and then continue, and we have the segment about the indicator stalks twice. Thought my dog had sat on the remote control again. 😂
Great video! When I was a young boy my mum had a silver Brava then went to a silver/blue Bravo. The Brava was weirdly a better ownership experience than the Bravo.
What a beautiful car
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I used to have a 1.8 Bravo – quirky little thing, that had a distinctive smell to it – which I could smell whilst watching this 😁 It wasn't the finest of cars I have ever had – and the brakes were bordering on non-existent if driven a little hard – which on the 1.8 16v was the only way to drive it to make it not a chore. Suffice to say, it was the one and only Fiat I will ever own.
Always liked the styling of these Fiats! The low nose with the mean looking headlights, and the cool looking backside. They where fairly popular here, but disappeared quickly from the streets halfway through the 00s. Great review Matt, the editing was a bit weird on this video…
I think the cd multi changer is located in the lower rear seats bizarrely. My father in law had a Bravo and didn’t realise he had a cd player for over a year 😂
Shameless marketing video for the sale of the unwanted automatic Brava 😂 Great job my friend
It does appear to have some Chris Bangle influence.
Are people blind. Visually this looks terrible .. what an awful car.. I would rather buy an ev.😢
Can tell it's a flip car – pure sales video!
I remember renting one of these for a trip down to Galway from Belfast. It was a blast on the road between Enniskillen and Sligo. We also happened upon an excellent radio station that played just the right tunes.
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the asymetric grooves on the steering wheel trigger my OCD!
If your brava has the cd changer it's in cradle rear left of luggage compartment behind a cover …with the cable accessed by a flap in the rear of glovebox ,while access to cassette opening is via round button left side of stereo marked with an up arrow …hope that helps,nice car and looking forward to next video 👍
Loved the Brava, especially the 5 cylinder HGT, front headlights are fantastic looking things. I was never sure on the rear end of the Brava though; the rear lights which are wacky and very atandoutish, they also reminded me of giant blisters that needed to be popped.
Veeu interesting car that I feel has aged really well.
I had an Alfa GTV of the same era. I'd love to say that it was faultless, but alas, not. I was so hoping the stories of Italian built were folk tales. I ordered it brand new, yet it was delivered with electrical faults as standard. Three brake lights? Nope, just one. Central locking? Only on a Tuesday, or maybe a Friday. The best bit came when I dared to press the hazard lights switch when slowing down on a motorway. All the buttons fell into the casham that was the centre console. So long Fiat/Alfa. Even my wife's Tesla is screwed together better. And that's not saying much.
That’s a neat little car other than the auto box. Seems like it would be a perfect obscure addition to Hub Nut’s channel
A really nicely styled small family car and I always loved the stereo and the rear lights. My friend had a Bravo and we took it down from Scotland to the south of France and back. Very comfortable and a good sized boot for wine
I had a 98 1.4 in royal metallic blue with tasteful after market alloys. It was a lovely looking thing. I bought it when it was a year out of warranty and had problems pretty much straight away and on a regular basis. It used to develop a violent misfire that would be cured for a few months by a new coil pack before starting again. It also had a few electrical gremlins. I finally threw my hat at it when the head gasket went, all this within 2 years ownership. It was such an unusual and good looking car that, like an Alfa, I kind of forgave it, but after the head gasket was sorted I sold it.
Everything is more fun than a Golf! The Golf is the most boring car ever made!
Good looking car Mathew but I would still prefer a Golf ( Much better build quality etc)
makes me want my marea back