You've no Idea what I replaced the Beetle with!
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- Beryl the Beetle has gone and something new is on the drive, and Im certain you have no Idea what it is...
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+1 for not seeing that coming. It's the sort of car I would have ignored when new but it now has a certain charm. Certainly very practical. Good to see you smiling again too!
You are the vehicle equivalent of a rare breeds farmer. Striving to keep rare vehicles on the road and in good shape.
I prefer that to crazy cat lady of cars
I really like it! Cute little thing. Lovely colour. Unusual or rare is good in my book. I'm a fan of Italian cars so good to see you have another one on the fleet 😁👍
Great find Matt. I love rare cars like this. With all that’s been done to it, it has a great chance of becoming a survivor. I recently picked up a 1998 Volvo S80 with the 2.9 6 cyl engine. According to how many are left there are only 15 on the road. Probably due to the fact that the auto box on the 2.9 is made from warm chocolate and is a case of when, not if, as to when it fails.
Same colour as my 08 Punto! This metallic blue colour really shines when you polish it 🤘
Lat time I saw one was...ooooh This evening...Ive got one...well the Mrs has..she loves it...Its a left hand drive tho as i live in Spain...Its Red with the same alloys you have..same equipment apart from sunroof and steering wheel controls..its a Dynamique i think..1.9JTD..even rarer..they werent popular in europe..But are everywhere in Brazil...I get about 60-65mpg...We're quite the quirky family..aswell as the idea ive got a 95 Aero estate and a 95 2.2tid estate...
Having been a Fiat/Alfa man for 40 years, I am ashamed I had totally forgot those existed. What a nice example !
I think you could do some really interesting films on bringing this car up to top notch standard. If it’s ULEZ compliant I think folks will be interested in cheap practical family cars like this. What’s it like to live with daily? Running costs, reliability. Sure it’s not most exciting car in the fleet BUT it could form part of your ‘very cheap runaround projects’ a nice contrast to the more interesting cars you own. Just a thought 😊
Love these. That's a bit of a Unicorn; so many of them, especially the Eleganza had wildly impractical light coloured interiors. Those darker seats are the best ones to have in a family car. Boot is a bit small for a family. The Renault Scenic Mk2 like I've got is a little larger but the boot is massive by comparison. It's quite a find. I think you'll find you get very attached to it.
I had a Fiat Idea up until last November, mine was identical to that one and had the very economical 1.3 jtd Diesel engine, a great car, very roomy for its size, drove well, and I even used if to help with my home move.
They are a great Idea, and seem to have been forgotten about in this country but I don’t think they sold all that well hence the relative scarcity of the car.
Sadly mine developed a few issues that made keeping it uneconomic including needing a new gearbox, I replaced with my Rover Streetwise.
If you’ve got a good one Matt it’ll serve you well.
Italian car 👍👍. 100 times more interesting than a VW of any kind never mind a beetle. Well done!
Volkswagens are just utter cack tbh. Fiats and Suzukis all the way! 😃
Over hyped dull VWs
Well, I did not see that coming. What a terrific find, really interested to see how you get on with living with it!
Really like the IDEA! It’s essentially a Vauxhall Meriva! It would look awesome with a set of Panda 100Hp alloys, lowered slightly and a nice exhaust
I didnt think they were the same platform, same year but not the same floor pan under Punto/Corsa until the Grande Punto with the Fiat Small Car they developed with GM
@@furiousdriving actually, I dismissed my hunch that it was a Vauxhall Meriva, when I saw the pillar between the rear doors, and the luggage compartment. VERY CURVED on the Vauxhall AND the FIAT
SO it was right, that they "both have the same father " !
16” alloys with 205 section tyres were an accessory option for the Idea when new. I have this size on mine from an Abarth 500.
As soon as you said it was Italian, taking a clue from the title, I immediately had more than a good Idea of what it was. Great addition to your fleet and as you mention, with its compact dimensions it is ideally suited to town driving as it actually fits into a standard British parking space
The Idea made some sucess in Brasil, we even got a reestilized version. Great car.
What a perfect little car for going on and off town, for chores, groceries and why not, summer trips with this huge sunroof and dual zone aircon. 1500 pounds seems to me like a great deal. Also, I realized that a pattern is starting to occur, three blue ones in a row, if the next one is blue as well, it's only fair to add it as a prerequisite for every car in this series.
When Matt is happy, I am happy. And a Fiat is always good to see (back).
Definitely didn’t expect that. Thought it was a punto at the intro. Lovely car. More purposeful than all the 4x4s running around built up areas
I used to love when we got these in at Hertz and I could never put my finger on why. Think I just enjoyed messing with the City button too much, but in all honesty I really enjoyed driving them. Not exactly fashionable but I couldn't really fault it beyond that. Nice find! I should see if mum wants one :)
Lovely car, in Southamerica there used to be a Sporting and Adventure versions.
The Adventure was a raised idea with offroad tires and a front locking differential. It was an amazing car. The only shame it had was it was sold over here with a 1.8L GM fam1 engine that was incredibly reliable and incredibly thirsty.
Absolutely amazing car.
I love that little thing, Its like triggers broom, well looked after for a 16 year old car!
Well...that's a thing! Never heard of one of these before (definitely not sold here in Australia), but I kind of like it. I was thinking before the reveal that the "new" vehicle would probably be a Fiat Panda (or some such of a thing), and I was surprisingly close. Let the missus use it for 6 months (she won't need heated seats during the warmer months anyway), which will allow you to spend some time on other members of the fleet, and then move it on thereafter (it will still have 6 months MOT left, so should be easy enough to sell). Cheers!
Didnt think it ever got cold enough to need heating in oz
@@highlandrab19 . I live about 400km inland, so the climate is very dry here, and in the Winter months, the nights do get cold (usually down into single digits Celsius, and occasionally below zero). I have heated seats in my Skoda Superb, but have only used them once to see how/if they work (I had never owned a car with heated seats before), although, my father, whom is in his 80's, loves them, on the occasions I have driven him places on an early Winters morning. Cheers!
It is related to the Holden Barina's old world MPV brother the Opel Meriva
@@astafford8865 I am pretty sure the Meriva and idea are closely related, I'll Google it 😊
@@astafford8865 I stand corrected! You are right it seems
Nice little unit. Never knew it existed tbh. Thanks for enlightening me. 👍
I had one of those when I was on holiday in Spain. I thought it was a great car and very easy to live with.
I must confess I'm from the "what is that" bunch. I quite like it, lots of room, great interior spec with very decent power for the day. Adding that it's already been coated with metal moth deterrent is a big plus. I'd guess most of the oily and mechanical bits could be sourced from other Fiat models but things like trim or maybe exhausts might take a little more time to get going on how rare these are. Anyway, a full 12 month ticket for a decent practical ULEZ compliant car in exchange for Beryl the poor old rusty MOT failure is OK. I do hope Beryl will rise again and get back out onto the open road once more.
I'd never even heard of a Fiat Idea. Every day is a school day with Furious Driving! 😃
there was also a Lancia "idea" ... the Lancia Musa. 🙂
What a great car, far superior to the Punto Mk2 that I owned for a short while. Looking forward to the next video on it.
Funny car Matt. If you want to save money, do not use the City function as it causes the connections for the power steering electric motor to overheat and melt and then you will have a red power steering light on and a hell of a problem lol.
That seats fabric is the same as some Maserati Coupé have in the seats and roof liner :) very durable and easy to clean.
Oh a nice detail: the Fire engine is a non-interference engine, means if the timing belt snaps the valves won't say hi to the pistons haha, just put it back on timing and fit a new belt and you done lol
Good to know, not that I was going to use it as its so light its silly!
Only the 8 valve is non interference not the 16v
An idea ... that's truly a car noone ever thinks of anymore. Here in Belgium it was rare too, even when new, but not so much its Lancia-cousin, the musa. That I got to see quite regularly, but now that 's quite some years ago too.
Oh wow, never even heard of them. Looks very nice!
A neighbour did have one, loved it. Was so annoyed when an electric fire destroyed it. Ended up getting a BMW 2 Series (Active Tourer I think?) and hates it. Has had the BMW since 2015, and he so wants to get another Italian SUV style car this year. It sounds like you have ended up getting quite a decent deal. If I recall from him, heater and electric windows can screw up easily. Headlights would come on randomly, he found this quite amusing. Good luck, it really suits the colour.
Sorry to hear about your neighbours fire issue, I think he may have been unlucky though. I’ve had five good Ideas in my lifetime, that can be taken both ways 😁, and have had no electrical issues with any of them.
Very unexpected Matt, nice little car with some style.
Not a car I took much notice of when it was current but in terms of use of available space it looks very well designed. Interior is clever and looks in excellent condition.
Is it going to be an earner? Not so sure about that, I reckon it makes more sense as a keeper and driver.
Love those FIRE engines !! My Seicento owner's manual stated that if the oil light goes on when at idle after some spirited driving, you should not worry if it goes off after revving... How Italian.
Love it!
It’s kind of the Italian version of a Picasso, only with a but more character.
Great to get a rust free car for a change.
Really interesting choice, and what a fabulous, practical car. I always thought they were a prettier version of the quirky Fiat Multipla. As the owner of an SUV I feel qualified to ask why ever damn new car has to be an SUV😀. MPV’s were a great solution back in the day. I remember back in the 80’s my friends dad getting a Nissan Prairie. It was brilliant! We all fitted in it when he would drop us off in town, and we could pretend we were in an apocalypse now helicopter with it rear sliding door! Bring em back!!!
I was driven to school in a Nissan Prairie belonging to one of my mother's friends who bought it to replace an Allegro Estate. Oh, the memories that come flooding back. They were truly fabulous family cars, and very innovative at the time. Haven't seen one for years, but I'd love to have one just for the nostalgia. Very underated cars.
@@matthewgodwin3050 it was very innovative, I actually thought it was a pretty cool car. His dad would often pick up about 6 of us and drop us in town in Leicester for a night on the beer! The sliding door was brilliant.
I find myself feeling relieved it’s not a PT cruiser, it’s not left field Matt, it’s still in the changing room getting it’s kit on😂
But it's a Fiat, not even a PT Cruiser isn't that bad. Usually I like his car choices, but a Fiat!
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@@danr1920 Fiats are excellent cars though! The Idea is far, far better than that godawful beetle. That was just 🤮
@@Andy-eo3mq fiats excellent cars!! They're definatley excellent at breaking down,electrics failing and falling to bits thats for sure lol.
@@ivanfernyhough3851 Well, I was a Punto owner for more than 12 years, and would certainly buy another Fiat in the future, that's for sure!
Congrats - thats a great car👍👍👍 Owned many Puntos back in the days; fun economical cars👍 Cant remember ever seeing an Idea her in Denmark!
Never heard of it. I want one! Nothing better than an insanely practical car. The reason I love my Mk.1 Honda Odyssey but even more practical, modern and efficient. Great trade!
A good body shop should be able to sort out the dents on the roof pull them out maybe a smear of filler and done. Would you replace the Mercedes estate with this as a most used car if it is big enough? Nice rare car great to see one again, look forward to part 2.
Its something Ill consider, needs some long trips and big loads to compare
I never even knew the Fiat Idea existed. Not my sort of thing really, but I can see it's charm, especially as a family car. Like the rarety factor too. In fact, how about making it as nice as you can and entering it in the concourse d'l ordinare at this year's Festival of the Unexceptional as a project. That would be really great fun to watch.
Great choice Matt! Can’t remember the last time I saw one, proper rarity value. For the right buyer this could be spot on.
It's like a mini Multipla. The face lift one, obviously. This will be ideal for someone elderly who just needs something frugal and comfortable, or a young family with the usual 2.5 kids.
Great choice haven't seen one of these in years, what a practical small car, I've always liked small Italian cars (I had a first version Fiat Uno).
Great find Matt. I am surprised there are any left in the UK. Spares might be an issue.
Never even knew these were a thing… but loving the car and the ‘random’ aspect of it!
Good swap, Father, who was a motoring editor for a national newspaper for 15 years, said always buy small italian cars, they make the best, Rare car, only 1 on a well known auction site, Grandstand seat saves sickness as you say, and a "Pandemic roof"? or panoramic roof. Great news about the MOT. Reminds me of a Mercedes A class. NIssan Qashqui have the 3rd seatbelt in to roof , thought probably after this idea from Fiat Great video - I have a car you might be interested in swapping with....How many left have no postings for my car, so very very rare Great video, keep up the fantastic work
Which paper was he on, thats my background too. It might have already sold but drop me an email in case
Always liked the Idea-Always seemed like a great concept, a larger Fiat Panda!
Matt, I love it! what a fantastic practical little car.
Had a Fiat Croma for about 5 years been told there is only about 40 in this country it’s very fast and has been very reliable
Cool addition to the fleet 😁👍
Actually thought they were one of the best looking MPV designs around at the time. Fiat packaging! Are they they the best in the world at this or what! Very clever little car , in a time when I loved the entire range Fiat cars , the new range - inflated , oversized 500 models I’m not so sure about . Good choice Matt. 😊
I like that. Many years ago, I mulled the idea of getting one. Not sure if I would have got used to the central instrument pod, though. Shame we didn't get the Lancia version.
Very unexpected, great colour, very practical motor
Like that, if only thing Mrs F doesn't like is the lack of heated seat, see if they can be fitted from another model in the FIAT catalogue. Think if you sell you'll might find someone younger looking for an in to the classic market via the unexceptional route. The crowning glory though has to be it's a FIAT over a year old with no rust, that's even rarer than the car 😁👍
Not seen one of those in years! Very underrated little mpv's!
I always liked the no-nonsense styling of these. Perhaps not as clever inside as a Renault Modus, but still a great use of space. I remember seeing the Lancia Musa version used as a taxi in Italy. One of those would make for quirky family transport - shame they didn't make them in right-hand drive. I wonder if you could turn a rhd Idea into a Musa... 🤔😂
Easier to maintain than Renault Modus though.
Lovely car and cheap to tinker with 🙂👍🇮🇪
I had a neighbour, I think you'd of quite like him. He had new Fiat Punto's for years, he a Fiat Idea, that didn't last long, he traded that in for 4x4 Fiat Panda. Looks very similar to the Vauxhall Meriva, its so much more family friendly than all these small SUV, "Kia Stonic etc"
I like it! Space, easy to drive, why not?
Pandemic roof 🤣😂🤣😂 love it!!!!!
Nice! They are very practical and enjoyable and cute. My neighbour has a Musa and I run a Multipla.
Amazing what you can get for the money and I love the fact that it's a little bit unusual. Looking forward to seeing more :)
Well I didn't think it would be that. In fact I don't remember seeing one for years. Quite a smart move and an easy sell especially being ULEZ compliant.
The Idea was a lovely little car!
Haven't seen a flat idea in years. Looks fairly clean
I was scared it was gonna be a CityRover but it has been pleasant surprise
there are limits...
Even Hubnut got rid of his cityrover 🙃
I love it. Loved it when it was new too exactly because it was different.
Different from what was selling at the time, I don't know the Vauxhall Meriva, the Nissan Note, Renault Modus, Yaris Verso.
Note sure really but the Fiat Idea looked better, was rarer and if you have been a Italy, the Lancia Version, the Lancia Musa is really Cool.
This is a new one to me! Here in the States we never got this model, so I look forward to seeing your experiences with this one.
A Fiat Meriva. I took a few if these in part exchange back in the noughties, including one with a long slatted Webasto panoramic opening roof - which must have preceded the glass option fitted to this example. They drive very well. Nice to see one on the channel.
I actually love this. Been toying with the idea(!) of one of these as a replacement for my girlfriend's Punto. They look so spacious!
I can honestly say I had never heard of a Fiat Idea, nor have I ever seen one!
It looks a cracking car though.
I think I would be keeping it as par of the fleet rather than a flipper.
As for heated seats, Mrs F would be well advised to buy some sheepskin seat covers. No, don’t laugh! bought some for my non-heated seat Suzuki Swift and they work a treat. Warm in Winter and cool in Summer. The idea came from looking at what airline pilots sit on.
How is the work on the Rover V8 going? You’ve not mentioned it since it disappeared from your garage.
Best wishes from Wirral.
love how all of your cars have been the same sort of blue :)
Looks a great little car don't think I've ever seen one on the road
I really do like the idea of the Idea, but I even more like it's Lancia sibling, the Musa which I would want some day. Unfortunately both are really rare especially here in Finland. The Musa is as practical, just with a different styling. They do sort of remind me of my 1998 A-Class, although the A-Class is a bit wider and more technologically advanced, it's way shorter but the interior space and tallness is comparable.
Wasn't expecting that to be fair I've never seen or heard of a car like this looks like a good swap
Omg, I really like this! I haven’t seen one for a very long time.
A great little but 'big' car... Great fun on journeys with one of these..
Brilliant Matt so left field 👍 as you say can't remember last time I saw one☺️
What a cool car you just don’t see theses around. Great car. Looking forward to seeing what the plans are
You think I have plans? You give me too much credit!
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Love your new car. If I could have that in California, it'd be sold. We had a Fiat 500L and it was pretty blobby, and the ergonomics were bad, but it was a sleeper with the 1.4 multi-air turbo and giant brakes. It was very fun to disgrace the giant pickups. when they tried to run over me.
I used to own one of the original Merc A Class. This reminds me of that car down to the unique A pillar windows and was even a very similar colour. Incredibly practical car that you could remove the seats and turn into a small van. I would hold onto this and trade the Mini, subject to the spouses approval of course.
Never heard of the Idea, but it goes to show the Punto platform is underrated genius. It done well in the day, should have done better. Come on Fiat, more genius like this please. The car would make a brilliant every day driver for someone looking for a budget family vehicle.
Fiat are normally underrated , which is great for us who know how good they are keeps the second hand price down.
great use of space.
Great car Matt my wife got still uses her first car she bought new fiat uno turbo in grey
Good "IDEA:" to do a video of this car, as MOST of have never been in one! I had no "idea" they were so spacious (sorry!). A great view, great sunroof and a relaxed sounding engine! I want it! Enjoy your "new" car.
That was well minded love the inside,, good luck with her
Congratulations! Introducing diversity is a great IDEA! 😉 There is a lot of similar things with my Lancia Delta (844). It's a good place to travel.
I had one, loved it until some idiot rear ended me and wrote it off. Fun and practical, amazing what you could pack into it, used to call it the 'tardis'. Never let me down. Shame they never really caught on in the UK.
Owned a Stilo for a time with the same engine, think it was active spec so not as posh as your Idea. It was the first fiat I ever drove and it was genuinely not bad.
I almost got it right. I knew it was a tall Punto, but couldn’t remember they were called Idea. They are still somewhat easy to find in South America.
Lovely car to keep on the fleet 👍🏻😀
Its a fun little thing!
I was behind an Idea in a traffic jam last year and I believe I've only ever seen two for real! Nice, well-specced little car Matt, I think you should let the missus have it especially as it's ULEZ compliant.
Absolutely love it, I’ll take it 👍
I have a feeling that the Idea is just a punto mk2b with a raised roof...which is good because the Punto mk2b is a very good and stabill little car for everyday use
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I can see the disappointment now when you say,”Hello darling, I’ve got a small Italian sporty car out front” 😂
You're surprisingly close to the truth...
I've got a mk2b Punto Sporting with the same 1400 16v engine, so great to see an Idea on the channel.
Wouldn't mind it myself!
Great choice of vehicle. I was thinking about getting one of these not long ago, but I couldn't find any for sale! Thanks for the review. I'm envious!