>> I had the choice of one, but opted for the Fiat 131 Mirafiori estate because
>> it had a rev counter. Ah the stupid choices we make as youth.....
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My stupid choice as an 18-yr old youth involving Fiat 131 Mirafiori estates was agreeing to drive to the south of France in one with 3 mates for a camping holiday, where we met 12 other mates.
The holiday was great - 2 weeks on the beach in the French Riviera, during which Charles and Di got married and so we celebrated as only young Englishmen know how to!
But on the way back the car started playing up - basically the points (remember them?) were closing up and it wouldn't idle, but would rev. It was an autobox so we couldn't just rev it and slip the clutch to get it going.
We ended up being towed onto the ferry at Calais, and towed off the other end, to meet the RAC. But first Customs thought we were trying to dodge them and proceeded to strip the car looking for contraband! Nothing found, RAC fixed the car and we eventually got home.
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