SteveH wrote:

>> I didn't notice the missing air-con :-(
>
> I sort of assumed they'd all have it, but no, it appears not.

Lussos only

>> More grown-up? Everyone knows that if you can afford the insurance on
>> a GTV you have to be well old :-)
>
> Heh. You haven't seen the insurance rates on a Marea 20v. I managed to
> get a cheap deal in the end through the Fiat owners club, but most
> people wanted 3 times what Katie pays on the 156, ffs!
>
> I would worry that the GTV is more of the same, though. The Marea is a
> cracking 'hot hatch' type car, but it's a bit too harsh and manic for my
> 80 miles / day. I spend the whole journey driving like a cnut.

I used mine a few times on a 300 mile round trip for work - same model
(no Lusso - no aircon) and it was quite a relaxed cruiser - the tricky
bit is keeping to near legal speeds it seemed to want to cruise at 90.

Mine did have a sunroof though and I didn't miss the lack of aircon.
Regardless of sunroof they have *much* better ventilation than a 156.

Cheers
Tony