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auyone got a spare manual for the 131 and i still need a passenger door mirror , meet at gaydon
cheers jason

Do you mean a Haynes type Ja or a FIAT Workshop manual? I have 'a few' Haynes I could part with but not a spare Workshop manual I'm afraid.

Let me know ;)

cheers simon, an old haynes one thanks
jasson

I'll dig one out and bring it with me to Gaydon next week. You can decide if you want it when you see it. ;)

Cheers

Si

There are a couple of Haynes manual's on ebay, one is "brand new" looks like it is still in the cellophane it's starting at ?3.00, another used starting at 99p.

Hopefully (if I have done it correctly) I have attached the link 

 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FIAT-131-HAYNES-MANUAL-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ380061757194QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item380061757194&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

i got mine posted to ireland for ?6 on ebay.

You'd better get one from ebay then Ja - cos they seem cheaper that I'll sell for ::)

seems that folk prefer buying from ebay,than buy off 131 fans on here.

 ???

Well 20v turbo I have to agree with you I am on a few forums too and some miserable folk would buy the parts they ask you for off ebay and cost more after the postage so lets boycot these folk and see if ebay has everything they need including advice ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

People will buy from the cheapest (or should I say "better value for money") source so if items sold here are cheaper than ebay then they would buy from here. Walezy (http://131mirafiori.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=59) sells his kits to our members for less than  he sells on ebay so why can't other sellers do the same?

the stuff im selling is going to be as cheap as possible,you did remark in my nos parts for sale thread that it would be cheaper to buy on ebay abroad,without knowing my prices,that was very unfair.

No I didn't! Please read my post again. I simply said that buying indicator units from Yagmur or even Serbia might work out cheaper than the ebay prices quoted by Mirafioriman. I was referring to:


I don't know your prices and I would never be as unfair as you seem to think I am and steer buyers away from you.

look guys, i didn't want to kill anyones prices, trust me, it's simpler to buy parts online or from forum members that live nearby, than from serbia or turkey. we're both out of eu and any payments to us are more complicated than within eu. also, the parts i'm offering are not original fiat parts and they're not as good as original. my expirience with those side indicators and bumper lights that are produced in serbia is that they definately could be of higher quality. f132 uses those same indicators and i have them on my car. they're ok if you can't get original ones. same goes for all parts as far as i know. even some parts produced within eu are of poor quality. i've bought a front right wing (wheelarch, fender or whatever you call them?) from a belgian manufacturer some years back, and it was 4mm shorter than it was suposssed to be. it took some gimnastics to fit it, trust me. yet it was much better than one on my car that was crushed and rusty. if i had an option of buying an NOS part or that one, trust me, i wouldn't think a second about the price.
by the way, i'm not a professional parts dealer, cars are just my hobby, i'm a professional locksmith.
also, i've found same problems that you're talking abouth on other forums. i'm a member of lada club serbia for a year now, and i can see that there's almost no deals done between members of forum and club. in my personal oppinion, 90% of people on forums just talk and do nothing for real. didn't mean to offend anyone, specialy since i'm new around here and don't know any of you guys.

I don't think anyone accused you of anything djape1977; it's me who has been accused of being unfair when I am sure I wasn't.

I agree with you that buying Fiat original is much better than buying copies and buying locally is much better than buying from abroad. In fact, the indicator units mirafioriman is referring to (if they are the one I think) are copies made in India and not very high quality.

 ??? i only wanted an ole manual prefebly free , but a couple of quid if i have toif you've all got so many ;D
see you on sunday.. first one there grap a pitch,
jason

talking about that manual... why don't you juct scan it and put it online? i don't think that anyone would mind. copiright is not worth much anyways for a manual for a car from 30yrs ago

The indicator units I got came from an Italian seller that I have bought from before. The last set I got from him came in Bosch boxes, this pair came in plain boxes. I can not see any manufacturers markings on this one I'm looking at now, but to me at least these ones look good quality. I have not got a 'NOS' Fiat one to compare it with, but I'm quite happy with it. One thing is for sure, it is certainly better than the rotten original ones you find on may cars! One reason that things often sell better on ebay in my opinion is that each listing usually has a photo of the item and a price either for bidding which usually starts low and attracts bidders or a definite buy it now price. People do also buy from forums however. I listed my 2 litre twin cam engine on Retro Rides with a description and price and it is now sold and paid for.  :)

well got a manual for a couple off theo's quids ( thanks theo) at gaydon a man offered it as he used to have a few eststes
 anyway i realised after the haynes one didnt do the sohc engine  just the auto data one so could some one  please scan me the pages for timing belt , if i can only get the crank nut off :-[