I had a Tempra 2.0 SX SW, which is fundamentally the same thing, & yes, was very reliable, had no rust after 15 years, was fun, well equipped & very practical! Shame they`re almost extinct in the UK now (because they unfairly suffered with horrendous depreciation, then weren't looked after properly by many owners, & were scrapped for silly things).
@@MrPabsUk very true . When lancia pull out of uk in 94 parts soon became a issue but I had a sparco book and noticed part numbers were the same for tipo tempra delta n dedra ...so I wud use fiat dealership.
@@mrbetamax1969 Yeah, the chassis is the same, & the Tempra 1.8 & 2.0 had the exact same running gear as the Dedra 1.8 & 2.0 (which was shared across loads of Italian cars in the 90`s & 2000`s). Everything's very interchangeable on all of the Type 4 chassis cars, & its not a problem to find normal service items, the main problem now is the lack of bodywork & trim parts available, its all but vanished now.
The dedra was a very good car, excellent dynamics and ride and a very nice interior. I always thought Lancia was the best brand Fiat had, which is sad considering what they've done with it
Fiat has proven ideologically incapable of managing premium brands with the exception of Ferrari which represents a uniqueness. Combined with the inability to resolve its main critical issues, a good part of which still date back to the 1960s (poor perceived quality, poor exports particularly in the most profitable segments, lack of long-term strategy on the part of top management), We can see the result:: acquisition by a competitor and progressive closure of the factories. The fact that the Corso Marconi building - where Giovanni Agnelli had his office - was sold is an unmistakable sign of how the story has ended.
