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Title: Fiat 500
Post by: Dago on June 26, 2012, 05:12:45 PM
I rent cars pretty regularly, normally for my business trips.  It's a great way to check out a car you might be considering in the future.

I just turned in a Fiat 500.  Rented while my own vehicle was down for maintenance.

All I can say about that car, for me anyway, is I hope I never have to drive one, or ride in one again.

I did not like it.

Only other vehicle I can remember disliking that much was a Dodge Nitro.

To each his own, but now I have two vehicles to avoid.
Title: Re: Fiat 500
Post by: Babalonian on June 26, 2012, 06:07:28 PM
I'm wondering why the local radio stations (like half of them) have been giving one Fiat away per day/week this entire month....

One of the first year models of the Focus, I really hated driving it.  A car the size of a civic that handled and felt like a blimp/bubble on the road.
Title: Re: Fiat 500
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 27, 2012, 02:57:54 AM
I rent cars pretty regularly, normally for my business trips.  It's a great way to check out a car you might be considering in the future.

I just turned in a Fiat 500.  Rented while my own vehicle was down for maintenance.

All I can say about that car, for me anyway, is I hope I never have to drive one, or ride in one again.

I did not like it.

Only other vehicle I can remember disliking that much was a Dodge Nitro.

To each his own, but now I have two vehicles to avoid.

Well duh the Cinquezento is a grocery bag for urban women, it's not even meant for longer trips :)
Title: Re: Fiat 500
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on June 27, 2012, 09:02:21 AM
Its really not a bad car, but the rental is a 100HP version with an automatic gear box. Try an Abarth from your local dealer, the extra 70HP and the manual box change the car. :x
Title: Re: Fiat 500
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 27, 2012, 10:13:29 AM
Its really not a bad car, but the rental is a 100HP version with an automatic gear box. Try an Abarth from your local dealer, the extra 70HP and the manual box change the car. :x

Standard Abarth is only 135hp, Abarth SS is 160hp.

It seems they cheat with this new version, the engine is no longer 500cc :)
Title: Re: Fiat 500
Post by: ridley1 on June 27, 2012, 11:41:51 AM
FIAT   stands for:

Fix
It
Again
Tony!
Title: Re: Fiat 500
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 27, 2012, 12:38:09 PM
FIAT   stands for:

Fix
It
Again
Tony!

Nope it's:

Ferrari
Industries
At
Torino :)
Title: Re: Fiat 500
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on June 28, 2012, 12:08:36 PM
Standard Abarth is only 135hp, Abarth SS is 160hp.

It seems they cheat with this new version, the engine is no longer 500cc :)

You must be in Europe, here in the US we have only one Abarth @ 160HP, and they don't say 'SS'.
Title: Re: Fiat 500
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on June 28, 2012, 12:10:17 PM
FIAT   stands for:

Fix
It
Again
Tony!

Who you think made the new 'Viper?' :neener: :rofl :t