nixy Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Just taken delivery of a new fiat 500 sport. It has an awesome 65bhp! Haha. Couple of niggles - got in it tonight after work and was shocked that I had to sit ages while the inside of the windscreen cleared! I was blasting it with air on to no avail! Both rear lights are fogged up at the edges - being an OCD this irritates me but can I be arsed with going to the dealer.......? Petrol cap - nightmare to get off and on and I looked a total bimbo at the garage - I am still to work out how to get it back on....... Other than that it's a cool little car! Quote
Daryl Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I like the Fiat 500, but have to say, only in Abarth trim. Saying that, my run around is a Nissan Puke, so im not one to judge, 2 Quote
nixy Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 It replaced a y Reg Clio that had green stuff growing around the windows as I washed it three times in four years so I can't complain! 2 Quote
ioneabee Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 these cars appeared on a well known BBC consumer show - apparently they won't go up steep hills at all - even the Stig tried (and failed) Quote
nixy Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 There is one big hill on the way to work and it's fine - but slow! I do think it would struggle up anything mega steep! Quote
Daryl Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I never did see that episode about the hills and 500's. Quote
nixy Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 Just googled it thank god I've got the hill climbing beast in the garage! Quote
ChrisS Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Hi Bring it over here..............I can take it round the Evo Triangle for you............. Sure I can find a free hour or two to do it. Quote
nixy Posted January 10, 2015 Author Posted January 10, 2015 Haha well as I recall its nice and flat on the Evo Chris! I will just drive it hard - problem solved!! Beep beep!! Quote
ioneabee Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Haha well as I recall its nice and flat on the Evo Chris! I will just drive it hard - problem solved!! toot toot!! corrected that Edited January 10, 2015 by ioneabee Quote
ATTAK Z Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 I hired a 500 auto in Corfu last year ... that went up hills no problem ... great little car !!! Quote
bronzee Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Cool little car Nix. Even better now petrol prices are coming down (presuming they are over there as the barrel price is half was it was), will be super economical. Quote
gareth29 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 had one in italy not a sport - it broke (would not rev beyond 3k) and literally could not get up the slight incline into the hotel car park. they replaced it witth a panda which was great. had another in france which worked but was still slower than the panda. is there is an eco mode button on them which limits power/revs? Quote
nowhereboy Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 My girlfriends mam has one of these and I'm not gonna lie it was awful haha It's done about 38k and it sounds like it's done 200k. A proper bag of hammers, the car handles like it's on stilts and the build quality is hillarious (the door handle actually fell off). Hopefully you'll have better luck with this one! Quote
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