Last 1st of november I was in Torino (Turin) for visiting Basilica di Superga and I encountered this little beauty. She was really in tone with its environnement. I took a massive pleasure to do these pictures, hope you'll enjoy them as I enjoyed took them.
I had a Honda fit and I really like compact hatchbacks , I'm looking at a 2014 fiat 500 with about 130k miles. It's only priced at 4 grand but everything is advertised as clean and it's only had 1 owner. I have yet to test drive, is this something I should consider as a reliable option or is this more of niche hobby/ aesthetics car
* it's an automatic transmission, and I love it but I don't want to be spending a grand a month in repairs 😩
Hey all - I did it! Got myself a 2016 500 Abarth! Single owner, great condition, not too many miles, and a phenomenal price. Thank you all SO much for your input as I made this decision - you guys rock. So let me gush about this car because I’ve never been this happy with a vehicle purchase in my life:
- Holy COW does this thing have personality! The look, the size, the stance. Everything about it feels utterly unique. A little cute, a little exotic, a little aggressive, and unlike anything else on the road. It’s an unabashedly silly car, which I love about it.
- The SOUND! I knew this car sounded good but I didn’t think it would be THIS amazing! The grunting exhaust as I shift gears rivals that of my old Supra (a high bar) and I can’t stop laughing as I hear the whooshing of the turbo.
- The performance! Yes, it’s less powerful than my last car, but this thing is QUICK. Very torquey and just plain FUN. More importantly, I get to use ALL of the power and squeeze out EVERY gear with glee. It’s a car that begs me to go all out and permits me to without launching myself into a tree (or a speeding ticket.)
- The handling! This is a FWD car and it’s one of the best handling cars I’ve ever driven! Probably tied with my FRS (but this is much more torquey and punchy.) It grips and hugs turns insanely well, and most importantly: I feel CONNECTED to the car and the road while I drive it. My Supra, by contrast, felt a little numb and disconnected. And I couldn’t chuck it into corners like I can with the Abarth (I’d immediately spin out with its squirrelly back and - while the Abarth simply wants to play and play.) I feel where every inch of the car is sitting at every moment. It is confidence inspiring, no need to shy away from its limits.
- It’s just a good, economical fit. I am saving $800/mo coming from my Supra and having MORE FUN doing it! As a FWD hatchback it is more practical - and despite being six and a half feet tall I fit much better in this than my Supra or my FRS. I might get a steering wheel extension so I can more comfortably drive with the seat all the way back, but even stock it’s just fine once I get my seating position right. Oh! And my fuel economy doubled, even when I’m driving it like a rally car.
How on earth did I trade in a bloody SUPRA for this and wind up having MORE FUN in my Abarth?! This car feels like an auto enthusiast cheat code. Most fun car I’ve ever driven. Now my only worry is being able to find another one to replace this with whenever it does die: because I can’t see myself going back.
This car is a GIFT. I just LOVE it!
I bought a second hand 2014 fiat 500 two years ago to try and motivate myself to pass my test, I did just that and it’s been absolutely perfect until recently. Last September a gear cable snapped, AA fitted a “temporary” fix but he said it was the exact same as the fix I’d get a garage so I left it at that. A few months later the alternator and aux belt went. Then literally a week after that the gear control cable snapped. Once I finally got it back it was making weird noises and not reversing properly, turns out it had a faulty part put in so it was back in the garage once more. At this point I was hesitant to drive it at all just incase more broke. Most recently i drove it to its MOT only to get a call saying they were having to wait for it to cool down before they could test it, somehow it managed to pass but with 4 official advisories ( new tires and a minor exhaust leak) and an unofficial advisory that the engine cooling trigger wasn’t working. Its cosmetically in really good condition and it’s still under 74,000 miles but I don’t think I’ll get much more than £1000 for it :(
Whilst I don’t currently need a car for much more than popping to the shops, I’m starting uni in September and am gonna need to do longish drives home round lots of country roads. I don’t know much about cars and don’t have anyone around me that does either, most of the garages near me have a really bad reputation for scamming people.
I just really need some advice and tried asking in a different general car thread and instead just got snarky fiat comments 🥲 Thanks a lot in advance! :)
I just request opinions on trade-in value or straight up marketplace value for a 2012 Fiat 500 Pop 5-speed!
don’t judge, got her in my teens & she’s lasted me a good 6 years!
-127,300 miles
-Driver’s side window works, just needs new weather stripping
-Minor exterior damage
-Gucci Fiat wheels from their collaboration (lol)
-Check engine light on for O2 sensors
-TPMS inactive since getting new tires
-Left axle & both front struts replaced less than a year ago
-Specialty premium Rosso seats
- Decent crack in the windshield, and passenger side rear view mirror
-Airbag light on dash, I think it’s the wires, checking today
-Interior is in perfect shape, besides the decorative pins… the patch can be taken off without issue, CD player only sometimes reads a CD though
- Technically 3 owners on record, first owner only put 300 miles on it, he got it for his daughter who didn’t want to drive manual transmission
- No accidents on record, obviously if you see the taillight crack, it’s been backed into
-Minor sun damage on the top panel
EDIT: Yes I will be cleaning her up, yes obviously the items and decor in the car will not be there when I sell it.
Bom dia a todos. O carro da minha esposa há um ano para cá que de vez em quando tem este comportamento quando se mete a trabalhar. Parece-me que é nos dias mais quentes que este comportamento acontece mais. A mensagem no dashboard a dizer "park assist não disponível" aparece sempre e só quando o carro faz isto. Já levou bateria, já levou injetores mas continua na mesma. Alguém faz ideia o que possa ser? Já estou um bocado farto de torrar dinheiro no mecânico e o problema continuar Desde já obrigado
These cars really are slept on. Dead reliable if you treat them right and quicker around the city than it has any right to be. Ask me how I know - I've had four! This one is for sale now on Cars&Bids, auction ending Thursday the 14th.
Had this damage for a few years and finally decided to post about it
I absolutely love my Fiat, it's been a great car but there's some terrible damage
A few years back my sister borrowed it and got into an accident by merging into oncoming traffic, just a long scratch along the side and the handle knocked off
The shop we brought it to check it out, they cut out a hole to look at the frame and just told us "We can't do anything with the frame bent like that"
And instead of unbending the frame and getting us a new door, or just welding the sheet of metal back in place, they left us with a 2ft hole and a door that doesn't open from the outside, and they didn't even give us the sheet of metal back.
I finally called a body shop today to get a quote for it, I'm tired of driving him like this
Will post an after image when I get it repaired
Hi all,
Unsure if the post is permitted.
But if anywhere will understand what I'm going through it's here.
Took my baby, Minty Fiat 500 to the garage last week as it's been locking into first gear and sometimes not getting out.
Prognosis is:
The gear box has been contaminated.
The timing belt needs replacing - which is normal wear and tear.
The oil sump is rusty out, it's flaking away. Which near the sea is understandable.
Mechanic is pricing all this up.
But I think it's time to part ways.
So much has gone wrong in a short space of time.
Previous to this, I paid for new gear cable and replaced the bushing. As the gears snapped driving home one evening.
I have only had it for 2.5 years. Everything going wrong happened at the start of this year.
It's 9 years old and I am the 3rd owner.
Only 91km on the clock.
I'm devastated to say goodbye to it.
It's such a fun, bright and cheerful car.
Perfect for parking and navigating small country roads.
I love seeing people's faces light up as I pass.
But I feel it's not reliable and I'm worried more could go wrong even if it's fixed.
I've been looking at other cars.
Maybe moving away from Fiats.
Which is so soul crush.
They are all these awful oversized big SUV boxes lacking any character or exciting colours.
Or
Just boring ugly small cars.
Just basic.
Every time I think of getting one of these instead of a snazzy Fiat, I die a little inside.
Anyway.
A moment's silence for Minty 😭
Hello everyone,
Last week I bought a second-hand Fiat 500S(2018) that I am completely in love with, but since yesterday the speedometer no longer works...
According to the garage, this is a common problem with the Fiat 500. Is this true?
I was hoping someone would be familiar, came with the car
Spotted this parked up today, it definitely caught my attention! I like what the owner has done with the wheels 👏🏼
Just wanted to update you guys about my car. I had previously posted in here asking opinions on if my car was totaled (second slide) and alas, it was. I had to haggle like crazy with the guy who hit mine’s insurance company. They tried to offer me $3900 (trade in value) and I refused because that’s BUNK. I finally got the amount I wanted and went out and bought at 2017 Fiat 500 Lounge. My old one was a 2015 Pop so I got an upgrade and it has everything I wanted to add to my old one. A moon roof, brand new CarPlay screen, back up sensors, leather/heated seats and racing rims. I wanted to show off my new baby (pic 1) and pay my respects to my old lady (pic 2).
I went ahead and swapped this little screen filter during an oil change. It’s for the MultiAir actuator system on my 2017 Fiat 500 . If it gets clogged and starves the actuators of oil, you’re looking at a really expensive repair. Since my Fiat had 68k miles, I figured it was the perfect time to replace it and avoid any headaches down the road. Got it from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWLBZ47V
Considering a 2017 500, automatic, not convertible, two previous owners. Currently 80k miles. In the U.S.
What should I expect in future maintenance and services, other than usual oil/filter changes?
Current owner says everything works fine, I believe them. I may have a pre-purchase inspection done by a qualified mechanic.
Any help is appreciated.
I keep seeing Mazda MX5s with cute fangs so thought my Fiat deserved some too!
Hi! I've just replaced my radiator and fan, and I didn't pay attention to where each cord was plugged in to the fan. One has a blue connector with a shorter cord, and one has a black connector with a longer cord.
In the second pic, I circled the two spots where they plug in. On the left is toward the bottom, and it appears to lead to the fan motor. On the right is toward the top, and appears to connect to some sort of battery thing.
Please help! Thank you! (P.S., I know I'm a silly goose, and I will pay better attention and take notes in the future)
Edit: apparently the 2nd pic didn't upload. There are two ports on the whole body of the fan assembly. One (lower) connects to a wire attached to the center of the actual fan. The other (higher) connects to the top corner of the frame of the fan, and it's behind this weird green cylinder thing with a small panel that says "do not repair."
Also, the cord with the blue connector is shorter. Even though they're different lengths, it's possible to plug them in either way without any stress on the cords.
