Dealer called the car will be ready Wednesday at 3.30...will report in on new engine!

Lets hope the car with options at £17,350 was worth it......

CYB1967 said:

Dealer called the car will be ready Wednesday at 3.30...will report in on new engine!

Lets hope the car with options at £17,350 was worth it......

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The engine will improve a lot after a bit of running in, but I'm sure it'll still be great out of the box. Top choice!

CYB1967 said:

Dealer called the car will be ready Wednesday at 3.30...will report in on new engine!

Lets hope the car with options at £17,350 was worth it......

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GOOD GRIEF!....17350?!

what on earth have you added?..everything?

Considering base is £16.1k? Not that much i suspect

You could get a new Doblo 135, fully optioned, for that!

I know, the 500 market is different - but...?

That price is bonkers ! hope the pick up goes ok and you enjoy the car

Are you sure you didn't order that 500 Pepita instead? :devil:









http://astonishingcars.net/index.php/2008/07/02/fiat-500-pepita/

Cucciolotto said:

Are you sure you didn't order that 500 Pepita instead? :devil:

http://astonishingcars.net/index.php/2008/07/02/fiat-500-pepita/

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MY MY, that's... Interesting

When i bought my Abarth new, i could have had the SS kit fitted too and it would still have been £180 cheaper! Crazy price, hope it's worth it...

(*Wonders how much an Abarth 500C will be in the summer*)

Hannikins said:

MY MY, that's... Interesting

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Just like when visiting a flat/house to buy, assessing the decor by saying "it's errrrrrr..... different!", that'd be a more "polite" way to say it's sh*te, right?

On the OP subject, does anyone know (even roughly) how many miles it'd take before the diesel becomes more economical than its petrol equivalent?

CYB1967 said:

Dealer called the car will be ready Wednesday at 3.30...will report in on new engine!

Lets hope the car with options at £17,350 was worth it......

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I really hope you enjoy it .. especially for over £17k .. wow thats alot of money for a 500

Spec is not massive:

Red Paint Option
Black Leather
Side Rubbing Strip
Black Side Stripe

Go on Fiat config and you can add over another £1,000 on top of 17,350!!

That is the price for this car...cheaper than a Mini Cab Still!!

Also 2010 Spec with new engine and start stop as standard.

Its all about what you want.

Cucciolotto said:

...does anyone know (even roughly) how many miles it'd take before the diesel becomes more economical than its petrol equivalent?

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Purchase price over a pop 1.2 is +£2400, economy is 3.25 vs 5.1 (combined) = +1.85l/100km better.
1.85l @ £1.17 = £2.16 saving per 100km over a 1.2

£2400/2.16 = 1111*100km = 111,111km = 69,041miles before you recoup the inital purchase price.

or something like that !

Jake_in_notts said:

Purchase price over a pop 1.2 is +£2400, economy is 3.25 vs 5.1 (combined) = +1.85l/100km better.
1.85l @ £1.17 = £2.16 saving per 100km over a 1.2

£2400/2.16 = 1111*100km = 111,111km = 69,041miles before you recoup the inital purchase price.

or something like that !

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The petrol equivalent is the 1.4, not the 1.2

Zakt said:

The petrol equivalent is the 1.4, not the 1.2

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Why? They used to be the same cost but the 1.4 is £1000 cheaper than the 1.3. The 1.2 shares the same tax bracket and is therefor equivalent in CO2 and the 1.3 and 1.4 have similar bhp. Its all pretty arbitrary tbh I chose to give an example of the two best mpg cars.

Jake_in_notts said:

Why? They used to be the same cost but the 1.4 is £1000 cheaper than the 1.3. The 1.2 shares the same tax bracket and is therefor equivalent in CO2 and the 1.3 and 1.4 have similar bhp. Its all pretty arbitrary tbh I chose to give an example of the two best mpg cars.

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The 95bhp diesel has never been the same cost as the 1.4. Otherwise, you've answered your own question.

When I bought my multijet (75) I compared it with the 1.4, not the 1.2, due to the torque figures, and it was as plain as day which made the most financial sense. I simply discounted the 1.2, as it clearly wouldn't meet up with my requirements.

*waits for inevitable "1.3 diesel is the best engine evar" post*

Jake_in_notts said:

Purchase price over a pop 1.2 is +£2400, economy is 3.25 vs 5.1 (combined) = +1.85l/100km better.
1.85l @ £1.17 = £2.16 saving per 100km over a 1.2

£2400/2.16 = 1111*100km = 111,111km = 69,041miles before you recoup the inital purchase price.

or something like that !

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are you Brains (from Thunderbirds) in disguise?

zanes said:

*waits for inevitable "1.3 diesel is the best engine evar" post*

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2nd best, I think you'll find - I'll leave you to guess my favourite!

Zakt said:

The 95bhp diesel has never been the same cost as the 1.4. Otherwise, you've answered your own question.

When I bought my multijet (75) I compared it with the 1.4, not the 1.2, due to the torque figures, and it was as plain as day which made the most financial sense. I simply discounted the 1.2, as it clearly wouldn't meet up with my requirements.

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The moment you said "when I bought my multijet" you basically showed that all you were giving was an opinion. Most and I stress most people don't need the power of either the mj or the 1.4 so the 1.2 and mj are directly comparable.