I bought a '12 85 twin air 3 weeks ago. I Think the car drives and handles great. No leaks[emoji1360] it's true, its an absolute b#tch to keep clean and not entirely convinced about the mpg BUT I am so glad I bought a TA 500 and not a punto. Does sound a bit "knocky" from cold start but goes after it's warmed up. I put that down to it being a 2 cyl[emoji1591]
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I bought the ta because my partner wanted to learn to drive and my 522rwhp falcon wasn't the car for her to learn in and if I'm to be honest I like the ta just as much. We've had the 2013 twinair for three months now and I think it's a brilliant little car, kind of wish we had bought it sooner.
You need to get that sorted, did you get fiat cs involved? Try another dealer and get a fresh opinion. The 105 should be lots of fun not a burden! Also worth driving another 105 as a comparison.
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Could be that the wrong spec of oil was used at the last service.
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Didn't Fiat change the specified oil type like the weather?!
Why no punto..??
Allergic to 6 gears..?
Or was it the Cruise Control you couldnt stomach..?
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Thats more parts in 4 months.than ive needed in 4 years..smacks of car part roulette to me.
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I'd love cruise control to be honest. But the fact it's not offered on the new Panda isn't a deal breaker
There's a spine-chilling story in the news today on this very subject.
Sadly the driver was killed after crashing at 119mph after his cruise control had jammed on. In a car with keyless ignition, what would you do...?
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Put it into neutral and use the footbrake?
Sounds awful..
But is a failure of several subsystems.
It should NOT force an accellwration..
The brake swich should disable the cruies DRIVE
As should the ON/OFF selector switch
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Me, especially when I'm getting tired, makes long night runs far less stressful and more economic ! (In my Mazda)
I've had two 500 lounges 1.2 both good cars but sluggish until I started to use shell V power which made a massive improvement I then bought a panda 4x4 which has a twin air engine wow I was hooked what a fun engine only kept it for a year and stopped it for a 500s 85hp what a great car loads of smiles per mile. Three things you need to do with any fiat 500 fit Boch aero twin wiper blades they don't judder across the glass like the original wiper blades, use shell V power fuel, and finally specify bi xenon head lights. Yesterday I collected my new 500s 105 in crossover black 16"wheels red brake calipers black leather/ivory trim and bi xenon headlights and I absolutely love it to bits the sport button is going to stay on! There is a significant improvement over the 85hp engine ie no turbo lag and disc brakes all round mean it stops far quicker. Ive read many journalists reviews of the 500 over the years and they all say the 105 is the one to have and I wholeheartedly agree it's superb.
Hello and welcome to the forum :wave:.
Pleased to hear you're having a lot of fun with your 500
. Sounds like you've found the right car for you.
Pleased to hear you're having a lot of fun with your 500
. Sounds like you've found the right car for you.:Offtopic:
Having read the full newspaper articles, apparently the cars data was interrogated by VAG experts - no faults were found.
the UK has seen similar cases before - blaming stuck cruise on 140MPH speeding tickets , etc.
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Right - now back to how much we'll miss our twin-airs..!!
Knock the car out of gear or put the auto box to neutral?
