buying a 500 abarth, old car content inside

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buying a 500 abarth, old car content inside

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changing my megane sport r26 for an abath next week due to the fact the power in the megane is just unusable on public road, also had a clio sport 200 before the megane which was fun aswell, im just after something abit more chuckable and fun.

on the abarth i have specced red mirror caps, climate control and 17 inch 10 spoke wheels, i was going to spec leather but i was slifing about on the demo one. i will be getting the esseesse kit in about 6 months but will be getting differnt wheels and selling the esssesse ones and the standard ones, it will most likely being be going on coilovers as i am into my trackdays.

few pics and specs of the clio and megane

clio 200:
carbon fibre bonnet
ktr panel filter
rear roll cage
stripped out rear
pics of the clio
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few pics of the megane
had it 3 months and have already done some weight saving
stage 1 remap
straight through exhaust
cold air feed
restrictor foam out of airbox
decat

its 265bhp and 310ftlb of torque so it is very quick, will push 5.5 0-60s all day and 168mph top speed, i will miss the speed but its just too much at the moment and i live in the city centre and i cant justify having that much performance whilst sat in traffic lol

when i was doing the swap
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first day of owner ship
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painted the badges black and added the seat cupra r splitter
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in the grass
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foglight replaced with cold air feed
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got abit giddy with some paint on egine cover and badges
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got giddy with some stickers
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all clean
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on the motorway
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ready for track
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on track leading as usual
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lynden
 
Sweet. The Abarth won't match the performance of either Renaults, but i guarantee you, it will put just a big a smile on your face! Are you joining the Abarth forum? There is lots of info on there about various power modifications, and suspension/coil over kits etc. I would advise looking into that rather than buying the rather expensive SS kit (y)

I have the TMC box fitted which offers similar torque figures to the SS, but for 10 times less money! ;)
 
Sweet. The Abarth won't match the performance of either Renaults, but i guarantee you, it will put just a big a smile on your face! Are you joining the Abarth forum? There is lots of info on there about various power modifications, and suspension/coil over kits etc. I would advise looking into that rather than buying the rather expensive SS kit (y)

I have the TMC box fitted which offers similar torque figures to the SS, but for 10 times less money! ;)

Yeh I know it won't match the megane in a straight line or corners but I think it will be alot more fun.

What sort of torque figures are you seeing with that map?
 
Welcome mate, CS is a nice ole place ahaha, bunch of mugs saying its a girls car.


:D Loved your old R26 if im being honest, specially the flick paint on the trims.


Everyones saying that your downgrading, I think you'll have more fun in this car than you did in your megane. It's pretty nippy around the top gear track, think it was slightly faster than the 182.

You need to get the SS package for it aswell.

Welcome to FF! Check out Draigs pictures of his 500 -dribbles- :D
 
Welcome mate, CS is a nice ole place ahaha, bunch of mugs saying its a girls car.


:D Loved your old R26 if im being honest, specially the flick paint on the trims.


Everyones saying that your downgrading, I think you'll have more fun in this car than you did in your megane. It's pretty nippy around the top gear track, think it was slightly faster than the 182.

You need to get the SS package for it aswell.

Welcome to FF! Check out Draigs pictures of his 500 -dribbles- :D

yeh his is lovely

Just a guess but is your A500 going to be black? ;)

and i would love a black one but i fancy a storm trooper so got it bossa white, all the finance details are going thought today so fingers crossed
 
Did you do the engine cover and badge yourself on the megane?

yeh only took about 35 mins lol looks pretty funky i think.

just got off the phone from abarth and they said they needed my dad as a guarantor so had to put him on the account so they are re checking it now.

ftl


lynden
 
dissapointed that this thread doesn't include actual old cars. :(

Though that's quickly forgotten with that megane :yum: Really like the badge, though not too sure on the engine cover, seems a bit too big for it to work. (Why do cars have engine covers? Be proud of your engine!)
 
Torque figures are around 180 to 185 ft/lbs iirc, similar (if not more) to the SS map. 0-60 is around 6.5 to 7.0 seconds, I'm just waiting for some proper gadgets to test it properly! It's a fun car, turns so many heads, more than the Renaults would for sure. And the backfires are fun too! And listen to this exhaust for a standard system! :eek:

 
dissapointed that this thread doesn't include actual old cars. :(

Though that's quickly forgotten with that megane :yum: Really like the badge, though not too sure on the engine cover, seems a bit too big for it to work. (Why do cars have engine covers? Be proud of your engine!)

lol

heres some pics of my cars before i got the clio

polo :
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shortie got low?
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lynden
 
what a ****? well, title is confusing, why mentioning abarth in title because it has nothing to do with pictures
and, sorry, no good word for megane for its tasteless design and what the hell is this in enterior, it looks like it is designed for kindergarden haha
 
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what a ****? well, title is confusing, why mentioning abarth in title because it has nothing to do with pictures
and, sorry, no good word for megane for its tasteless design and what the hell is this in enterior, it looks like it is designed for kindergarden haha

just a quick one, have you ever driven a well modified megane r26 like mine?
if you have then you will realise its not how a car looks its how it performs and the megane r26 performs well, there is a reason it is the fatest FWD car round the 'ring

mine also has 310ftlb of torque and 260bhp so its no slow coach, its good for 170mph
 
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