Visited the Fiat showroom last weekend on a cloudy day, would otherwise be out an about on my ktm motorcycle.*

Checking out the 500's on the floor, I was soon persuaded to test drive, having already driven my friends Pop I had a good idea of what to expect.*

So, after a lovely drive I soon signed up for a Pompeii Grey Pop, manual.*

Collecting it this weekend, so I've been busily reading up about various things on the forum, thought I'd join up and say hi.*

Can't wait till Saturday!

it's official now.
I did a lovely mountain road for about 100km to get used to the fun pop!
First day, great drive, the stereo drowns most of the road noise and I think it handles the bends quite nicely.
Happy

Same car and colour as me.

Yeah I chose that color so it looks less dirty when it is lol, so far I've done about 400km, mainly on weekend drives thru the hills, my work is only 7kms away so the commute is only minutes!
Loving it so far, performs nicely!

I've got a pop in Tech House Grey - wasn't too fussed on the colour originally but now it's grown on me. Your commute is a lot less than mine - Brisbane to Southport 65K each way, but there's no issues.

We might cross paths one day, I come to/fro Arundel and I'm seeing many more 500's appear in the area, four just yesterday in the café areas on Chevron Island.
I often take it into the hinterland fun roads if I'm not riding my motorbike there, just as much fun I think!

Sunday morning in the hills



Took the little beauty up through some long and winding mountain roads early this morning, such fun, it performed very well through some 80kms of endless tight bends, stopping at a lovely lookout, happy snaps of the day

Washed it yesterday, finished off with maguires detail spray, comes up like a diamond, love it.
Of course it's rained ever since lol.

I hardly wash mine. Being a daily drivers and **** weather it's always dirty after a wash lol

A lovely drive into the cool forests near home.
Little 1.2 loving the revs thru the many tight bends.
Never ending fun here in Paradise!

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Been a while, pop still happy and enjoying the odd hinterland mountain drive, did one today, leaving the hot and humid coast (32c/85%) enjoying the cooler hills...

Impressive scenery, glad you are enjoying your new pride and joy! Good to see people just going for a drive for no reason other than to enjoy themselves. Lovely colour btw

Still got the KTM?
A BMW F700gs shares my garage with my red 500C.

Stuck in the gloom of N European winter here so envying you at the moment!

Moonraker25 said:

Still got the KTM?
A BMW F700gs shares my garage with my red 500C.

Stuck in the gloom of N European winter here so envying you at the moment!

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Yeah, still got the orange beast, rather warm now but manage a nice ride in the mornings up the hills!

Well, after almost 7 years in this same Pop I can say it's been a fun time, only mechanical issue ever has been the silly thermostat housing, replaced that with a reliable design.. and the air bag is trying to escape the dashboard which local fiat kept not fixing under warranty, so a dash mat will fix the look of that lol
Otherwise it's been smooth sailing, still cleans up and looks new, love to trade in an E-Abarth, but wait n see when they arrive down under...
Thought I'd share my pop thoughts today