Just spoken to dealer and mine is still status 10... hes no idea why but many of his 500s are the same status... so just have to wait, maybe Ill get a 58 plateSo thats 5 weeks gone.
Are your dealers others on delay also diesels as well?
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Are your dealers others on delay also diesels as well?
Thats a good point! in the different cars i have had recently i have found i can achieve roughly 80% of the combined figure the maker claims, its my rule of thumb, and seems to work for me!
So if they say combined it will do 65mpg, i know I will get about 52 in my typical week. I think it is very sensitive to driving, and journeys with 2mph average speed are very bad on fuel, and probably better done on foot!!
however recently I have also become convinced that someone is watering the fuel (petrol) down....
Hi All,
Doesnt seem like there are any more probs, except for those waiting for their cars to get a build date of course. My car and the other Multijets for my dealer have been changed to status 35 (they have been loaded on the boat and should be on the way).
Maybe it was just a case of the cars getting loaded first and having to wait til the boat was full. The arrival date for the car hasnt changed either, so hopefully will get the car end of next week. Thanks S
Doesnt seem like there are any more probs, except for those waiting for their cars to get a build date of course. My car and the other Multijets for my dealer have been changed to status 35 (they have been loaded on the boat and should be on the way).
Maybe it was just a case of the cars getting loaded first and having to wait til the boat was full. The arrival date for the car hasnt changed either, so hopefully will get the car end of next week. Thanks S
Hi, dealer said today all his 500s are being left on status 10, he mentioned dozens being in the same position and couldnt say why. Its a shame, I only hope it arrives by Mid May and not the summer.
Are those still on hold all diesels, or is it petrols too? If they are all diesels then maybe its cos there is still a manufacture/supply issues but if its both engine types then thats a real mystery.
You could always cancel your order and buy one thats already on the forecourt if you dont want to wait.
Id rather wait for mine, dont want a dodgy diesel thats had HG done I suppose the longer I have to wait, the more chance Fiat have to iron out any gremlins from the 500
Ive got plenty of cars anyway, the longer I wait for the 500, the longer I can keep my Panda
I suppose the longer I have to wait, the more chance Fiat have to iron out any gremlins from the 500Ive got plenty of cars anyway, the longer I wait for the 500, the longer I can keep my Panda
Got an email from my dealer yesterday to say my car is now on the high seas. (ordered it on 26 Jan). I emailed him back to ask how long it'd be 'till it arrives at the dealership, but he says he won't know until tomorrow as their 'system' is only updated on a Friday.
On 5th gear the other week they test drove a VWPolo Blue Motion, which VW claim can do 74 MPG. The presenter with the beard and long hair tested it with his family over a couple of days I think, and they only managed to get a MPG figure in the 50s from what I remember.
I currently drive a 2004 Megane 1.6 Sport hatch, which I'm part-ex'ing for the 500. Renault reckon it should return nearly 49 MPG. In the 3 years I've had it, the best I've managed, according to the dash computer thingy is 39 MPG. We've also got a 2001 Seicento Sporting, and we've worked out that the best we tend to get out of that is approx 42 to 45 MPG, rather than the claimed 50s figure.
So I reckon people shouldn't hold out for actually achieving the MPG figures car makers say their cars can do, (and when do we ever do a constant 56 MPH anyway? I even wonder whether the combined cycle figures are realistic).I think Simmo 1's 80% rule of thumb is probably the more realistic in what we should hope to achieve.
On 5th gear the other week they test drove a VWPolo Blue Motion, which VW claim can do 74 MPG. The presenter with the beard and long hair tested it with his family over a couple of days I think, and they only managed to get a MPG figure in the 50s from what I remember.
I currently drive a 2004 Megane 1.6 Sport hatch, which I'm part-ex'ing for the 500. Renault reckon it should return nearly 49 MPG. In the 3 years I've had it, the best I've managed, according to the dash computer thingy is 39 MPG. We've also got a 2001 Seicento Sporting, and we've worked out that the best we tend to get out of that is approx 42 to 45 MPG, rather than the claimed 50s figure.
So I reckon people shouldn't hold out for actually achieving the MPG figures car makers say their cars can do, (and when do we ever do a constant 56 MPH anyway? I even wonder whether the combined cycle figures are realistic).I think Simmo 1's 80% rule of thumb is probably the more realistic in what we should hope to achieve.
I am the same, I always lower the combined figure by 15-20%. My Leon FR Was supposed to average about 34 but I seemed to get only about 28 but that was mainly to small town town driving and having a heavy right foot.
With my 500 multijet if I average the about 55-60 I will be very happy.
Hopefully the boat carrying my car will get a move on and my dealer said he will only be in touch on Monday, so hopefully it should have arrived by then. Hope to get it end of next week, or earlier. (fingers crossed).
With my 500 multijet if I average the about 55-60 I will be very happy.
Hopefully the boat carrying my car will get a move on and my dealer said he will only be in touch on Monday, so hopefully it should have arrived by then. Hope to get it end of next week, or earlier.
(fingers crossed).
Me and Seton do. And Mark... Yoshi... Nero
well im sure that reassures those wondering then
I mean he's still a member on www.nf500.com ...so anyone that goes on that site (the above mentioned) still get his 'insider' knowledgewell im sure that reassures those wondering then
I mean he's still a member on www.nf500.com ...so anyone that goes on that site (the above mentioned) still get his 'insider' knowledge
how nice of you to share that with us.
i didnt realise the information was a 'he'???
perhaps as you frequent both forums you would post the info for the benifit of all?
i suppose not though
suasexed... you seem intent on poaching members from here and gloating when you have achieved that, its not helpful or at all good forum practice. Youll note that we do not frequent NF500 and continually extol the virtues of this site so would you please refrain from doing so here?
Scrogg left this site unfairly (he was a great source of help and info to many on this site) so I will stick up for him and custard's comments have been overly sarcastic and abrasive, so I am with suasexed on this one.
Had enough of this site, people on NF500 are much nicer, take care all !!!!
Had enough of this site, people on NF500 are much nicer, take care all !!!!
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I agree with you wholeheartedly - Scrogg did indeed leave this site unfairly, however it was nothing to do with us (unless you know something we don't - or indeed Scrogg himself is spinning us a line) thus it's a bit rich to have a go at us about it.
That is all.
I don't poach and nor do I gloat about supposidly doing so. I was simply sharing information to people who were after it. Custard made it out to sound like I and the mentioned people had private access to him and his information. Which is not the case as it's free for anyone who has access to the internet. It's unfortunate that he is no longer able to post on here. I was simply mentioning where to find his knowledge for the people who miss it and found it useful.
I can't believe how unfriendly this section has become. I'm out of here
.Thanks, its a shame we havent got the inside info any more
Me and Seton do. And Mark... Yoshi... Nero
hm,yes this was the post which made me post.how does this read to you?
well im sure that reassures those wondering then
I mean he's still a member on www.nf500.com ...so anyone that goes on that site (the above mentioned) still get his 'insider' knowledge
you realise no one on FF is stopping him posting? if he can post on nf500 then he can post here.by choice that is,just seems folks think he has in some way been stopped?
I don't poach and nor do I gloat about supposidly doing so. I was simply sharing information to people who were after it. Custard made it out to sound like I and the mentioned people had private access to him and his information. Which is not the case as it's free for anyone who has access to the internet. It's unfortunate that he is no longer able to post on here. I was simply mentioning where to find his knowledge for the people who miss it and found it useful.
I can't believe how unfriendly this section has become. I'm out of here
he is still able to post here.given nf500(i believe) gives access to all posts without registering?
so again its his choice not to post here which i resepect however you chose to raise the subject albeit covertly
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Suasexed on NF500 said:But it was around the time lots more people joined... I got a FFers over don't yer know
How would you need to stick up for Scrogg, nobody has said anything bad about him?
Simon was only brought up as a means to gloat about the fact he is still able to post on one forum and not the other.
Not strictly true I'm afraid Custard.
Possibliy the most sensible thing said so far, We are one community wether on FF or NF500 anyone who actively goes out of their way to be spiteful or disruptive on one for the benefit of the other is clearly a tosser.
It all seems to come from the people who actively work against inclusion to the entire FIATForum, and to be quite honest these xenophobic attitudes are not required here anyway.
It really is a shame that although we believe we operate alongside NF500 doing the same thing in a different way, some people seems to think it's a battle to be won. It's pathetic really.
Now this thread has been taken far enough off topic. Any chance it could be put back on with the next post?
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