Did my 10000th mile escaping a carjacking would you believe! I think that’s proof that the car is sought after. But I still had time to take a picture.
Here’s my report on the car…
1.2 Manual Engine- It’s really great, not a huge amount of pull with 69hp, but with petrol at £1.12 I don’t want it to be a binge drinker.
Highly competent on the motorway too, cheaper insurance, less than £3 per month on road tax.
Initially I chose the 1.2 because it appealed to the head rather than the heart, but now that’s leaving me with more money than the SexySexyStilo did, it’s getting the love it has earnt.
Paint - I got 2 stone chips in the first 200 miles then nothing since, makes me wonder if it was something to do with fresh paint?
Also getting those miniscule rust spots on the boot. I will sort them out one day…
My 500th Mile!
Dash – the plastic covering the instruments is attracting dust (as you can see!) which is a bit annoying but easy to wipe off, the dials are clear, the readouts are really useful, it is just quality.
Love the interior when it’s all lit up at night. Turning the wheel with the B&M buttons lit up is a bit special!
I’d recommend owners have a look under the dash on the passenger side – not a lot of stuff under there, you can see why the car is so light.
The chrome gear knob needs a bit of polishing from time to time, as does the chrome exhaust, which is still pristine even now.:woot:
ESP has been a lifesaver already on more occasions than I can count! I drive on a lot of twisty roads in the Dales and without the ESP Bob would have been in a hedge by now i'm sure.
DRLs – Really useful, get flashed quite often by busy-body drivers (if I actually had my fogs on then they’d be right to flash – shame some people can’t tell the difference between two sets of lights yet they have the self-importance to tell me what to do!), but they are useful and they look good too.
I keep checking the car out in shop windows
Blue&Me- Have christened the woman ‘Sharon’, you can tell when she’s having bad day with Bob because she just says ‘sorry command not available when the car is in motion’ or something equally as helpful. Cheers luv.
The cornering is excellent. What lets it down is the headlights. You are able and willing to go fast round corners, you just can’t see them coming (on low beam); that’s when it’s accident time.
As for the future, here’s to the next 10000 miles! However, the ride is a nightmare on British Roads (or in other words; ‘fun’). This will be the reason I go to the chiropracter and Bob goes to the car shop and a nice cheque comes my way (or possibly a Bravo if I can get my head round the styling).
:worship:And once again a round of applause to the FiatForum team for being brilliant generally:worship:
Final pic of Bob having a break at the new A1 Wetherby services - they're really good and they have those scary dyson hand-dryers in the loos.
