Tuning steering wheel
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I didn't like it when I drove a pop, it felt a bit cheap and nasty IMHO. Go for the leather wheel if you can afford it. You need to buy Blue&Me as well though but that's also worth it.good morning, 1.2 pop owners what do you think of the pop steering wheel? thanks
just spec a sport in the first place
by the time you have specced up the base model with a leather wheel and non fabric seats and added alloys you might as well buy a sport as it works out much cheaper!
by the time you have specced up the base model with a leather wheel and non fabric seats and added alloys you might as well buy a sport as it works out much cheaper!
Well perhaps they don't want alloys, leather seats etc etc?just spec a sport in the first place
by the time you have specced up the base model with a leather wheel and non fabric seats and added alloys you might as well buy a sport as it works out much cheaper!
Well perhaps they don't want alloys, leather seats etc etc?
I see a lot of POP owners speccing up their cars and cannot understand it really
If you want basic just buy it as it comes
Sport has half faux leather seats and faux leather wheel as standard
and blue and me, aircon etc
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Oh I agreeI see a lot of POP owners speccing up their cars and cannot understand it really
If you want basic just buy it as it comes
Sport has half faux leather seats and faux leather wheel as standard
and blue and me, aircon etc
I find the fact that people buy a pop and then spend extra money speccing it up just so they can get the pop seats a bit funny to say the least.Looking at Suzyo's other post you're right she has specced the car up a little bit and tbh if you were adding a leather wheel+blue&me you'd be better off just going for a sport or a lounge as options on a pop won't be worth much when it comes time to resell the car.
Oh I agree
and then complain they pill or tear!
yep hadn't thought of that aspect
Oh I agree
Looking at Suzyo's other post you're right she has specced the car up a little bit and tbh if you were adding a leather wheel+blue&me you'd be better off just going for a sport or a lounge as options on a pop won't be worth much when it comes time to resell the car.
soz was not meant to be funny, really wanted a 500, wanted a red one , bit of a magpie so wanted chrome, dont like steel wheels so got alloys, not bothered about blue and me wont use it , dont like ac, not too bothered bout other bits on sport wanted basic car pushed my budget to 750 to get what vi wanted could not stretch to 1400 extra for sport, just thought i,d ask what people thought,
I don't think people appreciate what an evolutionary leap Blue&Me is. Everytime I step into a car without it I feel like I'm going back to the steam powered age. No CDs sloshing about the cabin, no stupid bluetooth headsets, no arsing about with a calculator to work out your mpg. It's really the best option ever on the 500's. If I was ordering again today I'd take it over any other option on offer.
No need to apologise at all
If you don't want to spend the money then you don't want to spend the money of course
As I said above if you're going for what you specced in another thread +the leather wheel the price for the car before the colour you've chosen (pasadoble red) is 9410 and a sport is 9900 so it's not a huge difference and you get better seats, foglights, rear spoiler, air con, blue&me and the leather wheel. Of course that's a moot point if you don't want to spend that much money!
I'm always amazed when someone "upgrades" (meaning downgrades) their stereo because they think B&M is crap. Fair enough not speccing it at the start but why pay for it and then get rid of it?
Hiya,
When I went to the showroom and looked at all the 500s the one I liked best was a white Pop with the red seats and Ivory ambience. It had the standard Pop steering wheel and I thought it was lovely - nice & simple but really stylish & fun, and in the true spirit of the 500.
My car is on order and unfortunately I got a bit carried away and decided I wanted the 'blue n me' - so I ended up having to take the leather steering wheel - though really do prefer the Pop one!
When I went to the showroom and looked at all the 500s the one I liked best was a white Pop with the red seats and Ivory ambience. It had the standard Pop steering wheel and I thought it was lovely - nice & simple but really stylish & fun, and in the true spirit of the 500.
My car is on order and unfortunately I got a bit carried away and decided I wanted the 'blue n me' - so I ended up having to take the leather steering wheel - though really do prefer the Pop one!
I agree. Its a fab bit of kit and I love the steering wheel controls etc! Don't know how I ever coped without it.
It is up to you suzeyo but IF you can I'd go for a lounge or sport just because of the extras you get. Aircon is great for clearing the windows etc (as it doesn't have moisture in it), even if that all you use it for.
Nobody can tell you that what you want is right as its all personal preference, what matters most is that you have what you want....
Happy buying! (Whatever you choose!
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A calculator to work out your mpg ??
The steering wheel does look a bit simpler, but it feels a lot cheaper and just isn't as nice as the leather wheel.
I know but I just really liked the simplicity of it. I didn't actually drive it around so I can't claim much, but I thought it was quite cute n cartoonish!
If you're after sophistication (or blue n me) then the leather does it.
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Does the job though.
LOL yeah – definitely goes round, steers the car, etc!
If I could have had blue n me and the Pop steering wheel I would have chosen that instead of leather!
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Ive just ordered myself a pop and spec'd it out with Blue&Me and air con, nothing else though. The reason ive done it like that is because the insurance is cheaper and so are the monthly payments for me personally. I didnt see the point in upgrading really because theres alot of stuff on the sport and lounge that arnt really worth the money in my eyes. This is my first car, im splashing out lol.
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I chose the Pop and just added dark windows, two tone wheels with red centres, rubbing strip with red chequered badges, Italian flag badges. Looks great, fairly sporty, has everything I want and saved me a load compared to 1.2 Sport. Don't like all the chromy bits on the Lounge.
