Tried over Xmas period (from home) a couple of times but always stuck on the "wheels" option. Tried again this morning at work but exactly the same. I hoped it was because they are updating it with new options and wondered if anyone else has tried to access it with any success in the last few days?

I found the same, in my breif moments of boardom over the break I thought I'd try to make headway with the 500C vs Abarth 500 vs chipped deisel vs keep my current 500 decision, but the config was down.

Mark Elvin said:

I found the same, in my breif moments of boardom over the break I thought I'd try to make headway with the 500C vs Abarth 500 vs chipped deisel vs keep my current 500 decision, but the config was down.

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Cheers Mark, glad it wasn't just me. It was purely down to boredom on my part as well.

I tried last night and it let me configure a 500C and a Panda 100, but wouldn't let me configure a normal 500.

Its back up this morning, with an errant £12 on a 500 lounge, and the option of a start-stop still!

grimwau said:

Cheers Mark, glad it wasn't just me. It was purely down to boredom on my part as well.

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No imagination if you ask me! Buy a Wii, they fill time no trouble! Lost an hour and a half the other day slicing up fruit with a sword. Was better than it sounds.

nottsfiat07 said:

No imagination if you ask me! Buy a Wii, they fill time no trouble! Lost an hour and a half the other day slicing up fruit with a sword. Was better than it sounds.

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I know what you mean, too addictive.

Is it just me or have some of the options gone up in price by about £10 as well?

Metallic Paint has gone up by £25. Thats a 6.25% price rise. Thanks Fiat.

elation said:

Metallic Paint has gone up by £25. Thats a 6.25% price rise. Thanks Fiat.

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Won't effect most customers anyway! Most just go for BNW

Have you seen the interior options....If you order Leather seats now on a 1.2 pop you would have to have the "Interscope hi fi system" included at an additional cost of £260...Glad i ordered my leather seats 8 weeks ago,

Paul Kossoff said:

Have you seen the interior options....If you order Leather seats now on a 1.2 pop you would have to have the "Interscope hi fi system" included at an additional cost of £260...Glad i ordered my leather seats 8 weeks ago,

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Probably a mistake, like when you needed to put the fixed glass roof on to get the sunroof on the sport.

What I don't understand is that now the start & stop is as standard how come interscope is even possible? Someone on here said that the start & stop engine couldn't have interscope because of the design of the engine – was that just wrong?

I know that interscope was never an option with start & stop previously.

Juwlz said:

What I don't understand is that now the start & stop is as standard how come interscope is even possible? Someone on here said that the start & stop engine couldn't have interscope because of the design of the engine – was that just wrong?

I know that interscope was never an option with start & stop previously.

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Well that can't be true. Im getting my 500 next monday (hopefully), and it's fitted with both the Interscope audiosystem and S&S (since it's a 2010 model).

Littala said:

I tried last night and it let me configure a 500C and a Panda 100, but wouldn't let me configure a normal 500.

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Same, but even the 500C had a "slight" problem, I posted this two days ago:

Have you seen how much a diesel has gone up buy I could get a used mini cooper for that price at £14500 or 12075 for 1.2

Yes, you could. You could also get a used rolls royce, if you got one old enough. I struggle to see the relevance? If you compare a 500 spec for spec with a new Mini, your looking at the best part of twice the price. I do think 500's are getting to the top of their price level, but while the waiting list keeps getting longer, why shouldn't Fiat up the price? Its supply and demand. Or, to put it another way, its business.

Cucciolotto said:

Same, but even the 500C had a "slight" problem, I posted this two days ago:

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You wanna get that looked at mate.

elation said:

Yes, you could. You could also get a used rolls royce, if you got one old enough. I struggle to see the relevance? If you compare a 500 spec for spec with a new Mini, your looking at the best part of twice the price. I do think 500's are getting to the top of their price level, but while the waiting list keeps getting longer, why shouldn't Fiat up the price? Its supply and demand. Or, to put it another way, its business.

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Of course. But when you look at the price for a 500c diesel you've got to start thinking that it's bloody overpriced.

Yeah, but what I'm trying to say is that petrol's overpriced. But while people still want it, they can up the price on it.

Don't get me wrong, I sell 500's, so i'm probably brainwashed / biased to think that they are great, because I generally think they are. I can't think of any other new car that has as much style, kerb appeal, and (to be less girly and more rational), residual value and cheap running costs that makes the 500 so popular. The only comparisons that can be drawn are the mini (again, about double the price, and nowhere near as cheap to run), and the beetle (ditto).