i cant remember if id posted anything on here about my new toy as i aint really been on here for ages.

anyway i finaly went for the a500 and i collected it from platts in april.

best purchase iv ever made and dont regret it at all.

they offered me 1400 for my punto and i didnt think that was enough.

..Then while i was deciding what to do, i was at the lights and a woman drove into me pushing me into the van infront. In the end insurance paid me 3300 and i bought the car back offthem for a couple of hundred pounds. was lucky to be honest.not bad considering i bought the car 3 years ago for £3450.iv kept the punto, got it repaired looking new again and i use it for work.

My dad handed over his beloved fiat tempra which needed work on so i could use it for the government scrappage.

Even though my user name is salvos yellow punto it should be salvos white abarth and yellow punto lol but i dont know how to do that.

I went for BNW, red chequered roof, scorpion, cloth seats, red mirrors and stripes.

I was meant to be keeping the car low mileage but in 3 months iv come up to 2500 miles already as i end up driving around just for fun.

so please keep an eye out for me ,im still in dudley so youl spot me in punto or the abarth.give me flash il post pictures up.

Welcome :wave:

Welcome to the club. Only 4, 600 on mine since last November but God, it's been good!

Nice one! i Just picked my a500 up yesterday! I've already got 100 miles on the clock! It's the best car ever. Couldn't be happier!

A newish welcome then

Thanks

gav prodigy said:

Nice one! i Just picked my a500 up yesterday! I've already got 100 miles on the clock! It's the best car ever. Couldn't be happier!

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Have you had a look over here www.abarthisti.co.uk ?

thefamoushoops said:

Have you had a look over here www.abarthisti.co.uk ?

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careful what you say over there

Stuart J said:

careful what you say over there

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It's a great forum.

thefamoushoops said:

It's a great forum.

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You may notice Im not there anymore

Its very heavily moderated, I found someone who could do some aftermarket work on the Abarth & posted the details, It was deleted & I was told in no uncertain terms that as they werent a site sponsor I couldnt even mention their name let alone what they could offer. When I posted to the effect that did members know etc I was instantly banned & the mods wouldnt even discuss it.
Its a shame really as the Abarth is a great car that creats passion, its fun but the forum dedicated to the car should be a free place & an open fountain of knowledge free to all, sponsors pay for the site so need preferance to advertise run various promotions & group buys. Obviously the forum needs to be moderated but not censored for commercial gain of certain parties. Ive since had a few e-mails from other members over things that have happened so all I can say is enjoy the forum, they are a great bunch but what you read may not always be all there is to know on a subject.

Stuart J said:

You may notice Im not there anymore

Its very heavily moderated, I found someone who could do some aftermarket work on the Abarth & posted the details, It was deleted & I was told in no uncertain terms that as they werent a site sponsor I couldnt even mention their name let alone what they could offer. When I posted to the effect that did members know etc I was instantly banned & the mods wouldnt even discuss it.
Its a shame really as the Abarth is a great car that creats passion, its fun but the forum dedicated to the car should be a free place & an open fountain of knowledge free to all, sponsors pay for the site so need preferance to advertise run various promotions & group buys. Obviously the forum needs to be moderated but not censored for commercial gain of certain parties. Ive since had a few e-mails from other members over things that have happened so all I can say is enjoy the forum, they are a great bunch but what you read may not always be all there is to know on a subject.

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Thanks for the info, I was totally oblivious to this.

Everyone understands the need for moderation and sponsorship but it's very poor form that this affects what you can and cannot post.

i was banned from there last year for commenting about the over zealous moderating...still have a browse there occasionally but its not balanced at all -freedom of publication is not a concept they understand.

Oh that explains alot !!!

While I patiently (in the extreme) await the release of the Abarth here in Oz I have scoured that Abarth forum for information and have found it frustrating - especially given the fact they would not let me join as I was a "foreigner" !!! So I have joined the equivalent Italian forum and found far more information and assistance

All I need now is an Abarth !!!!!!

Joseph500 said:

- especially given the fact they would not let me join as I was a "foreigner" !!! !!!!!

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You are kidding, Ive had a run in with that lot but this is plain silly, what harm can it do ???

gib1970 said:

yeah...i agree - for example, enquiring over there about boosting your power - well, unless you want the TMC box added then you wont be happy - they wont even discuss chipping or any other company except TMC with their over complicated piggy-back box.

i was banned from there last year for commenting about the over zealous moderating...still have a browse there occasionally but its not balanced at all -freedom of publication is not a concept they understand.

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Thanks, so Im not the first

That explains a lot so if anyones interested Jabbasport can add a bit of SS style performance to the stock Abarth http://www.jabbasport.com/about_us.php
I know they specialise in VAG cars but I have used them for years on many cars & can vouch for the service. Their base software is Italian & they have constant support from Italy should they need it

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You may not use discussions to recommend, praise, or belittle other products or services, or any company; without first hand experience of those products or services.

this we think is fair,

dave said:

thread cleaned, we have 1 simple rule here
You may not use discussions to recommend, praise, or belittle other products or services, or any company; without first hand experience of those products or services.

this we think is fair,

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No problem with that

I've tried getting an account setup on Abarthisti about 4 times now, I never recieve the approval emails lol.

All I want to do is look at some of the cars...

Now that makes me feel good - I applied twice with no reply.

I wrote back with a gentle nudge, only to be told about not accepting members outside of the UK.

If all you want is look at the some tasty Abarths - join the Italian forum Cinquecentisti and have a peek at the Garage

It is quite annoying as I wouldn't mind reading up (with pictures) on the newer cars and quite like the more model specific forums. I probably wouldn't have ended up with the HGT if I wasn't a member on PuntoMk2.

Guess I won't be using Abarthnatsi to consider a future purchase!