Went to the dealer the other day to enquire about an APE and was politely told they went end of line last weekend (Now 2 weeks ago).

They told me the only option they really do now is the Supersport which I thought was way out of budget but after sitting down and going through the finance options it didn't work out too bad.

What are your guys thought on them? What are servicing costs like? Have you found their economy realistic to stated figures?

Personally I'd like to go for a white one with black stripes.

Supersport is a great deal. Basically what I paid for mine but with more kit.

DO IT... You know you want too :tempt:

And its definately not because I live with you...






or cause I want to be on the insurance :devil:

Got me a test drive tomorrow. cant wait

It's worth doing, I ordered mine yesterday with the Sabelt seats, Gutted I have a 12 week wait

Yea. Really gutted now they have gotten rid of the APE they have removed the stripes as standard

Think I going for black, black Supersport alloys, yellow Calipers, arm rest and the sabelt seats...

Oh and a pic of the one I drove

I don't think you can Spec the armrest if you go with the Sabelt seats, at least that's what I was told by the dealer I went to.

Well it allowed the chap I was with to put in when he went through the ordering system. Will have to see. If I can't it won't be a big loss.

Seen a pic of this car in instagram, seems a lady now owns it?

Freebo said:

Yea. Really gutted now they have gotten rid of the APE they have removed the stripes as standard

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That's good news production has stopped as this makes my APE even rare-er on the roads.

Thunderbug said:

That's good news production has stopped as this makes my APE even rare-er on the roads.

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http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=✓&q=abarth+punto

254 regular Evo's, 12 Supersports. however the data is only up to the end of 2012. I wonder what the figures are now...

281/16

Q1 data of 2013 has been up for a while now o_0

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281/16

Q1 data of 2013 has been up for a while now o_0

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According to the blog its only been up 2 days:
http://blog.howmanyleft.co.uk/post/54129866918/2013-q1-online

24 Supersports now.

Yeah and 296 Evo's

The link you posted above thou still says the figures I posted o_0 not that it matters the cars are rare to put it simples =D

I'm looking to sort out getting the red mirror caps/the side decals on my evo (to me that option should be standard!) The fiat parts for the side decals for one is £25x.xx exc of vat.... I didn't get the exact price because I was like WTF -_-

So thats like 600 quid just for the strips -_- Ordered some off ebay for 30 quid the vinyl type isn't a crappy make so should be decent quality then just get someone to put them on for me (me + any diy = a mess of it)

Mickey2002 said:

So thats like 600 quid just for the strips -_- Ordered some off ebay for 30 quid the vinyl type isn't a crappy make so should be decent quality then just get someone to put them on for me (me + any diy = a mess of it)

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Mickey - you got the link for the ones you got on Ebay pretty please I want some for my car but the ones I found come in 2 parts and wont exactly work :-( (sticker comes in 2 parts, 2 diff colours)

Ebay - £31.99

I have not got them yet and will take it to someone to stick on for me like I said I ain't doing it as it will look so bad XD. I'll report back when they come in the post so can tell you what I think of them.

What's the difference between the standard FSD (Frequency Selective Dumping) valve on a Supersport and a Forge blow off / dump valve..?

FSD are dampers (shock absorbers on the suspension). A dump valve releases or recirculates excess or unwanted turbo boost pressure.

They are separate and have nothing to do with each other.

I think you are asking the difference between standard (recirculating) and aftermarket dump (or blow off) valve. Lets stick to English and call it dump valve.

The standard dump valve recirculates excess boost when you lift off the accelerator pedal to stop the turbo stalling and also keep it spinning faster to avoid lag.

The earlier blow off valves vent into the atmosphere (engine bay) to prevent stalling but most don't recirculate to take advantage of the excess boost. As it vents into the atmosphere it makes a 'tssh' or other kind of noise. Some people like this and that's why they change it.

It boils down to choice.