the black does look very good!!

Hellcat said:

Remember the bonnet release is on the same side (therefore drivers) in Italy!

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Yes but sometimes they have bothered to move the bonnet release when converting to RHD. Regata was from memory (Croma might have been. NoRC would be able to confirm). But it tends to be the exception rather than the rule.

Troy.

Check the big beefy tube taking your brake input from the right to the brake cylinder on the left! It's a very LHD car, not as much as the new Croma...

TroyO said:

Yes but sometimes they have bothered to move the bonnet release when converting to RHD. Regata was from memory (Croma might have been. NoRC would be able to confirm). But it tends to be the exception rather than the rule.

Troy.

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iirc almost all the previous fiats hand them converted but a lot of other manufacturers don't. A mate of mine had a C4 for awhile, it had remote central locking and as usual it also had a keyhole to allow for manual opening with the key. However Citreon didn't change the handles over so to open the car manually you would have to use the passenger door!!:nutter:

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iirc almost all the previous fiats hand them converted but a lot of other manufacturers don't. A mate of mine had a C4 for awhile, it had remote central locking and as usual it also had a keyhole to allow for manual opening with the key. However Citreon didn't change the handles over so to open the car manually you would have to use the passenger door!!:nutter:

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Haha, yeah I remember that. I drove a C4 which had one of mirrors dip down to see the kerb when you stuck it in reverse. Unfortunately it was the drivers mirror on the RHD cars so it made the feature somewhat useless. Conversely the Xsara had the bonnet release converted over on the RHD cars.

Troy.

yeh the Croma did have it on drivers side as did Regatta

So i was a little suprised to find it on the passengers side in the new Ritmo considering they had convereted everything else.

The centre drink holders, are on the right of the handbrake which makes putting anything more than a can there pointless as it gets in the way, im wondering if they are on the right of the handbrake on the LHD models as well.

Yeah the handbrake and drink holder set up the same on LHD cars.



Troy.

Well thats pretty dam retarded as they are unusable in their current location as drink holders.

Wonder if there is any center piece moulded for RHD cars with it on the other side that could be aquired.

Sorry am I missing something...where are the drinks holders in that pic?

hidden in the shadows!

They're next to the handbrake - I kep my loose change and MP3 sticks in there so no space for bottles or cans.

Also something else... you cant fit a 600ml bottle in the cooler bin

So ive started buying 300ml bottles lol

Thats where I thought they were but couldnt see them in the pic! :bang: I thought i was looking for somewhere new that the LHD cars had them placed!

Worst place ever for them anyway...I've got to try and bend my arm round bottles if I have them there to try and change gear!

Try releasing the handbrake on a Croma.

Well two weeks today and i've clocked 2300k's in my new Bravo (doh i mean Ritmo!). So much fun to drive, really really really really comfitable... The woman has been able to see her mum in brisbane more times in the last 2 weeks than the last 3 years since my last Fiat died of unnatural mechanic causes.

The ONLY thing thats annoying is the rear partial shelf vibrates a bit... gotta find a way to get it to stay still..

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The ONLY thing thats annoying is the rear partial shelf vibrates a bit... gotta find a way to get it to stay still..

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Early days.. give it some time and.............

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Hi Norc, Not many fiats in Australia. This is one car though that I really like. I think overseas they are a Bravo but in Australia for some reason it is the Ritmo? i know its weird. I have an old 1985 Regata in Sydney. Keep in touch and let me know how the car goes.

Yeah it's called Ritmo here because the Bravo name is already taken by Mazda in Australia.

If they couldn't use the Bravo name, perhaps they should have called it Brava instead? It's better sounding name than Ritmo IMO.

Troy.

em wheres the cooler bin in the bravo. ive had my bravo for 10 months now and have not found a cooler bin.

not too sure - but i think its in the drivers armrest ... havnt got that though :/

so no doubt i dont have it mines the fiat bravo 1.4 active. which does not come with many extras still though for my first ever car i cant complain it drives like a dream.