Mr FIAT - Your #1 source for vintage car parts

Technical Considering purchase of an 899cc Seicento

Currently reading:
Technical Considering purchase of an 899cc Seicento

S

stephen79

New member
Parked in the garage
Joined
Aug 3, 2012
Messages
219
Points
43
I am considering buying a 1999 899cc seicento (have not looked at the car yet) as a runaround. Is the 899cc engine really hard to live with? Would I be best holding on until a suitable 1.1 comes up for sale? Thanks for any opinions on this.
 
The 899 is a great little engine.
Happy to be thrashed all day every day.
No cambelt to worry about.

I drove my 899 Cinq from London to Oberhausen in Germany and back in a day once to collect a Porsche gearbox, only stopping to fill the tank.

It ran best on 5W40 synthetic oil, not the original 15W40 mineral treacle...
 
David C said:
The 899 is a great little engine.
Happy to be thrashed all day every day.
No cambelt to worry about.

I drove my 899 Cinq from London to Oberhausen in Germany and back in a day once to collect a Porsche gearbox, only stopping to fill the tank.

It ran best on 5W40 synthetic oil, not the original 15W40 mineral treacle...
Click to expand...

Thanks for the advice! I will bear it in mind. Haven't decided yet if I will look at the car. My wife is far from enthusiastic and the green colour doesn't help its case either! Will update if I do. Interesting regarding the engine oil.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

J
  • Question
General Seicento Headlights
Replies
0
Views
93
joe65l
J
R
Technical Seicento ECU issues
Replies
1
Views
185
Reffter
R
P
General New(er) Seicento owner
Replies
0
Views
135
phonesurgeon
P
M
  • Question
Technical Seicento 1.1 Spi starting problem
Replies
0
Views
63
Maxbreaksfiats
M
icheatatscrabble
General Anybody have an idea?? Cinquecento Sporting.
Replies
10
Views
356
icheatatscrabble
icheatatscrabble
Back
Top