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Hi all,
I recently bought a 65 plate 500 S with only 6k miles on it.
There were others locally but I chose this (slightly more expensive one) because of the low mileage and the lure of it being "barely used"...
I've had plenty of Fiats, most of them no where near this low mileage.
This 500 though... it's getting to me.
I've had it for 6 weeks now. On the day I collected it I was joining a busy roundabout and the car went into limp mode, engine check light and the StopStart graphic showed up on the screen. Took it straight back to my Fiat dealer. Very apologetic, put through the workshop and a new sensor was fitted. Problem solved. Being day one of owning it though - I felt a bit gutted but saw no reason to doubt the car further.
Since then, there's been knocks from the front passenger suspension (intermitent so no fault is found) To me, it sometimes sounds like the top mount is tapping, other times it sounds like a drop link knocking.
The brakes make a hellish grating sound (generally first thing in the morning but I'd be lying if I said it ever completely quitened down thoughout the day). Brake pads have plenty of life left.
When the car stops, and the StopStart kicks in - the car lunges to a halt, it definitely feels like the brakes are holding.
The engine often hunts on idle. Sometimes quite unnervingly, I can feel it through the cabin.
Apologies for this rant, I just don't know if this is fairly normal for the 500 or if I've got a clunker?
I really want to like this car, I love looking at it - but when I'm driving it I feel so disheartened by it. Pretty gutted to be honest.
I recently bought a 65 plate 500 S with only 6k miles on it.
There were others locally but I chose this (slightly more expensive one) because of the low mileage and the lure of it being "barely used"...
I've had plenty of Fiats, most of them no where near this low mileage.
This 500 though... it's getting to me.
I've had it for 6 weeks now. On the day I collected it I was joining a busy roundabout and the car went into limp mode, engine check light and the StopStart graphic showed up on the screen. Took it straight back to my Fiat dealer. Very apologetic, put through the workshop and a new sensor was fitted. Problem solved. Being day one of owning it though - I felt a bit gutted but saw no reason to doubt the car further.
Since then, there's been knocks from the front passenger suspension (intermitent so no fault is found) To me, it sometimes sounds like the top mount is tapping, other times it sounds like a drop link knocking.
The brakes make a hellish grating sound (generally first thing in the morning but I'd be lying if I said it ever completely quitened down thoughout the day). Brake pads have plenty of life left.
When the car stops, and the StopStart kicks in - the car lunges to a halt, it definitely feels like the brakes are holding.
The engine often hunts on idle. Sometimes quite unnervingly, I can feel it through the cabin.
Apologies for this rant, I just don't know if this is fairly normal for the 500 or if I've got a clunker?
I really want to like this car, I love looking at it - but when I'm driving it I feel so disheartened by it. Pretty gutted to be honest.