General Cautious about LHD

[fiat_-_bravo]

I'm currently looking for a toy to use at weekends. Dont know for sure yet if i'm getting a Barchetta but it's definently either a Tipo 16v or a Barchetta I want something different. The biggest thing that is putting me off a Barchetta is the fact it is LHD. Is it easy to get used to and is it easy to see round bends on country lanes.?

 

[docorangepeel]

LHD. Is it easy to get used to ??

F**k yes its nothing at all !! That should be the last thing on your mind when thinking about what car 2 get.

Two weeks and you will not even remember your in a LHD car.

Only down side is getting Mac D's and things like that as well as the insurance goes up.


Doc Orange Peel

 

[mark m]

I'm currently looking for a toy to use at weekends. Dont know for sure yet if i'm getting a Barchetta but it's definently either a Tipo 16v or a Barchetta I want something different. The biggest thing that is putting me off a Barchetta is the fact it is LHD. Is it easy to get used to and is it easy to see round bends on country lanes.?

The difference between a Tipo and a Barchetta is huge...if its a toy for the weekend then the Barchetta has to be the one!

Don't worry about which side your sat... at the end of the day you are sitting a foot to your left and change gear with the other hand...pedals are the same as normal....because bends go different ways you'll notice that your vision is the same as usual.

Go for the Barchetta...but make sure you get a good one with history DTR Sports sell good ones... check out their website for forecourt cars.

 

[patches]

Only draw back I find is narrow parking garages (Heathrow Terminal 1 is a personal favourite) and toll roads. There is toll collector on the M6 that is still laughing at my contortions trying to reach the window! The minor inconvenience, however, is nothing compared to the great driving experience you get from a Barchetta - fun, fun, fun - you will never see round abouts in quite the same way. The LHD also makes it fun to catch cheap crossings over the channel. I did a two week road trip Brussels - Berlin - Prague - Luxembourg and it was a blast! The LHD also means you can get a bargain used sports car as many people are discouraged from trying them out.

 

[Hellcat]

Hey! Unfair comparing the two here! They're biased!

You really need to drive both to compare. A Tipo Sedici will give you the drive the likes of which you won't have experienced. I've not seen any other car hold the road, and have the power to play like the Sedicivalvole does.

If its a toy for weekends - in britain where it rains then its got to be a Tipo. Thinking of track days too? Even more so for the Tipo.

Oh the Tipo has more grunt, faster 0-60 and costs less to insure too

 

[docorangepeel]

OK someone kill hellcat hehehe ;-) try before you buy, I say.....

 

[dimitris_original]

a tipo?????


were talking bout a fiat tipo????

lol!!!!!!!!!

why would someone compare a tipo with a barchetta??

there totally different cars!!!!

if you want to go to work on a rainny day drive by,unnoticed by anyone,especially the fems then ok sure buy the fiat tipo!!!!great car

and of course dont go for the fiat barchetta,since the car is lhd and sooo ugly!!!!!!


what esle am i going to hear!!!


hehehe a tipo

 

[Hellcat]

Maybe because it has one of these under the bonnet..

That's Italian for - 'not for commuting'


Oh and no killing me or I'll come back from the dead and steal your cam belts :devil:

 

[custard]

lol it is true there is no real comparison and depends on your needs and driving.
though the barcetta i would assume would be nippy too
as for LHD i drove a lefty polo here for a few months and didnt have any great problems bar things like drive through,tolls etc

 

[dimitris_original]

the M A J O R differences between the 2!!!heheheheheeh lets all sell our barchettas and get a tipo!!!!!



tipo barchetta


2.0 liter 1.8 liter
139 hp 133 hp
0-60mph in 8,4 0-60 in 8.6

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr with the great looks of a tipo your right buddy

there is no comparison





........heheheheeheheheheh

 

[dimitris_original]

and by the way......show the outside of the tipo too instead of only the engine!!!!!!!so we can compare cars!!if thats what you really want!!or is it that you only want to be loved???





hehehe

ooops sorry i pormise my next car will be a tipo so i ll enjoy the extreme handling the roaring 2.0 139 hp engine!!!heheehehehe


here some fotos to prove how better looking the fiat tipo is in fron of the ugly barchetta!!!

heheheheheheheheeh

oh by the way my mechanic friend of fiat said the tipo was a great car but should be cpmbared with the old punto and its plain garbage in front of that!!
not me speaking a fiat mechanic,just wanted to let u know!!!!!!



give the barchetta a try,see what you think!!
hey you might even like it!!!i know i know 133 hp 1.8 in front of your 2.0 139hp is major difference!!!!

 

[dimitris_original]

i m really waiting for a reply
but hey maybe your already out looking to get yourself one too!!!
in that case no worries!!!!!!!
if oyu ever make it to athens greece let me give you a ride and show you how much power my barchetta lacks in front of your....monster!!!!!!!!

ps: by the way my other car is a corvette...would u like to talk bout power??

 

[dimitris_original]

and one more thing....is that a littel bit of.... RUST i see in your monster engine foto???lol

 

[custard]

now,now.keep the teddys in the pram

 

[dimitris_original]

heheeh

your right!!
lol

 

[docorangepeel]

Well I am looking into an engine upgrade for a Barchetta and it looks like you can get a 16v 2.0 turbo Coupe lump in a B without 2 much fabrication.

So that will be 220BHP

 

[dimitris_original]

well sounds good

but......

its something that needs major thoguths before doing


wish yo uall the luck if you do it!!hope it works out and let us know impressions

 

[Hellcat]

Oi! Start being nice or I'll be having words with your section moderator!


Rust? Well yes there are a few corroded bolts here and there, what do you expect for a 12 year old car which has lived in the UK by the sea? As for looks.. I prefer the Tipo.. and I'll not mention it but its 2 letters and a number.

Pay for my petrol and I'll drive over and you can have a go of the Tipo.

 

[dimitris_original]

hugs and kisses to hellcat!!!!!!!!


k i ll pay for the petrol you pay for the beer and will drive both cars!!!!!!!

how s that??

 

[Hellcat]

If only my friend. If only!