Creating a new thread / Getting help with your vehicle

Making your first post
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Well I think firstly I should say welcome as I assume you're a fresh face on the scene - we're honoured to have you on-board and will be happy to help you get started!

The FIAT Forum is split up into various sections, with each section containing a number of forums each relating to a different vehicle/topic.

99% of you will want the model specific forums, but as you get used to the site you'll maybe want to post in the other sections too - but for now, you've got the:

FIAT Cars section
FIAT MPVs section
FIAT Commercials section
Abarth section

You find these by simply scrolling down the homepage, but for a quick jump, I've linked them all above.

Once you've found your vehicle, click its name in the list to go to the thread listing page (for this example, we'll pretend I have a Cinquecento - always wanted one of those!)

The thread listing page looks a bit like this


(click image to enlarge)

There are various bits and pieces to see, but the thing you want to look out for is the

button in the top right which will take you to the new thread page (funny that!)

1. Choose a prefix for your new thread and then give it a title.
   
   
2. Once you've filled the title in, we'll give you a list of possible existing solutions to your problem, so check out the Similar threads list first just in case the answer already exists.
   
   
3. If that's a no, choose what type of thread you want to post. General (a generic thread type), Question (a special type that allows you to pick a best answer) or Poll (if you want people to vote on a question).
   
   
4. You can now write a description of your problem/issue/whatever in the big text box below
   
   
   
   As well as attaching any images or videos using the
   
   button.
5. If you want to receive an email when someone replies to your thread, make sure to tick the Watch option
   
   
6. Give it a quick once over and then if you're sure it's all good - smash the
   
   button at the very bottom, sit back and await the replies to come flooding in

Well done - you just created your first thread

BONUS HINT!
If you don't want to scroll down the homepage each time, you can instead use the

button found at the top right. This will give you a popup allowing you to quickly choose the forum you want to post to (although you will still need to scroll to get to the later ones!)