The car I tried was newer than Auditt's car though.....
Technical Euro6 1.2 Throttle Response, Hill Start Issues & Watchdog report
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Technical Euro6 1.2 Throttle Response, Hill Start Issues & Watchdog report
The car I tried was newer than Auditt's car though.....
it should be pointed out that I got up a steeper hill not revving the car as much.
Believe me it was steeper than the hill that Ben Collins couldn't get up.....
Believe me it was steeper than the hill that Ben Collins couldn't get up.....
At least they Fiat at last are listening and will look for a fix asap not about time too.
That's the great mystery; we're still no further forward in understanding why this issue apparently afffects some, but not all, cars since we were when the thread was first started.
Worse, even if another new person comes along and posts they've driven a late model 1.2 500, regardless of whether they say it's brilliant/adequate/difficult/undriveable, we're still no nearer to knowing what this is really all about.
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Just saw Watchdog, I didn't even know it was going to be back on there this evening!
Anyway, apparently Fiat are going to investigate, which is a bit of a change of heart compared to last week's "driver fault" line.
Again, the car they featured looked like a complete dog to drive - way beyond anything I've ever experienced in a 1.2. It sounded like a tractor as well; hard to tell whether that was just down to sound effects on the show, but it didn't seem to be anything like the usual smoothness.
Anyway, apparently Fiat are going to investigate, which is a bit of a change of heart compared to last week's "driver fault" line.
Again, the car they featured looked like a complete dog to drive - way beyond anything I've ever experienced in a 1.2. It sounded like a tractor as well; hard to tell whether that was just down to sound effects on the show, but it didn't seem to be anything like the usual smoothness.
That car was a dog, no two ways about it
On a positive Ben Collins said he loved Fiat 500,S !!
OK, discussion point, the op's post was made on 15/12/13, Euro 6 cars went on sale 7 months ago.
*strokes beard*
*strokes beard*
My point entirely, as made this afternoon.
Mick.
Mick.
I hope something gets done
According to Fiat's statement on Watchdog you don't
They may have been trying things out before the final release.
In manufacturing you don't "try out" things and then try and sell those things to customers.
As I have said before I think it does affect every Eu6 1.2. It is just my opinion and I may be wrong.
The car on Watchdog responded in exactly the same way as the four different cars that I tested when I attempted to make hill starts in the tried and tested way that I have always done over almost 30 years of driving. The driver on Watchdog did the same. Had he driven it a la Maxi i.e. revving it to about 3000rpm before even starting to load the clutch he would have been able to go up the hill. But as I have said before this is not a comfortable or acceptable way to drive a new car to all the owners who have complained.
Maxi thinks it's okay and I don't hence the two different opinions. One car, 2 opinions.
You mean when he revved it to 6000 rpm, yes SIX THOUSAND rpm...... I only had to give both cars 2500 max to get up a steep hill...........
Funny, because I only had to rev both cars to 2500rpm....
