500 First time owner

[chuckie1888]

Good Morning Folks,

Thank you for letting me join this group.

My daughter has just purchased her first ever car, it's a little fiat 500 1.4 sport on a 59 plate and she loves it.

I'm sure I will be asking lots of silly questions soon

Kev

 

[puntodeltathema]

Welcome. The 1.4s are underrated in my opinion. Basically a Fiat Panda 100HP underneath (it even says so on the engine cover!). Hope she enjoys it.

 

[chuckie1888]

Looking forward to it getting a good full service and timing belt water pump etc done to see if it runs any better

 

[The Panda Nut]

Welcome. The 1.4s are underrated in my opinion. Basically a Fiat Panda 100HP underneath (it even says so on the engine cover!). Hope she enjoys it.

I agree. That 100HP 1.4 is a masterpiece of engineering and if maintained capable of a big mileage.

 

[varesecrazy]

Looking forward to it getting a good full service and timing belt water pump etc done to see if it runs any better

DO give the rear suspension a good check over bofore spending £500 on a service

Failing spring pans is the only corrosion modern era FIATs can fail on

 

[jrkitching]

Failing spring pans is the only corrosion modern era FIATs can fail on

Fortunately affordable aftermarket replacement rear beams are available for the 1.4 500 (unlike the 100HP).