TP1964
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Hi, Just thought I'd introduce myself & say 'Hi' now rather than wait until I had a problem that I was seeking an answer to.
Last October my wife was in need of a newer car as her 2004 SportKA was rusting to oblivion & was expensive on fuel & tax & simply not work keeping it going, I surprised her with a visit to a Fiat dealership to look at a year old 500S, long-story-short we did a deal on a brand new 500S as we got an amazing price on an unregistered pre-facelift model which had already been spec'd with the glass roof we really wanted, it was a meant-to-be purchase.
So after lurking here for a while, my impressions of the 500 is that it's pretty much a sound cars but for a few minor problems-
-Door handle hinges can break, does the revised part still break?
-Hatch wiring can break after time causing odd electrical gremlins.
-Exhaust back boxes are prone to rusting.
-1.2 in Euro6 spec can be hit or miss (ours seems ok fortunately)
Does the above pretty much sum up a 500's known 'features'?
I was going to post a picture of the car but whatever I did the image was upside down for some reason, I tried multiple times - even rotating the image 180 deg before uploading.
Tony
Last October my wife was in need of a newer car as her 2004 SportKA was rusting to oblivion & was expensive on fuel & tax & simply not work keeping it going, I surprised her with a visit to a Fiat dealership to look at a year old 500S, long-story-short we did a deal on a brand new 500S as we got an amazing price on an unregistered pre-facelift model which had already been spec'd with the glass roof we really wanted, it was a meant-to-be purchase.
So after lurking here for a while, my impressions of the 500 is that it's pretty much a sound cars but for a few minor problems-
-Door handle hinges can break, does the revised part still break?
-Hatch wiring can break after time causing odd electrical gremlins.
-Exhaust back boxes are prone to rusting.
-1.2 in Euro6 spec can be hit or miss (ours seems ok fortunately)
Does the above pretty much sum up a 500's known 'features'?
I was going to post a picture of the car but whatever I did the image was upside down for some reason, I tried multiple times - even rotating the image 180 deg before uploading.
Tony