Fiat 500 1.3 m/Jet Diesel

[john_grant358]

Iv been building fiat 500's all morning (dont tell my boss!)
If i bought the 1.3D pop, in white, 16'' alloys, red chequered side sticker kit, door bump gaurd with logo, leather gator and leather stearing wheel with controls on them for just a smidge over 10k!
Monthley payments would be £50 less than im paying on the VRS, id be getting up to 78MPG, tax and insurance is cheaper and i would have paid for the whole car in the same amount of time as if i kept my VRS!

To say im tempted would be a understatement! Iv booked a test drive!

[Stuart_J]

This is a winner, the dealers are selling them like hot cakes so dont expect much if any discount

If you can hang around the Abarth 500 SS is due to be released in September, that comes with a little more "attitude"

[sharkrider]

Originally Posted by john_grant358

Ifc958, i hope yourl buy a black one, dont think i could put up with the girly white!
Whats the MPG on them things?
I bet its mentally low! I wouldnt be surprised if the tax was non-existent as well!
Is it possible to re-map them?
You got me thinking now!

if you go for the 1.3 m/jet, you get 75bhp, and 75 mpg!! tax is £35 a year
and it remaps to about 105bhp

personally I prefere the 1.4 petrol 100bhp..... very revvy, red lines past 7,000

If i were to buy though, I'd wait for the arbarth models

[Stuart_J]

Spyshots of the Abarth. Remember this is disguised so expect the finished version to be styled slightly sweeter, I believe these are taken near the Nurburgring so some serious testing being done

Rumoured at 180 bhp & thats before its tweaked



Fiat 500 Abarth SS

[sharkrider]

yeah, the arbarth will apparently be comming in 120bhp and 155bhp flavours, with the SS weighing in at 180bhp that should be cracking in a car so small, and now worries with a big heavy engine spoiling things, will all be done from the current little 1.4 turbo

[john_grant358]

I was under the impression the arbarth one was 135BHP, that was the review i read. 180BHP is Crazy! In something that will weight less than a tonne!

[Stuart_J]

Originally Posted by john_grant358

I was under the impression the arbarth one was 135BHP, that was the review i read. 180BHP is Crazy! In something that will weight less than a tonne!

Its only stupid if it dosent sell, Im guessing there will be sufficent demand for the bigger Engine. I know someone whos already ordered the current model for imediate delivery & she has placed an order for the Abarth. She test drove the new one this week & described it as an absolute stunner

I know someone high up in a major motor group & they are selling every one they can get their hands on.

If I owned a mini I would be looking at seriously moving it on quickly as Im guessing the values will take a knock

My Octy at 350 bhp could handle more power, my next car will be nearly 500 bhp, its all down to what you want.

[Stuart_J]

Piccies from the official launch on Monday

It was at the London eye at 8 pm on Monday, the reason for the time, it was 500 hours into 2008

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[john_grant358]

Originally Posted by Stuart_J

Its only stupid if it dosent sell, Im guessing there will be sufficent demand for the bigger Engine. I know someone whos already ordered the current model for imediate delivery & she has placed an order for the Abarth. She test drove the new one this week & described it as an absolute stunner

I know someone high up in a major motor group & they are selling every one they can get their hands on.

If I owned a mini I would be looking at seriously moving it on quickly as Im guessing the values will take a knock

My Octy at 350 bhp could handle more power, my next car will be nearly 500 bhp, its all down to what you want.

I honestly ment stupid as in stupidley fast! Which is definatley a good thing!

[sharkrider]

Originally Posted by Stuart_J

Its only stupid if it dosent sell, Im guessing there will be sufficent demand for the bigger Engine. I know someone whos already ordered the current model for imediate delivery & she has placed an order for the Abarth. She test drove the new one this week & described it as an absolute stunner

I know someone high up in a major motor group & they are selling every one they can get their hands on.

If I owned a mini I would be looking at seriously moving it on quickly as Im guessing the values will take a knock

My Octy at 350 bhp could handle more power, my next car will be nearly 500 bhp, its all down to what you want.

another thing for the mini drivers, is that the currently MOST expensive fiat 500 is still cheaper than the LEAST expensive mini!

[Stuart_J]

Originally Posted by john_grant358

I honestly ment stupid as in stupidley fast! Which is definatley a good thing!

[john_grant358]

Originally Posted by Stuart_J

Speed is definatley an addiction!

[skudmissile]

Originally Posted by john_grant358

Iv been building fiat 500's all morning (dont tell my boss!)
If i bought the 1.3D pop, in white, 16'' alloys, red chequered side sticker kit, door bump gaurd with logo, leather gator and leather stearing wheel with controls on them for just a smidge over 10k!
Monthley payments would be £50 less than im paying on the VRS, id be getting up to 78MPG, tax and insurance is cheaper and i would have paid for the whole car in the same amount of time as if i kept my VRS!

To say im tempted would be a understatement! Iv booked a test drive!

John If they give you a poo part exchange price for you fabia, i know a dealer who would give you a very good price, they are crying out for fabia vrs's.

Let me know if you want a value

[john_grant358]

Cheers skud! But no need now, check out my part 2 version of this thread

[lfc958]

I have been speaking to a local dealer and he advised that hes is gettting jokers asking for a discount, on new, but lots more prepared to pay asking price.

I will be ordering one in June for delivery in mid September, spec as follows:-
Red - white sport stripe.
16" 5 spoke alloys
50 50 split folding rears
colour coded wing mirrors ( fitting from door to mirror is black, will have that colour coded to body)
body kit ( side, front & rear ).
With the other minor additions the price comes out at approx 12.6k.

My Fabia will be going for sale end of May, beginning of June.

[Matt Bodycombe]

Nice little car but I'd go for a Panda 100bhp in black or slate grey. You can get massive discounts on these if you browse the web. I reckon that the 500 will probably hold its value better. If Fiat are savvy they will probably restrict supply to keep prices high.

[lfc958]

UK have an allocation of 16K units this year.

Italy can sell thier allocation twice over, and there is pressure to reduce UK allocation and have this for Europe, but it would mean re-tooling the factory , and Fiat UK have committed to this number.

[Matt Bodycombe]

I've just been to have a look at this today and it looks great. I am down to have a drive next week and if it is any good I might consider one next year (if the new VRS is not released blah de blah). I will be going out in the 1.4 16v at the dealers suggestion, when he saw the Fabia VRS pull up, I guess he thought I would be disappointed by the performance of the Mulitjet 1.3.

Is the 1.3 really down on performance? I don't mean speed but has it got that small FIAT sensation of briskness (you will know what I mean if you have owned one) James May slated the Diesel in the Telegraph.. I may keep the Fabia, buy the cheapest 1.2 petrol and rag it to hell in the best small Fiat Tradition. I had a Fiat Uno 45 as my first car and the little 999cc FIRE thrived on being thrashed. The 1.2 is based on this engine I believe.

[Matt Bodycombe]

Originally Posted by Stuart_J

Spyshots of the Abarth. Remember this is disguised so expect the finished version to be styled slightly sweeter, I believe these are taken near the Nurburgring so some serious testing being done

Rumoured at 180 bhp & thats before its tweaked




Fiat 500 Abarth SS

P.S The dealer told me the Abarth is not coming to the U.k

[sharkrider]

the arbarths are comming to the UK.... my dealer will be able to order them this year (th GP at least) ....

and alot of people with a vRS have been looking at the 500... and none of the current range will have the same performance, so anyone seeking that will need to wait for the arbarth models.....

remember the grande punto sporting (In 1.4 petrol turbo 120bhp, or 1.9 jtd diesel 130bhp) is available for "real" prices of £11k, (£12,500 forecourt prices) which well undercuts the current fabia sport for price, (dread to think what the vRS will cost!) and is safer, better equipped, handles better, and is faster....

just a thought.....