500 Abarth

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john501

11 posts

191 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2008
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The 500 Abarth is indeed available in quater 1 of next year. We are expecting delivery in late january. The price is yet to be revealed, but expect it to be about the same price as Grande Punto, £13500 for the normal production 135BHP and another £3500 to make it "esse esse", which will boost the power to 155BHP and be a complete suspension change, turbo upgrade, engine remap, ect, ect.
You can leave a £500 deposit on one now to ensure a production slot for January, visit www.vospers.com or e-mail jxc@vospers.com for details.

fiat595

20 posts

193 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2008
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Any word on insurance groups yet?

john501

11 posts

191 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2008
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No, sorry, we haven't even got the insurance groups for G.P. yet, and we've got one on the road!!

chrisr29

1,255 posts

199 months

Thursday 24th July 2008
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After seeing them all lined up at Goodwood I really wanted one. After seeing one on the road in Germany I thought it looked ridiculous. They look great in photos etc but just don't seem to work in the open environment....too tall for the wheel base imo.

john501

11 posts

191 months

Thursday 24th July 2008
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I saw quite a few of them at the test track at Bolloco, and I thought they sat very nicely on the road. May look different on a public road though, we'll have to wait and see.

Spam

1,067 posts

193 months

Monday 25th August 2008
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chrisr29 said:
After seeing them all lined up at Goodwood I really wanted one. After seeing one on the road in Germany I thought it looked ridiculous. They look great in photos etc but just don't seem to work in the open environment....too tall for the wheel base imo.
Argh the blasphemy!!

forsure

2,121 posts

270 months

Tuesday 26th August 2008
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Spam said:
chrisr29 said:
After seeing them all lined up at Goodwood I really wanted one. After seeing one on the road in Germany I thought it looked ridiculous. They look great in photos etc but just don't seem to work in the open environment....too tall for the wheel base imo.
Argh the blasphemy!!
Have to say I agree with chrisr29; they look like Daleks.

jimmyjam

2,326 posts

221 months

Tuesday 26th August 2008
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I love those 'Momo tortoise shell' style wheels. Similiar to the ones on 70's Alfa GTV's