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irish boy
Original Poster
946 posts
105 months
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Well after 3 years and 50k in her mgzr my wife decided it was time for a new car....we looked at mini's, fabia's, c30's etc etc but as soon as we saw the little fiat we knew it was the car to have, and they have fantastic deal's on pre reg one;s at the minute! Still running it in but it's absolutely superb to drive, direct and nicely weighted steering and plenty of punch from the 1.4 turbo engine. Haven't explored the ime incar system yet but it seems very good had the phone working in less than a minute.....even reads texts out to you. To be honest she's going to have a hard time getting the keys off me    
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Shenanigans
2,433 posts
58 months
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Urgh...I hate it when these pop up! I absolutely love them....Insurance doesn't like me being near turbo's 
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LordFlathead
7,947 posts
127 months
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I love those. There is a guy on here with one that makes over 200hp. Ye Gods! what does that go like 
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Arun_D
1,669 posts
64 months
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LordFlathead said: I love those. There is a guy on here with one that makes over 200hp. Ye Gods! what does that go like  Member called 'Lagerlout' on here, his is track prepped and circa 280bhp!
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tbc
1,537 posts
44 months
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nice car but I just couldn't see myself driving an Abarth
I just see them as a tanked up 500
nothing against an Louis Spence that does drive them but just not for me
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Shamu
118 posts
49 months
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tbc said: nice car but I just couldn't see myself driving an Abarth
I just see them as a tanked up 500
nothing against an Louis Spence that does drive them but just not for me  Do you not like M3's because they are just 'tanked up' 320's also? Same could be said for pretty much every mainstream manufacturers performance arm...
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tinkertaylor
501 posts
11 months
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Shamu said:  Do you not like M3's because they are just 'tanked up' 320's also? This. Great car, would love to drive one!
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astirling
191 posts
41 months
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tbc said: nice car but I just couldn't see myself driving an Abarth
I just see them as a tanked up 500 Which is exactly what it is. And it's awesome! I very nearly bought one of these before I moved to Oz.
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bazza1000
274 posts
21 months
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What a cool little car these have got loads of character, imagine it being good fun!
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Allaloneatron
2,514 posts
109 months
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I have one of these in Red but with the 1.2 Tuned and Turbo'd up to 275bhp.
(On GT5 mind you).
Nice car there. I really like both the Panda and 500. Lucky lady.
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jaybarts
96 posts
27 months
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Love these little things, trying to pursuade the girlfriend to swap her punto for one.
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5hero
2,500 posts
26 months
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Congratulations, they are lovely little things. Almost bought a red one too, but decided on grey in the end. Had mine for two years now, no issues at all so far! Enjoy 
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Tusc_si
149 posts
66 months
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Snap  
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5hero
2,500 posts
26 months
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^ almost  
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Tusc_si
149 posts
66 months
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5hero said: ^ almost  Good colour choice 
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em177
1,202 posts
33 months
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I saw one on the back of a lorry in that colour and at first glance before seeing the plates and badging etc fitted, genuinely thought it was in primer on its way to get painted!!
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irish boy
Original Poster
946 posts
105 months
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Cheers everyone!! Good to see there's a few other owners on site 
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Waugh-terfall
17,988 posts
69 months
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One just like OPs is on my list once I find a graduate job, it's those wheels, the stickers, though white with red accents is the other choice. They seemed pretty popular in Barcelona, and after hearing one rumble around Tesco Extra Brooklands the other day, I was reminded of how great they sounded being pounded around the city, Spaniards don't like to hang about, they gargle and pop away, excellent.
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