Abarth 595 145 mta

[noway]

Im thinking of getting a new Abarth 595 for the better half,auto is a must and the standard 595 would do the job nicely.

Any owners of the mta that can vouch for their reliability..

thanks

[britz]

I have a 2016 180 compitizone MTA. I have read a few horror stories of the gear box failing. Stripping teeth if I remember correctly.
However you will read this about any brand and model. Some will always fail. You will have 3 years of warranty. I have 2 1/2 years of warranty left on mine. I may well trade up before the warranty expires. A guy I work with has huge warranty work carried out on his VW polo (engine). It seems like luck of the draw with cars these days.

[noway]

britz said:

I have a 2016 180 compitizone MTA. I have read a few horror stories of the gear box failing. Stripping teeth if I remember correctly.
However you will read this about any brand and model. Some will always fail. You will have 3 years of warranty. I have 2 1/2 years of warranty left on mine. I may well trade up before the warranty expires. A guy I work with has huge warranty work carried out on his VW polo (engine). It seems like luck of the draw with cars these days.

Thats true enough,ive had my 156v6 for nearly 8 years and its been the most reliable car ive ever owned..

Now who would of thunked it..

[Maranellohouse]

I've 5k up on my MTA and absolutely love it. Touch head I've not one issue with the box and love using the paddle shift as I feel a bit more connected to the car, and its more fun TBH.

[will-w]

The MTA is a standard manual gearbox with an automated gear selector bolted onto the end of it, so no real problems with reliability.

There have been a few issues I've heard of where the selector has malfunctioned after a number of years, but it's an inexpensive fix and seems to be quite rare.

Oh and downshifts in Sport with the Record Monza or Record Modena exhausts sound amazing!