Recommend me a Fiat dealer

[964Cup]

Here we go again.

I want to buy a small car for the city. Historically I've been a Porsche/Audi/VW/Land Rover customer. You phone a dealer, you tell them your ideal spec, they search the national stock, they find a car that matches close enough, you buy it. Generally, they find the car within a couple of hours, and you can have it on your drive in a week or two at most.

Now I want a Fiat 500. So I phone a Fiat dealer and say "Find me a manual 595 Turismo in record grey with red leather, sunroof and interscope". He says "I don't have one in stock." I say "I know. Check the national stock." Radio silence.

I phone another Fiat dealer. I say the same thing. He says "What's a 595 Turismo?". I hang up.

Can anybody recommend a vaguely entrepreneurial Fiat dealer, preferably - but not necessarily - somewhere in or near London? One that actually knows what cars they sell and is capable of talking to HQ?

[Umbra3000]

Don't ring a Fiat dealer. You need an Abarth dealer, Fiat garages don't sell new Abarth cars, try Glynn Hopkins brought my 500 twin air from them, no problems. They have a Abarth dealership just outside London in Chadwell Heath, or Lipscomb Abarth in Maidstone.

[dibblecorse]

Also remember that not all dealers are in the same dealer group so 'get me one from national stock' doesnt actually work as if the stocks not in their dealer network then they can't get it 9 time out of 10.

Thames Fiat on Bath Road Slough have a big Abarth presence (Approved dealer) they would be a good shout, but remember you are looking for a very narrow spec, there won't be many that match available at any given time. 3 of my work friends have bought from there and all had hassle free experiences.

[dibblecorse]

Ah, just re -read it, you want a new one ? then thats an even narrower band of cars as you're hoping they have one in your exact spec sitting about unsold !!!

[LouD86]

You have Meridian Milano down in Portsmouth who are Abarth dealers. Again, the Fiat dealer at Perry's half a mile down the road doesnt touch Abarth stuff

[Fatsterjack]

Try Ben or Chris at Westover Sports Cars in Poole. Been very helpful from my experience. Abarth dealer and they may have cars in/coming into stock if you are lucky.

[farrendahl]

As has already been mentioned it's an Abarth dealer you need not a fiat mainline dealer, and the chances of the exact model being in stock will be slim as the Abarth line up don't tend to be hugely stockpiled. (Infact I think there maybe less than ten 595's in stock UK wide, and I would be betting that they won't have the red leather)

[Fleckers]

got lots of 500's in the front

Ancaster Fiat Authorised Dealer
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132 Park View RoadWelling, Kent DA16 1SJ
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not sure if its local to you or what you are after, but will walk the dog to night and see if they have an abo's

[Fleckers]

no abo's out the front sorry

[964Cup]

Thanks. Will try some of those suggested. Have noticed Westover have several cars in the classifieds, so will try them first.

[Lagerlout]

Fatsterjack said:

Try Ben or Chris at Westover Sports Cars in Poole. Been very helpful from my experience. Abarth dealer and they may have cars in/coming into stock if you are lucky.

Ditto, top blokes.