My funny Fiat Barchetta
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1st update for 6 months.
Got back last night from a trip to Sweden.
Total mileage about 3800,could have been more if I hadn't got a bad back,was planning on driving
to beyond the arctic circle.I abandoned that with "only" 350-400 miles to go.
Also drove non stop Sweden to Calais,which is quite a feet for both car and 50+ driver.
Car was absolutely faultless,although the stupid keycode fault meant I had to fiddle with changing
keys before exiting the ferry at Dover.
Have also been to Italy this year which put on 2400 miles in 5 days.
I am going to stick my neck out and say this 17 year old Fiat is the best car I have owned,out of 37
cars in 34 years.
There I said it.
I would post some of the many pics of Fiat and Swedish scenery but my laptop isn't the best I have ever owned.
[rolleyes]....can't even do smilies with it.
Got back last night from a trip to Sweden.
Total mileage about 3800,could have been more if I hadn't got a bad back,was planning on driving
to beyond the arctic circle.I abandoned that with "only" 350-400 miles to go.
Also drove non stop Sweden to Calais,which is quite a feet for both car and 50+ driver.
Car was absolutely faultless,although the stupid keycode fault meant I had to fiddle with changing
keys before exiting the ferry at Dover.
Have also been to Italy this year which put on 2400 miles in 5 days.
I am going to stick my neck out and say this 17 year old Fiat is the best car I have owned,out of 37
cars in 34 years.
There I said it.
I would post some of the many pics of Fiat and Swedish scenery but my laptop isn't the best I have ever owned.
[rolleyes]....can't even do smilies with it.
2 year update.
I picked this car up 2 years ago,yesterday.
Still pigging love it.
Last weekend I drove this all the way to and from Italy in 50.5 hours,1800+ miles.
I did it to challenge myself,utterly insane but enjoyable all the same,mostly.
It passed it's MOT in November with no advisories and not 1 thing has gone wrong with it this year.
And with 29 days of 2014 left,so far I have driven nearly 12,000 miles in this Fiat.
There will be a thread about the trip,mostly Maserati biased,in GG soon.
I picked this car up 2 years ago,yesterday.
Still pigging love it.
Last weekend I drove this all the way to and from Italy in 50.5 hours,1800+ miles.
I did it to challenge myself,utterly insane but enjoyable all the same,mostly.
It passed it's MOT in November with no advisories and not 1 thing has gone wrong with it this year.
And with 29 days of 2014 left,so far I have driven nearly 12,000 miles in this Fiat.
There will be a thread about the trip,mostly Maserati biased,in GG soon.
Little update,nothing for 8 months as so little goes wrong I just have nothing to report.
Anyhoo,got back from my latest Euro trip ,to Sweden,Finland and the Arctic circle.
Nearly 5000 miles in 15 days with almost no issues at all.
This little car is amazing !
I'll post a couple of location pics when the phone is recharged.
And at least 3 different Swedes said "nice car" to me.
Everybody loves a Barchetta.
Anyhoo,got back from my latest Euro trip ,to Sweden,Finland and the Arctic circle.
Nearly 5000 miles in 15 days with almost no issues at all.
This little car is amazing !
I'll post a couple of location pics when the phone is recharged.
And at least 3 different Swedes said "nice car" to me.
Everybody loves a Barchetta.
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And this is in Sundsvall where they appear to be building a huge bypass/bridge around the town.
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This construction is now complete and I drove over it twice this year.
You have to register to pay the toll for it which going by the signs is currently 9SEK which is less than £1.
Take note M6 toll,charge stupid amounts,no one will use it.
And this is in Sundsvall where they appear to be building a huge bypass/bridge around the town.
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This construction is now complete and I drove over it twice this year.
You have to register to pay the toll for it which going by the signs is currently 9SEK which is less than £1.
Take note M6 toll,charge stupid amounts,no one will use it.
Got back tonight from another roadtrip in this car.
2935 miles in 13 days to Belgium,Germany,through Austria ,a week in Italy and home yesterday,Thursday in one hit.
Left a village near Lucca,Tuscany about 5.15am,drove up to Monte Bianco tunnel and into France,arrived in Calais port
about 13 1/2 hours and 850 odd miles later.
This is a remarkable little car that takes a lot of punishment.
2935 miles in 13 days to Belgium,Germany,through Austria ,a week in Italy and home yesterday,Thursday in one hit.
Left a village near Lucca,Tuscany about 5.15am,drove up to Monte Bianco tunnel and into France,arrived in Calais port
about 13 1/2 hours and 850 odd miles later.
This is a remarkable little car that takes a lot of punishment.
No earplugs.
It does have a fruity exhaust note that isn't intrusive at all.
I did forget to mention above that the hood was down the entire trip from Italy to Calais and then Dover to home.
The wind rushing by keeps me awake/alert.
It tried to rain on the run up to the French coast but it came to nothing and I didn't have to stop to put hood up.
It does have a fruity exhaust note that isn't intrusive at all.
I did forget to mention above that the hood was down the entire trip from Italy to Calais and then Dover to home.
The wind rushing by keeps me awake/alert.
It tried to rain on the run up to the French coast but it came to nothing and I didn't have to stop to put hood up.
Some random location pics.
This recreates the pic of a Ford on my first trip to Italy in 2006.
At the "Ponte della Maddalena" or Devils bridge in Borgo a Mozzano.
I drive into the car park at the Cassa Enzo Ferrari museum ,Modena and naturally park next to a British Dino.
In a car park field at Mugello,I wasn't the last one left there just good framing
This recreates the pic of a Ford on my first trip to Italy in 2006.
At the "Ponte della Maddalena" or Devils bridge in Borgo a Mozzano.
I drive into the car park at the Cassa Enzo Ferrari museum ,Modena and naturally park next to a British Dino.
In a car park field at Mugello,I wasn't the last one left there just good framing
Hi.....
I have your name written down in my little book of car stuff as one of the previous owners from the V5.
If you have read the posts in this thread you will see I am enjoying this car ENORMOUSLY.
When I got it from DTR, they had completely refurbished it, with a new hood and respray ,so any dings
your friend got on it were removed....
I have your name written down in my little book of car stuff as one of the previous owners from the V5.
If you have read the posts in this thread you will see I am enjoying this car ENORMOUSLY.
When I got it from DTR, they had completely refurbished it, with a new hood and respray ,so any dings
your friend got on it were removed....
Today I have owned this car for 4 years.
I have done another 10,000 miles this year.
I have now done over 40,000 miles in total and the speedo is showing over 100,000 again.
It'd actually done over 120,000 miles but Speedo been changed more than once with second-hand replacement.
It'a not all good news,last week's MOT came up with some expensive advisories,so this time next year could be worse news.
The heater matrix is leaking and it's a long job dismantling the inside to get it out,so for the moment it's going to stay put.
I'll now post a few location pics from my Euro trips.
A day trip to Autoworld Brussels.
For Italian car passion with an excellent display of rare stuff.
In May it was off to Italy ,via Belgium,Germany,Austria.
World RX at Mettet.
The Technik museums at Speyer above ans Sinsheim below.
Next Stuttgart for Mercedes and Porsche.
Arese,Milano means Alfa Romeo museum.
My fingers are cold,I'll finish this later.
I have done another 10,000 miles this year.
I have now done over 40,000 miles in total and the speedo is showing over 100,000 again.
It'd actually done over 120,000 miles but Speedo been changed more than once with second-hand replacement.
It'a not all good news,last week's MOT came up with some expensive advisories,so this time next year could be worse news.
The heater matrix is leaking and it's a long job dismantling the inside to get it out,so for the moment it's going to stay put.
I'll now post a few location pics from my Euro trips.
A day trip to Autoworld Brussels.
For Italian car passion with an excellent display of rare stuff.
In May it was off to Italy ,via Belgium,Germany,Austria.
World RX at Mettet.
The Technik museums at Speyer above ans Sinsheim below.
Next Stuttgart for Mercedes and Porsche.
Arese,Milano means Alfa Romeo museum.
My fingers are cold,I'll finish this later.
Then I had to go back the way I came on a sodden Autostrada to Brescia
for the start of the Mille Miglia .
After a rest day,it's time to go find the Mille Miglia on its way back up north from Rome.
But first a stop in Pontedera to go in the Piaggio museum,which is free to enter btw.
Here I am near a junction just south of Poggibonsi.
Next day,join the massive queue for Italian moto GP
Last day out on this trip,off to Modena for Enzo Ferrari museum.
Where they also had 2 short films projected onto the wall.
Then off to Santa Agata.
Home of Lamborghini......A Sesto Elemento.
Reventon.
And then further east to the Ferruccio Lamborghini museum.
And a Ferruchio built barchetta.
Total miles on this trip 2935.
2 more trips n pics to go.
for the start of the Mille Miglia .
After a rest day,it's time to go find the Mille Miglia on its way back up north from Rome.
But first a stop in Pontedera to go in the Piaggio museum,which is free to enter btw.
Here I am near a junction just south of Poggibonsi.
Next day,join the massive queue for Italian moto GP
Last day out on this trip,off to Modena for Enzo Ferrari museum.
Where they also had 2 short films projected onto the wall.
Then off to Santa Agata.
Home of Lamborghini......A Sesto Elemento.
Reventon.
And then further east to the Ferruccio Lamborghini museum.
And a Ferruchio built barchetta.
Total miles on this trip 2935.
2 more trips n pics to go.
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