My new Abarth

[Hugo Stiglitz]

In the showroom. This is the first time that I saw it and its spec wheels etc. It also has reversing sensors!

Newly fitted roofbars. I'm alittle hesitant to fit the bike rack and sit the bike in yet....



Decent pics to follow this weekend.

Questions...

It's very quiet, well to what I thought it'd sound like. It will free up and get throatier?

It's quite well mannered on the motorway and no way as hard riding as I expected..

Edited by Hugo Stiglitz on Tuesday 15th February 22:15

[A500leroy]

Change to a akro exhaust

[Fat Wolfie]

I was thinking about your new car day today @Hugo Stieglitz !I really must get a life of my own!

New car looks cracking, hope you enjoy it after the long wait.

Re the sound, I have the Monza on mine and it definitely sounds quieter from inside than it does outside. Putting it into sports mode makes a big difference in the sound too.

I’m always surprised if Swmbo takes the car just how meaty it sounds from outside.

I’ve not done the rear seat delete but understand that if you do so, you get to enjoy the exhaust note a bit more from inside the car.

Other than that it’s aftermarket stuff, Bombadone are popular however you also see a lot for sale in the community as the novelty wears off after a bit.

Have fun in the new chariot

[ecsrobin]

They’re valved exhausts so are louder in sport mode, although the rule of Abarth ownership is never have it out of sport model or you will get it taken away or similar. You can remove a solenoid under the bonnet that keeps it open in both modes but i refer back to first rule of Abarth club, keep in sport.

[Richtea1970]

My 500 Arbarth was one of the few cars I’ve regretted selling. Would really like to get another one day (when I don’t have to try and squeeze a giant GSD in the back!)

[shayne66]

Welcome to the Abarth family We absolutely love ours and as you say, they actually not bad on motorways. Just wish they came with cruise control.

As for sound, you may be best trying to find an Abarth with the Akrapovic exhaust system and having a listen/test drive to see if you prefer that to your Monza.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Nice car. Where did you get the roof bars from?

First mod on these should always be security related, Buy a small size Disklok straight away.

[pidsy]

Bloody hell! Took long enough to arrive.

Enjoy.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

pidsy said:

Bloody hell! Took long enough to arrive.

Enjoy.

I noticed you wrote on a topic that the seat lowering kit is dodgy safety wise?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Squadrone Rosso said:

Nice car. Where did you get the roof bars from?

First mod on these should always be security related, Buy a small size Disklok straight away.

I've got a lock on the way- don't worry me!!

[shayne66]

Ah yeah the dreaded security. We are just going through some options now to beef it all up.
Stop lock pro has been sorted.

One thing we also have in both our cars is a galaxy smart tag, managed to pick 2 up for £25 recently. May not be the best out there as dependant on the samsung galaxy network but better then nothing and will hopefully provide a rough area that the car is in of the worst happens.

[pidsy]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

pidsy said:

Bloody hell! Took long enough to arrive.

Enjoy.

I noticed you wrote on a topic that the seat lowering kit is dodgy safety wise?

Replied to your Pm mate.

Just worth remembering that it won’t have been through the rigorous safety and forces testing that the OEM ones have. You wouldn’t want them failing in a smash.

However, I have seen them on a few cars and they do look the part.