RE: Fiat Cinquecento Sporting Turbo: Spotted
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I had a standard Sporting in 2009 and it was hands down the s
ttest car I ever owned. I managed to seize the engine in it so solidly that even when being towed at 40mph it wouldn’t free off. Adding a turbo to one of these snotters is only going to magnify that dogst reliability tenfold.
ttest car I ever owned. I managed to seize the engine in it so solidly that even when being towed at 40mph it wouldn’t free off. Adding a turbo to one of these snotters is only going to magnify that dogst reliability tenfold. Hairymonster said:
That yellow car looks, at first glance, as if it says 'w*nker' along the side of it!
Blimey 54hp from a 1.1 in the noughties.
1962 moggy is 56 hp from a 1098cc lowish rpm (i.e. plenty more if you chose to rev it) , thats before a couple of easy mods.
Cinque was a body rehash of the Lancia Y10. A sporting white hen would be cool, this not really.
Good that the author hit on the safety problems surrounding this car. I owned a couple and was ignorant to this at the time. Wouldn’t buy this car for £600, let alone £6000. Type in“NCAP Seicento and Smart.” Here a Smart is driven head on into a Seicento (facelifted Cinquecento) and the Fiat looks like it has been driven into a Panzer Mark IV.
Lots of good pocket rockets available for this money, Twingo, Swift, Smart Brabus and even the Panda 100hp. Well written article though.
Lots of good pocket rockets available for this money, Twingo, Swift, Smart Brabus and even the Panda 100hp. Well written article though.
When I slit up from my first wife, TBFH (The bh From Hell) I bought a metallic grey Sporting with 4K recorded.
Must admit I found it hilarious, it would fit into most parking spaces, was great in town and on B roads I could drive it flat out without troubling some speed limits.
The point was, you don’t need loads of power to have fun. The only issue I had was I believe the tyres were an odd size at the time so replacements, if needed, were a little more expensive than one would have expected.
I have to admit that the black example looks suitable moody, the wheels actually look good, although overall the car is a little too like Darth Vader’s codpiece for me.But at £6k? Hmmmn, I think id be looking for something else at that money, like a Lupe GTi...
h From Hell) I bought a metallic grey Sporting with 4K recorded.Must admit I found it hilarious, it would fit into most parking spaces, was great in town and on B roads I could drive it flat out without troubling some speed limits.
The point was, you don’t need loads of power to have fun. The only issue I had was I believe the tyres were an odd size at the time so replacements, if needed, were a little more expensive than one would have expected.
I have to admit that the black example looks suitable moody, the wheels actually look good, although overall the car is a little too like Darth Vader’s codpiece for me.But at £6k? Hmmmn, I think id be looking for something else at that money, like a Lupe GTi...
InitialDave said:
Seems like fun, but not six grand's worth of fun.
I'm with you word for word there.I can see someone who'd owned and enjoyed one in the past thinking that at 3k (maybe 4?) it would be a great giggle as a city car but 6k buys a Lupo GTI (that you'll sell for what you paid for it) or a lot of Clio RS.
JTN358AT said:
Good that the author hit on the safety problems surrounding this car. I owned a couple and was ignorant to this at the time. Wouldn’t buy this car for £600, let alone £6000. Type in“NCAP Seicento and Smart.” Here a Smart is driven head on into a Seicento (facelifted Cinquecento) and the Fiat looks like it has been driven into a Panzer Mark IV.
Lots of good pocket rockets available for this money, Twingo, Swift, Smart Brabus and even the Panda 100hp. Well written article though.
yep:Lots of good pocket rockets available for this money, Twingo, Swift, Smart Brabus and even the Panda 100hp. Well written article though.
My wife and I spent the late 90's/early 00's with a 1971 Mini and 1995 Cinq 900 Soleil. Probably did 100k between the two in 4yrs they ran together.
Swapped the Cinq for a 2001 Seicento Sporting (Abarth, more odd size tyres), great fun for the 54bhp and you could make some great progress driving it like an Italian.
This actual car is an oddity, difficult to price for sure. Maybe track prepped it would be better value?
Although I have a completely standard Sporting down as one of those future collectibles. Lots of people with great memories ripping around in them.
Reflecting on all the whining about safety, I am surprised we survived. Worse still, we came out smiling.
Swapped the Cinq for a 2001 Seicento Sporting (Abarth, more odd size tyres), great fun for the 54bhp and you could make some great progress driving it like an Italian.
This actual car is an oddity, difficult to price for sure. Maybe track prepped it would be better value?
Although I have a completely standard Sporting down as one of those future collectibles. Lots of people with great memories ripping around in them.
Reflecting on all the whining about safety, I am surprised we survived. Worse still, we came out smiling.
World of no.
How on earth is a messed-about, tinny, tiny mid-nineties rust bucket worth six grand?!? The world has gone mad.
750iL V12 for the same money. Would probably even be cheaper to maintain. :-)
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
How on earth is a messed-about, tinny, tiny mid-nineties rust bucket worth six grand?!? The world has gone mad.
750iL V12 for the same money. Would probably even be cheaper to maintain. :-)
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
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