RE: Shed of the Week: Fiat Seicento Sporting

[smithyithy]

Fit for the scrap pile.

[soad]

Tin Hat said:

The previous generation was better looking

You want one of these!!

[Nik Gnashers]

I actually quite fancy one of these.
Just not this particular one.......

[challenger001]

I had one too, can absolutely attest to how they're hilarious fun but terrifying on motorways, painful for anyone who isn't a ballerina to drive, and had the most pathetic horn in the world. But then mine cost less than £700, I can't see why you'd pay 1.8k for one of these!

Also because it gives me an excuse to show off what I did to mine.

[sr.guiri]

Turbobanana said:

It's not a pleasant car and certainly isn't worth the asking, but come on people - stop banging on about safety will you? Do you all go around expecting to have accidents?

I'd happily put my son in it as a first car, assuming it would last until he's 17 (hmm, 6 years away - may need a rethink)

This site is full of Mr. Safes....the type of people that buy anti bacterial hand cream to stop the spread of life threatening diseases. Mustn't let poor Jimmy catch a cold, or graze his knee

[Turbobanana]

sr.guiri said:

This site is full of Mr. Safes....the type of people that buy anti bacterial hand cream to stop the spread of life threatening diseases. Mustn't let poor Jimmy catch a cold, or graze his knee

Quite. Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting we go all gung-ho, but don't be afraid to drive something that was deemed to be acceptable at the time just because it doesn't have 12 airbags and a built-in supply of cotton wool.

There are many reasons to avoid this SOTW: lack of crash protection does not need to be one of them.

[oceanview]

Exactly. My first car was a 1987 XR2 which would have probably fared worse in a crash than the Fiat but I never crashed even though I drove it at times like a maniac and a local bend I used to somehow take at an indicated 80mph, which seems insane now, even in a decent modern performance car!


The Fiat is also much safer than my push bike!

[nismo48]

It's a knackered old fiat and probably won't last long. £300 and I think maybe worth a pop.. 😋

[cognac1979]

Fair enough for a bit of a rose tinted jaunt down memory lane, but this particular example is a truly terrible shed of the week.

[nismo48]

It's a knackered old fiat and probably won't last long. £300 and I think maybe worth a pop.. 😋

[Buff Mchugelarge]

I've had many, many bigger, smaller and faster and some slower cars but when I needed a cheap run about I immediately started looking for a Seicento Sporting.
I've had two seicentos and a Cinquecento and they've all proved almost bullet proof. They don't rust, they do minimum 45mpg, and they're a giggle to drive.
I payed £400 for this one with 50002 miles on it. It's on 63k now and going nowhere soon.

[Andy_5]

Buff Mchugelarge said:

I've had many, many bigger, smaller and faster and some slower cars but when I needed a cheap run about I immediately started looking for a Seicento Sporting.
I've had two seicentos and a Cinquecento and they've all proved almost bullet proof. They don't rust, they do minimum 45mpg, and they're a giggle to drive.
I payed £400 for this one with 50002 miles on it. It's on 63k now and going nowhere soon.

I wouldn't expect anything that came out of a kinder egg to rust.....

Edited by Andy_5 on Monday 22 October 12:17

[vsonix]

I see these pop up for around £300 quite often.
I did think that I quite fancied one just to mod into something lairy. Then my mate took one in PX against something else he was selling and after driving it round the yard a few times I rapidly decided my idea was a bad one. Yes I am sure these things are quite peppy and can be a good laugh but I couldn't hack the driving position and the pedals simply weren't designed for size 11 feet. They are like teaspoons, if I tried my usual heel n' toe angle my foot would cover all three! Probably if you have size 7 or under then it's a hoot.

[vsonix]

Turbobanana said:

It's not a pleasant car and certainly isn't worth the asking, but come on people - stop banging on about safety will you? Do you all go around expecting to have accidents?

I'd happily put my son in it as a first car, assuming it would last until he's 17 (hmm, 6 years away - may need a rethink)

Wow, if he's already 11 and you hate him that much... the teenage years are going to be difficult.

[Turbobanana]

vsonix said:

Turbobanana said:

It's not a pleasant car and certainly isn't worth the asking, but come on people - stop banging on about safety will you? Do you all go around expecting to have accidents?

I'd happily put my son in it as a first car, assuming it would last until he's 17 (hmm, 6 years away - may need a rethink)

Wow, if he's already 11 and you hate him that much... the teenage years are going to be difficult.

Apologies, I should have known that not actually being rude about a Fiat would offend someone with a somewhat monochrome ownership history. My bad.

For the record, I do love my 11 year old: I took him to the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch for the weekend (his 4th Festival). Bearing in mind all the expensive machinery on display, his favourite car of the weekend was the 1920's / 30's Blower Bentley casually parked in the paddock. You know, the one with no safety features (or indeed weather protection) that you actually have to drive.

I have an uncle like you: he bought his first Vauxhall (a Viva HB Estate) in 1973 and has never strayed from the brand since. Can you imagine what he's missed out on all these years, not trying any other brands?

Oh, wait, you can...

[Mark-C]

Turbobanana said:

Apologies, I should have known that not actually being rude about a Fiat would offend someone with a somewhat monochrome ownership history. My bad.

For the record, I do love my 11 year old: I took him to the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch for the weekend (his 4th Festival). Bearing in mind all the expensive machinery on display, his favourite car of the weekend was the 1920's / 30's Blower Bentley casually parked in the paddock. You know, the one with no safety features (or indeed weather protection) that you actually have to drive.

I have an uncle like you: he bought his first Vauxhall (a Viva HB Estate) in 1973 and has never strayed from the brand since. Can you imagine what he's missed out on all these years, not trying any other brands?

Oh, wait, you can...

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[CDP]

While my Cavalier was in for repair I rented a new Cinq for a week (99).

With the 903cc engine it was heaps of fun upto 50mph. Above this it really ran out of puff and wasn't pleasant on a dual carriageway.

This particular car looks a wreck though. A later Panda would make a far better buy and probably just as much fun for far less money.


(IIRC these days the weight includes 75kg for the driver plus half a tank of fuel at which point a Panda isn't a lot heavier).