More cars you didn't know existed...
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C5_Steve said:
forzaminardi said:
Another Fiat here:
The 2015 Tipo. At first I thought I didn't know it existed because it had been launched in Europe after I moved to Oz. But now, it had been on sale for 5 years before then. I never knowingly saw one, never read anything about it's launch, had zero awareness of it's existence until now.
How strange, I saw one of these at the weekend and just like you had no idea they'd ever carried on with them after the original. The 2015 Tipo. At first I thought I didn't know it existed because it had been launched in Europe after I moved to Oz. But now, it had been on sale for 5 years before then. I never knowingly saw one, never read anything about it's launch, had zero awareness of it's existence until now.
donkmeister said:
They look decent, but have performance stats comparable with the cars that it would have completed against if released 15-20 years earlier.
94bhp, in a 1,270kg car would not make for a sprightly drive. 74bhp/tonne. That's not much better than the old 45bhp Uno from the 80s.
There is, I mean there was, a 1.4 turbo engine . 94bhp, in a 1,270kg car would not make for a sprightly drive. 74bhp/tonne. That's not much better than the old 45bhp Uno from the 80s.
The estate looks pretty cool:
donkmeister said:
They look decent, but have performance stats comparable with the cars that it would have completed against if released 15-20 years earlier.
94bhp, in a 1,270kg car would not make for a sprightly drive. 74bhp/tonne. That's not much better than the old 45bhp Uno from the 80s.
For quite a few people speed is not remotely important. They do slightly more powerful versions, but these are all about value motoring and is easily the cheapest C segment car. 94bhp, in a 1,270kg car would not make for a sprightly drive. 74bhp/tonne. That's not much better than the old 45bhp Uno from the 80s.
t Passat I had at home at the time
Master Bean said:
I’ve seen quite a few here in Cologne, apparently it technically makes it a 3-wheeler which means 16-year-olds can drive them.Random search result:
https://www.carthrottle.com/news/whats-deal-mad-fi...
Silvanus said:
For quite a few people speed is not remotely important. They do slightly more powerful versions, but these are all about value motoring and is easily the cheapest C segment car.
True. If I don my "badge snob" hat, Fiat trumps Dacia, Skoda and Seat (noting that Dacia and Skoda are still East Bloc commie-cars in the mind of the ardent badge snob, and Seats used to be Fiats built on a slightly warmer production line). It's not a bad looking thing either and I bet the basic level of equipment is good enough.Just surprised at the 12+s 0-60 of the base model in 2015.
blue_haddock said:
HTP99 said:
There is one a road from me, I think at one point Fiat were pushing them out for about £13k!
Actually at one point they were being ushed at £9999 as pre reg's by a local dealer.The ultra rare version being the 4 door saloon!
HTP99 said:
C5_Steve said:
forzaminardi said:
Another Fiat here:
The 2015 Tipo. At first I thought I didn't know it existed because it had been launched in Europe after I moved to Oz. But now, it had been on sale for 5 years before then. I never knowingly saw one, never read anything about it's launch, had zero awareness of it's existence until now.
How strange, I saw one of these at the weekend and just like you had no idea they'd ever carried on with them after the original. The 2015 Tipo. At first I thought I didn't know it existed because it had been launched in Europe after I moved to Oz. But now, it had been on sale for 5 years before then. I never knowingly saw one, never read anything about it's launch, had zero awareness of it's existence until now.
It's a car developed for emerging markets that Fiat cynically sold here to try and move at least some volume through their dealers when the only other thing they have had to sell for over a decade is the 500 and the fat 500. It was sold as a Dodge in Mexico, which says it all.
A particularly miserly company I did some work for had some on fleet to use, it was like a mediocre car from 1994. You'd not be terribly displeased if it was a £500 panic buy when it's 15 years old but that's the nicest thing I can say.
Edited by GeniusOfLove on Friday 12th April 13:43
HTP99 said:
C5_Steve said:
forzaminardi said:
Another Fiat here:
The 2015 Tipo. At first I thought I didn't know it existed because it had been launched in Europe after I moved to Oz. But now, it had been on sale for 5 years before then. I never knowingly saw one, never read anything about it's launch, had zero awareness of it's existence until now.
How strange, I saw one of these at the weekend and just like you had no idea they'd ever carried on with them after the original. The 2015 Tipo. At first I thought I didn't know it existed because it had been launched in Europe after I moved to Oz. But now, it had been on sale for 5 years before then. I never knowingly saw one, never read anything about it's launch, had zero awareness of it's existence until now.
Was punting them out silly cheap and the local taxi firms snapped a load of them up. They’re still been used after all this time so they must be pretty hardy underneath. Was a Fiat fan back in the day so had a poke around. Interior was disappointing and the design wasn’t exactly inspiring but if you wanted a new car for the price of a 5 year old Golf then it wasn’t that a bad buy.
Sort of car that you keep till the bitter end. Would be worth buttons as soon as you left the forecourt.
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