More cars you didn't know existed...
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generationx said:
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:
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Truckosaurus said:
biggbn said:
I like these.
Indeed. You can pretend you are brooding Italian detective Rocco Schiavone from Channel4. (Season One only, then they put him in some dull Opel)
I came across this yesterday, a rare variant of the humble Fiat 500 called the 'My Car Francis Lombardi', with sunken headlights, an additional chrome grille and different roofline...
valiant said:
Our local dealer was pushing these a few years back.
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.
Given the markets it was designed for I'm sure the mechanicals are tough as anything modern can be, so not a bad choice for a minicab if you're not the one spending 12 hours a day driving it.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.
valiant said:
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.
valiant said:
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.
V 02 said:
valiant said:
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.
Comedy pricing and not in the good way. List starts from about £27k
however dealers are knocking off over £5k without even asking but check the price of a one year old one - £15k! That’s some serious depreciation and no wonder they are a rare sight. Made sense when they were knocking them out for pennies but who the hell is buying them new at anywhere near current prices?
Those Proboxes are proper minimal, there are a number of Japanese brands producing similar such no frills basic estate cars, usually used by reps or mobile service people. They are very cheap, like Dacia used to be. You've pictured a high spec model, with body coloured bumpers and mirrors.
Jader1973 said:
I stumbled across these while looking for small estates - the Toyota Probox. Designed for commercial use - not that it only has one electric window!
Our correspondent on the ground in Japan, Noriyaro bought one. Apparently they are known as "the Salaryman's coffin".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NG0sHgHamQ
valiant said:
V 02 said:
valiant said:
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.
Comedy pricing and not in the good way. List starts from about £27k
however dealers are knocking off over £5k without even asking but check the price of a one year old one - £15k! That’s some serious depreciation and no wonder they are a rare sight. Made sense when they were knocking them out for pennies but who the hell is buying them new at anywhere near current prices?
Infiniti Q60 3.0V6 TT, 399bhp,4wd and only £190 VED!
Didn't know this was a thing until today, I recently bought a sensible Q30 1.5d, but wish i'd known this beast existed! Thiink i'll keep the Q30 for a couple of years and keep eye on these.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202312295...
Didn't know this was a thing until today, I recently bought a sensible Q30 1.5d, but wish i'd known this beast existed! Thiink i'll keep the Q30 for a couple of years and keep eye on these.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202312295...
ANyone heard of Ferves? I cerntainly hadn't!
Behold, The Ranger! A Fiat 500 or 600 derived little thing in either RWD or 4WD
Quite a cute little thing..................but would you pay £20k plus for one?
A few for sale too...
https://www.theparking-cars.co.uk/used-cars/ferves...
Behold, The Ranger! A Fiat 500 or 600 derived little thing in either RWD or 4WD
Quite a cute little thing..................but would you pay £20k plus for one?
A few for sale too...
https://www.theparking-cars.co.uk/used-cars/ferves...
Edited by Every day a journey on Thursday 18th April 15:44
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