Fiat Cicquento SX Hawaii - talk to me
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A cousin has been looking for his first car and has come up with the fiat as a genuine option.
Upsides low insurance
Factory fitted subroof
Zero chance of it getting stolen
Girls think they are cute and so he says girls would rather see a bloke drive one of these not trying to show off
Downsides
Slow
Looks crap
Tape deck only and he is too young to own any tapes
Shocking lack of crumple zones
I've never been in one nor have any positive opinions anyonehere have any views? Oh and yes it has to be a yellow colour the only colour the special edition Hawaii model came in.
Should I be pushing away from this option as I think this is an utterly diabolical car
Upsides low insurance
Factory fitted subroof
Zero chance of it getting stolen
Girls think they are cute and so he says girls would rather see a bloke drive one of these not trying to show off
Downsides
Slow
Looks crap
Tape deck only and he is too young to own any tapes
Shocking lack of crumple zones
I've never been in one nor have any positive opinions anyonehere have any views? Oh and yes it has to be a yellow colour the only colour the special edition Hawaii model came in.
Should I be pushing away from this option as I think this is an utterly diabolical car
People seem to really rate the little fiats as bargan basement fun and it probably would be a good first car.
However, I was following one home last night down some narrow B-roads whilst it was lashing it down; the guy was having to weave around all the standing water etc but eventually hit a not-that-deep patch, slithered into the embankment and spun; he was only doing 30 or so. Luckily he didn't hit anything and there was nothing coming, but the car looked really nervous in those kind of conditions.
However, I was following one home last night down some narrow B-roads whilst it was lashing it down; the guy was having to weave around all the standing water etc but eventually hit a not-that-deep patch, slithered into the embankment and spun; he was only doing 30 or so. Luckily he didn't hit anything and there was nothing coming, but the car looked really nervous in those kind of conditions.
Welshbeef said:
A cousin has been looking for his first car and has come up with the fiat as a genuine option.
Upsides low insurance
Factory fitted subroof
Zero chance of it getting stolen
Girls think they are cute and so he says girls would rather see a bloke drive one of these not trying to show off
Downsides
Slow
Looks crap
Tape deck only and he is too young to own any tapes
Shocking lack of crumple zones
I've never been in one nor have any positive opinions anyonehere have any views? Oh and yes it has to be a yellow colour the only colour the special edition Hawaii model came in.
Should I be pushing away from this option as I think this is an utterly diabolical car
One other advantage.... paint the passenger door red and stick a honk for blowjobs sticker on the back....Upsides low insurance
Factory fitted subroof
Zero chance of it getting stolen
Girls think they are cute and so he says girls would rather see a bloke drive one of these not trying to show off
Downsides
Slow
Looks crap
Tape deck only and he is too young to own any tapes
Shocking lack of crumple zones
I've never been in one nor have any positive opinions anyonehere have any views? Oh and yes it has to be a yellow colour the only colour the special edition Hawaii model came in.
Should I be pushing away from this option as I think this is an utterly diabolical car
If he's still at school it will provide plenty of amusement.
1. Don't put "talk to me" in the thread title. It was funny once and that was a long, long while ago.
2. I'd avoid the Chinq. Ignore everything aside from safety for a first car. He will, at minimum, have a near miss and there's a decent enough chance that he'll have a shunt in it. The difference between that and say a previous shape Clio could litterally be that of waking away from it and being killed.
2. I'd avoid the Chinq. Ignore everything aside from safety for a first car. He will, at minimum, have a near miss and there's a decent enough chance that he'll have a shunt in it. The difference between that and say a previous shape Clio could litterally be that of waking away from it and being killed.
CampDavid said:
1. Don't put "talk to me" in the thread title. It was funny once and that was a long, long while ago.
2. I'd avoid the Chinq. Ignore everything aside from safety for a first car. He will, at minimum, have a near miss and there's a decent enough chance that he'll have a shunt in it. The difference between that and say a previous shape Clio could litterally be that of waking away from it and being killed.
It's amazing anyone who drove anywhere in a car built before about 2002 ever completed a journey with all their limbs attached, isn't it?2. I'd avoid the Chinq. Ignore everything aside from safety for a first car. He will, at minimum, have a near miss and there's a decent enough chance that he'll have a shunt in it. The difference between that and say a previous shape Clio could litterally be that of waking away from it and being killed.
Twincam16 said:
CampDavid said:
1. Don't put "talk to me" in the thread title. It was funny once and that was a long, long while ago.
2. I'd avoid the Chinq. Ignore everything aside from safety for a first car. He will, at minimum, have a near miss and there's a decent enough chance that he'll have a shunt in it. The difference between that and say a previous shape Clio could litterally be that of waking away from it and being killed.
It's amazing anyone who drove anywhere in a car built before about 2002 ever completed a journey with all their limbs attached, isn't it?2. I'd avoid the Chinq. Ignore everything aside from safety for a first car. He will, at minimum, have a near miss and there's a decent enough chance that he'll have a shunt in it. The difference between that and say a previous shape Clio could litterally be that of waking away from it and being killed.
My thoughts too. Obviously something safe is an advantage, but first and foremost I'd try and get him to accept that any car can kill you if do something suitably stupid, so your best option is not driving like a tool. If he does put a Cinquencento into a ditch at 30mph it'll be a lot cheaper to fix than something with 'active everyting control' that doesn't let go 'till he reaches 50mph.
Twincam16 said:
CampDavid said:
1. Don't put "talk to me" in the thread title. It was funny once and that was a long, long while ago.
2. I'd avoid the Chinq. Ignore everything aside from safety for a first car. He will, at minimum, have a near miss and there's a decent enough chance that he'll have a shunt in it. The difference between that and say a previous shape Clio could litterally be that of waking away from it and being killed.
It's amazing anyone who drove anywhere in a car built before about 2002 ever completed a journey with all their limbs attached, isn't it?2. I'd avoid the Chinq. Ignore everything aside from safety for a first car. He will, at minimum, have a near miss and there's a decent enough chance that he'll have a shunt in it. The difference between that and say a previous shape Clio could litterally be that of waking away from it and being killed.
My argument would be that, despite us driving higher miles than ever, road deaths are down. This is down in part to improved safety.
Life is completely about risk and risk avoidance. It plainly makes sense that at the time when you're massively more likely to have a shunt at a decent speed you buy the correct thing to do it in
Nice little cars. Economical, fun, good handling and posibly collectable in the near future.
The Hawaii was originally designed to be a replacement for the Panda Bianca and early ones had issues with the roof mechanisms, this was resolved by 1995 so if the car's an early one have a good play with the roof as a new one will be £300+fitting.
Like all little Fiats these cars are all about character than performance. So you can have fun without losing your licence.
The Hawaii was originally designed to be a replacement for the Panda Bianca and early ones had issues with the roof mechanisms, this was resolved by 1995 so if the car's an early one have a good play with the roof as a new one will be £300+fitting.
Like all little Fiats these cars are all about character than performance. So you can have fun without losing your licence.
My girlfriend had one as her first car was actually really reliable and good on fuel. Was virtually impossible to have a conversation due to road noise, gearbox poor, slow as anything, and bloomin scary to he a passenger in as handling feels very dodgy, but she kinda liked it and kept it well past the point where she could afford to replace it, although she has a puma now as wouldn't go back.
They are a small care but if you fold back seats flat they are like a tiny van, had three people and a damson tree on one once too, just.
Oh and to those who say it won't get nicked, may well do, hers was broken into to nick contents, they aren't hard to nick so would be worth a decent steering lock.
They are a small care but if you fold back seats flat they are like a tiny van, had three people and a damson tree on one once too, just.
Oh and to those who say it won't get nicked, may well do, hers was broken into to nick contents, they aren't hard to nick so would be worth a decent steering lock.
I had a fiat cinq sporting back in 1997, great wee car!
I was only 18 back then and managed not to test the crumples zones out, I never died or lost limbs, which is nice.
I wouldn't go for any other cinq apart from the sporting, a lot better to drive and equipment in the sporting is better, electric windows,central locking,sports seats and sport suspension,etc and that buzzy 1108cc engine, just watch out for over heating/head gasket issues, that f.i.r.e. engine likes to overheat and blow head gaskets.
I never had any issues with the cinq but the later seicento I bought with the same engine did....twice!
If you get a good one they are fun and are little pocket rockets on the twisties,smoked many bigger engined cars on the back roads....
I was only 18 back then and managed not to test the crumples zones out, I never died or lost limbs, which is nice.
I wouldn't go for any other cinq apart from the sporting, a lot better to drive and equipment in the sporting is better, electric windows,central locking,sports seats and sport suspension,etc and that buzzy 1108cc engine, just watch out for over heating/head gasket issues, that f.i.r.e. engine likes to overheat and blow head gaskets.
I never had any issues with the cinq but the later seicento I bought with the same engine did....twice!
If you get a good one they are fun and are little pocket rockets on the twisties,smoked many bigger engined cars on the back roads....
kers'I've owned six Sporting models, stage rallyed two and am building one for the PPC £999 Challenge.
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Avoid Yellow ones as they are completely invisible.
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Avoid Yellow ones as they are completely invisible.
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