FIAT CINQUECENTO

[jackal]

anyoen got any buying tips on these ?

i gather the rear drum brakes need regular rebuilds

whereabouts do they rust ?

[Celt]

Make sure its a hawaii edition. With tape deck.

[joewilliams]

Look at http://www.clubcento.co.uk - plenty of buying advice on there.

[ZOLLAR]

Celt said:

Make sure its a hawaii edition. With tape deck.

+1 otherwise you'll look like a briefcase wker

[soad]

Get a Sporting if you can - more fun.

I understand they're not very safe, so try not to crash.

[anonymous-user]

Few things mentioned here, including a recall for rusted fuel tanks:
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/fiat/cinquece...

[jackal]

thanks, i will defuinitely get a sporting

choice is very limited though unless you live in aberdeen

is the Scientio that much more sanitised ? Or are they roughly the same weight ? Is the scientio a bit more relaible ? I prefer the legendary cult statos of the Cinq but the Scientio looks a bit better to my eyes and i can get some nice examples near me. Theres a good M Schumacher version near me (whatever that means)

[Rawwr]

It's a bit bendertronic.

[road_rager]

I had a sporting.... Fun little car. Watch out they are pretty slow, so as soon as you get on a dual carriageway or motorway you'll have people all over you. They dent very easily too, so most will be covered in car parking dents!

[ShadownINja]

The later model Cinquecento Sporting (after 1997) was more reliable. Most should have had their fuel tanks replaced by now! I was impressed with mine. Grip was pretty good on the recommended Pirellis. Just takes getting used to the body roll as it's a narrow, tall car compared to your typical sports car.

[ShadownINja]

soad said:

I understand they're not very safe, so try not to crash.

Legend has it that one 18 year old driver got killed when a Cayenne overtook him on the A3 as the wake of the air flow destroyed his Cinquencento Sporting. The rolling chassis continued all the way to Portsmouth.

[jackal]

guys what about this one:

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/FIAT...

[jackal]

road_rager said:

Watch out they are pretty slow,

let me be the judge of that me old cocker

[soad]

That car in ad looks tidy enough. I hear yellow ones are the fastest.

[autofocus]

Hi there,

I bought one of these yesterday for my sons 1st car. He's not seventeen until September but thought we would spend the summer getting it to tip top condition. I paid £280 for this one, needs an MOT and a bit of work on a small oil leak but the body is in great condition and all told is pretty smart for the money.





I remember having a test drive in one back in 1995 when they were first launched, it was great fun for such a small car.

Regards

Tim

[sday12]

AutoTrader said:

0-62mph 13.5 seconds
Top Speed 93 mph
Engine Power 54 bhp

My wife's Micra could whip it's arse!

[anonymous-user]

jackal said:

anyoen got any buying tips on these ?

Yes I do, DONT BUY ONE!

They are terrible little cars, my ex was going to buy one for £400 and it was the single worst car I have ever driven in my life. I cant describe how bad it was, I only test drove it for about a mile and in that space I saw about 10 people start laughing at me for driving it.

She then went and bought a Seicento that was hardly any better, I pretty much refused to be passanger in the thing and drove us everywhere in my car. Then the head gasket went on that. She changed that for a £500 white micra which has cost her nothing more than petrol to run and is a fantastic car. I would be more likely to reccomend you ride a dog to work than drive a Cinquecento.

Edit: note also I was 17 at the time, so i'm not comparing it to the BargeMW i drive now.

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 29th March 13:27

[ShadownINja]

champ54321 said:

ride a dog to work

Now THAT sounds like fun.

[Gibby78]

my ex mrs had a yellow sporting from nearly new, was a hoot to drive, go kart handling and weighs nothing, the choice of tyres is very very limited due to their size and it does eat them, was going through a set roughly every 6/7000 miles but they were cheap enough, brakes were never a problem, fuel tanks are an issue but not the end of the world.

Cheap running costs, easy to home maintain and a hoot to drive, I used to prefer to take this over the 172 we had some mornings.

Tape deck is a must as well, you can record songs off the radio

[Libertine]

I thought a 996TT, 996GT2, 996GT3RS or perhaps a Ferrari CS were on the table..and now a Cinquecento?

Sorry, someone was going to say it..