Abarth 500

[egor110]

My brothers going to scotland tomorrow to look at one of these.

Is there anything to look for especially ?

Looking at the buyers guides they seem pretty reliable .

The guy selling it is a trader , doesn't seem to have a car lot or showroom.

The abarth is a 2008 and under £4000 so fairly cheap.

[egor110]

Thanks for the replies .

He didn't buy it , although it drove fine ne noted the following :

cambelt due

service light on

air con not working

cv boot needs replacing

2 tyres need replacing

hardly and service history combined with 5 owners in the cars short life

exhaust was badly rusted

clutch pedal was wobbly

and it's due a mot in oct.

[egor110]

ecsrobin said:

egor110 said:

Thanks for the replies .

He didn't buy it , although it drove fine ne noted the following :

cambelt due

service light on

air con not working

cv boot needs replacing

2 tyres need replacing

hardly and service history combined with 5 owners in the cars short life

exhaust was badly rusted

clutch pedal was wobbly

and it's due a mot in oct.

And that is why it’s £4K he really needs to up the budget slightly for a good example.

I'm trying to get him into a cliosport

[egor110]

And we're off again.

http://www.rjcarsales.com/used/abarth/500/14-16v-t...

this sets alarm bells ringing but it hasn't been picked up again since 2017

June 2016
MOT Test | 62,887 miles
Pass
Advisories

Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

and

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DAMAGED-2013-FIAT-500-1-...

Edited by egor110 on Sunday 30th July 14:43

[egor110]

Trust me i am trying , trouble is he's in a clio now and it's lived up to it's french st reputation.

He's also fairly ok with cooper s , but the one he tested wasn't the best example.

What amazes me is i read the specs of brand new abarths etc and my old clio cup was faster .

If it was me and i couldn't go french i'd have a mini r53 with that supercharger noise.