Fiat 500 - opinions please!

Armengar

Not sure if it has been mentioned already but you could look at KA's which are effectively 500's they are about £1000 cheaper. And they come in diesel flavour too if you want more economy.

Hintza

Armengar wrote: »

Not sure if it has been mentioned already but you could look at KA's which are effectively 500's they are about £1000 cheaper. And they come in diesel flavour too if you want more economy.

Not quite got the style though has it?

Armengar

I like the look of the KA, the 500 always looked a bit squashed and too bubbly to me, but each to their own!

Inactive

I think that they are both ghastly.

Happy_Shrimper

drayton44 wrote: »

Just traded in a Swift for a Grande Punto. Swift at three years old was very tired. Mechanics good, but interior falling apart. Glove box hanging off, rear axle out of alignment, a known fault but Suzuki would not fix, drivers seat material frayed, and full of rattles. Good engine, great fun to drive, but spend your money elsewhere.

Interesting. I had heard about rear axle problem (advised not to jack up by rear axle) and was told it had now been fixed. Along with the grinding brake problem.
Like you say, a cracking car to drive though.

Happy_Shrimper

Armengar wrote: »

I like the look of the KA, the 500 always looked a bit squashed and too bubbly to me, but each to their own!

The KA shares the chassis with the 500 as well as the same Fiat diesel engine (as does the Swift too)

Inactive

Happy_Shrimper wrote: »

The KA shares the chassis with the 500 as well as the same Fiat diesel engine (as does the Swift too)

The way things are going, there will be about 3 models of cars, with about 50 different badges on them.:D

GrammarGirl

Oh, this was originally my thread, wasn't it! Well here's an update - I decided to forget the Scrappage Scheme as I didn't intend to spend that much on a car originally, and the scheme was just pushing me to spend more than I could realistically afford. So I went for a Ford Fiesta 1.4 diesel and, after the wheels were balanced by Evans Halshaw (for free) today, I love it!!

drayton44

Re

Interesting. I had heard about rear axle problem (advised not to jack up by rear axle) and was told it had now been fixed. Along with the grinding brake problem.
Like you say, a cracking car to drive though.

Car was a 2006 56 Vin3 model in Suzuki terms, built in Hungary, and apart from engine & gearbox it was cheaply made & it showed. Bonnet rusting as well, so not fully galvanised. These cars are not long term prospects.

Grande Punto 1.3 diesel that replaced it is a much better car, very happy with it so far.