Fiat 500 or Hyundai I10?

hethmar

If I were young, single and female, Id want the little 500 convertible - go for it, enjoy the moment

greyster

you will know deep down when you have driven them both. It is your car.

AdrianHi

The styling of the 500 would not suit me, too much of "a girls car", but if it's to your taste and you don't mind putting up the extra £2000 or so over the Panda which is the same mechanics go for it.
Friends of mine have a yellow one as in the earlier picture.
The interior quality really is "premium" and stylish. The drive and refinement better than you expect from a small car and the 1.2 is indeed adequately nippy. Surprisingly spacious considering dimensions, but still too small for my tastes.
I grudgingly have respect for the 500 but it wouldn't be a small car I'd buy for myself.

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tightrs wrote: »

reading through this thread i get the impression the op has made up her mind and just wants a few people to agree with her

get the i10 its [STRIKE]fantastic[/STRIKE] better than the 500 (i think) :beer:

I thought that as well, fair enough if she really wants a Fiat, so be it.

Personally I don't like Fiats, but if I was forced to have one, I would buy a Panda, far more room, 5 doors etc. etc.

CarMadMoneySaver

There is a third way - the Ford Ka. Underneath it's the same as a 500 as Ford and FIAT collaborated to reduce development costs - the only differences are the bodywork and dashboard, the engine (which is no bad thing as Fords are generally more reliable and a LOT cheaper to fix than FIATS) and the price. No doubt it won't stand out as much as a 500, but it's a smart little car, and you will be able to sell it on again far, far more easily than a Hyundai in a few years time.

There's nothing wrong with a Hyundai as such, but I have relations who have got stuck in a constant cycle of having to buy them over the years - the only way they can get a decent trade-in when they want to change a Hyundai is to chop it in at the Hyundai dealers and buy another. If you want to change makes in future it may cost you dearly.

My advice - buy a Ka.

jaydeeuk1

I've only ever had one fiat, and that was a tipo. Bits broke and fell off all the time, would cut out, doors fall off, bonnet blow open at 70, but every journey was exciting as you didn't know whether you'd make it back. Won't get that same rush in a hyundai tho

hethmar

CarMadMoneySaver wrote: »

There is a third way - the Ford Ka - the only differences are the bodywork and dashboard, the engine and the price.

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Blimey, virtually a twin then. PMSL, it sounds like Trigger's broom.

flea72

there is no difference in price between a KA and the 500 - they are priced very similar (500 base price is actually cheaper)

but again, are not similar cars, other than chassis, so you cant compare the two

the only cars you can compare would be comparative ones between the makes - ie the KA is Fords entry level car, so you should be comparing it to other makes entry level cars, to in this case were talking about the Fiat Panda - again, same chassis, but with the Panda, you get a lower starting price than the KA, 4 doors, 5 seats, etc. - but as already stated, these cars are so dissimilar, you wouldnt put them them against each other in a drive-off

the OP is drawn to the 500 because of its styling, and the i10 for its pricing. all they need to decide is which factor means the most to them

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Canvey

My daughter had the same dilemma, and decided on the i10.Road tax cost and mpg are the same for both cars, the 5 year warranty and the air con swung it for her.
A few months later, she still thinks that she made the right choice.
Insurance cost is cheap too, as the immobiliser is Thatcham approved.

ne1mk1

Hi, I was also in your situation a couple of months ago... My heart said 500 and the head said i10. Someone was also right about the panda 100hp fun and 5 doors - does everything the i10 does and handles and goes faster than both put together!
But anyway, what did i do i hear you ask?

Bought a second hand Audi A2 !

60+ mpg - £35 tax - all aluminium body (like R8 & A8!) - loads of goodies - boot bigger than my old focus - not many on the road (BSM now use 500's uh-oh) - And most of all family and friends dont laugh at it!