Offer on new Fiat 500 - too good to be true?

Tilt

pauls_20 wrote: »

I agree with Flyboy, the mpg might not work out as great as the official figures but it will be one of the best on the market for the price and size of car.

I would be debating weather you want the lounge 1.2 or the lounge twin air? ....

.... or the 500c :-)

Rather have the Abarth! Don't like the convertable.

Wh05apk

Tilt wrote: »

Some people don't know what they are talking about. Her is one road test of said Fiat 500 Twin Air giving the fuel consumption at 69mpg. Not that the VED is zero rate on this car. However, it is a little pricey but then again you can't have everyting can you. Think of the long term savings.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Fiat-500-0.9-Twin-Air/251295/

Thats the official figure, if you google there are several road tests complaining of mpg in the 30's

mikey72

Wh05apk wrote: »

Thats the official figure, if you google there are several road tests complaining of mpg in the 30's

That's because you can't drive it slowly. You have to rev it to 6000rpm. It's a Fiat.

Charliezoo

I've decided I'll go and take a look at them this weekend. I like the idea of no tax or congestion charge and should be far more economical than my current car.

Just found out my old Streetka which I've been wanting shot of needs a new head gasket so I'll be needing to trade it in. Just hope I can get a new car soonish as or I'll be without one for a while.

Thanks for all your advice

10JH

Lots of reviews, almost all, complaining about not getting close to mpg figures.

Reviews here - http://www.carbuzz.co.uk/Fiat-500

Then can filter by the TwinAir engine.

Car makers shouldn't be allowed to get away with that kind of thing

exup

the fiat document we have on our owners club website is around 68mpg combined which as about the same as my Fiat Seicento. http://forum.clubcento.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=8317
Top Gear said it was under 40 but I have an idea how the top gear team were driving it.
Even with eco mode off, I bet on a long run between my house and my girlfriends I could get a decent mpg out of the twinair - but its a new engine, and I would rather wait for a few months to see what the reliability is like before I would buy one

Hintza

10JH wrote: »

Car makers shouldn't be allowed to get away with that kind of thing

Same rules for all the car manufacturers, so they aren't getting away with anything!!!!!!!

Flyboy152

Charliezoo wrote: »

I've decided I'll go and take a look at them this weekend. I like the idea of no tax or congestion charge and should be far more economical than my current car.

Just found out my old Streetka which I've been wanting shot of needs a new head gasket so I'll be needing to trade it in. Just hope I can get a new car soonish as or I'll be without one for a while.

Thanks for all your advice

Best of luck with that. How are going to get it to the dealership?

Flyboy152

10JH wrote: »

Lots of reviews, almost all, complaining about not getting close to mpg figures.

Reviews here - http://www.carbuzz.co.uk/Fiat-500

Then can filter by the TwinAir engine.

Car makers shouldn't be allowed to get away with that kind of thing

I wonder if all those drivers/reviewers/bloggers comply with the official testing parameters?

smitchy73

I read that it doesn't matter what the different manufacturers say about mpg figures, at the end of the day none are correct, although some cars I've had have been fairly close to it. All cars arew tested in the same way...in a laboratory(?) on a rolling road, where they do so many miles from cold start to 30mph, then so much further up to something like 50mph, then again for a bit further up to 70mph. They also don't have road conditions like potholes, other cars, a tractor/jcb, stopping for junctions, roundabouts etc etc.

One thing to remember about cars being tested in the same way, if one claims 80 mpg and another only 60mpg, the chances are in the real world you'll get more from the 80 car than the 60 one.

Martin has a petrol saver challenge/guide with helpful hints for better driving and fuel saving.