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I'd have to measure the pram's width and length to see if it'd fit in that small area.🤔
Just seen this car on the way home
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OP
OP
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I need that 'beep' 'beep' sound due to having only one working eye. Although I can see what's behind me when using mirrors I can't judge how far away a parked car is.
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The Fiat also doesn’t have a horrendous flag on the steering wheel.
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TBF to @Accy cyclist it's not him that makes it multi-page it's others with differing views, if there weren't any multi-page threads the forum would be a bit boring.
He clearly had his mind set on it, however now seeing it, he's not too sure, the Fiat has caught his attention, however they are a bit chalk & cheese, 170BHP Cooper S, to a 80BHP Fiat no model, he needs to go find an Abarth to get the true comparison.
I enjoy @Accy cyclist multi-page posts, they’re always entertaining and contain nuggets of information.
From the his posts, my impression is that Accy wants to change his car ( I know the feeling!) and the blue if the Mini caught his eye.
Now the neat 500 has shifted his attention. All the fun of looking for a replacement car!!
From the his posts, my impression is that Accy wants to change his car ( I know the feeling!) and the blue if the Mini caught his eye.
Now the neat 500 has shifted his attention. All the fun of looking for a replacement car!!
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It's difficult as I like both,even though they are so different. I'd like a 'powerful car' but not the fuel consumption that goes with it. I'd like a car that looks quirky and goes a week on a tenner's worth of fuel, but I'd also like it to have a bit more power.🤔 I've become a bit of a 'senior boy racer' lately, doing stuff like checking out the car in front when there's 2 lanes and if it looks like I can 'take it' and no disrespect looking to see if it's being driven by a woman or an old man and if it is moving into the outside lane then watching the traffic lights like a hawk, waiting for the split second the amber light goes out then flying off to get in front of them. Why, I don't know as I've always been a sedate driver.🤔 I'm thinking that if I buy that Cooper S I'm going to end up rolling it and I'm not bragging here, it is a serious concern.🤔
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Then on the other hand I've always liked Fiat 500's and as I've posted before I like 'soft tops'. Ok, cream or off white wouldn't be my choice of colour, yellow or that wonderful Bianchi celeste
are my favourites but at least the Fiat isn't grey or black!
What might decide it for me is this pic' of the Fiat's rear. I love the much wider at the bottom than the top look (like a Mini) and that folded back top to me looks so stylish!
I think a bit of Duraglit would bring that exhaust pipe up nice and shiny.
are my favourites but at least the Fiat isn't grey or black!What might decide it for me is this pic' of the Fiat's rear. I love the much wider at the bottom than the top look (like a Mini) and that folded back top to me looks so stylish!I think a bit of Duraglit would bring that exhaust pipe up nice and shiny.
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1298379453990289 here you go, one from Uncle Arfur, Abarth but registered as a 1.2 for cheaper insurance!
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I quite like the bum on my mini too.
Generally I think the Fiat 500 is a lot more stylish than the mini but there again I am partial to Italian flare which is why I have a Bianchi. The Cooper S for me is just another sterile car (of which I would bore in 5 minutes) while the Fiat 500 (with its soft top) looks like a “cheeky bit of fun”. Of course I’d need a good and varied test drive before actually buying one.
Generally I think the Fiat 500 is a lot more stylish than the mini but there again I am partial to Italian flare which is why I have a Bianchi. The Cooper S for me is just another sterile car (of which I would bore in 5 minutes) while the Fiat 500 (with its soft top) looks like a “cheeky bit of fun”. Of course I’d need a good and varied test drive before actually buying one.
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I had a 40 minute drive in the Fiat this aft'. My thoughts are it's not as plush as my Mini. It has that hard(ish) vinyl material inside, whereas my Mini is soft leather. The handbrake didn't feel too secure, having to lift it to the hilt to get it to hold the car on a hill. The brakes themselves were a bit 'is it going to stop'??!!, whereas my Mini's are touch them and you stop asap! The Fiat's indicators were very quiet and hard to see over the steering wheel. I like the gear lever though. The soft top/ sunroof is a novelty indeed! Not quite a cabriolet, but that's ok as according to reports you don't lose the car's structure, which would mean lots of extra weight to make the car safe. I'm going to sleep on it and let the seller know tomorrow.🤔
What happens when you lodge a claim, the car doesn’t match the insurance?
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You'd probably be out of luck. And what is an Abarth conversion exactly ? Badge ? I'd not touch that.
At today's prices you will want a cigarette lighter.
