Brian Damaged
West Midlands
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Cinquecento Much??Brian Damaged
@damaged
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Mar 19, 2010 19:23:03 GMT
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I've come across one of these:  96P, 70k from new, minter. Black. Cheap. I like cheap. ;D I've heard words like 'head' and 'gasket' bandied about  , but I've also seen '45-50mpg' 'cheap tax and insurance' and 'fun' ;D Factor in the fact that I'd look absolutely f***ing stupid behind the wheel of one, and I reckon I could be onto a minor winner. What are they like to live with??    |
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Mar 19, 2010 19:26:27 GMT
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Mine was entertaining (when it worked).
Parts changed :
Headgasket
Cylinder Head
Header Tank
Gearbox (Recon)
Header tank cap
Some Hoses
Coupled with the fact of me doing 90 on the motorway and seeing a car at 90 degrees in my carriageway. Swerved round it and thought "If we'd have hit that in this, we'd be dead"
So it got swapped for our daily.
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rysz
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Mar 19, 2010 19:29:15 GMT
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No idea what they are like to live with but your first statement might irritate the owner and god only knows what it would do to the paint! ;D I love 'em and was trying to persuade Kim to get one as her first car - we settled on the Seicento after she saw this one:  Just have to pay for her lessons now... Rysz. |
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stealthstylz
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Cinquecento Much??stealthstylz
@stealthstylz
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Mar 19, 2010 19:31:08 GMT
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Headgasket is dead easy to change so don't worry about that. Its a small Fiat so just get your Italian head on, rag it everywhere and it'll be ace.
Matt
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Cinquecento Much??BenzBoy
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Mar 19, 2010 20:04:31 GMT
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They seem like loads of fun - a "proper" small Italian car, which surprises me given that it's relatively new (well, not new but new enough to have gone down the lardy route like other "small" cars)
I think they're really cool!
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Mar 19, 2010 20:17:52 GMT
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Not that easy to change. I ended up making a right hashish of mine.
It snapped two sockets trying to undo one of the head bolts.
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Mar 19, 2010 20:28:22 GMT
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Small Fiats are great fun, I used to be the proud owner of a 1 litre Fiat Uno with 45 rampant horses under the bonnet. More fun than my Honda CRX VTEC.
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Last Edit: Mar 19, 2010 20:36:02 GMT by skinley
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carmad
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Mar 19, 2010 21:03:02 GMT
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No idea what they are like to live with but your first statement might irritate the owner and god only knows what it would do to the paint! ;D I love 'em and was trying to persuade Kim to get one as her first car - we settled on the Seicento after she saw this one: Just have to pay for her lessons now... Rysz. that wee black one was mine and was awesome lol |
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Last Edit: Mar 19, 2010 21:03:57 GMT by carmad
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Mar 19, 2010 21:18:41 GMT
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Worked in a Fiat dealeship when these were new, 1.1 Cinqs gave damn all gasket trouble compared to the 1.2 Puntos. No p/s on the Cinq. A loose earth strap can fry the ECU.
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Mar 19, 2010 21:18:51 GMT
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it's not the holes that are rotten it's the metal around them
1975 trabant 601s deluxe
1987 trabant 601 Kombi
1996 fiat cinquecento 1.4 16v
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maxlee
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Mar 19, 2010 21:24:14 GMT
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if its cheaper then what they sell for on ebay then buy it try it if you don't like it wash it and sell it on
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Mar 19, 2010 21:26:54 GMT
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Neighbors got one,hes had it two months and so far the petrol tank had to be replaced followed by the head gasket......so check it out thoroughly is all i would say...
Great fun to drive though when its going ;D
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1984 Subaru GLF Hatch
1983 Skoda 120LE Super estelle
1977 Subaru DL Wagon
1978 Datsun 120Y Coupe
1995 Skoda favorit estate
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Mar 19, 2010 21:33:35 GMT
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if its cheaper then what they sell for on ebay then buy it try it if you don't like it wash it and sell it on Or, if it's cheaper than what they sell for on ebay and you don't want it, let me know where it is!  Once went on a couple of dates with a bird called Marina who had a Cinq . . . chopped it in for a new Polo when it failed the MOT on a rusty fuel tank. |
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Mar 19, 2010 22:08:17 GMT
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i had one as my first car, was extremely cool! if it need s apetrol tank ring fiat as it might not have been taken in for the recall, as there was a recall on cinquecentos and seicentos for the tanks to be changed
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1984 gtm coupe
1979 mini clubman estate pickup
1990 mini racing green
1996 mini sprite
1992 maestro 500 van
1995 fiat cinquecento
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Van Aaken used to do a turbo kit for them. Went like poo off a spade apparently.
What more do you need? :-)
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Koos
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Brian Damaged
West Midlands
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Cinquecento Much??Brian Damaged
@damaged
Club Retro Rides Member 33
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What more do you need? :-) I'd better get off my fat r-se and go have a look at it, then.  |
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There's a good video on the tube, I think it's an old Top Gear comparing the Cooper to the Sporting.
Ah here it is:
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Last Edit: Mar 20, 2010 8:30:44 GMT by Soopahfly
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, but I've also seen '45-50mpg' 'cheap tax and insurance' and 'fun' ;D
