Comments on: Fiat 500 Flips Its Lid http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:37:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: timoted http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/comment-page-1/#comment-101589 timoted Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:17:34 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/#comment-101589 Looks like a fat ladybug. No style to its design what-so-ever. I agree it's a inner-city car. Tell me if you were going down the highway at 65 mph and a tractor-trailer pulled along side you, it wouldn't make you a little bit nervous. Looks like a fat ladybug. No style to its design what-so-ever. I agree it’s a inner-city car. Tell me if you were going down the highway at 65 mph and a tractor-trailer pulled along side you, it wouldn’t make you a little bit nervous.

]]> By: KixStart http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/comment-page-1/#comment-101550 KixStart Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:17:45 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/#comment-101550 Maybe this is why Nick2NY is selling his Smart? Maybe this is why Nick2NY is selling his Smart?

]]> By: Mirko Reinhardt http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/comment-page-1/#comment-101523 Mirko Reinhardt Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:07:46 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/#comment-101523 @Pahaska "Limited in the sense that I would NEVER drive one on the expressways in this city without a death wish." Umm... 5-star Euro-NCAP safety ratin in every test? @Pahaska
“Limited in the sense that I would NEVER drive one on the expressways in this city without a death wish.”
Umm… 5-star Euro-NCAP safety ratin in every test?

]]> By: quasimondo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/comment-page-1/#comment-101505 quasimondo Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:23:24 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/#comment-101505 I dunno about you, but my seat time behind the wheel of a Toyota Echo is what spawned my claustophobia of teeny tiny wheels. I dunno about you, but my seat time behind the wheel of a Toyota Echo is what spawned my claustophobia of teeny tiny wheels.

]]> By: threeer http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/comment-page-1/#comment-101489 threeer Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:01:36 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/#comment-101489 What is it with America's fear of small cars? Do we think that driving such cars will somehow reduce our (self-perceived) masculinity? For years I drove a Honda CRX Si, and then a Del Sol (should have NEVER sold the CRX) and loved it. Never felt less for driving those versus, oh, say an Expedition... What is it with America’s fear of small cars? Do we think that driving such cars will somehow reduce our (self-perceived) masculinity? For years I drove a Honda CRX Si, and then a Del Sol (should have NEVER sold the CRX) and loved it. Never felt less for driving those versus, oh, say an Expedition…

]]> By: Pahaska http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/comment-page-1/#comment-101483 Pahaska Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:36:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/#comment-101483 I had a Fiat 500 back in the 60s and I had more fun with that car (and worked on it more) than any car I have ever owned. The apparent quality (paint, etc.) was great, but mechanical bits kept falling off the little 2-pot engine and oil leakage left smokescreens behind me. Traffic was a lot different then. With me, it would definitely be a very limited city car today. Limited in the sense that I would NEVER drive one on the expressways in this city without a death wish. I had a Fiat 500 back in the 60s and I had more fun with that car (and worked on it more) than any car I have ever owned. The apparent quality (paint, etc.) was great, but mechanical bits kept falling off the little 2-pot engine and oil leakage left smokescreens behind me.

Traffic was a lot different then. With me, it would definitely be a very limited city car today. Limited in the sense that I would NEVER drive one on the expressways in this city without a death wish.

]]> By: driving course http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/comment-page-1/#comment-101475 driving course Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:10:40 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/#comment-101475 I think Gardiner has a good point about Smart showrooms, but I must be getting old - I think driving such a tiny car with 155bhp under your right foot will lead to some big frights... this from someone who drove a Caterham 7 on the road for 3 years and lived to talk about it! I think Gardiner has a good point about Smart showrooms, but I must be getting old – I think driving such a tiny car with 155bhp under your right foot will lead to some big frights… this from someone who drove a Caterham 7 on the road for 3 years and lived to talk about it!

]]> By: Gardiner Westbound http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/comment-page-1/#comment-101474 Gardiner Westbound Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:48:24 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/fiat-500-flips-its-lid/#comment-101474 Ladies will line up to buy the Fiat 500 convertible if they market them here. Earlier Fiat Abarths were pocket rockets. Young men will buy 500 Abarths by the boatload. SmartCar showrooms may become the loneliest places in town. Ladies will line up to buy the Fiat 500 convertible if they market them here. Earlier Fiat Abarths were pocket rockets. Young men will buy 500 Abarths by the boatload. SmartCar showrooms may become the loneliest places in town.

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