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Old 01-20-2013, 09:32 AM
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Goodbye RX8... Hello 500

Just replaced by 04 RX8 with a 6 month old Fiat500 Abarth.

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Old 01-20-2013, 10:17 AM
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8 to 500? Interesting.. How do you like it so far?
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Originally Posted by usafrotard
From a chick magnet to a chick car
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I like it
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Funny to see it stroll by with an aftermarket exhaust...
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why....just why...
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gotta be a troll

the fiat 500 is the new replacement for the daewoo leganza... pure cheap junk. and a chick car for sure.

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Old 01-20-2013, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Karack
gotta be a troll

the fiat 500 is the new replacement for the daewoo leganza... pure cheap junk. and a chick car for sure.
Wrong.
The 500 is an overpriced, Panda based car that costs as much as a cooper S while being slower
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had to be an automatic rx8.
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Originally Posted by bse50
Wrong.
The 500 is an overpriced, Panda based car that costs as much as a cooper S while being slower
i never mentioned price. i simply said it's a POS, because it is. i guess you'd have to understand what a daewoo car was to get my point.

i would rather go for a Smart car than one of these bricks, if i was in the market for something stupid small and oddly shaped and of course not performance oriented in the least.

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daewoo Vs. Isuzu....

hmmmm not sure who would win.
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Originally Posted by Karack
i never mentioned price. i simply said it's a POS, because it is. i guess you'd have to understand what a daewoo car was to get my point.

i would rather go for a Smart car than one of these bricks, if i was in the market for something stupid small and oddly shaped and of course not performance oriented in the least.
I live in Italy, i know what you're talking about. They are every ******* where here sadly. It's a brilliant design for a city car but the 500 Abarth essesse is just an overpriced panda that's slower than a cooper S. The normal 500 is an overpriced panda that at least doesn't look like a shoebox. To me the various american cars are oversized anyway. Engine, size, everything. Just sayin...
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Cool. I've read some nice things about it. Have fun!


http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/03/review-2012-fiat-500-abarth/

Review: 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth – Take Two | The Truth About Cars

2012 Fiat 500 Abarth |*MotorWeek
"The Abarth is the most fun we’ve had in a car that costs under $25,000, in some time."

2013 FIAT 500

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An frs would have made more sense
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Oh well...
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Originally Posted by bse50
I live in Italy, i know what you're talking about. They are every ******* where here sadly. It's a brilliant design for a city car but the 500 Abarth essesse is just an overpriced panda that's slower than a cooper S. The normal 500 is an overpriced panda that at least doesn't look like a shoebox. To me the various american cars are oversized anyway. Engine, size, everything. Just sayin...

we like big cars that drink gas like water, what can i say?
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That's a cute car, you definitely have to be secure in your manhood to drive that. Don't worry though, sometimes life throws you a curve ball but you will bounce back. Stay strong.
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Well that's...different.
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Originally Posted by Karack
we like big cars that drink gas like water, what can i say?
Given how cheap gas is in the US i can understand why

Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
That's a cute car, you definitely have to be secure in your manhood to drive that. Don't worry though, sometimes life throws you a curve ball but you will bounce back. Stay strong.
The Abarth \ Abarth essesse is actually a dude's car... I have yet to see a chick drive one in traffic.
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It's a lot of fun to drive and gets great mpg. I will be driving quite a bit and needed the better gas mileage. Plus, I've had more issues than I would have liked with the rx8.

Go drive one before you make up your mind and do a little research. The NA car is quite different than the rest of the world.

And my rx8 was a manual with the sport suspension... Not automatic.

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