what is your favorite Fiat?

[Matra et Alpine]

Yes to the 131 abarth and the X1/9 ....

BUT, my all time favourite Fiat has to be ..........



Fiat 124 Abarth Spider

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by nota

Isn't that a rather steep price for those cars, even a good one?

Well, I'm not an expert on used cars but I think not.

And it has the glorious 3-litre Alfa Romeo V6 engine. That has to be at least worth 3450€ of the 3500€ asking price.

[nota]

Originally Posted by Ferrer

Well, I'm not an expert on used cars but I think not.

And it has the glorious 3-litre Alfa Romeo V6 engine. That has to be at least worth 3450€ of the 3500€ asking price.

Red Book AU : Your site for New and Used vehicle prices

These above local values convert to between 1,000 ~ 2,500 euros

@ 62 euro cents to the A$ here's some typical (optimistic) examples

Buy used ALFA ROMEO ALFA 75 cars in Australia online - CarPoint Australia

The Alfa V6 is one of the best-sounding engines I've ever heard at Bathurst

[Madman]

Many years ago, I owned a 1980 Fiat X-1/9. Problem was, it kept falling apart faster than I could put it back together!

Nevertheless, I still miss that car.


Cheers,
Madman of the People

[LandQuail]

it's got to be the X1/9 for me, though the Fiat Dino and 8V are clearly superior in every measurable way.

This old 'Quail, you see, used to drive an X1/9. I loved it. It was slower than a 1996 Ford F-150 V6 (verified, sadly) and on four dryrotted Michelin X tires, probably pulled a .25 on the skidpad.

However, the unassisted steering was utterly alive with feel. The brakes were equally feelsome and the engine, all 90 horsepower of it, was superb.

The 1500 CC four banger was, effectively, half of a Ferrari 308 block. If you think this claim is bullshit then take the argument up with Alfred Cosentino, if he's still alive.

It was a car that squirmed and writhed underneath the driver. By God, it was thrilling to hustle my X1/9 down the challenging roads of the Ozark Mountains; every corner taken at speed meant sawing at the wheel like Nuvolari and absolutely dancing on the brake and gas to keep the front tires ahead of the rears.

I always knew that if I ever asked that whisker too much from it that it would spit me off the road, and it finally did. I'd had an especially bad beat playing snooker with an unskilled but lucky blowhard one night (the kind that plays every shot about twice as hard as required, but still gets away with it) and left the billiards hall for a minute or two to drive it off. On a familiar decreasing-radius corner on the edge of town, I lost it; one moment I was see-sawing at the wheel, the next I was stuffed under a fallen roadside tree.

I wasn't injured. I had a bruise or two and so did the car, but the spell was broken. Now, six years later, the car is still half-restored at the home garage of a hillbilly mechanic who owed my family money. I'll get it back one of these days and make a SCCA autocross special out of it, but I'll keep it street legal — I want another shot at that corner that caught me out all those years ago...

Squawk.

[#1 Mustang Fan]

Originally Posted by drakkie

Fiat Multipla. The original.

The Multipla, it is said it is a direct descendant of the ugliest car on earth itself.

Hell, there must be some sort of name to live up to.

[Falcon500]

Originally Posted by nota

The Alfa V6 is one of the best-sounding engines I've ever heard at Bathurst

Didnt hear it for long they had a habit of braking down and catching fire here

[key1710]

Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000
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[Ingolstadt]

Originally Posted by #1 Mustang Fan

The Multipla, it is said it is a direct descendant of the ugliest car on earth itself.

Hell, there must be some sort of name to live up to.

That still goes to the Aztec

[l_turn9]

Hi All!
My favorite is a 67 Fiat 124 Coupe - I think it was only made in 1 or 2 years & I never see any for sale. It looks like the 124 convertible but with a large greenhouse cabin. They always looks like Maserati's to me for some reason. I can't even find any images of one!

[Revo]

Originally Posted by l_turn9

Hi All!
My favorite is a 67 Fiat 124 Coupe - I think it was only made in 1 or 2 years & I never see any for sale. It looks like the 124 convertible but with a large greenhouse cabin. They always looks like Maserati's to me for some reason. I can't even find any images of one!

There are couple of photos in Matt's High-Res Hide-Out Fiat 124 thread. Excellent choice BTW, I have a soft spot for 124 Coupe too...