Honestly, I shed a Tear when I saw this! - Toyota Yaris Forums

Nutzoids · 05-10-2007, 12:50 AM

*The New Fiat 500*

yrsdrgn · 05-10-2007, 01:11 AM

holy crap that thing looks awesome. i like the side view and the rear looks a bit like the cooper. I WANT ONE!!! =P

Imagine · 05-10-2007, 07:56 AM

Me likey! Yeah, it's sad that we don't see more of these micro-cars like the 500 and the Polo. Hence the reason I bought the Yaris! I dig the whole European mini car thing. We need more of them on the rode.

Jem_hadar · 05-16-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Imagine

I dig the whole European mini car thing. We need more of them on the rode.

ME TOO! :D

eTiMaGo · 05-10-2007, 09:01 AM

hehehe kinda... though honestly there aren't 1000 different shapes you can make a subcompact car, so it's kinda normal to see similar lines between manufacturers...

kurokoma-kun · 05-10-2007, 09:30 AM

Fiat also has a model called the panda--very similar specs to our cars. It raced a ferrari modena around a go kart track and came in just 1.6 (?) seconds slower.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAQu8PMZSSk

eTiMaGo · 05-10-2007, 09:36 AM

yeah, the panda's really boxy, kind of like an italian xB

But they have a "sport" version which is supposedly really fun to drive... and I love the advertising in the UK magazines: "Don't pet the panda"

boris13 · 05-10-2007, 11:22 AM

I really like the Fia 500 and the Nissan Micra. Wish we could get them in the US. Maybe we will in a few years, as gas tops $6 per gallon.

hasher22 · 05-11-2007, 03:50 AM

ew

ECHOKnight2000 · 05-12-2007, 01:33 AM

Cool little car! I love it! I looooooooooovvvvvvveeeeeeee small cars!! Especially cars like this cause they're like go-karts so they are "fun," and frugel on the wallet.

Oh yeah. The Citroen C1 which is pretty much a rebadged Toyota Aygo and Peugeot (Joint effort). Nice though, but I would take the Toyota in heart beat as I think that's the best looking of the three.

SLIK4 · 05-19-2007, 12:33 PM

i have to say i dont like it much. reminds me too much of a vw and i hate vw's. reliabilty sucks and way to expensive on repairs. interior isn't bad though.

Pavel Olavich · 05-19-2007, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SLIK4

i have to say i dont like it much. reminds me too much of a vw and i hate vw's. reliabilty sucks and way to expensive on repairs. interior isn't bad though.

Why do you think Fiat, Renault, Citroen, and several other Italian/French makes left the USA in the last 20+ years? BS reliability. BS value. BS technology....lol

nsmitchell · 05-10-2007, 11:38 AM

I just love small cars! I just don't see the expensive fast big cars as being all that great to own. Kinda like the Vegas strip. Nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. Small, quality cars are always so cool and clever!

churp · 05-10-2007, 01:08 PM

Wasn't the last time Fiat imported to the states in the 80's????? Fiat more or less got tired of the US BS!!!

SailDesign · 05-10-2007, 05:09 PM

I used to have a little Fiat. the "big sister" to the 500, called the 126 - 600 cc engine, two cylinders, 2-and-two-halves seating, etc.
Just remember not to exceed 70 mph, or the valve-cover gasket blows.... Did an honest 40mpg (US) back in 1982 - should have put it in the container when I moved here.

hystria · 05-10-2007, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SailDesign

I used to have a little Fiat. the "big sister" to the 500, called the 126 - 600 cc engine, two cylinders, 2-and-two-halves seating, etc.
Just remember not to exceed 70 mph, or the valve-cover gasket blows.... Did an honest 40mpg (US) back in 1982 - should have put it in the container when I moved here.

the 600 was actually quite a MICRO-car, so small sized one could not believe it when going down the road... perhaps one of the smallest cars ever made, if we exclude some weird & unrealistic concepts

MudBug · 05-10-2007, 09:00 PM

My Yaris is the first car I've owned in more than 20 years (All trucks since then). The Last car I owned was a Fiat 128 (Or something like that, just going off the way I remember it looking)

Vervepipes · 05-11-2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SailDesign

I used to have a little Fiat. the "big sister" to the 500, called the 126 - 600 cc engine, two cylinders, 2-and-two-halves seating, etc.
Just remember not to exceed 70 mph, or the valve-cover gasket blows.... Did an honest 40mpg (US) back in 1982 - should have put it in the container when I moved here.

My parents owned a Fiat Bambino when we lived in Germany (Lhar), but sold it before moving here. It was so much smaller than the Tempo they also owned at the time lol

05-10-2007, 12:50 AM	#1
Nutzoids View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 938	Honestly, I shed a Tear when I saw this! The New Fiat 500 Attached Images __________________ *Philosophy of life... Brought to you by... "Nutzoids" Nutzoids... Where Punk rock is less about Image, and more about the Mind!

05-10-2007, 01:11 AM	#2
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	holy crap that thing looks awesome. i like the side view and the rear looks a bit like the cooper. I WANT ONE!!! =P __________________

05-10-2007, 09:01 AM	#5
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	hehehe kinda... though honestly there aren't 1000 different shapes you can make a subcompact car, so it's kinda normal to see similar lines between manufacturers... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

05-10-2007, 09:36 AM	#7
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	yeah, the panda's really boxy, kind of like an italian xB But they have a "sport" version which is supposedly really fun to drive... and I love the advertising in the UK magazines: "Don't pet the panda" __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

05-10-2007, 11:22 AM	#8
boris13 Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback, 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA Posts: 167	I really like the Fia 500 and the Nissan Micra. Wish we could get them in the US. Maybe we will in a few years, as gas tops $6 per gallon. __________________ '07 3-door Meteorite Metallic Liftback: manual transmission, power package, 60/40 split fold-flat rear seat, ABS, side airbags, keyless entry, fog lights, 7-spoke 15" Toyota alloys, cruise control, TRD sway bar.

05-10-2007, 07:56 AM	#3
Imagine Insert sarcasm here. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Black Pearl Sand 3Dr Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 241	Me likey! Yeah, it's sad that we don't see more of these micro-cars like the 500 and the Polo. Hence the reason I bought the Yaris! I dig the whole European mini car thing. We need more of them on the rode.

05-10-2007, 09:30 AM	#6
kurokoma-kun Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: my own little world Posts: 1,256	Fiat also has a model called the panda--very similar specs to our cars. It raced a ferrari modena around a go kart track and came in just 1.6 (?) seconds slower. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAQu8PMZSSk

05-11-2007, 03:50 AM	#9
hasher22 Look mum no stars!! Drives: Toyota Yaris 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Sydney Posts: 1,469	ew __________________

05-12-2007, 01:33 AM	#10
ECHOKnight2000 Small Car Lover View User's Garage Drives: A Super Car Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota, US of A! Posts: 830	Cool little car! I love it! I looooooooooovvvvvvveeeeeeee small cars!! Especially cars like this cause they're like go-karts so they are "fun," and frugel on the wallet. Oh yeah. The Citroen C1 which is pretty much a rebadged Toyota Aygo and Peugeot (Joint effort). Nice though, but I would take the Toyota in heart beat as I think that's the best looking of the three. __________________ You may look good on the beach but in reality you're a pompus, egotistical jerk. "I was never on the beach with you..."and you never will.

05-19-2007, 12:33 PM	#11
SLIK4 Michael Drives: 07 Silver Yaris Sedan Join Date: May 2007 Location: Clearwater, Kansas Posts: 281	i have to say i dont like it much. reminds me too much of a vw and i hate vw's. reliabilty sucks and way to expensive on repairs. interior isn't bad though.

05-10-2007, 11:38 AM	#13
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	I just love small cars! I just don't see the expensive fast big cars as being all that great to own. Kinda like the Vegas strip. Nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. Small, quality cars are always so cool and clever! __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

05-10-2007, 01:08 PM	#14
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Wasn't the last time Fiat imported to the states in the 80's????? Fiat more or less got tired of the US BS!!! __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

05-10-2007, 05:09 PM	#15
SailDesign Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,931	I used to have a little Fiat. the "big sister" to the 500, called the 126 - 600 cc engine, two cylinders, 2-and-two-halves seating, etc. Just remember not to exceed 70 mph, or the valve-cover gasket blows.... Did an honest 40mpg (US) back in 1982 - should have put it in the container when I moved here. Attached Images

05-10-2007, 09:00 PM	#17
MudBug Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: AZ, USA Posts: 114	My Yaris is the first car I've owned in more than 20 years (All trucks since then). The Last car I owned was a Fiat 128 (Or something like that, just going off the way I remember it looking)