Fiat 500 sport - Toyota Yaris Forums

vten · 08-10-2011, 01:04 PM

just took delivery on my black fiat 500 sport last saturday ...very nice built indeed !! they even offered a lifetime warranty for $100 deductable for $2400 ..nice gesture indeed Fiat !!

and I thinking to get another one soon next year with the bigger hp (abarth ) in white ...

and Im on the first on the list ..yay !!

while im waiting for it, enjoy this video from torino italia ...Ciao Fiat !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRKf...eature=related

Kioshi · 08-10-2011, 05:16 PM

They look so funny in that video...reminds me of those small pull-back cars i had when i was little. Pull them back and let them go :)

Cant wait to see yours though. What mods you will end up doing to it.

Klink10 · 08-10-2011, 08:54 PM

I like.

TLyttle · 08-10-2011, 11:20 PM

One of these days, there will be a pic of the new 500 and the old original 500. I remember the original, and, like the Mini, it was WAY smaller than the new one...

Shroomster · 08-11-2011, 12:53 AM

went through doing pdi fleet stuff on a batch of new fiats and all I can say is welcome to the ptcruiser revamp.....

an Italian car manufactured by an American company (I know fiat bought chrylser get over it) made in Mexico

vten · 08-11-2011, 03:24 AM

Hey guys ,
No mods for this one except the hids for both the headlights n foglight soon .

As far as the Italian car with an American engine n build in Mexico ... It's all about to bring the price down ... But the engine design is Italian design and still the same with the european models . Can't wait for my abarth to come Soon ... That's all I can say :)

BluYrs · 08-11-2011, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TLyttle

One of these days, there will be a pic of the new 500 and the old original 500.

Ya think? :)

Click for a full-size demo of my mad Paint skills.

cali yaris · 08-11-2011, 05:09 PM

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I remember the original, and, like the Mini, it was WAY smaller than the new one...

Doesn't look like it from the pics.

Shinare · 08-11-2011, 05:27 PM

Both older cars seem extremely small when approached. But once you get inside its a while nother story. I'm 6' 1" and I fit in both easily. I imported a right hand drive 1972 Leyland Mini (in color "Tobacco Road") from Auckland New Zealand about 12 years ago. In the same container was a red fiat 500 imported in by the same company that imported in mine. I really liked it as well, but I couldn't get over how it's engine was half the size of my already small 1000cc engine in my mini.

Unfortunately, in a bone-head move I can only chalk up to youth ignorance and extreme need to pay the rent, I sold my mini for less then it cost me just a year after going through the nightmare of getting it imported into the US and titled and I really regret it. Its been my favorite car to drive I've ever owned, and I've owned quite a few. The thing drove like it weighed as much as a go-kart and really held the road. The "rubber cone" suspension was just a kick to drive. If I ever have the means to buy another old mini someday I will do what it takes to get one.

TLyttle · 08-11-2011, 10:07 PM

Thanks, BluYrs, all the proof I need. The original was indeed very small, and typical of most European cars of the era. Compared to my 850 Morris Minor, I never could understand how one could get 4 people into a 500, almost like a college phone booth challenge...

thebarber · 08-11-2011, 10:41 PM

i drove a base 500 last month

was a nice car, but small and tall

and im spoiled with blitz power in the yaris....

so in summary, i wasnt super impressed

(and i was getting crazy glare from the beige steering column plastic so i couldnt read the gauges)

vten · 08-11-2011, 11:22 PM

Been driving my black 500 sport for a week ... I need a little more power indeed. Compare to my yaris with all the mods it is slower ...but hey it is a stock car with a smaller engine ... But the abarth is another story .

I guess stock to stock , the fiat is a better build quality . I dunno how much the brand new yaris 2 door cost right now , but the fiat with a leather seats , Abs brakes, 8 airbags, sunroof , disc brakes all around and a set of 16" rims for around $19K is hard to beat ...

I'm actualy torn between either keep the yaris and add the supercharger for around 135 hp or sell it, loose some $$ n get the abarth for 170hp .... Decision decision decision

Shroomster · 08-12-2011, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vten

Been driving my black 500 sport for a week ... I need a little more power indeed. Compare to my yaris with all the mods it is slower ...but hey it is a stock car with a smaller engine ... But the abarth is another story .

I guess stock to stock , the fiat is a better build quality . I dunno how much the brand new yaris 2 door cost right now , but the fiat with a leather seats , Abs brakes, 8 airbags, sunroof , disc brakes all around and a set of 16" rims for around $19K is hard to beat ...

I'm actualy torn between either keep the yaris and add the supercharger for around 135 hp or sell it, loose some $$ n get the abarth for 170hp .... Decision decision decision

has the abarth even been confirmed for stateside yet?

ROCKLANDTOYOTA · 08-12-2011, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shroomster

has the abarth even been confirmed for stateside yet?

YES SIR, rumors abound about it being a JCW MINI killer....

*kimona* · 08-12-2011, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vten

I dunno how much the brand new yaris 2 door cost right now , but the fiat with a leather seats , Abs brakes, 8 airbags, sunroof , disc brakes all around and a set of 16" rims for around $19K is hard to beat ...

$19K for a Fiat 500?!!! I paid right around $12K for my Yaris with auto and power package... and I think that's all it was worth. I recently bought my new Camry LE with leather for way less than $19K. Yes, I know it's apples and oranges, but I just can't rationalize spending that much cash on a Fiat.

Klink10 · 08-12-2011, 08:06 PM

As I said, like the car but at that price....nope.

vten · 08-12-2011, 09:13 PM

Oops ... I bought my 08 S hatchback used for $13500 back in 09 .. haha I didn't know if its only $12k ..

Anyway the base fiat is start at $15.5k ... Man I start to sounds like their salesman now .. Lol ... I'm just a happy buyer at this moment .. Lol

yaris rs · 08-14-2011, 02:22 AM

Who here remembers the italian job? is it just me or does that lil fiat 500 with an LSD and turbo seem like it would make one hell of an autoXer// canyon carver.. I wonder if there would be a market for a microcar like that... *Garm, setting the stage for you ;)

08-10-2011, 01:04 PM	#1
vten Drives: red bare bone yaris hb 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 1,022	Fiat 500 sport just took delivery on my black fiat 500 sport last saturday ...very nice built indeed !! they even offered a lifetime warranty for $100 deductable for $2400 ..nice gesture indeed Fiat !! and I thinking to get another one soon next year with the bigger hp (abarth ) in white ... and Im on the first on the list ..yay !! while im waiting for it, enjoy this video from torino italia ...Ciao Fiat !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRKf...eature=related

08-11-2011, 05:27 PM	#9
Shinare Bronze bombshell yaris Drives: 09 Yaris HB 3door Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 641	Both older cars seem extremely small when approached. But once you get inside its a while nother story. I'm 6' 1" and I fit in both easily. I imported a right hand drive 1972 Leyland Mini (in color "Tobacco Road") from Auckland New Zealand about 12 years ago. In the same container was a red fiat 500 imported in by the same company that imported in mine. I really liked it as well, but I couldn't get over how it's engine was half the size of my already small 1000cc engine in my mini. Unfortunately, in a bone-head move I can only chalk up to youth ignorance and extreme need to pay the rent, I sold my mini for less then it cost me just a year after going through the nightmare of getting it imported into the US and titled and I really regret it. Its been my favorite car to drive I've ever owned, and I've owned quite a few. The thing drove like it weighed as much as a go-kart and really held the road. The "rubber cone" suspension was just a kick to drive. If I ever have the means to buy another old mini someday I will do what it takes to get one. __________________ Now I drive a CARMINE RED METALLIC 09 Yaris 3-door!! I'm Back!!! WooHoo!! Mods done so far: Tinted windows, Viper 211HV Remote Keyless Entry, Atoto Android headunit, backup camera, steering wheel controls Before it was totaled I drove a 2007 Black Sand Pearl 3 Door Lift-Back M/T with 49k miles. Stock Everything except for black tint, all red badges, red dash, and stealth garage door opener. Ultra-Gauge mounted on steering wheel. A1 Electric MES Central Locks and Avital 3100 Alarm system.

08-11-2011, 10:41 PM	#11
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	i drove a base 500 last month was a nice car, but small and tall and im spoiled with blitz power in the yaris.... so in summary, i wasnt super impressed (and i was getting crazy glare from the beige steering column plastic so i couldnt read the gauges) __________________

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08-10-2011, 05:16 PM	#2
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	They look so funny in that video...reminds me of those small pull-back cars i had when i was little. Pull them back and let them go :) Cant wait to see yours though. What mods you will end up doing to it.

08-10-2011, 08:54 PM	#3
Klink10 View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 910 Posts: 1,229	I like.

08-10-2011, 11:20 PM	#4
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	One of these days, there will be a pic of the new 500 and the old original 500. I remember the original, and, like the Mini, it was WAY smaller than the new one...

08-11-2011, 12:53 AM	#5
Shroomster '07 to '12:2 wipers to 1? View User's Garage Drives: '12 5-door LE & '14 5-door LE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,999	went through doing pdi fleet stuff on a batch of new fiats and all I can say is welcome to the ptcruiser revamp..... an Italian car manufactured by an American company (I know fiat bought chrylser get over it) made in Mexico

08-11-2011, 03:24 AM	#6
vten Drives: red bare bone yaris hb 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 1,022	Hey guys , No mods for this one except the hids for both the headlights n foglight soon . As far as the Italian car with an American engine n build in Mexico ... It's all about to bring the price down ... But the engine design is Italian design and still the same with the european models . Can't wait for my abarth to come Soon ... That's all I can say :)

08-11-2011, 10:07 PM	#10
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	Thanks, BluYrs, all the proof I need. The original was indeed very small, and typical of most European cars of the era. Compared to my 850 Morris Minor, I never could understand how one could get 4 people into a 500, almost like a college phone booth challenge...

08-11-2011, 11:22 PM	#12
vten Drives: red bare bone yaris hb 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 1,022	Been driving my black 500 sport for a week ... I need a little more power indeed. Compare to my yaris with all the mods it is slower ...but hey it is a stock car with a smaller engine ... But the abarth is another story . I guess stock to stock , the fiat is a better build quality . I dunno how much the brand new yaris 2 door cost right now , but the fiat with a leather seats , Abs brakes, 8 airbags, sunroof , disc brakes all around and a set of 16" rims for around $19K is hard to beat ... I'm actualy torn between either keep the yaris and add the supercharger for around 135 hp or sell it, loose some $$ n get the abarth for 170hp .... Decision decision decision

08-12-2011, 08:06 PM	#16
Klink10 View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 910 Posts: 1,229	As I said, like the car but at that price....nope.

08-12-2011, 09:13 PM	#17
vten Drives: red bare bone yaris hb 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: columbus Posts: 1,022	Oops ... I bought my 08 S hatchback used for $13500 back in 09 .. haha I didn't know if its only $12k .. Anyway the base fiat is start at $15.5k ... Man I start to sounds like their salesman now .. Lol ... I'm just a happy buyer at this moment .. Lol

08-14-2011, 02:22 AM	#18
yaris rs Drives: 2009 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NA Posts: 47	Who here remembers the italian job? is it just me or does that lil fiat 500 with an LSD and turbo seem like it would make one hell of an autoXer// canyon carver.. I wonder if there would be a market for a microcar like that... *Garm, setting the stage for you ;)