Suprised the wife today. .....

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We got rid of the wife's jetta a few years ago when the warranty ran out, so for the past few years she's been driving my pos jeep grand cherokee. ....
Today I traded it in and got her a 2012 fiat 500 pop.......it's an automatic, she can't drive stick.....keeps her from driving the porsche lol
She had absolutely no idea this was coming, it was fun to suprise her lol

[billybek]

My neighbors have the same car, colour and all.
I think it has been has been ok for them.

Nice job. Hope she likes the car!

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It'll be fine for her, she only drives around 1500 miles a year......lol

[KevinTodd]

We've had ours a bit over 3 years and no issues. Fun little go-kart to piss around in and it actually revs pretty well in sport mode.....

[Baz]

Congrats! GREAT colour!

[Heel n Toe]

Über could be in your future.

[Nickshu]

Cool! I love the retro paint scheme.

[DanielDudley]

I surprised my wife too. I had no idea how fast that little pool boy could run.

[Arizona_928]

What's the mpg in that little guy?

[dafischer]

Pool boy or Fiat?

[porsche4life]

I test drove an Abarth. Super fun cars. Just too small for my needs.

[Don Ro]

Call me goofy but I like that soft green color and that soft interior color.
I'll bet that she was surprised and pleased.
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'Think Todd bought one in that color for his lady.
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Here's mine - love it!
Very comfy leather seats.
I get well over 36 mpg hwy and around 30 mpg city...if I stay out of "Sport" mode.
2 years old, 7,000 miles and zero issues. I let her idle a while before shutting down...let the turbine cool.
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Pulled out the rear seats...cut and laid a patterned cushioned mat down...she's now a mini SUV...also sound-proofed the inside of the rear deck with one of those blue U-Haul packing blankets - much quieter now.
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Also, bought a mint salvaged OEM wheel from a Michigan wrecker for $120 and then a new tire...strapped to the back wall behind the passenger's seat.
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[porsche4life]

Sharp ride don!

[afterburn 549]

I have a Abarth with 58K
The car is great.
The service and support SUCKS
Just to start from over the last couple years-
Frozen rear brakes
lower panels below door keep falling off
CEL after cel and some recalls on some sender.
I can not get 15000 miles out of a set of rear tires.
a Tire warning no communication light is always on.
Rear wheel bearings replaced .
One front strut.
Now that the warranty is up maybe i will fix it, as "Fiat Care"s did not care.
Every 20000 miles some shifter cable thing breaks
The 1st time it sat in the shop ONE MONTH waiting on the part.
Fiat did this exact same thing here in the states in the late 70s early 80s
They ignored the costumer and hoped the problems would go away.
They ended up going away.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

I have a Abarth with 58K
The car is great.
The service and support SUCKS
Just to start from over the last couple years-
Frozen rear brakes
lower panels below door keep falling off
CEL after cel and some recalls on some sender.
I can not get 15000 miles out of a set of rear tires.
a Tire warning no communication light is always on.
Rear wheel bearings replaced .
One front strut.
Now that the warranty is up maybe i will fix it, as "Fiat Care"s did not care.
Every 20000 miles some shifter cable thing breaks
The 1st time it sat in the shop ONE MONTH waiting on the part.
Fiat did this exact same thing here in the states in the late 70s early 80s
They ignored the costumer and hoped the problems would go away.
They ended up going away.

Sadly familiar. FIAT were big in Aus but they soon went away. I saw the current model in a local dealership when they first arrived.

The one on display had a factory fitted sunroof. The tracks were plastic and covered in vaseline Ridiculous!!!

[afterburn 549]

Run Forest Run !!

[afterburn 549]

Originally Posted by AZ_porschekid

What's the mpg in that little guy?

I get *33 MPG with lead foot and *35 if I am bored.

* thats is what the computer says....

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We just filled it up yesterday. .....took all of 18 bucks.....
Have to figure out our milage later tonite

[afterburn 549]

I live in the hill country,so i am in neutral, going dwn the hills for the run out.

[wdfifteen]

I can't look at this "surprised the wife" thread without cracking up.

From the Joke thread:

A gentleman rancher unloads a stud bull into an enclosure. The red neck neighbor kid asks:

“Hey, you gonna get that thar bull to f**k your cows?”

“Well I prefer we use the term ‘surprise’ but yes.”
As they stand there the bull immediately mounts the brown cow to which the neighbor kid exclaims:

“Looky that! He’s f*****g the brown cow!”

“SURPRISING, He’s SURPRISING the brown cow”

The gentleman farmer leaves to park his truck and trailer. When he gets back he inquires of the young neighbor kid if the bull has ‘surprised’ the white cow yet?

“YEP! Sure did! Went and f****ed the brown one again!"