The Fiat 500 - Toyota Yaris Forums

UTVitz · 12-10-2011, 10:46 AM

The Fiat 500 is a car to be avoided by people who are use to toyota reliablity. The 500 is made in Mexico, but is full of design and quality quirks so common to the European brands. I work for a company that rents a few of these 500's and they are riddled with issues from check engine lights to creaky drivers doors. Sometimes they give a warning of overheating and they are not. I've driven the car a lot with the want of falling in love with it, but it didn't happen-too many flaws. The engine is insanely hard to give basic service to-it's packed in there. This car is nothing more than a fashion statement as the J-Lo ads on TV only confirm. Test drive for fun, but walk away knowing it is no Toyota when it comes to ownership costs, repair, maintainablity, and reliablity.

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12-10-2011, 10:46 AM	#4
UTVitz Drives: Black Vitz Liftback Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 238	The Fiat 500 is a car to be avoided by people who are use to toyota reliablity. The 500 is made in Mexico, but is full of design and quality quirks so common to the European brands. I work for a company that rents a few of these 500's and they are riddled with issues from check engine lights to creaky drivers doors. Sometimes they give a warning of overheating and they are not. I've driven the car a lot with the want of falling in love with it, but it didn't happen-too many flaws. The engine is insanely hard to give basic service to-it's packed in there. This car is nothing more than a fashion statement as the J-Lo ads on TV only confirm. Test drive for fun, but walk away knowing it is no Toyota when it comes to ownership costs, repair, maintainablity, and reliablity.