Honestly, I shed a Tear when I saw this!

[churp]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Yaris Revenge]

$@#%&*%@#$@%^*!!!!!!!!!

See, it's this kinda' crap that makes me wanna' move outta' the US. Why the hell do we get all the boring cars, yet we're the largest automotive consumer group on the planet?!?!?! NO FAIR!

~YR

(Awesome, awesome car, BTW)

[nsmitchell]

Election 2008 might grease the runway for some smaller cars hitting the US roads! Since Green is everywhere these days and gas prices are staying up, I think more small cars might make their way over here. I think it would be neat if kinda like a Carmax theme, but sell all new European small cars that are 50 state smog legal, and sold under one roof. Figure out what each model needs to be legal and modify them there and sell them. How cool would that be?! It would take a lot of $$$ but I think it could be done.

[St_G]

Exterior is okay, but the interior looks great!

[CASTREX]

More Micro cars for the viewing pleasure of US members.

This is the Citroen C1. 1.4 Turbodiesel engine capable of Up to 60 MPG.

[ItalianYaris]

OHHH you guys, not only this baby is coming out, We have also the Abarth Model which comes with a 1.4 liter 4 cyl turbo with 150 HP! And there is also the convertible version!

Check it out! http://www.infomotori.co.uk/a_17_EN_18953_2.html

[nick1983]

I want one!!

[swng]

Some more news here:
http://news.en.autos.sympatico.msn.c...mentid=4804030
Enjoy!

[Nutzoids]

Originally Posted by swng

Some more news here:
http://news.en.autos.sympatico.msn.c...mentid=4804030
Enjoy!

I almost creamed my pants!

[TrancosRt]

What's there not to love?

It would be cool to have the 500 land in the US...
I remember mi dad's white Fiat 600, noisy and umcorfortable as heck, but it was quite reliable (the only time I remember it leaving my dad stranded was when one of the front suspension arms broke in a major pothole) and easy to move in congested city. You can still see some on the road in Argentina!

[jdubau55]

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/fe...ort/index.html

Would love for this to come to the states....I LOVE IT Id almost trade the Yaris for one.

[Pavel Olavich]

The Fiat 500 has soul, it has great lines....but in comparison, the Nissan looks sterile, frumpy, and plain Jane...although I strongly suspect the Micra would be MUCH more reliable then the Fiat....the Italians make great looking cars but most of them are really bad in the reliability department...even the $200,000+ models...go figure!

[churp]

Had a couple Fiat and wouldn't rate their reliability worse than any US car...and I've been driving since '64.

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by churp

Had a couple Fiat and wouldn't rate their reliability worse than any US car...and I've been driving since '64.

Then how come they left the US market? How come they NEVER made a profit here in the US? How come the Japanese succeeded here? How come while they were in the US market, ConsumerReports and many other car magazines found them to be shit? Oh wait! Maybe it was a conspiracy!

Hello?!?