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Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:53:48 +0100
From: Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com>
Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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SteveH wrote:
> Me <no.0ne(at)nowhere.com> wrote:
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>
>>Took the missus car for an MOT the other day and can anyone tell me how this
>>car is known as a "Sporting", I think a moped would have a better 0 to 60
>>time and everyone tries to intimidate you when you drive them too!
>
>
> See that pedal on the right. Press it harder. Yes, that`s right, it does
> go down to the floor.
>
> Now, look at the dial in the middle of the dash. No, not the one with
> big numbers, the one with smaller numbers and a red sector at the high
> end of the scale. Got it now?
>
> OK, you press the pedal on the right to the floor and keep it there
> until the needle on the dial with smaller numbers is just inside the red
> bit. Then you change up a gear and repeat until there`s no gears left.
>
> HTH.
Still takes quite a long time though, doesn`t it?
Douglas
SUBJECT: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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From: steve(at)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH)
Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:00:16 +0100
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Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com> wrote:
> SteveH wrote:
> > Me <no.0ne(at)nowhere.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Took the missus car for an MOT the other day and can anyone tell me how this
> >>car is known as a "Sporting", I think a moped would have a better 0 to 60
> >>time and everyone tries to intimidate you when you drive them too!
> >
> >
> > See that pedal on the right. Press it harder. Yes, that`s right, it does
> > go down to the floor.
> >
> > Now, look at the dial in the middle of the dash. No, not the one with
> > big numbers, the one with smaller numbers and a red sector at the high
> > end of the scale. Got it now?
> >
> > OK, you press the pedal on the right to the floor and keep it there
> > until the needle on the dial with smaller numbers is just inside the red
> > bit. Then you change up a gear and repeat until there`s no gears left.
> >
> > HTH.
>
> Still takes quite a long time though, doesn`t it?
They`re not particularly quick, no. But they`re not all that slow
either.
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SUBJECT: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:04:19 +0100
From: Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com>
Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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SteveH wrote:
> Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com> wrote:
>
>
>>SteveH wrote:
>>
>>>Me <no.0ne(at)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Took the missus car for an MOT the other day and can anyone tell me how this
>>>>car is known as a "Sporting", I think a moped would have a better 0 to 60
>>>>time and everyone tries to intimidate you when you drive them too!
>>>
>>>
>>>See that pedal on the right. Press it harder. Yes, that`s right, it does
>>>go down to the floor.
>>>
>>>Now, look at the dial in the middle of the dash. No, not the one with
>>>big numbers, the one with smaller numbers and a red sector at the high
>>>end of the scale. Got it now?
>>>
>>>OK, you press the pedal on the right to the floor and keep it there
>>>until the needle on the dial with smaller numbers is just inside the red
>>>bit. Then you change up a gear and repeat until there`s no gears left.
>>>
>>>HTH.
>>
>>Still takes quite a long time though, doesn`t it?
>
>
> They`re not particularly quick, no. But they`re not all that slow
> either.
I`d take a "Sceicento" over a moped. The latter is generally restricted
to 30mph, the Fiat`s bound to be faster.
(c:
Douglas
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