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Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
From: "DervMan" <dervman(at)ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:59:44 GMT
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"SteveH" <steve(at)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message
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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.
They`re slower than they are quicker in a straight line.
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SUBJECT: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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From: "DervMan" <dervman(at)ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:01:25 GMT
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"SteveH" <steve(at)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message
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> DanTXD <dan405(at)SdanPontAherMun.com> wrote:
>
>> "SteveH" <steve(at)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> > DanTXD <dan405(at)SdanPontAherMun.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> >> ....and you`ll STILL be going DAMN slowly.
>> >> >
>> >> > I`d suggest you go and drive one before making such comments.
>> >>
>> >> I`ve driven the Cinq version - same innit?
>> >>
>> >> It was fine for chucking round a carpark in a comedy fashion, but on
>> >> the
>> >> road, it was just annoying.
>> >
>> > In which case, you need to read the advice given to the OP.
>>
>> We`re not seriously arguing that the Sei/Cinq Sporting isn`t slow are we?
>> `Cos lets face it, if its fast, then so is Dervy`s Ka, and i for one am
>> NEVER going to say that, unless he gets a 2.0 ZVH Turbo in there ;)
>
> Ultimately, they may be deemed to be `slow`, but they certainly don`t
> feel it if you`re driving them in the true Wop style.
It _feels_ fast, but it`s not.
Sorry, but 55 PS and 1.1 litres, plus just over 700 kg, is _not_ fast.
200 PS, 2.0 litres, 900 kg might be.
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From: "DervMan" <dervman(at)ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:05:48 GMT
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"Me" <no.0ne(at)nowhere.com> wrote in message
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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!
Please ignore the helpful advice on making one faster, it doesn`t work, it`s
still slow in a straight line...
....but that`s not the point. The Cinquecento (and Siecento) are all about
the package. They have a great buzzy little FIRE engine and a nice grippy
feeling. In isolation or compared to most of their peers, they _feel_
quicker.
For the young, the Italian (probably) or those seeking good value, it works.
I like them. Would I have another Siecento or Cinquecento? I prefer the
Cinquecento - Fiat rubbed out the hard edges of the Cinq when they made the
Sie, the ride is a bit softer and it generaly doesn`t work quite as well.
Annoyingly for Fiat, Ford produced a sub-B car that trades punches in the
performance stakes, goes around corners even better, uses more petrol, has a
longer service interval and sits in a cheaper insurance bracket - oh and
sold stacks more.
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The DervMan
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