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Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting

From: "Pete M" <pete.murray(at)blue-nopressedmeat-yonder.co.uk>

Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:06:36 +0100

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In news:Hnyre.14424$jS3.10209(at)newsfe2-win.ntli.net,

AstraVanMan <Peter(at)Whataloadofforeskinbollocks.co.uk> decided to enlighten

our sheltered souls with a rant as follows

>> I`ve driven one to within an inch of its poor little buzzy life and

>> found it quite amusing.

>>

>> However, it`s hard work trying to keep the bloody things going

>> quickly. I prefer my current transport - which never goes above 2000 rpm

>> in

>> the daily grind.

>

> That be being the Rangie then? It is a V8, isn`t it?



Most certainly is, squire. Only other option would be, um, one of *those*

engines. We all know how I feel about Dr Diesels Evil Invention.



>

> Sorry for asking (I know these questions are frowned upon), but what

> sort of mpg are you getting from it, on average?



Heh, um, er, ah.... um.... 15... if I`m gentle...





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Pete M

"If it does more than 20 mpg in town, I don`t want it"

Range Rover Vogue SE,

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2

Ford Capri (ressurection started)



COSOC #5

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From: "Pete M" <pete.murray(at)blue-nopressedmeat-yonder.co.uk>

Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:09:21 +0100

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In news:M6xre.14403$jS3.3968(at)newsfe2-win.ntli.net,

Rob <finlayson1SPAMTRAP(at)ntlworld.com> decided to enlighten our sheltered

souls with a rant as follows

> Pfft

>

> dont knock them till you`ve abused one

>

> I still steal the wifes punto sporting for a bit of back road abuse

> and leave the Cav at home 1242cc`s a god awful 85 brake (well a few

> tweaks so more like 95) and typical squat fiat handling great fun

> i`m just waiting on her breaking it so i can steal the engine and

> drop it into a Cinq. Now that would be interesting :)



I drove a hired Seicento poverty model from Amsterdam to Brussels a few

years ago. Thrashed it to within an inch of its life all the way there, and

just sat at, um, 90ish all the way back.



Cost me the equivalent of £14.00 in fuel to do something daft like 500 km.



Comfier than the train though.



--

Pete M

"If it does more than 20 mpg in town, I don`t want it"

Range Rover Vogue SE,

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2

Ford Capri (ressurection started)



COSOC #5

Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain










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From: "Pete M" <pete.murray(at)blue-nopressedmeat-yonder.co.uk>

Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:10:31 +0100

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In news:1gy5tnw.1syq1jrb1jh4nN%steve(at)italiancar.co.uk,

SteveH <steve(at)italiancar.co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls

with a rant as follows

> DervMan <dervman(at)ntlworld.com> wrote:

>

>> "Me" <no.0ne(at)nowhere.com> wrote in message

>> news:9mire.601873$Ge2.500631(at)fe03.news.easynews.com...

>>> 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...

>>

> <snip>

>>

>> 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.

>

> That was also more expensive, less rust resistant, had a nasty engine

> designed in the 1950s and looked like it was styled by a 5 year old.

> The

> Ka may (allegedly) corner better, but it`s just not fun. It`s also

> loads bigger on the outside but, for some unfathomable reason,

> smaller on the inside.



Ka`s handle and corner fucking brilliantly though, the Fiats don`t. They

just feel like they do.





--

Pete M

"If it does more than 20 mpg in town, I don`t want it"

Range Rover Vogue SE,

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2

Ford Capri (ressurection started)



COSOC #5

Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain














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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:13:39 +0000
Author: jdmsteve

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He straps in, greets you with his friendly smile, blasts his super euro trance mix to get his adrenaline pumping and just tosses the car sideways in a two lane mountain road. His drifting skills were acquired in the local mountains, not at the race track like most of the competitive drifters these days.

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While he is in competition he mostly relies on his skill but the rest is up to his good luck charm. A “Yuzu” bracelet is blessed by Buddhist priests and brings safety and good luck to each who wears it around their wrist. It started as a religious necessity in the past, but in modern times in the land of the rising sun, it is often seen as the latest fashion trend.

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Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:12:15 +0000
Author: youngmanmaster

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