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Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting

From: "DervMan" <dervman(at)ntlworld.com>

Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting

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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 06:23:37 GMT

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"SteveH" <steve(at)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message

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

>

>> Ford raised the city car game by devising a chassis that slapped

>> everything

>> else in the class about the face with a wed haddock in the twisty

>> material

>> but also gave it a supple ride and decent motorway refinement.

>

> Then lumbered it with a wheezy old pushrod engine and Fisher Price

> styling.



Who cares about the design of the engine? More people don`t than do...



The styling is cute, but it`s also personal. You`re not going to like it

because (a) it`s trendy to dislike it and (b) it wears a Ford badge.



I`m open minded about such things.



> The Cinq. was boxy, but, especially once lowered, looked just *right*.



It did not look right. It looked like a boxy lowered Lego car.



The Cinquecento also has the handicap of looking almost exactly like the

Lancia Y10 or Fiat Uno from many perspectives. Hmm.



> I`ve snipped some stuff, but I`ll refer back to the PAS, aircon etc.....

> what the *fuck* is the point in stuff like that in a stripped out little

> hatch? - I mean, it robs the Ka of desperately needed bhp, so you`re

> better off without it.



Stripped out? Why did it have electric windows, central locking and the

best stereo of the range?



I think you`re getting confused between "stripped out" and "couldn`t find

the space for" here.



So you don`t drive anything without PAS, is that it? You said last week

that you`d not consider running a car without air conditioning these days?



You also excluded the bits about the Cinquecento`s interior being less

practical and it having a smaller boot.



> Cinq. wins every time for me.



In your opinion, which is hugely biased against Fords.



I wonder if it would be the same if the Cinquecento wore a Ford badge and

the Ka had a Fiat badge. Yeah I can imagine - "oh sure the Ka has an old

generation engine, but it handles so well, it`s just right as a small car,

and it proves how good the Italians are at making a car look funky. The

Cinq, how can they call a 1.1 litre a `sporting` car?"



Anyway, is the Cinquecento featured in Gran Turismo 4? Oh, look, no it`s

not. But the pushrod 1.3 Ka is...



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SUBJECT: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting
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From: "Nom" <Nom(at)Somewhere.Somewhere>

Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:44:21 +0100

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DervMan wrote:

> So you don`t drive anything without PAS, is that it?



I certainly wouldn`t ever choose a car without PAS !



> You said last

> week that you`d not consider running a car without air conditioning

> these days?



Nor would I choose a car without AirCon !



Both the above are mandatory comfort requirements.










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From: "Ronny" <ronny(at)nospamfsplanes.net>

Subject: Re: Fiat Sceicento Sporting

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:56:35 +0100

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DervMan wrote:

> "SteveH" <steve(at)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message

> news:1gy643y.bpjgsou5ljo5N%steve(at)italiancar.co.uk...

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

>>

>

> Anyway, is the Cinquecento featured in Gran Turismo 4? Oh, look, no

> it`s not. But the pushrod 1.3 Ka is...



Definitely the most important thing about buying a car, is it included in

GT4, if it`s not, then leave it alone imo :)














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Title: Men Are Back, Armed with Problems, and a Repertoire of Worries
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:08:28 +0000
Author: brandvc

The SX4 - The men in black

The SX4 - The men in black

Well the headline maybe disappointing for many who own the SX4 and all men, but I do need to mention that the SX4 has some cool properties as any men would do. If one compares the SX4 with the erstwhile Baleno, which the SX4 replaced, it is silly to do so as the SX4 sedan is brilliance personified in comparison and built on an all-new platform. Sporting an Italian design, the SX4 has been developed as a crossover of designs for developing markets. Maruti has also introduced the all new aluminium M-series engine (M16A) for this car.

The SX4 looks pumped up shoulder to shoulder when compared with its predecessor, slightly longer I guess, much taller and wider. The well designed cabin looks massive and carries on over the boot which has ample boot space. the bonnet is steeply raked and there is plenty of room for passengers to park themselves both in the front and the back seats. The looks (both interiors and exteriors) which could be the best fit for the song – hey muscular, hey popular, spectacular…. A stunner when it comes to looks. The steering is slender and there are lots of nooks for storage in addition to the twin glove-boxes.

But pappu can’t dance sala as that’s not all that you would look for in this segment and a clear benchmark would be the arrow headed Honda City. As an automobile freak and having driven the Honda city from their initially launched model, I have fallen in love with the Japanese elegance called the City. Maruti is well-aware of this fact and ensured that the SX4 is not an ‘also-ran’ vehicle. It comes fully loaded and is available at an attractive price. So, is it good enough to give a run for the City at the helm?


More on: http://brandvc.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/men-are-back-armed-with-problems-and-a-repertoire-of-worries/



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Title: Saturn Sing-along
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:28:45 +0000
Author: typehype

Here’s the story / of Suzy’s Saturn / which was on the market ready to be sold

All the problems it was having  / annoyed it’s owner / most of all, that it was old

It’s a story / of a girl named Angela / who was forced to live in her parents’ home

They were three people / living all together / yet they were all alone

Till the one day when Angie met Miss Suzy / Then she knew the Saturn perfectly met her needs

That she wanted to park that car in her driveway  / About that time, the Saturn began to overheat


More on: http://theninthhouse.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/saturn-sing-along/











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