More Multipla!

"Godspeed11- I own a SAAB" (Godspeed11) 10/14/2013 at 21:17 • Filed to: lolcars

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So earlier today my friend Velocity860 or something like that posted some pictures of this not so rare but oddball car. Well in the U.S. it's rather rare due to the 25 year rule. So all you European Jalops that see these crap boxes occasionally will have seen nothing new. But for we Yanks, bask in the glorious garbage bestowed upon you

Apparently it was here under a museum registration and a couple of French or Italian guys were touring the country in it. Why a Multipla? Who knows, it's dirt cheap and economic-ish, but maintenance would have been a pain. "Fiat? You mean those stupid European hatchboxes? Nah I got a caprice and a Tahoe taking up my lifts in the back, and I don't think Tony can fix that piece of crap."

This one we heard about through the facebook page of the garage. European Auto Garage hosts the Knoxville Cars and Coffee and occasionally post pics of some rare/cool/weird cars.

Mmm just look at those seats. Hey the tri-bucket setup could catch on, Fiat knew where it was at. That dash, those controls....so much Italian glory. I mean who doesn't love a cloth covered dash?

And if the greenhouse looks that huge, it's because it's that huge. For such a small car it is big where it needs to be. It seemed to have oodles of headroom and decent enough rear seat leg room.

Check out those double sun roofs! High rollin man.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > Godspeed11- I own a SAAB 10/14/2013 at 21:20

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Godspeed11- I own a SAAB > Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS 10/14/2013 at 21:27

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I don't blame you, I'd rock one of these all day, until it fell apart in a cloud of steam and smoke, but no matter.

davedave1111 > Godspeed11- I own a SAAB 10/14/2013 at 21:31

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I'm strange enough to sort of like the styling. It's not beige, at any rate. The second gen was incredibly dull, had none of the charm, and was basically worse looking.

As far as the basic idea went, it was brilliant. It's a really practical car, and the interior's a nice place to be - certainly by the standards of its competition at the time.

In a way it's a shame the exterior styling was so, er, polarising, because if it had been a bit more conventionally good looking, it would have been a massive seller for Fiat.

Dunnik > Godspeed11- I own a SAAB 10/14/2013 at 21:34

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"Da fuq is that?" Thousands of people will say/ask you.

"It's a Fiat Multipla" you reply.

"A multiwtfnow? What, are you some kinda freak?"

"Yes", you say.

"Oh," they say, backing away slowly, "I see."

Godspeed11- I own a SAAB > davedave1111 10/14/2013 at 21:41

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I do agree. That particular one looked like it had been dunked in a tub of water for a day or two. The interior was falling to bits and the plastic was just nast...but I see the merit in it, lots of room, frugal engines, funky styling (love/hate it), and dirt cheap.

Alex Cassidy > Godspeed11- I own a SAAB 10/14/2013 at 21:42

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So... you'd rock one for like half a day.

Godspeed11- I own a SAAB > Alex Cassidy 10/14/2013 at 21:44

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yeah pretty much, but it would be so worth it

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Godspeed11- I own a SAAB 10/14/2013 at 21:51

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Hey look its a car. Nice write up, brougham.

davedave1111 > Godspeed11- I own a SAAB 10/14/2013 at 22:01

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Well, Fiats weren't built to last - but the competition was from Citroen and Renault, so...

It's bizarre, come to think of it, that people were buying this heaping pile of shite and calling the Multipla ugly:

And they had the gall to call it the Picasso!

The Megane Scenic wasn't a whole lot better, either:

Godspeed11- I own a SAAB > davedave1111 10/14/2013 at 22:14

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Yeah late 90s-2000s ish mini mpvs seemed to all have an air of "bleck"

davedave1111 > Godspeed11- I own a SAAB 10/14/2013 at 22:16

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It's fairly obvious why SUVs became so popular, really.

Godspeed11- I own a SAAB > davedave1111 10/14/2013 at 22:26

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May the Mazda5 live on! But I like the idea of small mpvs filling highways instead of soccer moms driving 3 ton tahoes at 90 whilst applying makeup and figuring out Johnny's sleepover plans with Stacy on the other line. Of course a smaller, slower car won't stop that from happening but at least when she hits me in my wagon I don't have half the weight of my house flying into my door.

davedave1111 > Godspeed11- I own a SAAB 10/14/2013 at 22:33

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There are still quite a few cars in the mini-mpv sector in Europe, because they're pretty easy to build on the standard platforms, but they're nowhere near as popular as they were. There was a time when every mum on the schoolrun was driving one.