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Kinja'd!!! "PelicanHazard" (pelicanhazard)
09/09/2013 at 10:11 • Filed to: FIAT 500, test drive, city car

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I had a 24 hour test drive of a 500 over the weekend. It's quite a nice car. Kind of rough on the highways, but I think the Euro designation of 'city car' covers that much better than the US 'subcompact'. I'd pick one up and love it.


DISCUSSION (14)


Kinja'd!!! twinturbobmw > PelicanHazard
09/09/2013 at 10:20

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Kinja'd!!! Victorious Secret > PelicanHazard
09/09/2013 at 10:27

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I think I'd take the 500L.


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > PelicanHazard
09/09/2013 at 10:28

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DAT PAINT MATCH


Kinja'd!!! PelicanHazard > Victorious Secret
09/09/2013 at 10:48

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I originally wasn't interested in it when it was announced, then I had a 1-2 punch from seeing it in person (it's nowhere near as big as I thought, close to C-Max size) and riding in the competing Countryman. That got my girlfriend interested in an L, but sadly we didn't have time for a test ride when we returned the 500.

For city use, though, I'd still take the Cinquecento. It might even fit in a Pittsburgh garage.


Kinja'd!!! Victorious Secret > PelicanHazard
09/09/2013 at 10:51

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I'd have to have the Abarth.

There is something amazing about that small of a car that naturally spits fire from the exhausts.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Takuro Spirit
09/09/2013 at 10:54

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Using the finest of left over GM silver.

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Kinja'd!!! PelicanHazard > Victorious Secret
09/09/2013 at 11:00

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The interior is something wicked, too.

But I'm interested in the 500 as a practical city car, and an Abarth is simply too much money for that. I can pick up a lightly used manual Pop for about $13k whereas Abarths go for double that.


Kinja'd!!! PelicanHazard > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/09/2013 at 11:01

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It's blue.

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Kinja'd!!! Victorious Secret > PelicanHazard
09/09/2013 at 11:02

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Good lord I had no idea they were that cheap used.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PelicanHazard
09/09/2013 at 11:02

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I'll take your word on it. It looks silver on my screen.


Kinja'd!!! Pure87 > Victorious Secret
09/09/2013 at 11:43

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I'd take an Abarth over a 500L. The 500L looks like a 500 with a disease.


Kinja'd!!! Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > PelicanHazard
09/09/2013 at 11:45

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I just flipped 5000 miles on mine. I mostly use it for highway driving. It's not too rough and the gas mileage more than makes up for any minor discomfort. I say get it!


Kinja'd!!! PelicanHazard > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
09/09/2013 at 13:09

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I will! But later, as a second car. The first car will be something slightly bigger.


Kinja'd!!! Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > PelicanHazard
09/09/2013 at 14:01

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That's why I went small, my wife has the big car.