The Fiat hit a milestone yesterday

"Chuckles" (chucklesw37) 07/20/2019 at 11:49 • Filed to: odometer, 80085, I am an adult

9

23

boredalways > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 11:58

1

WilliamsSW > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 11:58

1

Lol nice

dogisbadob > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 12:10

1

which is like 300k on a real car :p

133 repair trips in the past 85k hahahaha

(sorry, I had to)

See if you can get to 280085

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 12:13

2

Yay! How’s the reliability thus far? :)

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 12:17

3

That’s the breast milestone so far.

gettingoldercarguy > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 12:24

1

Chuckles > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/20/2019 at 12:34

0

Still good. Just replaced the rear disc s last week. The only non-routine maintenance is a new wheel bearing. Also it goes through a lot of headlights and taillights compared to other cars I’ve owned. 

Chuckles > dogisbadob 07/20/2019 at 12:35

1

The only non-routine maintenance has been to replace a wheel bearing.

dogisbadob > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 12:37

0

cool

Svend > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 12:38

1

I guess you’ll be shopping for a bra then.

Chuckles > Svend 07/20/2019 at 12:41

1

Personally, I prefer the bra- less look.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 12:41

0

Could always swap in a set of the newer LED tailights? :)

Chuckles > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/20/2019 at 12:43

0

Maybe, but I'm not sure that it's worth it. Bulbs are cheap and it's pretty easy to swap out the bulbs. The whole taillight assembly comes off by removing a few bolts.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 13:07

0

Similar to my car then - 3 bolts and the tailight assembly is out!

fhrblig > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 13:39

0

I had zero mechanical problems with mine but I had a few problems with build quality. Have you had any problems like that? For example, my driver's side window assembly started to disassemble itself, the drivers seat mechanism to lean the seat back forward broke, and the sunroof would sometimes refuse to close all the way and if have to reset it. Everything was fixed under warranty.

fhrblig > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 13:40

2

Also, more 80085

Chuckles > fhrblig 07/20/2019 at 13:46

0

My sunroof occasionally goes through phases where only way to close it is to hold in the  switch for 5 seconds, or by reopening it all the way and then closing it. I did have to replace the driver’s door handle on the outside, but thankfully it was a cheap part. That's it so far.

Chuckles > fhrblig 07/20/2019 at 13:46

0

Nice.

Chuckles > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/20/2019 at 13:48

1

I also forgot that I had to replace the driver's door handle on the outside. The front pivot point broke so it still worked, but didn't move smoothly. It was a cheap part though.

fhrblig > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 13:52

0

Yep, that's what mine did. The tech said they thought it was a sensor thinking something was in the way.

Chuckles > fhrblig 07/20/2019 at 13:58

1

It isn't too bothersome, and I had a good 10 month stretch where it didn't happen once.

fhrblig > Chuckles 07/20/2019 at 14:00

1

It wasn't enough to upset me. I just hated the traction control, that's what ended up pushing me to get rid of it. I probably would have been fine if it had the automatic but it just fought with the clutch so bad in the snow.

Chuckles > fhrblig 07/20/2019 at 14:07

1

I remember you saying that. It really is great with the automatic, and the manual shift mode works well on hills to hold it in gear.