Hour Rule

"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris) 09/23/2015 at 05:35 • Filed to: Hour Rule, Fiat 850, Musee dell'Automobili di Torino

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Leon711 > Jobjoris 09/23/2015 at 06:23

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a fiat?

Jobjoris > Leon711 09/23/2015 at 07:08

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A Fantastic FIAT indeed! An 850.

Cé hé sin > Leon711 09/23/2015 at 07:14

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A Fiat. Rear engine like the 500 and 600. That’s the bog standard one, there were coupés too.

Leon711 > Jobjoris 09/23/2015 at 10:37

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Where do you keep on finding these cars I don’t know about?

Leon711 > Cé hé sin 09/23/2015 at 10:38

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So basically, I need it.

Jobjoris > Leon711 09/23/2015 at 10:57

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Well, this one is easy to explain. My dad used to own these. Both the normal “saloon” as the coupé. That one is even more awesome.

And me myself have a FIAT Dino Coupé so I know quite some things about the brand.

Jobjoris > Leon711 09/23/2015 at 11:11

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Oh, and the actual location of the opening picture is in the Musee dell’Automobili di Torino I went this summer so that’s actually where I found it if that’s what you’re after ;-)

Leon711 > Jobjoris 09/23/2015 at 11:34

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I tried to Google the picture and even added fiat as a term. But if it’s a Jobjoris original I’d never find it.

Leon711 > Jobjoris 09/23/2015 at 11:36

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If they didn’t use salt on the roads in the winter here, I’d consider a classic for my day to day driving, because I can only afford one car a GTI does the job. Can these older fiats be made to be reasonably reliable?

Cé hé sin > Leon711 09/23/2015 at 12:16

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Reliable? Ha ha!

Jobjoris > Leon711 09/23/2015 at 12:18

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It’s a Jobjoris original alright hahaha...

Jobjoris > Leon711 09/23/2015 at 12:23

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They rust. Like hell. If maintained properly there’s nothing wrong with these when it comes to technical reliability. There’s a reason you still run into these on every street-corner in Italy. I did a small post about this (amongst other Italian car-culture facts, or rather, my theory) on LaLD .

Leon711 > Cé hé sin 09/23/2015 at 13:00

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To an extent, I’m not asking for 500 miles a week more like 50.

Leon711 > Jobjoris 09/23/2015 at 13:08

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Until recently I had an mx5 and in one winter the salt on my commute ate through my underseal that I had put on before winter and then through the extra I put on top.

Jobjoris > Leon711 09/23/2015 at 13:48

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Ouch! NA? Really love those.

Leon711 > Jobjoris 09/23/2015 at 14:15

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NB but the NA’s don’t fare so well either

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jobjoris 09/23/2015 at 22:51

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I’ve always loved te 850 Coupe, maybe even more than the Spider! Want! :D

Jobjoris > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/24/2015 at 00:32

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Same here. Got that “feeling” with those Dinos as well! Just more masculine.

Jonee > Jobjoris 09/24/2015 at 04:11

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Another great car. I’ve had an opportunity to buy a few and never done it. They’re expensive now, too. And they’ve gotten hard to find here although they were never really plentiful.

Jobjoris > Jonee 09/24/2015 at 05:27

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Thanks. This one is near me. Ready to roll. Want me to check it out for ya? Dollar-Euro is good for importing these right now.

I could find non-running examples for much, much less if you want it.