Used 2016 FIAT 500 Consumer Reviews
Best car I ever owned
More fun than my Porsche, AC Cobras, Viper, S2000, Miatas, or Corvettes. It's like being in the Monaco Grand Prix, just driving to the grocery store. Mine is chipped for 200 hp and 235 ft lbs of torque. Only 2400 lbs. Runs even with a Porsche Boxster on highway pulls. And will stay with it on a country road too. Almost 3 feet shorter, 500 lbs lighter and twice as big inside. Sounds much better too. No muffler from the factory. Forged wheels, crank, connecting rods, pistons. It's tiny outside and huge inside. Like Alladins cave! Nothing else like it on the road. Had it nine years now. Prices are going up. It's becoming a sought after Classic.
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Ciao Bella
Inexpensive fun transportation. Replaced a 92 Miata with this and it's as much fun to drive. Not a lot of pop in the pop but I smile every time I drive it. Lots of front seat room; rear seats comfortable for kids only. Good manual transmission. Short turning radius. Small for city driving and rides better than expected on the freeway. I like the styling, not a typical boring low end car. Only have 3000 miles so I can't speak about reliability. Update: 15000 miles. Reliable so far. Still makes me smile and lots of fun to drive. Resale value is poor but if it functions like this for 8-10 years it was a steal.
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Really love this little car!
I really love this little car! It is super fun to drive. Not in a super-car kind of way, in a goofy, balls to the wall, don't give a damn kind of way. It's always "on" meaning it's always ready to play, like a puppy dog. It is comfortable enough for long hauls and with the standard 16" wheels it tracks like a little freight train down the freeway, really! On highway trips I'm getting around 33-35 mpg which is exactly the EPA rating and around town probably more like 22-26 mpg (much more dependent on how you drive it). The only thing I'd change would be to redesign the center vertical tunnel stack thing because it does interfere a bit with my knees (I'm a big guy, weighing in at 300 lbs and 5'10").
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Great little car
I was looking at another car in the used car section of the Fiat dealer. I liked the way the Fiat looked so decided to give it a drive. Turned out I really liked this cute little car. So bought it that day. Red with automatic transmission. I can see where some of the interior parts will likely not hold up well, but for the money and styling, I think it's a great deal. I don't really drive a lot anymore and this is really perfect for me. Comfortable, peppy, and fun to look at. This is a follow up to the review I did last year. I have put about 7000 miles on her, like I said I don't drive much and she is still doing great. I really have no complaints at all about this car. We even traded in our Mini for the 500X and we love it as well.
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Perfec t little car
We have driven this little Italian car and we just love it very reliable no problems at all just gas and oil change, very good on gas confortable city car.