Used 2015 FIAT 500e Hatchback Consumer Reviews
Great Electric Car. Fun to drive.
I recommend this car to anyone that is looking for a car that feels like it came from the distant future of the automotive industry. We purchased a used Fiat 500e and we are very happy with it. We test drove about 8 Fiat 500e at different dealerships until we found one that we liked. We studied the car and read many reviews before making the choice to buy the car. The battery is the most expensive part of the car and Fiat provides an 8 year or 100,000 mile warranty on the battery.
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Fun city car, and very manageable in the 'burbs
Giving this a try as a "mom car." The biggest PITA is trying to use standard driving directions. Yes, highway mileage brings out what's probably the weakest point on the car. I've gotten my mileage estimate up to 110, but that's using my own hybrid of biking directions and knowing my way around both the roads and bike paths after having lived (relatively adventurously) in my city for 20 years. There's also a driving style adaptation; I'm a chronic speeder, and one of the reasons I got this car was to self-impose restrictions on that. Simply having the kWh display has been enlightening, to say the least. (All cars should have some sort of energy-burn display). If you drive a gas-powered car, be prepared for a change. It's a good one, but a shift none the less. *** For reference, the trunk size with the seats down is about the same size as my old Forester with one huge exception: the angle of the back of the car. I use my old trunk mat, but height in the back is so seriously lacking I'm thinking of removing the interior of the trunk panel just for the added couple inches. *** Visibility from inside the car is why I bought this. It's not as good as older cars with nice big windows and narrow frames, but it's better than any of the other eCars I drove. I've given up on being visible to other drivers, frankly, so... this one is great on agility, and the horn is loud enough while still having a polite staccato. Traction in <4" of snow, on ice, and in the rain is the best I've owned (but also the newest). *** It's really fun. Charging stations are popping up in new places, I'm saving a car-payment's-worth in gas and oil changes, I can whip a u-turn right on the street and nab a really tiny parking space, and getting service simply having a newer car, even with Chrysler-FIAT, is a whole lot better than trying to fight for cred driving an older car.
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- Battery Electric 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $7,495397 mi away
- Battery Electric 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $7,988697 mi away
- Battery Electric 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $5,500830 mi away
Great used car value
You can’t beat the cost of these used. Very fun to drive in the city and stop and go crowded highways. Not great for long highway drives at full speed as it bounces around too much.
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Fabulous City Car
May not have been worth what folks paid new, but I got mine used for $6k and it's a great little car. Cheap to run, fun to drive and cute as hell. It's really peppy and not a bad place to be, considering Fiat tried to make it more upscale than other 500s. All in all one of my favorite cars, and we have other "better" cars such as a CR-V and a BMW. Not great as an only car (unless you only drive locally) due to its limited range, but awesome for multi-car households.
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Freeway legal golf cart
Great little car that doesn't feel that small to drive. Great acceleration and handling. Everything other than the seats and wheel feels a bit fragile. Needs more range to be useful anywhere but in town.