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Old 07-02-2017, 03:34 PM   #19 (permalink)
alcheng
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Originally Posted by ChopsZ View Post
Want to talk reliability?

2013 Fiat 500 Abarth

Bought brand new with only 11 miles on the clock. Traded it in 2 years later with just over 7k miles for the Z.

The Abarth was in the shop less than one week after I got it, and was in the shop for over a week. That doesn't include the other 30 or so times that it was in the shop, sometimes for days, sometimes for a week or two, and once for over a month.

2 different turbos, two complete brake replacements (front and rear, rotors, calipers and pads), both window regulators, trans syncros... Just to name a few.

On the plus side, it looked good, and sounded great! Better exhaust note than even the Z, and I could make it backfire on demand!

Less than 2 years old, less that 8 thousand miles total, and probably in the shop more times than your 2010 Z in its entire life.


at least you can tell people the Abarth has some Ferrari character in it:

Spend more time on maintenance than driving.
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