Thinking about trading in the CR-Z for a Fiat 500 Abarth, thoughts?

I hear what your saying, believe me and thank you for the congrats. Although I love the EVO IX MR SE more its just not humanly possible to afford that car, not to mention the maintence but what I have now keeps my "wandering eye" onto what I'm driving now, completely happy with this little car!

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Just watched YouTube w/ an RRM modded Abarth and it makes 220 hp/260 ft/lbs and has scaffolding in it, plus a cool offset racing stripe....well atleast one thing is possible in the near future, LOL!

OMG is the exhaust on that car loud....but in a good way, very, very good way!

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LOL- no "sorry Monica" needed.... I wouldn't buy a newer MINI ('07+) if you held a gun to my head.

My opinion is keep the Honda... Fiat doesn't have the best track record. Might be like the MINI all over again.
 
DetailKitty said:
LOL- no "sorry Monica" needed.... I wouldn't buy a newer MINI ('07+) if you held a gun to my head.

My opinion is keep the Honda... Fiat doesn't have the best track record. Might be like the MINI all over again.
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You are like 2 weeks late to the game, he already made a purchase! :cruisin:
 
RMM said:
The Abarth 695 Biposto Is Batshit Nuts And We Need It Right Now
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Love it! The shifter looks like it was created by the Car Gods!! 2200 lbs and more power and torque, WOW!!!

Yeah Monica, I have the car and I love it, finally back in the club of having a perf car, well its a perf car to me and I have a list of small and medium mods for it already, some made it look better, some will make it perf better and one will turn the car into "Mr. Hyde" or "Dr. Jeckyl", not sure which one the monster is, LOL!

-red nylon pull strap for the boot, matches the straps to get into the back seat
-WeatherTechs, a given
-stubby antenna (awaiting install, need VERY small allan wrench)
-yellow headlight and foglight bulbs (came in yesterday)
-leather shiftboot w/ red stitching (coming in soon)
-ESSE ESSE badge (on back order)
-Euro Compulsion R3T V2 short ram intake and ram-air tube, in red and (on back order)

...and last but not least

-500 Madness tune, ordering soon and this mod alone puts the car from 155 whp/160 wft/lbs of torque to 187/212, give or take and this is on a bone stock car, I will also have the SRI on the car, so its going to haul arse:dblthumb2:
 
Klasse Act said:
Yeah Monica, I have the car and I love it, finally back in the club of having a perf car, well its a perf car to me and I have a list of small and medium mods for it already, some made it look better, some will make it perf better and one will turn the car into "Mr. Hyde" or "Dr. Jeckyl", not sure which one the monster is, LOL!

-red nylon pull strap for the boot, matches the straps to get into the back seat
-WeatherTechs, a given
-stubby antenna (awaiting install, need VERY small allan wrench)
-yellow headlight and foglight bulbs (came in yesterday)
-leather shiftboot w/ red stitching (coming in soon)
-ESSE ESSE badge (on back order)
-Euro Compulsion R3T V2 short ram intake and ram-air tube, in red and (on back order)

...and last but not least

-500 Madness tune, ordering soon and this mod alone puts the car from 155 whp/160 wft/lbs of torque to 187/212, give or take and this is on a bone stock car, I will also have the SRI on the car, so its going to haul arse:dblthumb2:
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Oh hell, I just didn't read thru all the posts :doh:

Well congrats! I do think the Arbath looks slick.
LOL- I like that you already have a list of mods Im the MAN
 
DetailKitty said:
Oh hell, I just didn't read thru all the posts :doh:

Well congrats! I do think the Arbath looks slick.
LOL- I like that you already have a list of mods Im the MAN
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Thank you and yeah, I've gotta a little bit of "play money" from the left over ext warranty from the Honda so I wanna make it a little bit my own for sure.

I also have a set of tailights from the turbo Fiat 500 model as well, basically their black inside instead of chrome. I'm going to try and trade someone on the forum with a turbo model their head and parking lights too, they are also black with a little chrome inside, going for that sinister look, well as sinister as a 500 can look, LOL!

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Klasse Act said:
Thank you and yeah, I've gotta a little bit of "play money" from the left over ext warranty from the Honda so I wanna make it a little bit my own for sure.

I also have a set of tailights from the turbo Fiat 500 model as well, basically their black inside instead of chrome. I'm going to try and trade someone on the forum with a turbo model their head and parking lights too, they are also black with a little chrome inside, going for that sinister look, well as sinister as a 500 can look, LOL!

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This will look bad ass :righton:
 
DetailKitty said:
This will look bad ass :righton:
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Well it might take some time to find someone to trade, I'm thinking it will be someone with a white or silver turbo model and try and "convince" them that the black stands out too much on their color and my chrome housings will look much better. If I have to buy them outright its pretty expensive, like $530 cost at the dealership, the sites have em' for $700, that's a lot of money, no matter how good it looks but I'm going to try.

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Klasse Act said:
Well it might take some time to find someone to trade, I'm thinking it will be someone with a white or silver turbo model and try and "convince" them that the black stands out too much on their color and my chrome housings will look much better. If I have to buy them outright its pretty expensive, like $530 cost at the dealership, the sites have em' for $700, that's a lot of money, no matter how good it looks but I'm going to try.

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It's worth a shot trying to trade, I agree.... have you joined any Fiat forums yet? I'd start there, in the market section.

Good luck!

BTW- did I miss where you posted pics of the new car?
And does it have a name? :D
 
DetailKitty said:
It's worth a shot trying to trade, I agree.... have you joined any Fiat forums yet? I'd start there, in the market section.

Good luck!

BTW- did I miss where you posted pics of the new car?
And does it have a name? :D
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I did post a pic but here it is for you:



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J/K Monica, here it is, LOL!

I have not joined a forum yet, deciding on which one and I haven't named the car but on Fuely I had to so I went with BACKFIRE.



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Klasse Act said:
J/K Monica, here it is, LOL!

I have not joined a forum yet, deciding on which one and I haven't named the car but on Fuely I had to so I went with BACKFIRE.

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Looks so bad ass for a little car :xyxthumbs:
I can say that, I have a small car.

Time to get rid of that chrome now...
 
DetailKitty said:
Looks so bad ass for a little car :xyxthumbs:
I can say that, I have a small car.

Time to get rid of that chrome now...
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I like the little bit of chrome trim on the car and at some point I'm going to be adding the metal chrome fuel door, it looks "kinda" like the fuel door on the old Chargers! I'm also adding the ESSE ESSE badge to the boot, so instead of debadging like I usually do I'm leaving the badges on the car as well as adding one, LOL! I may also add an offset stripe, its similar to the one on the rocker panel but doesn't strobe. Saw this on the RRM Abarth and thought it looked great, the stripe also goes onto the painted dashboard part too, very cool! In time things will happen, I'm couldn't be happier to have a car like this, look forward to going to and from work everyday, God I love how this car sounds and its STOCK!
 
I gotta admit. As much as i don't like the interior of the Abarth, the exterior is bitchin'. And i think its super cool that (just like the SRT4's) they don't have mufflers. More sporty turbo compacts should be like this.
 
anonymoususer said:
I gotta admit. As much as i don't like the interior of the Abarth, the exterior is bitchin'. And i think its super cool that (just like the SRT4's) they don't have mufflers. More sporty turbo compacts should be like this.
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Yeah the interior has hard plastics for sure, the body colored piece is a bit much, atleast my car is Nero though so it blends but if my vinyl guy thinks he can take the panel out safely I'm having it wrapped in carbon fiber vinyl for sure, no more glare and/or finger prints to deal with. I also don't care for the seating position but for me its not as bad because I'm 5'6" but I do wish I sat a little lower in the car. Keeping with the "knocks" I wish the shifter engaged like my Honda, pure mechanical genius right there but then again its a Honda, the Fiat has longer throws and is a little rubbery but I'm getting used to it.

On the plus side love the Beats audio, sounds awesome, well to me but I'm sure some audio experts would say its not all that great. Having XM for a year free is cool, the audio controls behind the steering wheel are a God send.

This car is all attitude, has soul and passion whether your driving to the store or a backroad, you just can't wait to drive it and this is a stock one, I can only imagine what its going to be like with the intake and tune on it. Down the road it will have:

-Forge BOV
-Light weight pulley
-Downpipe???
-Ported TB

The pulley and TB are worth 6 hp each, not sure if its wheel hp or not but that will be done when the major things are done. Like I said before, the tune alone had a car at 187/212 to the wheels....WOW! With the mods I listed, combined with the intake its easy to be over 200 whp, I can't wait, better order up the 215/40's now, LOL!

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Klasse Act said:
Yeah the interior has hard plastics for sure, the body colored piece is a bit much, atleast my car is Nero though so it blends but if my vinyl guy thinks he can take the panel out safely I'm having it wrapped in carbon fiber vinyl for sure, no more glare and/or finger prints to deal with. I also don't care for the seating position but for me its not as bad because I'm 5'6" but I do wish I sat a little lower in the car. Keeping with the "knocks" I wish the shifter engaged like my Honda, pure mechanical genius right there but then again its a Honda, the Fiat has longer throws and is a little rubbery but I'm getting used to it.

On the plus side love the Beats audio, sounds awesome, well to me but I'm sure some audio experts would say its not all that great. Having XM for a year free is cool, the audio controls behind the steering wheel are a God send.

This car is all attitude, has soul and passion whether your driving to the store or a backroad, you just can't wait to drive it and this is a stock one, I can only imagine what its going to be like with the intake and tune on it. Down the road it will have:

-Forge BOV
-Light weight pulley
-Downpipe???
-Ported TB

The pulley and TB are worth 6 hp each, not sure if its wheel hp or not but that will be done when the major things are done. Like I said before, the tune alone had a car at 187/212 to the wheels....WOW! With the mods I listed, combined with the intake its easy to be over 200 whp, I can't wait, better order up the 215/40's now, LOL!

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You can fit 215s on that? Sweet!
 
DetailKitty said:
You can fit 215s on that? Sweet!
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Well I saw a guy on one of the forums selling an alcanterra shiftboot that also had wheels for sale and had 215's on it. Not the same car but I had 225/45's on my R56, BFG KDW2's, horrible tire @10K, looked great and has smooth sidewalls.

I'm sure I'm going to need more rubber on the road, especially on the Dragon this fall, guess we'll find out. The car has a 3 mode traction control system, full on, push the TC once and it let's you have a little "more" fun and then the last one makes you hold the TC button down for 10 seconds and its full off, I will not be using that mode on the Dragon, don't think I have the skill to do that as I've had no professional training and I'll admit it here to everyone, don't have the balls for it either. That said I do push pretty hard on the Dragon IMO but it probably has more to do with the fact that I know the "nannies" will take care of me!

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