I sincerely hope that Fiat has greatly improved their quality. I bought a
new Fiat 850 coupe in England in 1968. It was a POS. The metal was thin and
dented if you looked at it hard. The seats broke loose from their tracks and
were re-welded a couple of times until the tracks didn't work anymore. The
paint was so thin in the rain run-off grooves that it started rusting within
6 months. The upholstery and carpets didn't fit well and the seats tore
along the areas where they were stretched over the frames, It had a bent
right rear axle which ate up tires and shocks until I finally discovered it.
The wheel bearings were junk and had to be replaced at around 10K miles. The
front brake rotors were so thin they warped... You get the idea...
There's much, much more... I unloaded the car in Champaign, Illinois two
years later in trade for a new Mercury Capri. Now THERE was a great car!
Cheers!!
Jim
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 7:36 AM, David Booker <tncarnut1@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Some great shots - I don't see much related to business, though. I keep
> hearing that we're supposed to get Alfa back here again - that would be
> great
> as they make some very cool cars. The Fiat 500 will be here soon with
> Chrysler badging - another wonderful thing. The Ford display at the 09 NY
> Car
> show had a Fiesta that is supposed to be coming here next year too. All
> cool
> cars. I've always loved those little Smart convertibles, though. I would
> love
> to get my hands on one of those and/or a Suzuki Cappucino. Maybe even a
> Honda
> Beat - but not nearly as cool.
>
> By the way - nice job sneaking the shots of the beautiful Italian girl and
> the
> guy who could play a part in the next Godfather movie from the
> restaurant...
>
> David Booker
> '71 Midget
> Long Island
>
> --- On Fri, 5/1/09, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Spridgets] Le Macchine d'Italia (No LBC)
> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 8:21 PM
>
>
> In the "maybe it doesn't always suck to be me" category, I was in Italy
> last
> week on business. I've uploaded a bunch of unorganized photos, some of
> which
> are the very cool little cars of Italy. Also as a card carrying Ginzalone,
> I
> felt it necessary to take a few of the food you see just wandering the
> streets. I was in Genoa, and there are also a bunch of Cinque Terre, where
> I
> spent last Saturday. By far, the best business trip I've ever been on.
>
> http://photobucket.com/Soave_Italy
>
> Ron
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Cheers!!
Jim
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not
sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
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