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Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:15 pm
by Chiadog
Shame it can only manage 33mpg hiway. No way I'm ever going to give up mpg's and interior space!
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Re: Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:40 pm
by SeattleJeremy
Compelling vehicle.
Here's the autoblog review.
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Re: Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:11 am
by Zimm
an automatic loser in any accident not involving another 500 or Smart. it's hard to find a car that will lose to a Mini Cooper, but the 500 is quite capable of that.

Re: Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:22 am
by Chiadog
Are you talking about crash data? Do you have a link?
This vehicle isn't really small or light at 3200 lbs.

Re: Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:36 am
by KITT222
It's quite a big car. Taller, wider, maybe longer than the Vibe. Not at all a danger in an accident. No way I'd buy one, as it looks bloated and a bit silly, but it is cute. And that is how it will sell.

Re: Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:33 pm
by ColonelPanic
I like it! Very cute. A Fiat made in the former Yugo plant. Can't go wrong there. :twisted:

I would have waited for them to show up but I figured the price would be more than I would be willing to pay. At about $22k for the cheapest one with an automatic, I guess I was right. Though still not too expensive all things considered (I'm just overly stingy.)

Re: Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:55 pm
by KITT222
Give it a year, I'm sure these things will depreciate like crazy.

Re: Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:04 pm
by Kincaid
The 500 is cute. The 500L is not IMO. I second the idea that it looks kind of bloated.

Re: Fiat 500L is cute as a BUG!

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:53 pm
by thebarber
Went to take a look at one the other day...sat in one in the show room. It looks better in teal life, i think. Bigger than I thought it'd be, too

Plusses:
Lots of rear seat space
turbo + 6 speed manual
decent hatch cargo space.

Minuses:
seats were hard and flat front and rear
Seats only fold flat if you raise rear cargo floor up
shift knob was big and gaudy