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[zelda_pinwheel]

actually i prefer to be driven around in a Citroën DS, but i like a fiat cinquecento too.

[RWood]

Better a Fiat than a Vesper. Although once I had a Peugot.

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

What's she doing in an Italian car? And not even an over-the-top marque at that. Surely the Royal Zeeness deserves better transport (or is she waiting for something to get a suitably regal review from Steve Jordan....)

For literally decades I thought that Fiat cars were named after the Latin 'fiat' ('Let there be cars'?) It was a nephew without a classical education who pointed out that it was an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin).

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Patricia

For literally decades I thought that Fiat cars were named after the Latin 'fiat' ('Let there be cars'?) It was a nephew without a classical education who pointed out that it was an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin).

heeheehee !!!

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by Patricia

For literally decades I thought that Fiat cars were named after the Latin 'fiat' ('Let there be cars'?) It was a nephew without a classical education who pointed out that it was an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin).

Or Fix It Again, Tony.

[Taylor514ce]

I learned to drive in a Fiat X19. I've also been to their factory, in Turin.

[yvanleterrible]

My dad had a Fiat, here up north. It was in 72. The car was not at all designed for winter use. It died (again my fixation on giving life to inanimate objects ) a horrible death by corrosion. The ordeal lasted almost two years at roughly 40thousand km.
Even the steering wheel's heavy plastic envelope cracked at minus 40 one morning. Two years later, Fiat got out of Canada for good, never to come back. It's a shame because they make pretty decent cars nowadays... and cute!

[zelda_pinwheel]

my dad had a peugeot 403 when i was a little kid, then he drove a renault 10 until just recently. after that he had an alfa romeo something or other. this is probably the origin of my preference for old cars. recent cars all look alike to me. except the twingo. and the smart car. i can always recognize the smart car.

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

my dad had a peugeot 403 when i was a little kid, then he drove a renault 10 until just recently. after that he had an alfa romeo something or other. this is probably the origin of my preference for old cars. recent cars all look alike to me. except the twingo. and the smart car. i can always recognize the smart car.

I love the Smart car (sorry Wood, it's true!) I almos bought one a few months ago until I found out they don't sell the diesel here anymore. Apparently they'll sell a full electric next year. Now it really has me excited! Can't wait!

[zelda_pinwheel]

i love the smart car too, but mainly because i have a fondness for any car that looks as if it you get it to go by pulling it backwards first to wind up the rubber band inside. that's why i like the twingo and the cinquecento (and the mini, obviously, but the ORIGINAL one, please) as well. i once took a photo where a smart car appears to be sitting in the palm of my hand (amazing what you can do when playing with perspective and depth of field).

so yvan, would you get the original one, or the roadster ?

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i love the smart car too, but mainly because i have a fondness for any car that looks as if it you get it to go by pulling it backwards first to wind up the rubber band inside. that's why i like the twingo and the cinquecento (and the mini, obviously, but the ORIGINAL one, please) as well. i once took a photo where a smart car appears to be sitting in the palm of my hand (amazing what you can do when playing with perspective and depth of field).

so yvan, would you get the original one, or the roadster ?

The original, the roadster would only be used once a year during our lone summer day, and I bet it would rain then!

BTW I've owned a mini Austin as a young adult, a really fun car for city driving. Since the kids are adults and gone, I look forward to going back to a miniature car, preferably electric. Have you seen the Heuliez EVs ?

[zelda_pinwheel]

no, apart from a few old cars and a very few (cited above) modern ones, i know nothing about cars.

[RWood]

There is an ad on my screen just below Yvan's last post offering a 1971 Fiat 2000 convertible for $610.00 on eBay Motors. The note next to it says "runs & drives"

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

no, apart from a few old cars and a very few (cited above) modern ones, i know nothing about cars.

I you look at pictures from the Paris motor show you'll see a few EVs made by Heuliez that will only be sold in France. The cutest one looks like a tiny tiny truck.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by RWood

There is an ad on my screen just below Yvan's last post offering a 1971 Fiat 2000 convertible for $610.00 on eBay Motors. The note next to it says "runs & drives"

huh. i only have an ad for a korean dating site. this must be taylor's doing.