Fiat 500 Hatchback 1.2 Lounge Review

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Fiat 500 Hatchback 1.2 Lounge
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dave66's Review of Fiat 500 Hatchback 1.2 Lounge

19th Jun 2009

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    1 year
  • Performance
    3.5 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2008
  • Doors
    2
  • Practicality
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Cheap to buy, 1.2 is £35.00 PA road tax, excellent NCAP crash test rating, VERY economical engine. Bigger boot than Mini. Stylish.


Bad Points

Quality of paint finish/fittings could be better, Rear passengers heads EXCEPTIONALLY close to back window, big 16' alloys protrude from line of wheel and easy to curb. Be warned about interiors when specing up as the black chequered cloth interior is more like white, so look before you order online.


General Comments

My red Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge gets admiring glances wherever I go, and deservedly so. The design of it is exceptional, and I prefer it in most ways to my previous Mini Cooper as a perfect City car. The details in the design are very retro, the body colored dashboard looking particularly fifties. It's also green, a tank of fuel costs about £30.00 and lasts forever. VED for the 1.2 is in the £35.00 PA category, so it's genuinely cheap to run as well as stylish. The spirit of the original 500 continues in that sense. The engine needs to be pushed (especially on the occasional motorway run) but that's all part of the charm. Really fun motoring, especially when you see other really expensive cars being out-styled!

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