The Truth About Fiat Leaving the United States
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Date: 2019-05-28
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Comments and reviews: 9
Keith cerce
Wow You really like bad mouthing those jeeps dont you? Ive had several last well over 200k w/o even trying. In fact had an 88 we tried to kill in the woods. For the last 30k, no oil change. For the last 10k no radiator. Never ran it more than 15 minutes at a time in its final days. Finally the starter died. Not a single straight body panel left on it. I bought it in 2000 for 400 w/140k. Contracted cable work for 2 years. Starter was crapping out around 150k left the engine running in 90 degree heat for 8 hours while i completed my work for the day b4 getting a chance to go grab a starter. Ive had quite a few jeep I6 engines survive longer than i thought they should. But since your so hard on earlier non fiat jeeps, let me tell you my toypta story. First vehixle was a 1980 toy sr4. Loved it. still think about it all the time. Frame broke, rotted through. My 1 and only sports car 1986 toy mr2. At 95000 missed an oil change. Engine started getting a tick or wrap after i did change. Too late. It was doomed. As i drove a few more thousand the timing belt let go. Replaced. Ran a few more k. Last day. Topspeed on hwy 30 mph. Bad noises. Pulled it apart. 1) missing ring. Cylinder 2 2) cracked pistons cyl. 3 +4 3) cam lobes wiped out 4) bent valve stem 5) burned crank journalsCost me over 2000 to rebiuld myself. I only sent out head to machine shop the rest i did my self. And it was pretty difficult. Jeep I6 rebuild 6 years after my mr2 issue (cause i got rid of that car) anyway jeep 900. Please stop bad mouthing non fiat jeeps. Btw my 04 tj has 175k only replaced the cooling system some ujoints and bearings. Wifes 14 jku 133k no issues. NONE Ill admit, when i check her vin, that pennstar was biult in detroit Thank goodness
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Wow You really like bad mouthing those jeeps dont you? Ive had several last well over 200k w/o even trying. In fact had an 88 we tried to kill in the woods. For the last 30k, no oil change. For the last 10k no radiator. Never ran it more than 15 minutes at a time in its final days. Finally the starter died. Not a single straight body panel left on it. I bought it in 2000 for 400 w/140k. Contracted cable work for 2 years. Starter was crapping out around 150k left the engine running in 90 degree heat for 8 hours while i completed my work for the day b4 getting a chance to go grab a starter. Ive had quite a few jeep I6 engines survive longer than i thought they should. But since your so hard on earlier non fiat jeeps, let me tell you my toypta story. First vehixle was a 1980 toy sr4. Loved it. still think about it all the time. Frame broke, rotted through. My 1 and only sports car 1986 toy mr2. At 95000 missed an oil change. Engine started getting a tick or wrap after i did change. Too late. It was doomed. As i drove a few more thousand the timing belt let go. Replaced. Ran a few more k. Last day. Topspeed on hwy 30 mph. Bad noises. Pulled it apart. 1) missing ring. Cylinder 2 2) cracked pistons cyl. 3 +4 3) cam lobes wiped out 4) bent valve stem 5) burned crank journalsCost me over 2000 to rebiuld myself. I only sent out head to machine shop the rest i did my self. And it was pretty difficult. Jeep I6 rebuild 6 years after my mr2 issue (cause i got rid of that car) anyway jeep 900. Please stop bad mouthing non fiat jeeps. Btw my 04 tj has 175k only replaced the cooling system some ujoints and bearings. Wifes 14 jku 133k no issues. NONE Ill admit, when i check her vin, that pennstar was biult in detroit Thank goodness
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Carlos Guevara
Owned Toyotas all my life until my last one was a big poorly built lemon. Bought a Fiat 500 sport. 7 years and 160, 000 miles later, it has been the most reliable car ever. Parts last longer. Parts are half the price of my Toyotas of the past. Cars nowadays are all pretty reliable. The only reason I would never buy another FiAT is the poor resale. Public perception is more valuable than facts. My Dad who is now in his older years, and a former mechanic, would never touch another Toyota again. He would put up with their blandness because they were reliable. Now that they are just like any other unreliable brand, He decided to buy what he likes. As should anyone buying a car. Car are built to be very disposable now. They are trouble free for 8 years and 100, 000 miles. After that, they will nickel and dime you, even Toyotas.
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Owned Toyotas all my life until my last one was a big poorly built lemon. Bought a Fiat 500 sport. 7 years and 160, 000 miles later, it has been the most reliable car ever. Parts last longer. Parts are half the price of my Toyotas of the past. Cars nowadays are all pretty reliable. The only reason I would never buy another FiAT is the poor resale. Public perception is more valuable than facts. My Dad who is now in his older years, and a former mechanic, would never touch another Toyota again. He would put up with their blandness because they were reliable. Now that they are just like any other unreliable brand, He decided to buy what he likes. As should anyone buying a car. Car are built to be very disposable now. They are trouble free for 8 years and 100, 000 miles. After that, they will nickel and dime you, even Toyotas.
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DylBeen the Plotagonist and randomee 240
I think Fiat has already left the US, I went by my dealer and it used to say Santa Maria Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat on the sign, but now it says Santa Maria Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and before 2001 I bet it was Iverson Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Plymouth, yep it was originally founded by the Iverson Viking family in 1959, and they had the slogan home of the hiking viking, and then around 2009-2010, they filed for bankruptcy and eventually sold the dealer to a new owner, and that new owner gave it the name Santa Maria Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and its had multiple different owners since then that have kept that same name
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I think Fiat has already left the US, I went by my dealer and it used to say Santa Maria Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat on the sign, but now it says Santa Maria Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and before 2001 I bet it was Iverson Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Plymouth, yep it was originally founded by the Iverson Viking family in 1959, and they had the slogan home of the hiking viking, and then around 2009-2010, they filed for bankruptcy and eventually sold the dealer to a new owner, and that new owner gave it the name Santa Maria Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and its had multiple different owners since then that have kept that same name
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Ori Iancovici
Dear Scotty, I am not sure in what venue I can ask you car related questions. I do not reside in the USA so due to time zone I cannot catch you when you go live. I would like to hear from you about Toyota and Ford SUVs; Rav4, Explorer, Edge and the Escape. year 2008-2011. What model do you recommend from these year what are the main issue I need to look into, etc. I wanted to know if there is a channel through which I can send you some money in return for this as it seems fair for taking your time and the future hustle that would be prevented. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Ori iancovici
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Dear Scotty, I am not sure in what venue I can ask you car related questions. I do not reside in the USA so due to time zone I cannot catch you when you go live. I would like to hear from you about Toyota and Ford SUVs; Rav4, Explorer, Edge and the Escape. year 2008-2011. What model do you recommend from these year what are the main issue I need to look into, etc. I wanted to know if there is a channel through which I can send you some money in return for this as it seems fair for taking your time and the future hustle that would be prevented. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Ori iancovici
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David Tosh
If Fiat stop selling cars, like French cars, such as Peugeot and Renault in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Chrysler Corporation will go down the tubes, and there will be Big 2 Automakers left. Either Ford Motor Company or General Motors Corporation will buy out Dodge SUV, Challenger, and pick up trucks if that happen in the near future. On The Price is Right game show, every time they put Fiat car on the show, almost every contestant does win a Fiat car on selected pricing games, such as Gas Money, Line Them Up, Thats Too Much, One Number Away, Cover Up, Ten Chances, and Any Number.
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If Fiat stop selling cars, like French cars, such as Peugeot and Renault in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Chrysler Corporation will go down the tubes, and there will be Big 2 Automakers left. Either Ford Motor Company or General Motors Corporation will buy out Dodge SUV, Challenger, and pick up trucks if that happen in the near future. On The Price is Right game show, every time they put Fiat car on the show, almost every contestant does win a Fiat car on selected pricing games, such as Gas Money, Line Them Up, Thats Too Much, One Number Away, Cover Up, Ten Chances, and Any Number.
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G S
I own a 1983 Volvo 242: its been a car Ive constantly had to work on and wish I never would have bought. Old 240 series Volvos are notorious for having lousy wiring, they rust like crazy in the right conditions, and they have virtually no power at all unless you get one with a turbo. 240s also have Chrysler ignitions systems in them that really suck, their engines cant be scanned with a standard OBDII scanner, and they look ugly as sin unless you seriously lower them and change tire sizes (which seems to help make them look not quite so ugly.
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I own a 1983 Volvo 242: its been a car Ive constantly had to work on and wish I never would have bought. Old 240 series Volvos are notorious for having lousy wiring, they rust like crazy in the right conditions, and they have virtually no power at all unless you get one with a turbo. 240s also have Chrysler ignitions systems in them that really suck, their engines cant be scanned with a standard OBDII scanner, and they look ugly as sin unless you seriously lower them and change tire sizes (which seems to help make them look not quite so ugly.
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Ish M
For the guy who asked about a Cadillac with a Northstar engine. Stay far away from those piles of junks. I had a 03 Seville sts, bought it used and let me tell you i had it for 2 years and drove approx 10k miles. Car leaked oil like crazy, electrical gremlins everywhere, all power window motors broke and replaced them all myself. So many more problems occured I was scared to drive the damn thing so I ended up getting rid of it. Nice car but theres a reason they are so cheap. Parts and repairs are expensive too.
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For the guy who asked about a Cadillac with a Northstar engine. Stay far away from those piles of junks. I had a 03 Seville sts, bought it used and let me tell you i had it for 2 years and drove approx 10k miles. Car leaked oil like crazy, electrical gremlins everywhere, all power window motors broke and replaced them all myself. So many more problems occured I was scared to drive the damn thing so I ended up getting rid of it. Nice car but theres a reason they are so cheap. Parts and repairs are expensive too.
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Travis Bennett
Another reason they arent going to be selling them is that they gave up the ridiculous epa requirements. There is no longer a hidden reason to sell a vehicle to try to boost up your fleet average. For example in the past for every FIAT they sold that gets 40 mpg allows them to sell a RAM pickup that gets 20 mpg and then they can tell the government their fleet average is 30. Since those rules were rolled back their is no reason to keep selling at a loss only so you dont get fined by the government.
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Another reason they arent going to be selling them is that they gave up the ridiculous epa requirements. There is no longer a hidden reason to sell a vehicle to try to boost up your fleet average. For example in the past for every FIAT they sold that gets 40 mpg allows them to sell a RAM pickup that gets 20 mpg and then they can tell the government their fleet average is 30. Since those rules were rolled back their is no reason to keep selling at a loss only so you dont get fined by the government.
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Spin
OK, so I just bought a 2013 Fiat 500 Turbo in March (before I found your channel) for 6K w/70k on the clock. Its the funnest 6 grand Ive ever spent. Its absolutely bellissimo sounding with an Abarth exhaust and a tuned motor. Its the most fun Ive had (with my clothes on) It doesnt burn any oil, the 5 speed transmission feels solid and it purrs like a kitten. Its my daily driver and I average about 10k miles per year. Should I start looking for a different, fun daily driver? +
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OK, so I just bought a 2013 Fiat 500 Turbo in March (before I found your channel) for 6K w/70k on the clock. Its the funnest 6 grand Ive ever spent. Its absolutely bellissimo sounding with an Abarth exhaust and a tuned motor. Its the most fun Ive had (with my clothes on) It doesnt burn any oil, the 5 speed transmission feels solid and it purrs like a kitten. Its my daily driver and I average about 10k miles per year. Should I start looking for a different, fun daily driver? +
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