Been a long time Ihope Fiat can do it again.

[sanravel]

It has been several years since I owned a Fiat. I tried to find a nice Spider for over 2 years and ended up with a Miata. Best roadster I've ever had. It just seems to be missing a heritage.

I've had MG's, Fiats, and several other sports cars. I never had any trouble with the Fiats I've owned over the years, but I bought them all new or close to new. 131 Superbrava, 131 Abarth, 124 Spider, X1/9. I followed the proper maint. schedules so they performed the way they should.

I really hope that now that they own Chrysler they can bring us a reasonable sports car that can compete with the Miata. This Miata has been trouble free and requires nothing but oil changes. It's a 97 with 155,000 miles on it. I just put a supercharger on it and it is still trouble free with that many miles and just now added forced induction.

I miss Italian styling, the quirky pedal and steering wheel postions, etc. I hope they can bring us a sportscar that will be a proper Fiat, whether it bears the Dodge or Chrysler name. I drove a Barchetta in Europe and it was a good car in it's day, but wouldn't be competitive now.

Our beloved Fiat Spiders seem to be disappearing at a rapid pace and I hope we can have something new to be alongside them on the street and at car shows.

[mdrburchette]

Amen, amen. I've been biding my time, trying to hang on to my Pontiac until Fiat comes back to America. Even though I've had great luck with my GM products, I'm ready for a new 500 Abarth. As for Fiats, they may be getting scarce, but there are still a few great examples out there to be had.

[ga.spyder]

I couldnt agree more re. the Miata.Great cars and bulletproof.But the lack of any personality and the fact that there are 2 or 3 at every intersection turned me off.I did almost buy one though.Fiat has this one last chance to get it right,in the U.S. market.
Craig
ps...do the tops go down on Miatas??

[sanravel]

I couldnt agree more re. the Miata.Great cars and bulletproof.But the lack of any personality and the fact that there are 2 or 3 at every intersection turned me off.I did almost buy one though.Fiat has this one last chance to get it right,in the U.S. market.
Craig
ps...do the tops go down on Miatas??

I have notice a lot of Miatas being driven with the top up. Mine is always down unless it's raining. We have a very active local club and we went on drives all during the winter and everyone had their tops down. I guess the enthusiasts like the top down and the folks that use them for a DD don't want to mess up their hair.

[ga.spyder]

I think you hit it right on the head.I live in a area that a lot of clubs frequent for drives.Beautiful weather and the Miatas come with the top up! We figured they just had great a/c's. They really are a great car and they have the support of Mazda,who promote high performance and racing better than anyone.