Fiats and First Gear

I've had a Fiat Punto, my folks have had one. Or is that two? Anyway, point is both of them suffered from a very serious problem. Sometimes it just wouldn't shift into first gear. This meant that you'd think it was and it would just do nothing. Other times it would be pretty obvious that it wasn't in fact in gear. Anyway, just a little annoyance that could have been potentially serious!

Cinquecento Wants You!

Mad mad mad. But absolutely brilliant. This is a picture of the new Fiat 500. I think it's brilliantly cute and I can genuinely see Fiat dealers selling them by the bucketload. Even better than this is the mad Fiat 500 website with various songs, including the bizzare "SEXYYYYY" and others. Go here to see what all the fuss is about.

My Old Car

This is a picture of my first car. It was a 1.3 litre, 16V Fiat Punto Sporting that simply loved to be revved. It generated a good amount of torque and you could really feel when it was going. Unfortunately it was quite old when I got it, so I had to recently upgrade to a new vehicle. Pictures coming soon.

The Punto was a good car. Older in body shape and used in engine, nonetheless everything worked, including full electrics (windows, air con etc). I'd probably say it wouldn't be the best motorway drive due to some excessive noise, but I did quite a few miles in it and was perfectly happy.