Mark Thorson said...

> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> A friend of mine in high school had a Fiat Spider. It was a nice little
>> car, fun to drive and very reliable.
>
> I had a Fiat 850 Spyder convertible sports car for a few years.
> It was the most fun car I ever had, despite having such a tiny
> engine (just under 50 cu in, so it qualified for treatment as
> a motorcycle under some smog law somewhere). Fun to drive
> on the freeway in the rain with the top down, because the
> windshield kept the interior dry. As long as I didn't stop,
> I didn't get wet (except for the top of my head).
>
> Nowadays, I care more about safety and wouldn't be likely to own
> a convertible again. Especially a lightweight car like that
> which would go into a skid at the least provocation on a wet
> street.


Mark,

But weren't the Spider's micro sports cars?

I can't picture Chrysler going that route. They're the American Gas Hog car
company.

Fiat is just a wish and a prayer BS promise.

Andy
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