James Silverton said...

> Andy wrote on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:51:55 -0500:
>
>>> 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.
>
> Hasn't Fiat also had some experience with near bankruptcy? Perhaps I
> should not mention: "Fix it again Tony", "Fix it alla time", "Fix it
> again tomorrow" etc.


James,

Heh heh heh heh heh!

Entirely probably true.

Best,

Andy
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