On Apr 30, 10:09*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "Andy" > wrote in message
>
> > Flat is the no purpose car company America ever heard of.
>
> > Name a flat model off the top of your head!??
>
> > Andy
>
> The Fiat 128 and 131 were popular back in the 70's. *
I liked my 128. I bought my X-1/9 with over a hundred thousand on
it. I think that the odometer had ceased working at 138, xxx (I don't
know why I remember that). I got another maybe 20,000 before I junked
it. It was a fun car. For a while I drove it with a bad alternator.
I took the battery out every few days to charge it. So as not to
waste battery power, I always pop-started it. This was in Tampa,
where it was totally flat. I drove that thing straight through from
Tampa to St. Louis twice, going way too fast through part of
Kentucky. It still took 16 hours.
What I want is a little car that we only use to get around town. One
that we only put a couple of thousand miles a year on. I'd like it to
get the kind of mileage that a Toyota Aygo 1.0 liter 3 cyl gets. If
it's Fiat instead of Toyota, so be it. Either that or a mini utility,
4wd with reasonable ground clearance. I wish I had one of those old
Suzukis that had the rollover issues. Heck, I wouldn't roll it. I
understand the limitations of a high center of gravity vehicle. I own
a Jeep Wrangler that I guess I'll put the money into fixing, but only
because I can't get a lightweight, fuel efficient 4x4. We need
something of the sort for off grid camping.
What aggravates me is that I bought a brand new 1992 Geo Metro in late
'92. It got 51mpg hwy. Why the heck do Yarises and Fits and the like
only get in the high 30s? Why can't I buy an Aygo here? It's bad
enough that I have to look at freakin' PIGS driving around in Hummers
(God, I'd love to see them taken out by IEDs), but I can't go to the
other extreme. The Smart might be OK, but I have a 3 person family.
Americans have a F'd up mindset, but not all of us. Those of us who
cannot afford hybrids should be able to buy high mileage cheap cars.
Maybe, just maybe, Fiat will give us that alternative.
--Bryan
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