Fiat were great cars with soul and passion. I have a 1981 Fiat Spider and it's the most reliable car i have owned. The fuses for the lights blow a lot but its ok. The reason that " Fix It Agian Tony" came around was becasue many U.S dealers took Fiat as a cheap import and did not know how to repair the cars corectly and made them worse. They are great cars and please get a mint Spider and review that.
This is so funny yet true. I still drive my 1979 Fiat Spider and I love it. The trunk, side door and other parts have been replaced due to rust but now it's the garage and I know that I'll need a catalytic converter in 2012
Heh, cool car though. If I lived in Chicago (or US for that matter) I'd totally buy it! And then go on a road trip with it! I love old cars, currently have one 25-year old VW and a 25-year old Ford. Hope the Fiat finds a good owner.
This guy is a smacked ass. And any mechanic who can't figure out how to fix this car isn't worth his weight. This is a great survivor car and is far from a p.o.s.
@554joe I think they both have the same wheelbase, width and wheel traction and I think both have 4 speed manual transmissions, Engines might share the same displacements also.
A friend of mine had a Fiat Spider that I would occasionally help him work on. He had the same problem, a trunk full of stuff that had fallen off that he wasn't quite sure where it went. And when the fuel pump quit, he assured me that the car would conyinue to run via "osmosis"...
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Fiat were great cars with soul and passion. I have a 1981 Fiat Spider and it's the most reliable car i have owned. The fuses for the lights blow a lot but its ok. The reason that " Fix It Agian Tony" came around was becasue many U.S dealers took Fiat as a cheap import and did not know how to repair the cars corectly and made them worse. They are great cars and please get a mint Spider and review that.
YellowSubmarine20 4 months ago
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YellowSubmarine20 4 months ago
This is so funny yet true. I still drive my 1979 Fiat Spider and I love it. The trunk, side door and other parts have been replaced due to rust but now it's the garage and I know that I'll need a catalytic converter in 2012
High maintenance
gnelson1738 10 months ago
hey, the best thing about it, it's a convertible, you can sit in it and watch the stars come out!
blugularis 1 year ago
The fact that car is still running after 31 years of abuse from Tom and you, makes me think this car had something special.
I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I were in the US.
And I'd fix it up.
occultdestroyer 1 year ago
Awesome video, Joe!
RPackowitz 1 year ago
Heh, cool car though. If I lived in Chicago (or US for that matter) I'd totally buy it! And then go on a road trip with it! I love old cars, currently have one 25-year old VW and a 25-year old Ford. Hope the Fiat finds a good owner.
ilvanezzo 1 year ago
my higher bid would be 5 dollars, i think
aha96 1 year ago
@trwsandford, My bad, Wonder why 5 speeds were so rare on American subcompacts and pickup trucks back then.
ford9572 1 year ago
This car is simply a victim of time and neglect.
the fact that is has been neglected for 31 years, and still runs quite well... seems to me, to be a selling point.
trwsandford 1 year ago
This guy is a smacked ass. And any mechanic who can't figure out how to fix this car isn't worth his weight. This is a great survivor car and is far from a p.o.s.
thadkirk 1 year ago
I've had '78 & 81 Fiats. '81 had 169K mi before it died. Loved both of them!
iamgonnagityousucka 1 year ago
@554joe I think they both have the same wheelbase, width and wheel traction and I think both have 4 speed manual transmissions, Engines might share the same displacements also.
ford9572 1 year ago
@ford9572 5 speed brother.. never sold with a 4 speed.
trwsandford 1 year ago
Is not this the car that has not had its oil changed in how many years?
richlaue 1 year ago
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richlaue 1 year ago
A friend of mine had a Fiat Spider that I would occasionally help him work on. He had the same problem, a trunk full of stuff that had fallen off that he wasn't quite sure where it went. And when the fuel pump quit, he assured me that the car would conyinue to run via "osmosis"...
ekimp252 1 year ago
funny....that car looks sort of like the old alfa-romeo spider
0554joe 1 year ago
@0554joe probably because they were designed by the same guy...
Pinin Farina
trwsandford 1 year ago
"The Swislow meeting? Ah, that's not gonna happen"...priceless
shannonkin 1 year ago
@shannonkin "we're going to lunch! ...lets block that driveway."
Coolbill34 1 year ago
This is such a riot! Love it Joe!
shannonkin 1 year ago
gotta say this was the funniest cars.com video ive seen, and ive seen them all. Great Job!
jptaea 1 year ago
The car is actualli pretty cooll...
torrid94 1 year ago
wow..
BlackTransAmdude 1 year ago
lol
abeismain 1 year ago