NPC - Anybody driven a new Fiat Spider?
I already have one of the new Fiat 500 Abarths which is very fun to drive. I saw the new Spider in the showroom and it was the only one they had (therefore, they did not offer test drives). It looks very nice, though it did not come with a manual tranny like the 500 and the Abarth version has not been released yet. Anybody get a chance to drive one? I already have one of the new Fiat 500 Abarths which is very fun to drive. I saw the new Spider in the showroom and it was the only one they had (therefore, they did not offer test drives). It looks very nice, though it did not come with a manual tranny like the 500 and the Abarth version has not been released yet. A Anybody get a chance to drive one?
I read a review in the latest road and track. The upshot is that it's a rebodied Miata with a different engine, and the Miata is better in all respects, and I think it's cheaper too.... Mike Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2016, at 12:30, Rob Dumoulin <rob@dumoulins.net> wrote:
I already have one of the new Fiat 500 Abarths which is very fun to drive. I saw the new Spider in the showroom and it was the only one they had (therefore, they did not offer test drives). It looks very nice, though it did not come with a manual tranny like the 500 and the Abarth version has not been released yet. A Anybody get a chance to drive one? _______________________________________________
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When you say "rebodied Miata", do you mean actually or conceptually? <MikeLDrew@aol.com> wrote:
I read a review in the latest road and track. The upshot is that it's a rebodied Miata with a different engine, and the Miata is better in all respects, and I think it's cheaper too....
Mike
When you say "rebodied Miata", do you mean actually or conceptually? A <[1]MikeLDrew@aol.com> wrote: I read a review in the latest road and track. The upshot is that it's a rebodied Miata with a different engine, and the Miata is better in all respects, and I think it's cheaper too.... Mike References 1. mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com
I'm pretty sure it is actually a rebodied Miata. Paul #9270 On 9/8/2016 1:37 PM, Rob Dumoulin wrote:
When you say "rebodied Miata", do you mean actually or conceptually? A <[1]MikeLDrew@aol.com> wrote:
I read a review in the latest road and track. The upshot is that it's a rebodied Miata with a different engine, and the Miata is better in all respects, and I think it's cheaper too.... Mike
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1. mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com
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It is the same “pan” and shares some of the same sheet metal. If you look real hard at the sides (doors back) you can see it. The front clip is all different as well as the engine as someone said. Not sure how much of the interior is same / different. Ed…. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Paul Timko It is the same "pan" and shares some of the same sheet metal. If you look real hard at the sides (doors back) you can see it. The front clip is all different as well as the engine as someone said. Not sure how much of the interior is same / different. Ed.... Sent from [1]Mail for Windows 10 From: [2]Paul Timko Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 3:13 PM To: [3]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Anybody driven a new Fiat Spider? I'm pretty sure it is actually a rebodied Miata. Paul #9270 On 9/8/2016 1:37 PM, Rob Dumoulin wrote:
When you say "rebodied Miata", do you mean actually or conceptually? A
<[1]MikeLDrew@aol.com> wrote:
I read a review in the latest road and track. The upshot is that
it's a rebodied Miata with a different engine, and the Miata is
better in all respects, and I think it's cheaper too....
Mike
References
1. mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com
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I mean LITERALLY. These cars are built in the Miata factory in Japan! Buy the current issue of Road and Track for the rather lukewarm review. Basically they say the car is everything the Miata is, but less. Mike Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2016, at 13:37, Rob Dumoulin <rob@dumoulins.net> wrote:
When you say "rebodied Miata", do you mean actually or conceptually?
<MikeLDrew@aol.com> wrote:
I read a review in the latest road and track. The upshot is that it's a rebodied Miata with a different engine, and the Miata is better in all respects, and I think it's cheaper too....
Mike
I mean LITERALLY. These cars are built in the Miata factory in Japan! Buy the current issue of Road and Track for the rather lukewarm review. Basically they say the car is everything the Miata is, but less. Mike Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2016, at 13:37, Rob Dumoulin <[1]rob@dumoulins.net> wrote: When you say "rebodied Miata", do you mean actually or conceptually? <[2]MikeLDrew@aol.com> wrote: I read a review in the latest road and track. The upshot is that it's a rebodied Miata with a different engine, and the Miata is better in all respects, and I think it's cheaper too.... Mike References 1. mailto:rob@dumoulins.net 2. mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com
Rob, If you are looking for a ragtop you owe it to yourself to find a Honda S2000 to test drive. I have owned a few convertibles in my lifetime including 2 Fiat 124 Spyders. But it had been a long time since those days and then I got the "gotta get a ragtop" bug again 2 summers ago. I set my budget around $20000 and proceeded to see what I could get for that. Test drove the Miata, which in stock form seemed underpowered. Car was ok but nothing special other than the retractable hardtop feature,which was a plus. Considered the BMW Z3 but the styling looked a little too zonky for me and was more money than I wanted to spend. Thought about waiting for the new Fiat spyder to come out,though the early specs on it didn't impress too much. Then I stumbled upon the Honda S2000. Can you say Fast and Furious? It seemed to have everything I wanted in a sporty car! Good looks,limited production, plenty of power with the race proven bulletproof V-Tec engine and no anti- anything except brakes, and Honda quality and reliability. I won't go into great detail here but the 2004-2005 AP2 models were the best to get. The 2000-2003's were squirly and the 2006-2009's got anti-driving fun computers. I test drove a 2004 with 42,000 miles in excellent shape.and bought it on the spot for $20,500. Haven't looked back! It is a very impressive car for the money. Very well designed. Good ergonomics and will accommodate tall drivers easily. When you hit the "V-Tec zone" and get that boost of power you better be ready to shift! I could go on and on.... I have no regrets at all. The car fits like glove(nice leather seats) and is a blast to drive! I don't know about the new Spyder but my sentimentality for Fiats had dissolved away once I drove the S2000. And the pedals are square in front of me :-) Let me know if you want any more details about the S2000, but do tell us about the Spyder if you drive one. Matt 3584 On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Rob Dumoulin <rob@dumoulins.net> wrote:
I already have one of the new Fiat 500 Abarths which is very fun to drive. I saw the new Spider in the showroom and it was the only one they had (therefore, they did not offer test drives). It looks very nice, though it did not come with a manual tranny like the 500 and the Abarth version has not been released yet. A Anybody get a chance to drive one?
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Rob, If you are looking for a ragtop you owe it to yourself to find a Honda S2000 to test drive. I have owned a few convertibles in my lifetime including 2 Fiat 124 Spyders. But it had been a long time since those days and then I got the "gotta get a ragtop" bug again 2 summers ago. I set my budget around $20000 and proceeded to see what I could get for that. Test drove the Miata, which in stock form seemed underpowered. Car was ok but nothing special other than the retractable hardtop feature,which was a plus. Considered the BMW Z3 but the styling looked a little too zonky for me and was more money than I wanted to spend. Thought about waiting for the new Fiat spyder to come out,though the early specs on it didn't impress too much. Then I stumbled upon the Honda S2000. Can you say Fast and Furious? It seemed to have everything I wanted in a sporty car! Good looks,limited production, plenty of power with the race proven bulletproof V-Tec engine and no anti- anything except brakes, and Honda quality and reliability. I won't go into great detail here but the 2004-2005 AP2 models were the best to get. The 2000-2003's were squirly and the 2006-2009's got anti-driving fun computers. I test drove a 2004 with 42,000 miles in excellent shape.and bought it on the spot for $20,500. Haven't looked back! It is a very impressive car for the money. Very well designed. Good ergonomics and will accommodate tall drivers easily. When you hit the "V-Tec zone" and get that boost of power you better be ready to shift! I could go on and on.... I have no regrets at all. The car fits like glove(nice leather seats) and is a blast to drive!A I don't know about the new Spyder but my sentimentality for Fiats had dissolved away once I drove the S2000. And the pedals are square in front of me :-) Let me know if you want any more details about the S2000, but do tell us about the Spyder if you drive one. Matt 3584 On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Rob Dumoulin <[1]rob@dumoulins.net> wrote: A A I already have one of the new Fiat 500 Abarths which is very fun to A A drive. I saw the new Spider in the showroom and it was the only one A A they had (therefore, they did not offer test drives). It looks very A A nice, though it did not come with a manual tranny like the 500 and the A A Abarth version has not been released yet. AA Anybody get a chance to A A drive one? _______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list [2]DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com [3]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages. References 1. mailto:rob@dumoulins.net 2. mailto:DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com 3. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
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