Abarf 2.0: Tales of Joy in a Chick Car

max225 · Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:14 pm

SixSpeeder wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:55 pm They gave me a 500 Turbo convertible as a loaner, it has the same engine and transmission (if I had opted for an auto) as my car, but is tuned much differently and has a different suspension. It feels so slow, and it's super quiet since it has a muffler:

you got a loaner!

wap · Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:31 pm

SixSpeeder wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:49 pm
wap wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:07 pm

Sorry man.

Why don't you call 's mom? That's what he did when he recently had car problems...

Got her number??

SixSpeeder · Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:44 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:14 pm
SixSpeeder wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:55 pm They gave me a 500 Turbo convertible as a loaner, it has the same engine and transmission (if I had opted for an auto) as my car, but is tuned much differently and has a different suspension. It feels so slow, and it's super quiet since it has a muffler:

you got a loaner!

They didn't give me an Alfa or Maserati though.

max225 · Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:27 pm

Obviously the only replacement worth should have been a GranTourismo at the very least.

SixSpeeder · Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:34 pm

[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:07 pm A loaner is a loaner.

I'd take a fucking Versa loaner if they offered it to me.

The guy before me was dropping off a Quattroporte, I'm pretty sure that he didn't leave in a 500 loaner. That's racist, where's my 4c?

max225 · Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:37 pm

[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:07 pm A loaner is a loaner.

I'd take a fucking Versa loaner if they offered it to me.

If you move to detroit you get at home service by friendly old retired folk for a chevy spark.

max225 · Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:55 pm

[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:45 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:37 pm

If you move to detroit you get at home service by friendly old retired folk for a chevy spark.
If I buy a Chebby I get a loaner from my local regardless.

Definitely tempted after driving the Colorado.

But no

doe... i thought it was give me a 3rd pedal or give me death type scenario as with your prior purchases?

ChrisoftheNorth · Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:55 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:37 pm
[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:07 pm A loaner is a loaner.

I'd take a fucking Versa loaner if they offered it to me.
If you move to detroit you get at home service by friendly old retired folk for a chevy spark.

Dem perks.

ChrisoftheNorth · Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:56 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:55 pm
[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:45 pm

If I buy a Chebby I get a loaner from my local regardless.

Definitely tempted after driving the Colorado.
But no doe... i thought it was give me a 3rd pedal or give me death type scenario as with your prior purchases?

8-speed is fantastic.

max225 · Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:58 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:56 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:55 pm

But no doe... i thought it was give me a 3rd pedal or give me death type scenario as with your prior purchases?
8-speed is fantastic.

You're not part of the give me the

or death club.

ChrisoftheNorth · Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:19 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:58 pm
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:56 pm
8-speed is fantastic.
You're not part of the give me the or death club.

That card was yanked when I got the 1SMP. :scrooge:

won.

max225 · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:08 pm

[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:35 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:55 pm

But no doe... i thought it was give me a 3rd pedal or give me death type scenario as with your prior purchases?
I've come around with the latest crop of automatics, at least for a truck or a non-sports car.

8-speeds are great.

ChrisoftheNorth · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:14 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:08 pm
[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:35 pm

I've come around with the latest crop of automatics, at least for a truck or a non-sports car.

8-speeds are great.

When was the last time you owned a

?

Johnny_P · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:26 pm

SixSpeeder wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2017 4:39 pm Car won't start, currently waiting in a parking lot for a tow TRUCK to tow it to the dealer. Jump starting is not recommended according to the diller. So it begins.

Fuck.

That's fucking ridiculous.

Johnny_P · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:27 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:14 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:08 pm

When was the last time you owned a ?

I want an automatic eventually.

ChrisoftheNorth · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:36 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:27 pm
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:14 pm
When was the last time you owned a ?

I want an automatic eventually.

I think an Auto DD with a

sport/fun car is ideal.

Apex · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:38 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:36 pm
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:27 pm

I want an automatic eventually.
I think an Auto DD with a sport/fun car is ideal.

Johnny_P · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:38 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:36 pm
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:27 pm

I want an automatic eventually.
I think an Auto DD with a sport/fun car is ideal.

Yeah. My next car will more than likely be an automatic. It's a better tool for city stop and go.

Apex · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:38 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:08 pm
[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:35 pm

I've come around with the latest crop of automatics, at least for a truck or a non-sports car.

8-speeds are great.

What tranny do you have again? :notsure:

SixSpeeder · Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:59 pm

UPDATE:

I got my car back, it turned out to be the clutch pedal sensor. It failed so the car didn't think that the clutch was depressed and therefore wouldn't start. I also had them fix an interior piece that was loose while it was in, it's nice to have it back.

A lot of guys on the Fiat forums say to buy a 500 Turbo and tune it over buying an Abarth, but after driving one, they're full of it.

It's such a different driving experience, you'd need to dump a ton of money into a 500 Turbo to make it as fun as an Abarth. The suspension was the most noticable difference (other than the exhaust.) The steering wheel was yuuuuge, and the steering was very sloppy and vague in comparison.

SixSpeeder · Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:04 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:26 pm
SixSpeeder wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2017 4:39 pm Car won't start, currently waiting in a parking lot for a tow TRUCK to tow it to the dealer. Jump starting is not recommended according to the diller. So it begins.

Fuck.

That's fucking ridiculous.

Yep, that turned out to be complete BS. My owner's manual has a section on how to jump start it.

:ludacris:

SixSpeeder · Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:09 pm

Apex wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:38 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:08 pm

What tranny do you have again?

max225 · Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:21 pm

Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:14 pm
max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:08 pm

When was the last time you owned a ?

Might get a YJ today so :aintcare:

this isn't about me. I was never a

die hard.

i was trying to convince [user not found] to get a different truck and it was

or death bruh. That was like the only selling point

max225 · Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:22 pm

SixSpeeder wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:09 pm
Apex wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:38 pm

What tranny do you have again?

ChrisoftheNorth · Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:22 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:21 pm
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:14 pm
When was the last time you owned a ?
Might get a YJ today so this isn't about me. I was never a die hard. i was trying to convince [user not found] to get a different truck and it was or death bruh. That was like the only selling point

TJ. Get your fucking Jeeps right. Wow. :rolleyes: