General Another year up!

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

Eleven years today and racked up 22,565 miles, albeit only 1000 miles up since this time last year. No issues apart from the smashed window last March - and the l-o-n-g wait for the replacement glass.

New tyres were fitted twelve months ago and the brake fluid was changed at the last service in December 2023 (Coolant was changed the year before). The next service, in December this year, will see the brake pads replaced for the first time since new. Has anyone put ceramic pads on their 500 - and can anyone confirm the diameter of the rotors - 257mm?

The car runs exclusively on 98RON petrol and spends its idle time plugged into the CTEK charger. Starts first time every time and Stop/Start functions correctly (when I switch it on to test!) with the now 7-year-old EFB.

New this year is the neat ‘Turbo’ badge on the back and the boot tidies for all the odds and sods one carts about in the back; raincoat, umbrella, jump start battery (just in case!), etc.

Really looks quite smart now. Good for another 10 years...?

 

[John202020]

Very nice, clearly kept away from most of the sun?

 

[steveras57]

Yep looks smart and very well cared for! but 22k in eleven years!!!! christ man why bother putting fuel in it??? just take the plugs out and run it round on the starter motor!

 

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

Very nice, clearly kept away from most of the sun?

Yes John; garaged out of the sun (and our current spate of very British-like wintry weather!).

 

[Piccolo Nero e Bella]

Yep looks smart and very well cared for! but 22k in eleven years!!!! christ man why bother putting fuel in it??? just take the plugs out and run it round on the starter motor!

Thanks, but with a thumping 875cc it's not much more than a starter motor now! Since retiring, and the pandemic, my weekly mileage has absolutely nosedived!