General New Owner / Member 500 Twin Air Plus

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General New Owner / Member 500 Twin Air Plus

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Just a quick post to introduce myself.

Just placed our order for a 500 Twin Air Plus on Friday which should hopefully be delivered to us mid to late September.

I'm sure most of you are already aware of what the standard twin air plus spec is but other than the standard kit we have also spec'd it with black leather, side rubbing strips and midnight indigo blue paint work.

Having heard and read good things about the new twin air engine I was keen to have a test drive of one (which happened to be in a base level Pop model) now considering my last car was a tweaked Fiesta ST I wasn't really expecting much from a 900cc 2 cylinder engine .... but boy was I wrong!!! Granted the route I went on for the test drive was only 5 miles or so but I was very very impressed by it, true it's not going tear up the salt flats but the way it drove and pulled was a pleasant surprise to me. I'm looking forward to us taking delivery of it and seeing how well it beds in and drives in the future.

As well as the 500 I also have a 1991 VW Jetta which is a bit night and day when compared to the 500, seeing as though the Jetta is down so low it's like a naughty puppy dragging it's belly along the floor after getting caught chewing your favorite shoes and the 500 feels like it's up on stilts!!

As well as being an all round car enthusiast I'm also a fully trained Parc Ferme/Zymol detailer, though I no longer do this as a profession I'm always willing to help out those who have questions with regards to various detailing/car care techniques and products.

Mark
 
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Hi Mark and welcome to the Fiat Forum. Glad to hear that you were impressed with the TA as there have been mixed reviews in the 500 section of the forum.

It does appear that after teething troubles the majority of the owners only have positive things to say with possibly the average fuel consumption being the area of slight disappointment.
 
Hiya, just make sure the car has had the latest turbo fitted as the early ones had an issue and required recall.

As previously mentioned, the only other issue is the mpg, dont expect much more than 30mpg if youre an aggressive driver.

Otherwise enjoy!! its a great drivers car.
 
Just a quick post to introduce myself.

Just placed our order for a 500 Twin Air Plus on Friday which should hopefully be delivered to us mid to late September.


Mark

Hi.
Just over 1 month delivery time?? The forecast I have got is 3-4 months for a 500C TA dualogic....
 
Hiya,

I just ordered a TA Lounge today and the dealer has an estimated delivery for mid October. They could have gotten me one by mid September but it didn't have the right coloured interior. Figured that a month to wait is worth it to get exactly what I want. It's still quicker than expected :D
 
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