General What car did you sell to buy your 500 and why

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[FONT=&quot]off topic and what the... how did you take this pic ? it has an inquisitive but a joyous effect on the senses, you feel like touching the screen. The road is like the travelator from Isaac Asimov robot books.[/FONT]

An amazing picture of the TT. The 500 by diesel must be really good if RUI traded his TT in for it. I reckon it would be hard to beat this trade in as the best given all the scappage deals that other people were doing. I'd love to see a picture of this angle on the 500 - what are the chances RUI ?

 

[RUI]

Here you go

 

[blitz7287]

I Part-ex'd a 2003 Audi A3 1.6 for my 500 1.2 pop, the only reason i part-ex'd it was because i couldn't afford to run it anymore with the cost of fuel on the rise, and for some reason i couldn't get a sensible quote on my insurance they wanted almost £1000 more this year to insure it, they said it was due to my age (23) but i got the car when i was 22 and it was only £972 to insure it then.

I Loved its alcantara interior one of the best interiors imo

 

[loulou]

Sold my 2001 peugeot 206 convertible in 2008 to get a 1.4 crossover black lounge as I'd had it over 6 years,fancied a change and loved the shape of the 500. The 1.4 has now been traded in for a 500c lounge twinair in crossover black with red roof which I'm collecting on saturday (hopefully!) Have had no problems at all with the 1.4 but missed driving a convertible.

 

[impromptuandy]

I part exchanged a 2001 1 litre Micra with a blown head gasket.

Wasn't much fun driving it to the dealers!

 

[306maxi]

I part exchanged a 2001 1 litre Micra with a blown head gasket.

Wasn't much fun driving it to the dealers!

Mine sent a low loader to pick my car up

 

[2136russell]

Sold an Lotus Elise, my toy.. so she could have a 500. damn you wife! as the reason was the elise slightly unpractical...

 

[RobinPJ]

sold an lotus elise, my toy.. So she could have a 500. Damn you wife! As the reason was the elise slightly unpractical...

*******fra*******

 

[wigit]

the 500 TA actually saved me selling my current daily driver which is getting a bit full on for 20k a year and has a thirst for super unleaded and will be joining.....

our sensible family car a mk 5 GTI Pirelli one of only 222 (so a keeper) now running 300bhp and the wifes daily

our fun car and my daily Scirocco GT which is now far from standard knocking out between 290-300bhp and should stop a bit better when the porka 4 pots are on

the 500 TW means some supsension upgrades and more of this until i decide what to repalce it with

500 TA is ticked the right boxes as makes me smile when i drive it

 

[306maxi]

I have to say that I find modern VW's monumentally boring to look at. Sorry to say

 

[Scorg]

Sad story on this one, We had a Stilo Dynamic which we had to give up and scrap due to the engine being wrecked due to a cambelt pulley failing.
Had planned on getting the 500 anyway, but a year later was what I had planned to do.
Still, for once I made sure not to compromise on the model and got exactly what I wanted, a brightly coloured 1.4 Lounge

 

[RobinPJ]

I have to say that I find modern VW's monumentally boring to look at. Sorry to say

The Scirocco being the exception - esp. in white.

 

[306maxi]

The Scirocco being the exception - esp. in white.

I find the Scirocco especially dull.

 

[RobinPJ]

I find the Scirocco especially dull.

Well there is no accounting for taste as they say.

 

[306maxi]

Well there is no accounting for taste as they say.

Of course, but Audi and VW just seem like a lazy bunch of bar stewards. I mean look at the front of all of the current Audi's and the rear of everything from the A4-A8 (they'll probably make an A12 by this time next year......) VW's are more or less the same story.

 

[306maxi]

Of course, but Audi and VW just seem like a lazy bunch of bar stewards. I mean look at the front of all of the current Audi's and the rear of everything from the A4-A8 (they'll probably make an A12 by this time next year......) VW's are more or less the same story.

 

[Venters]

Aye ok. So has anyone traded in a Countach for a 500?

 

[RobinPJ]

Of course, but Audi and VW just seem like a lazy bunch of bar stewards. I mean look at the front of all of the current Audi's and the rear of everything from the A4-A8 (they'll probably make an A12 by this time next year......) VW's are more or less the same story.

You are ignoring one thing - they all look bar steward good.

 

[Fariniac]

Scrapped in my beloved 1998 Fiat Coupe 2.0L 20Valve for a 500 1.4 Sport.

The coupe was getting just too expensive to maintain. I still miss her though.

http://rich.eq2.co.uk/images/HIDs/HID.jpg

Doesn't look bad in that photo, but she needed a heck of a lot of work

 

[wigit]

I have to say that I find modern VW's monumentally boring to look at. Sorry to say

there is no accounting for taste fella and wasn't ecpecting to feel the love on a fiat forum, but i guess you just got lucky with the bsn 500 or your wife chose it

fortunately i dont have to look at them when i drive them, yes not the best lookers agreed but not the reason why i bought them, drive well without the c#ck factor and residuals are superb and a lot of fun