Fiat Seicento 899cc

[edwarhys]

I'm 23 and currently doing driving lessons and almost at exam stage, have bought a cheap run around Fiat Seicento 899cc, Cheap to buy, Good MPG and cheap insurance.

I have been searching the internet for a few items that i can't find and just thought someone could help.... before i go scrapyard hunting

Wiper water tank cap
Pedal covers - metal or rubber

Any tips from previous owners on things that needed changing first or problems they had are more than welcome.

and i guess you can take the Micheal a little if you like hahah

 

[edwarhys]

Buy the washer lid from Fiat, or if you're really desperate i'm sure universal ones exist

why do you need pedal covers? Are the originals worn away? You can buy screw on covers if you're really desperate- agian they'll be universal so make sure you get some of roughly the right size.

also - I hope it's bright yellow

The accelerator pedal is tiny without a cover and that is my reason for needing them or just one, i just thought because the metal piece is so small i couldn't use any random pedal covers.

I wish it was bright yellow it's blue ... will find a picture.

... will also take a picture of the pedal to show what i mean, that will have to wait till after work

 

[edwarhys]

Thanks

No Michael-taking here, mine was a great little car for the ~12 years that I had it

The washer bottle cap always breaks - the plastic goes brittle. You may find a half decent one at a scrappy, or try trawling eBay. Pedal covers - Shop4Parts has some.

Tips - watch out for the fuel tank rusting if it hasn't already been replaced, CV gaiters like to split (common FWD thing anyway, and particularly common in Fiats), and the handbrake linkage will seize up and destroy itself so you may want to crawl under the back and copper-grease the bits of it that you can get to. Otherwise, they're pretty much un-burstable.

Thanks JRS, that is some handy information for me

 

[edwarhys]

Ah, I see. You'll do well to get a cover in there to make the accelerator pedal larger - the wheel well limits space to the right, the proximity with the brake pedal limits space to the left. I never really had much trouble with it in spite of my size 11s

is that the way it comes ... just a small metal pedal for the accelerator ?

 

[edwarhys]

I had an 899cc Cinquecento as my first car. Bought it for £200 and sold it for £200. It was awesome. 39bhp. Yes.

i paid £280 for my beast , 39k miles 11months MOT

How was it like with hills ?

 

[edwarhys]

There should be a bit of rubber on it, but it's quite narrow.

Check out Bushboy's post in this thread on FiatForum, he managed to get a larger pedal face to fit by angling it.

Might end up doing something like that then ... unless i stumble across one that is design for it

 

[edwarhys]

Well, it did only have 39bhp.



Although it wasn't heavy since I think it was made of pasta or something, so... Yeah OK it was still pretty slow. I grounded it and got stuck on a speed bump in Waitrose' car park when I had 3 passengers, too.

Will remember that as i have lots of speed bumps where i work,

 

[edwarhys]

I know I know I know, its a different model but still reminds me of....

http://www.independent.ie/incoming/article30368746.ece/BINARY/inbetweeners 6.PNG

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i thought that when i got it

 

[edwarhys]

Silly question,

whats the easiest way of finding the colour for my paint. (Log book not here yet)

 

[edwarhys]

 

[edwarhys]

Should be on a plate/sticker on one of your door sills AFAIK.

My mate had a little white one when he first passed when we were at school, we had many good times cruising in that little roller skate

Thanks

will look for that when work is done

 

[edwarhys]

i paid £280 for my beast , 39k miles 11months MOT

How was it like with hills ?

Reason why i asked does it like hills is because i purchased this yesterday

 

[edwarhys]

Didn't know we had so many former seicento owners here... I learned to drive in a 1.1 Sporting. Took it to an ocuk meet long ago as well, we met at a place called Pant on the Welsh borders and drove the horseshoe triangle if I recall correctly

Do we have many meet ups ?

i would be interested in that sort of thing once driving.

 

[edwarhys]

Oh and speakers, i need to take them out tonight and see if i can find replacements or the cables have come loose

 

[edwarhys]

 

[edwarhys]

You ever drove a vauxhall corsa 1999... Tested one of them and I kept catching the brake...

Im going to have to find something as its too small

 

[edwarhys]

Hahaha matt

This thread as helped me so much so far, one last thing

So the company I have looked at for provisional insurance is cheap but full licence they are expensive, does anyone know if insurance companies charge if you want to cancel and move to another after passing test.

Thanks

Basically fluxdirect is £450 provisional but over £1000 with full licence

Young drivers only is £750 full licence

 

[edwarhys]

Thanks all, now insured , £750 for provisional license , i also did a full license quote using website and it might be £550

well happy , time to tax wooop

 

[edwarhys]

Good good.

Now, do try not to crash it/get crashed into. To say that these things don't hold up well in an accident would be understating the issue somewhat:

I'm not going to watch that video for a while thanks,

I taxed,insured today and just been up to a family member house with my dear mother lol

So clunky compared to my driving instructors car.

Learn to drive in a Fiat 500 1.2

 

[edwarhys]

I had this as my first car:


Absolutely loved it at the time, just don't expect it to be lightning quick! The only issue mine ever had was the handbrake constantly needing adjusting. They're very easy to work on though if you're that way inclined.[/QUOTE


I drove somewhere the other day supervised and I had my foot buried in the floor a lot , and hills lol

Talking of hills , Anyone been up Dinas Mawddwy in a small engine car ?