Comments by "g simpson" (@GSimpsonOAM) on "TFLclassics" channel.

  1. Had one as a student car to commute and it was great. I learnt to fix it after a poor repair by a shop. The head gasket needed repair which they repaired. The exhaust fell off 2 days later and they claimed it was because the car vibrates so much. Rather than argue I figured how hard can it be? The rear cover easily lifts off so you don't need to reach over it when servicing.... One trolley jack. Disconnecting stuff and unbolt rear panel below the hatch, then just roll the complete engine transmission out the rear. Took 1/2 hour and it was my first car repair attempt. Found shop had stripped the exhaust bolts so removed head for repair. Also found shop had put head gasket on wrong way. Fixed anything that needed it and it did great service. It was durable and reliable. I found also it had later engine big bore fitted (700cc) so had no trouble on the motorway at 65mph. My current FIAT has several computers and got it cheap due to having 89 error codes up. I figured voltage issue and sure enough worn battery clamp. $5 later down to 8 error codes. I noticed previous owner had fitted small cheap battery. Put in correct one and all codes cleared. Have picked up several cheap FIATs over the years and invariably the faults have been down to poor & incorrect maintenance. Once fixed properly I have found them reliable cars. I miss my 500...
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