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If we can get it out the dealer, we can drive it some more = in for a service, taken to bits to change the timing belts, no belts in stock - that was 4 weeks ago - and at the main dealer 😿

51 ! thats a youngster to my Dad and he loves it - my Mum had one in the UK ( 595 with Monza kit) so always wanted an Abarth - I have not done anything to the suspension as I do motorway most weekend ( Algarve to Lisbon) and want a decent ish ride. The spacers are one of my ( and surprisingly Dads) favourite mods, just gives it a flatter stance ( no ride or handling difference) - Dad has just been looking up TVRs by coincidence, not one can we find here in Portugal.

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That's a plan - the Octavia is a great car, the Abarth is its polar opposite - the shape and size really helps the audio, ours we added sound deadening ( limited job on that, but helped) - one thing for sure, makes you smile, cannot think of many that do it better ! go get one 👹

Great question - we ( between us ) have had two Abarth's ( soft top & hard top) both 595's - a 1.2 lounge convertible a Qubo ( with the Dualogic ) - I would say the Abarth and the Dualogic are two peas from the same pod - personally, never found it an issue - the difference with the Abarth is the paddle shifters - if you want to crack on a bit, then once you get the hang of it, changes are pretty good - the box is quite violent ( if that's the right term) in auto when pressing on, really will thump into gear - all part of its charm and personality - love or hate I suppose ? day to day in town and traffic, the auto is great, we love it. - let us know how you got on, genuinely interested

@@DrivenMadShow THANK YOU sir. Your comments are GREATLY APPRECIATED. I will be taking the 695 Abarth for a 20 minute spin in a few short hours. I will let you know how I go and what I think of it. I am very excited about it. (Here in OZ they want $45K 'drive away') Thanks again, talk Soon. Regards.

@@DrivenMadShow It was GREAT. The dualogic was NO Problem to me. It was a short drive in congested traffic. Could not go 'at speed' at all. (Bummer) I am VERY Glad I had the opportunity to drive it. Would I buy one?- Yes, definitely. Will I buy one? - No. I am 65 and simply do not do the miles per year to justify the 695 POWER and $45,000 (AUD) cost!! I am looking at updating my 2016 Fiat 500 twin air 2 cyl turbo to a 2024 Dolca vita 1.2lt dualogic model. (Depending on 'changeover price' $$$) All the very best to you. Regards.

Not that we get through cars faster than our pants - you may have seen we had a twinair Panda (4x4 manual) and have had the 1.2 as a 500. The twinair is a great engine ( needs correct servicing as a tip) and in the 500x or L i forget, a simple tune takes it to 105hp what the 500x has from factory and allegedly is its sweet spot for the twinair - I would also say, if driven mildly hard it is not great on fuel, thrashed ( and it begs to be ) drinks like an Ausi :) Dolce Vita is a nice spec car - now let me chuck a spanner in the works - just got a Mini Cooper S electric ( I am the old one typing this - a mere 61 😎 ) awesome car, incredibly easy to live with - good for 150km a day easily, and a great price used, costs nothing to charge (Portugal prices) struggling to find a downside, unless you do really regular long trips - we have the Abarth and a VW that solves that, but the Mini has become our vehicle of choice ( a surprise to us all !)

@@DrivenMadShow Thank you. Interesting to read your comments. Regarding the 2cyl twinair, may I ask please what do you mean by, ''needs correct servicing''? What is the ''correct servicing''? What would you recommend? Thank you and regards.

Ours is auto and an acquired taste ( we love it ) - the manual is a great box, in a great position ( we had a 1.2 pop manual) the fuel is good, but as you will expect, right foot dependant - I do long ish motorway trips most weekends to Lisbon from the Algarve - getting 6ltrs / 100kms ish

@@DrivenMadShowis that fuel consumption in normal or sport mode?

@@kyryloromanenko3062 Motorway is always in normal mode, doing the legal limit 😉 on the motorway, the Abarth uses less fuel than the 1.2 pop !

Interesting ... we had a 1.2 500c lounge (manual) and loved it - we had an Abarth 595 in the UK (with monza) and loved it - reliability is excellent if serviced correctly. ( we have had a couple of Panda's as well ) The auto in a 500 is an automated manual, it is vague, jerky and slow to respond, as is my Abarth :) it is a love and hate thing, the Abarth has paddle shift so it is great fun, but an acquired taste ! The manual is a really good shift, also tons of upgrades, short shift kits etc available. As to the seats, not really keen on the competizione buckets ( I have massive testicals and end up squashing on the big side bolster 😂 ) Seat position is quite upright and the steering wheel does not come out, only up or down ( a bit of a pain as I am long leg short body ( but massive testicalls as previously mentionsed have plenty of room for them in standard form seats 😎 ) - test drive is my suggestion, think hard on the seats and seating position, if you drive touring car style, then its perfect - the charm of the car wins you, its quirks are part of its personality, not many cars have that !

Thanks for the reply, lot's to consider, now even have to consider bollock size....🤣@@DrivenMadShow

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