Uncovering The ROTTEN Truth About My Fiat Seicento Sporting!

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Uncovering The ROTTEN Truth About My Fiat Seicento Sporting!
Hello guys, welcome back to Car Obsession and welcome once more to 'Bella', my FIAT Seicento Sporting. In this episode, I take her to Small Car Services, a FIAT, Abarth and Alfa Romeo specialist not too far from the centre of Southampton. Technician Dean will be poking around the almost-24-year-old small Italian to see what mechanical state it's in, and of course, seeing how rusty she is.
If you're in the south of England and you're after a FIAT, Abarth and Alfa Romeo specialist be sure to check them out: smallcarservices.co.uk/.
Chapters:
0:00 This week on Car Obsession...
0:27 Channel Intro
0:39 Video Intro
2:15 What, Rust, Already?!
3:17 Sticky Brakes...
4:04 More Corrosion...
5:45 Sticky Brakes Cont.
7:09 Other Checks
8:14 Old Tyres
8:41 Oil Leaks...
9:09 The Unknown 'Superleggera Pack'
9:51 I Get Lowballed
10:57 The Results...
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@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

Good evening guys! Welcome back to Car Obsession, and welcome once more to Bella, my FIAT Seicento Sporting. In this episode I take her to Small Car Services, a FIAT, Abarth and Alfa Romeo specialist on the outskirts of Winchester to get an appraisal of the car and just how ROTTEN it is. If you need help with your FIAT, Abarth or Alfa Romeo, be sure to check out Small Car Services: smallcarservices.co.uk/

@terryatkinson3182 4 күн бұрын

Having a couple of cinquecentos i pucked up some knowledge from dean here on the rear hubs👍 Brake pipes are simple to do and the tool looks like a wrench with a die in it. A pipe cutter and bender and box of fittings will last you forever (all in about £50) i was like you, afraid of brake pipes but when shown, it's a simple process. I bought a roll of copper pipe in the motorfactors and did a couple of practice bits first 😊👍🇮🇪 Clear the sunroof drains with that wire the old ladies used to hang net curtains with, works a treat and cheaper than anything else 😊 All fiat's leak oil somewhere, if it's not leaking it means there's none in there 😮👍🇮🇪

@CarObsession 4 күн бұрын

Hi Terry, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment 👍🏽

@chrisanderson8578 Ай бұрын

Just discovered your channel and I'm impressed!. Definitely deserving of more subscribers.

@CarObsession Ай бұрын

Hi Chris, thank you very much! Yes, I've been told a few times the channel deserves more subs (and views) but the algorithm doesn't seem to like me anymore 😅. Thanks for watching.

@icheatatscrabble 4 ай бұрын

Dean looks after my 1996 Cinquecento Sporting. A good guy and I would recommend him to anyone with a Fiat. I have a feeling you’ll be spending a few quid with there. Also how did you get him and the workshop to yourself? That place is normally rammed!

@groundhoppingchannelCH 4 ай бұрын

Future Classic

@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment 👍🏽.

@MillerCorner 4 ай бұрын

Not a bad list, she'll be reet! 😁👍

@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

Yeah we'll get there, bit by bit. Thanks for watching!

@robtt997 4 ай бұрын

Great little car . Needs saving . But the cost 😢

@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

Don't you worry Rob, some of the issues in this video have already been addressed , and some of the others will be sorted in the future. To be honest, the list looks worse than it is. Thanks for watching. As the car stands now, though, I reckon it would be able to get through an MOT (well, once it has the correct tyres) as the offside front brake pipe has been replaced, and with a bit of help, I stripped down, cleaned and re-built the rear brakes with new shoes and wheel cylinders. That wasn't filmed unfortunately due to time constraints (repair work takes me considerably longer to film as I have to film it myself whilst doing the work) and the fact I wanted to properly focus on what I was doing without having the added task of presenting to camera. I SHOULD be doing some modifications next week, providing there is a spare ramp in the workshop and I will be aiming to film that.

@steveburland624 4 ай бұрын

Is it beyond economical repair ? unless your going to do some of the work apart from the welding yourself.

@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, thanks for watching. The offside front brake pipe has been replaced and with some help I've stripped, cleaned and rebuilt the rear brakes with new shoes and wheel cylinders - that wasn't filmed, though. I've also replaced the cam cover gasket and the coil pack seal, that was a nice, easy fix.

@bojack3827 4 ай бұрын

Old Italian car with rust? Surely not lol.

@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

I know, who'd have thought it?!😅

@musoseven8218 4 ай бұрын

What to do?!🤔😳🤔💔🙈 How much do you love the car - how much spare cash have you? Can you weld and fabricate 🤔🤔

@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

It's not actually that bad to be honest. The offside front brake pipe has already been replaced, and with some guidance I was able to strip, clean and rebuild the rear brakes with new shoes and wheel cylinders. The rocker cover gasket and coil pack seal have been replaced, the tyres have been replaced. I can't weld unfortunately, but one of the guys at my work can, so that's all good. The problems that will be left over following that won't be major. Thanks for watching 👍🏽

@musoseven8218 4 ай бұрын

@@CarObsession Wow! All done then. I forgot that you worked in the trade. Good to see the car saved. Waxoyle inside and out would help post welding 👍🤞💜😊

@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

@@musoseven8218 Yeah if I didn't work in the trade and if I wasn't able to do some of the work myself I wouldn't have committed to the car in the first because let's face it, it's a nigh-on 24 year old FIAT, it was always likely to need work. That's fine, though, as I wanted a project that would allow me to gain more mechanical experience without costing an arm and a leg and being too complex. So far, I've done the majority of the work myself, but I know when there is a job best left to the pros (brake pipe and welding as examples). This project has also enabled me to learn how to replace tyres, which was rewarding. It's not a difficult process, but it's nice to have that in my skillset. Yes, I have Monique and she's pretty easy to work on, but for the time being she's not wanting for much at the moment (touch wood) and I wanted something fresh for the channel.

@musoseven8218 4 ай бұрын

@@CarObsession All good stuff to my mind mate, spot on thought process. I shall watch with interest. I like little sporting FIATS💜👍✌️😊

@svlagonda7417 4 ай бұрын

Rusty Fiat? You're clearly too young to have owned a Lancia from back in the day! You only had to leave outdoors for a couple of months for them to start rusting!

@CarObsession 4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣