Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Road Test

[Dave Craig (dave.craig]

Tom,

I can give a 2nd or 3rd vote for the Fiat 2000.  We have a late 1979 (tagged
as a 1980) carbureted version and just love the car.  Stupid cheap and
everything is still available for the car for very little money.  Just get
an International Auto Parts catalogue. www.international-auto.com

As a plus, there is a fairly active Fiat club here in Oklahoma, the Roamin
Chariots (yep that is how they spell it). The last club news letter is
downloadable from here.
http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/C/Ronald.P.Conlon-1/newsletter/Fall06newsletter.
doc

Also there is FLU that you can join.
http://www.flu.org/
 
The Fiat Spiders are not fast but once you get them up to speed, you
virtually never have to slow down to turn.  In my opinion, they look very
sharp, are still fun to drive, and my wife just loves it.  And if you
haven't owned a convertible in Oklahoma, it is just about the perfect state
to own one in (almost never cold).

I don't know if I could trust one enough to be my only car, but I do know
several guys that have done just that.

So, Richard, what are the details on the one you have for sale?

Dave Craig


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Reynolds [mailto:kjtar [at] cox.net] 
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 10:21 AM
To: Dave Craig
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Road Test

Yeah, we had a Fiat 2000 Spyder in Arizona.  Nice car, I remember a road
test comparison some magazine did back in the mid 70s I think, back when it
was the Fiat 124 Sport Spyder.  6 cars were tested, and the Fiat was never
the top rated car in any category, but it came out as best all around.
Shifter wasn't bad, lots of body flex (duh) and the brakes (compared to
"modern" cars) sucked, but it was pretty inside and out, and sounded great
thanks to the aftermarket Abarth exhaust we had installed.  Just fun.  Slow
fun, but fun.
Tom (yep, I'm thinking, I'm thinking...) Reynolds
Tulsa, OK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Road Test


> Tom, that Fiat 2000 Richard references, is a great car.  It has all the
plusses of an MGB with none of the downside - and it has Pinninfarina looks!
And should you have to service it, you can do so for milk-money.  One of my
favorites.
>
>   rick
>
> Richard Crump <richardcrumpesq [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>   Tom:
> I have owned all those cars, and there is no substitute for the Porsche.
If you are using it for transportation, I would shy away from the turbo as
these tend to blow oil seals, melt starters, slave cylinders and anything
else in proximity to the exhaust. Otherwise they are a blast and extremely
comfortable cars to drive.
>
> If anyone has interest in a virtually perfect Pininfarina Spyder 2000
(Late Fiat) contact me off-list.
> Cheers,
> Richard Crump, 328 GTS, 944S2, Pininfarina Spyder, TR6, TR3, XKE, MGBGT,
et al.
>
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