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astonbuilder
 


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Waiting for the sun.....

Sold the Fiat 124 Spider to get an Abarth 124 instead 8)





Gone for the auto, SWMBO drives it occasionally and has a dodgy knee and, TBH, I just prefer auto’s myself. Sure the manual would be more fun that 5% of time you spank it round the lanes but this has ‘tiptronic’ and flappy paddles and is only car I can imagine using them. Fixes the only dislike I had in my standard 124; used to bog down before turbo spooled up around 2k, often had to drop into 1st gear in town traffic, auto fixes that.

Sounds awesome, real V8 bark and burble like my XKR’s, neighbours will love it at 6.00am.....
  
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Great motor ...my lad was given one by Abarth for a week for promotion ...soundtrack very impressive Thumbs Up
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Nice Thumbs Up

They sound awesome. SWMBO's Spider is in for a new exhaust tomorrow to help give it a bit more of an aural presence. Very Happy

It'll be interesting to see if she notices - she has no idea. Laughing
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
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astonbuilder
 


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It was some of your comments, amongst other factors, moo that helped convince me to go for the Fiat over another MX-5, ended up with same colour as your SWMBO coincidentally (bronze with tan leather). However had a chance to try an Abarth and knew I wanted one so that’s how it’s ended Thumbs Up

The standard 124 was a bit muted I thought so a new exhaust should help on yours.
  
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That's a great looking convertible Thumbs Up
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Post #204103728th Mar 2019 7:35 am
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Moo
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astonbuilder wrote:
It was some of your comments, amongst other factors, moo that helped convince me to go for the Fiat over another MX-5, ended up with same colour as your SWMBO coincidentally (bronze with tan leather). However had a chance to try an Abarth and knew I wanted one so that’s how it’s ended Thumbs Up

The standard 124 was a bit muted I thought so a new exhaust should help on yours.


Thanks. I think they are cracking cars, good looking and really good value. We have the roof off most of the time unless its raining. You keep toasty warm inside with very little buffeting. The only bit missing was the exhaust note but thats about to change. Very Happy
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
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Now that is just lovely 8)

I did try one and loved it but couldn't justify the expenses as have use of a convertible already for summer days. Still tempted though!
  
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astonbuilder
 


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They are absolutely great VFM in my opinion. When they launched the premium added over the 'standard' 124 Spider range was a bit daft TBH. Mine would have retailed at £34k new (that infringes into some serious blue-chip marque territory IMO).

Whilst it had Abarth bits and bobs added in over and above the increased power output engine it also lost features that made no sense to me really (unless you look at it as a half-hearted attempt of 'pure sports and no fripperies I suppose). It's lost the rear-view parking camera and the keyless go on the central locking (never understood any manufacturer where you need a fob to plip the doors open but then still have a push-button for the engine start Rolling Eyes (neither are available as options)

It also has the same infotainment system as the other cars but they take the SD card out and put that on as a £400 option (genuine branded cards available on the web' for circa £50 - the system isn't great TBH and even in my last 124 with sat-nav I had a Tom-Tom available if needed mounted on the screen).

All worth it for the sound and the extra go though Thumbs Up

Without too much searching you can find 18 plate cars at dealers with nominal mileages (less than 1k) for around £20k. Some missing things like Bose speaker upgrade option and some visuals (which many prefer) I've seen some below £19k at indy specialists - bargain IMO
  
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That's a very aggressive shark like front end Thumbs Up
  
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Like the Italian number plate Very Happy
  
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Moo
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Big improvement Very Happy




 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
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astonbuilder
 


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Has your SWMBO noticed yet? Wait for her to moan it’s ‘too noisy’ now Laughing
  
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astonbuilder
 


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drmcw wrote:
Like the Italian number plate Very Happy


£100 off eBay Thumbs Up
  
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Moo
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astonbuilder wrote:
Has your SWMBO noticed yet? Wait for her to moan it’s ‘too noisy’ now Laughing


We’ll see in half an hour. Laughing
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
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Moo
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Mrs Moo unhappy. Crying or Very sad

Mrs Moo says ‘ why can’t you just leave things alone? Why do you have to keep messing with everything? The amount of money you’ve wasted over the years fiddling with your bloody cars and bikes is ridiculous!’

It didn’t help taking her to the Specilized store in Bristol where she saw how much things really cost...... Whistle

Now off to join the Foreign Legion with RN Clayton. Shocked

Car sounds good though Thumbs Up Laughing
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
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