The Italians are coming!

[TonyHavana]

Saw my first Fiat 500 today.

Definitely worth going for a test drive.

[dubois]

I saw those in Nice in 2008, they are small!

[TonyHavana]

Well, it's a long boat ride from Europe to North America, so it took them a while

to get here.

Have you seen on in the U.S. yet?

They certainly are small, but that's what I like.

This one had 2 kid seats in the back.

[RIMSPOKE]

I SAW ONE IN KNOXVILLE , TN . WAY BACK IN 2008 .

THEY HAD SENT A COUPLE OF THEM OVER TO TEST DRIVE AROUND

THE COUNTRY . I WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE @THE RIGHT TIME .

IT HAS SPECIAL "MANUFACTURER" LICENSE PLATES ON IT .

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE CAR .

I HAVE YET TO SEE AN OFFICIALLY IMPORTED ONE .

[FunElan]

I saw those in Nice in 2008, they are small!

I've been to that exact location in Nice!

[norm]

Should it be the Polish are coming? I believe they are being made in Poland.

Norm

[dubois]

Should it be the Polish are coming? I believe they are being made in Poland.

Norm

" And it is coming to you from a Mexican plant that until recently only made Chrysler products. But will you care that it’s a Fiat?"

According to news reports. In actuality the parts come from all over the world and is probably made all over the world too, including Poland. I would love to have a new small italian car, just not that one.

[MAD02]

There was a new Fiat at my local Pep Boys yesterday. All the mechanics were checking it out.

[SteveJ]

There was a new Fiat at my local Pep Boys yesterday. All the mechanics were checking it out.

The older guys were thinking, "Damn. I gotta work on Fiats again?"

[roadhog0]

Fix it again Tony... I want to see what they're track record is going to be with these new Fiats.

[Cameron]

There was a new Fiat at my local Pep Boys yesterday. All the mechanics were checking it out.

LA is one of the first launch points for the FIATs, earlier this year. I had a chance to go see them at the Chrysler training center in my district before they officially launched, but missed the window of oppurtunity.

I'm holding out for an Abarth model.

[HarryPR]

Saw my first one last Friday. Ominously, it was being carried on a flatbed......

[RIMSPOKE]

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL JUST PUBLISHED A REVIEW OF THE NEW FIAT 500 :

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704559904576228671810967438.html

[jgerock]

My wife spied a caravan of (8) Fiats today. She said there were (6) old and (2) new ones in Old Town Alexandria today. They were roaming along Union Street, turned down Prince Street and then came back down Union. By the time they went by her store, she wasn't able to capture them on her iPhone.

She said "They were so cute"....

BLAST THEM FIATS - I was driving the tii today.

[Harv]

We have a dealer (Classic Fiat) not too far away. I drove over and just looked at them. Cute and the interior looks real nice.

John