Automotive

During my last vacation in Honolulu Hawaii, I was in a situation where I had several options for my rental car to take around the beautiful Oahu island. Our original reservation was for a basic Toyota Prius but the rental agent at Enterprise mentioned tha...  

Hope you get a chance to try one out. Regards, ED-209

Hi ED ... was this a manual ? Last month i also got a Fiat 500 in Israel, they wanted to give me a Kia (or was it a Hyundai ?) until i spotted a nice little white 500 standing at the parking lot. Our Fiat had the 1,2 automatic ... with an amazing 69 hp .....  

Very cool you got a Fiat 500 to drive around. This was a automatic transmission version (most places in the US are auto). I think the Arbath would be fun to drive with the extra hp. Regards, ED-209

I don't recall blue stop signs on Oahu, will have to look for them the next time I'm there. HAGWE ED-209! -MW

strange to see blue stop signs right? Regards, ED-209

I've actually had at least three Fiat 500 Rentals. First I had a white one for a couple days. Then I rented a gray one for the Ferrari Hublot watch launch in Monterey for a few days. Then was a red one that I had for over a month and about 3000 miles (500...  

Thanks for sharing your impressions of the Fiat, didn't realize that you had seat time in 3 rentals. I haven't driven the Smart, it seems way too small for me especially around LA traffic. Mini Cooper is a fun car too. My first experience was in the UK se... 

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Living in Germany where streets are narrow, parking garages are a lot smaller and a gallon premium unleaded is about $7.25 I purchased a 500c TwinAir about two years ago. I absolutely love the car! I don't know if the TwinAir is on sale in the States but ...  

Thanks Chefcook for sharing your in-the-seat impressions of your 500c. Very cool. I agree with you that it's definitely a fun car and fuel economy is excellent. Looking forward to seeing (and reading) about your new 500c with the 105hp engine! Can't wait ... 

Is that a 112 or a 390? It looks great on that strap and is right at home on your wrist in the Fiat.

I get to drive one quite often at work and it is lots of fun. Space is no problem either. The TwinAir is an outstanding motor, the highest tech motor is mass production these days. The last time I looked it had the best efficiency/lowest consumption of al... 

Very cool Don that you get to drive one at work. I agree with you it's more fun driving the Fiat 500more that I original thought. I just found out from a colleague at work who was considering the new Fiat 500e which is the all-electric version. If she get...