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      10-22-2011, 10:47 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by GerryL View Post
If you're thinking that these are comparable vehicles than you're not putting much value on chassis competence. The better comparison with the 500 is a mini, and the 500 has come up seriously in second place to the Mini in every performance comparison that has been published. I won't spend much time on how a Mini compares to a 1 series, but suffice to say, you have to be oblivious to handling and chassis compliance to be considering a FWD econo chassis with a beam rear axle to be a reasonable comparison. (And if anything, I'm predjudiced the other way, as I've owned 3 Fiat 124's and two Alfa GTV6s in years past, but the 500 is not a chassis of interest to my performance side.
+1...just drove a Fiat 500...borrowed a rental from someone while my car was in the shop. the 1.4 liter engine is not safe with all of the speeders here in Chicago. BTW...there is no chance J-Lo's ASS fits in those seats
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