Fiat 500 pricing: $15,500 to $19,500

Started by Laconian, November 17, 2010, 11:50:15 PM

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Laconian

November 17, 2010, 11:50:15 PM
And Fiat has a website for building your own.
http://www.fiatusa.com/en/build_your_own.html

What do you think of the pricing?

Personally, I think these are going to be a monster hit. It has the cheeky aura of a Mini, but can be had for tens of thousands less.
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November 17, 2010, 11:53:40 PM
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November 17, 2010, 11:57:00 PM
The average price of a non-Cooper S that left our Bimmer dealer when I worked there was around $22k, or $3k in options. I have no idea about S models. I never saw a Clubman below $27k.

This has all of the same cheekiness. If people can get past the diminutive sizing and small engine (104 hp vs. 118 for the Cooper), I think it'll be a hit, too. Fiat needs to deliver on quality, too, though, which has been lacking with their cars traditionally. BMW/Mini has a 3-year courtesy program. If Fiat doesn't have something similar with service, it's going to be an uphill battle for them.

Yes, it's $16k. But it's still very much a premium product.
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November 18, 2010, 12:07:36 AM
RWD > FWD
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November 18, 2010, 05:25:38 PM
That pricing for the U.S. is fantastic. The 500 has been available in Mexico for about a year and it is priced directly at MINI levels. The top of the line 500s actually get into MINI S territory. So they have sold about 3. I almost never see one.
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November 19, 2010, 07:13:43 AM
Quote from: MexicoCityM3 on November 18, 2010, 05:25:38 PM
That pricing for the U.S. is fantastic. The 500 has been available in Mexico for about a year and it is priced directly at MINI levels. The top of the line 500s actually get into MINI S territory. So they have sold about 3. I almost never see one.
That's very surprising... in Europe, the 500 is priced well below Mini levels, and accordingly, over half a million of them have been sold in 3 years!

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November 19, 2010, 07:35:46 AM
I might have to buy it if they sell an Abarth version. 
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Colin

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November 19, 2010, 08:08:10 AM
Reports yesterday revealed that the Abarth is coming to the US, but you'll have to wait a little while for it.

See here: http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/18/fiat-500-abarth-coming-to-u-s-all-electric-500-bev/#continued

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November 20, 2010, 04:03:16 PM
a cute, fun looking car! neat to build one online and see it turn the colors of choice.
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