I love the simplicity of these little Fiats . When it comes to creating an urban car, Fiat did it all correctly in those days. Now we have oversized , over complicated vehicles occupying more space on our over populated roads. Yet these little cars have a huge novelty factor built into their personality as well as being highly competent at what they were designed for. This sort of car is better for our environment
I'm on my fourth Seicento but always wanted one of these. No nonsense cars I've found, especially the 899cc timing chain engine. My current Seicento is the S model, it's so basic it doesn't even have servo brakes or power steering, central locking, power windows....nothing! It's just a great functional reliable little car. I can leave it sitting literally for months and it will still start on the first turn of the key.
If you look on the No Budget Reviews playlist, you will see the review of the 2001 Seicento SX I filmed two years ago. I much preferred that to this Cinquecento, and, yes, I do know Mr Miller from Miller Corner/Classics World, probably the most famous Seicento owner in the country...
I did see Hubnut drive that car, I didn't realise you had too. Yes I've had two Sportings and an SX. This little car I have is in great condition having been garaged for most of it's life. @@lloydvehicleconsulting
I really enjoyed this sir, thank you! My first car at 17 was a 2004 Fiat Punto 1.2 8 valve in Sprint Blue. I was a bit of an ungrateful git because it was a Fiat and my friends were getting newer cars. I'm going on 26 this year and having owned a variety of cars, I'd happily go back to an older Fiat. Just humble, honest motoring😊
I have driven two Grande Puntos and two Mark I Puntos on No Budget Reviews, but have never had the chance to drive a Mark II Punto. I would definitely like to try one, however. Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
Love this era of Fiat. They were clever, more daring and entertaining. Bravo/Brava, Multipla, Coupé, Barchetta. The large cutaway in front of the passenger was intended to give the illusion of more space, if literature of the time was to be believed. Mr. Manning should be well satisfied with your effort to illustrate the rear accommodation in this tiniest of tiny cars. Indulgent centre cookies, sir? Mmm mmm.
Sir, we avoided snacking on those cookies, and also did not get stuck in the back, much as Mr Manning would have wanted me to... Very different in design and character from the Coupé and the Brava (both of which I have driven on the channel), much more old-fashioned. Some people are really into these old small Fiats, and the Seicento sort of carried on the legacy.
These cinquecentos were a fine replacement to the 20 year old 126. An excellent bit of packaging. I had a very brief drive of one. My sister had as a courtesy car when her 1989 Nissan Bluebird was getting repaired. I liked it. 38 bhp is perhaps adequate when darting through the narrow streets of Rome.
@lloydvehicleconsulting it has 39hp..... every little helps as tesco would say 🙄 I have both the 899 and sporting, bought both 7 years ago as projects for about €400 each. I've always done my own maintenance on cars and these are so cheap for parts, radiator costs 20euro from Poland 😊👍🇮🇪
Oh sir, this takes me back. My mother had one after I passed my driving test and i got her K11 Micra. I drove the Cinq a few times. It was an endearing car but you really had to watch the pedals as they were so tiny, offset and close together. Our driveway was on an uphill slope so putting it in the garage meant a very revvy hillstart followed by quick braking and it was all too easy to catch the throttle while braking. Focused the mind as the garage wall hurtled towards you. I always thought the heater control stalk ends looked like the lids of toothpaste tubes
The pedals can be a real liability if you aren't concentrating, sir. The K11 Micra does not have that problem. That driveway sounds borderline dangerous to me, sir!
I am liking these FIAT reviews, simple cars that didn't half a bit of fizz/pizazz, I had a 2004 Panda when I lived in London and it was a fantastic car, with character. Now I live in Norway, the utopia of EV's and it is dull dull dull. This is pure nostalgia, I'm holding out for the new EV Panda, but I know I am setting myself up for bland dissapointment
There's not much to something like a Cinquecento, really. I don't think that something like this would be profitable for Fiat any more, sadly. I have heard about the new electric Panda, and I am also reserving judgement about it...
Brilliant cars, and I found the Cinquecento to be more stable than the Seicento. I'd gladly have either my Cinquecento, MK1 Uno, MK1 Punto, my 2005 model Punto (can't remember which mk that was) or my Grande Punto back in a heartbeat. I love small Fiats and desperately wish I hadn't traded my Grande Punto in for a vile disgusting hateful 2016 Opel Karl last year....should have stuck to what I know and love, and that is Fiat all the way 😊
I definitely preferred the Mark I Punto, as that had much more space in it and a better driving position, but these cars do seem to be very nostalgic for a lot of people. The Opel Karl was known as the Vauxhall Viva in Britain, and was sold here from 2016-9 from memory. I have driven one, but I have not had the chance to review one.
What Fiat really does well. Easy to drive, simple to park, cheap to run and quite good looking. The interior seems to have survived well and the blue seats are very nice. A local driving instructor had one in 1995 so they must have been reliable enough. Very cheap car that was practical transport.
I had to keep watching where my feet were on the pedals, so not the easiest car I have ever driven, sir. I can't believe how cheap these still are. Certainly easy to park and quite cheap to run. The 1.1 engine would be a lot better than this one, though!
Italian stuff doesn't tend to rust on the body panels, it's usually underneath like the subframes etc that tend to go. Nice little car though, like the wheel trims that look original.
Cinquecento's were great cars especially the Sporting which is quick because it doesn't weigh much. It looks like a Daihatsu Charade and a Rover Metro.
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I love the simplicity of these little Fiats . When it comes to creating an urban car, Fiat did it all correctly in those days. Now we have oversized , over complicated vehicles occupying more space on our over populated roads. Yet these little cars have a huge novelty factor built into their personality as well as being highly competent at what they were designed for. This sort of car is better for our environment
These are tiny little cars with tiny engines in the finest Fiat tradition! Glad you enjoyed the video.
I'm on my fourth Seicento but always wanted one of these. No nonsense cars I've found, especially the 899cc timing chain engine. My current Seicento is the S model, it's so basic it doesn't even have servo brakes or power steering, central locking, power windows....nothing! It's just a great functional reliable little car. I can leave it sitting literally for months and it will still start on the first turn of the key.
If you look on the No Budget Reviews playlist, you will see the review of the 2001 Seicento SX I filmed two years ago. I much preferred that to this Cinquecento, and, yes, I do know Mr Miller from Miller Corner/Classics World, probably the most famous Seicento owner in the country...
I did see Hubnut drive that car, I didn't realise you had too. Yes I've had two Sportings and an SX. This little car I have is in great condition having been garaged for most of it's life. @@lloydvehicleconsulting
Sorry Joseph, I have seen your test drive of an SX.
No, sadly, I haven't driven Mr Miller's Seicento (although he may let me one day)....
Was a great review and thank you again for braving my little cinquecento! :)
Sir, it was a delightful car, thank you ever so much indeed again!
I have 2 cinquecentos, love them, particularly the 899 as it's as tough as old boots 😅👍🇮🇪
I really enjoyed this sir, thank you! My first car at 17 was a 2004 Fiat Punto 1.2 8 valve in Sprint Blue. I was a bit of an ungrateful git because it was a Fiat and my friends were getting newer cars. I'm going on 26 this year and having owned a variety of cars, I'd happily go back to an older Fiat. Just humble, honest motoring😊
I have driven two Grande Puntos and two Mark I Puntos on No Budget Reviews, but have never had the chance to drive a Mark II Punto. I would definitely like to try one, however. Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
Fiats are mostly underestimated by young people. I drive a 2014 Fiat Panda and bought it as my first car in 2022. It now has 178,850 km on it
Love this era of Fiat. They were clever, more daring and entertaining. Bravo/Brava, Multipla, Coupé, Barchetta. The large cutaway in front of the passenger was intended to give the illusion of more space, if literature of the time was to be believed. Mr. Manning should be well satisfied with your effort to illustrate the rear accommodation in this tiniest of tiny cars. Indulgent centre cookies, sir? Mmm mmm.
Sir, we avoided snacking on those cookies, and also did not get stuck in the back, much as Mr Manning would have wanted me to... Very different in design and character from the Coupé and the Brava (both of which I have driven on the channel), much more old-fashioned. Some people are really into these old small Fiats, and the Seicento sort of carried on the legacy.
What Fiat does best, small endearing cars!
An excellent review Sir as always.
We aim to please, Mr Watters!
My first car was a 1994 base model (the one before the S came out) and had wind up windows, no central locking, but was a lot of fun.
I think that if you can live with with the lack of power and the less than ideal pedal layout, then these can be very endearing cars.
These cinquecentos were a fine replacement to the 20 year old 126. An excellent bit of packaging.
I had a very brief drive of one. My sister had as a courtesy car when her 1989 Nissan Bluebird was getting repaired. I liked it.
38 bhp is perhaps adequate when darting through the narrow streets of Rome.
I think that some of those Italian ponies have escaped over the years, sir, as it didn't seem to want to go very fast. Thank you again for watching!
@lloydvehicleconsulting it has 39hp..... every little helps as tesco would say 🙄
I have both the 899 and sporting, bought both 7 years ago as projects for about €400 each. I've always done my own maintenance on cars and these are so cheap for parts, radiator costs 20euro from Poland 😊👍🇮🇪
@@terryatkinson3182 , I think the Sporting would most certainly be my preference!
Nice cheerful little car. Still motoring on after 30 years.
The owner seems very happy with it indeed.
Oh sir, this takes me back. My mother had one after I passed my driving test and i got her K11 Micra. I drove the Cinq a few times. It was an endearing car but you really had to watch the pedals as they were so tiny, offset and close together. Our driveway was on an uphill slope so putting it in the garage meant a very revvy hillstart followed by quick braking and it was all too easy to catch the throttle while braking. Focused the mind as the garage wall hurtled towards you.
I always thought the heater control stalk ends looked like the lids of toothpaste tubes
The pedals can be a real liability if you aren't concentrating, sir. The K11 Micra does not have that problem. That driveway sounds borderline dangerous to me, sir!
"Old-fashioned" is what I seem to prefer 🙂.
Well sir, I would expect that this is your kind of car in that case!
I am liking these FIAT reviews, simple cars that didn't half a bit of fizz/pizazz, I had a 2004 Panda when I lived in London and it was a fantastic car, with character. Now I live in Norway, the utopia of EV's and it is dull dull dull. This is pure nostalgia, I'm holding out for the new EV Panda, but I know I am setting myself up for bland dissapointment
There's not much to something like a Cinquecento, really. I don't think that something like this would be profitable for Fiat any more, sadly. I have heard about the new electric Panda, and I am also reserving judgement about it...
@@lloydvehicleconsultingthey are going to sell new petrol combustion panda's.
Great video and amazing cars. You need to do a review now on the 126.
I have done a 127, the 126 is quite rare these days. Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
Brilliant cars, and I found the Cinquecento to be more stable than the Seicento. I'd gladly have either my Cinquecento, MK1 Uno, MK1 Punto, my 2005 model Punto (can't remember which mk that was) or my Grande Punto back in a heartbeat. I love small Fiats and desperately wish I hadn't traded my Grande Punto in for a vile disgusting hateful 2016 Opel Karl last year....should have stuck to what I know and love, and that is Fiat all the way 😊
I definitely preferred the Mark I Punto, as that had much more space in it and a better driving position, but these cars do seem to be very nostalgic for a lot of people. The Opel Karl was known as the Vauxhall Viva in Britain, and was sold here from 2016-9 from memory. I have driven one, but I have not had the chance to review one.
What Fiat really does well. Easy to drive, simple to park, cheap to run and quite good looking.
The interior seems to have survived well and the blue seats are very nice.
A local driving instructor had one in 1995 so they must have been reliable enough.
Very cheap car that was practical transport.
I had to keep watching where my feet were on the pedals, so not the easiest car I have ever driven, sir. I can't believe how cheap these still are. Certainly easy to park and quite cheap to run. The 1.1 engine would be a lot better than this one, though!
Italian stuff doesn't tend to rust on the body panels, it's usually underneath like the subframes etc that tend to go.
Nice little car though, like the wheel trims that look original.
The Mark I Puntos were a classic example of cars that used to go underneath first, as far as I recall.
Great car I owned a 17k example it's a 1995 M also one lady owner until 2020!
That's a very low mileage Cinquecento indeed, sir!
Nearly 30 years old ! I wonder what this had that the base model didn’t .
Electric windows and central locking, sir, I believe.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting And as a super-bonus, a glass sunroof.
A temperature gauge 😊
Cinquecento's were great cars especially the Sporting which is quick because it doesn't weigh much. It looks like a Daihatsu Charade and a Rover Metro.
Well, I released a video on the Rover 100 just a couple of days ago, strangely enough. This one was a bit slow...
@@lloydvehicleconsulting The 0.9 wasn't a powerful engine but very reliable. It sounds like a quieter Renault 5.
Yes, the 2001 Seicento I had on No Budget Reviews two years ago was much quicker.
I'm getting Inbetweeners vibes!
And so you should, sir!
Great review! Not my cup of tea though, I'm 6 foot 2
Yes, you would probably be all right in the front (unless you have bigger than size 10 feet)!
Ive a tidy black Sporting Seicento cannot shift. If want to do a video on it
That's very strange, sir. We last had a Seicento on No Budget Reviews in 2022, so it has been a couple of years.