Beijing motor show 2012: Fiat Viaggio

Carmad3 wrote:

At least it will keep the warranty people busy as with all Fiats it is bound to have poor build quality and lousy reliabilty. Why do people buy Fiat?

I fear that Fiat's lack of reliability is one of those motoring myths. My late Father was a Service Manager for a Fiat and Vauxhall dealership in the 1980s. He used to say that Fiat's were far more reliable than Vauxhall, especially their engine and gearboxes. Indeed, this is borne out by our personal experiences: I ran a Fiat 131 Supermirafiiori for 5 years and after delivery faults were ironed out, not uncommon for all car make at the time, it was incredibly reliable. Moreover, My father had numerous 131s, 132s, Stradas and Regattas. The only one that gave him any trouble was a 131 Supermiraifiori Automatic that suffered a cracked gearbox housing caused by hitting a rock in the road one night while on holiday in Wester Ross. If Fiat made a car now, which met my needs, I would certainly buy one.