Is Fiat Reliable or Should I Stay Away from a 500x?

smrrhf on 18/10/2021 - 20:42
Last edited 20/10/2021 - 17:48 by 1 other user

Hello, everyone

I am in a situation that needs some advice. I am looking for a car and found this car on FB -

It's 2015 FIAT 500x (manual) with a month rego for $8k
It's only 20,000km
It's seems a good car, but because their reputation makes kind of bothering me.

What do you think?

Automotive Car Fiat

Comments

  • SF3 on 18/10/2021 - 20:51

    Although Fiat's poor reliability reputation has been improving recently, the Fiat 500X came last in the reliability and build quality category out of the 75 cars featured in our 2018 Driver Power survey.

    LOL

    It's seems a good car

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  • SydStrand on 18/10/2021 - 20:56
    +12

    Are you going to start a new, disposable thread with every car you stumble across on FB Marketplace?

    • Nugs on 18/10/2021 - 21:01

      Probably
      .

    • SF3 on 18/10/2021 - 21:14
      +2

      Also ghosting.

      0 comments

  • onetwothreefour on 18/10/2021 - 20:58

    Fomo to the Moon.

  • tko6070 on 18/10/2021 - 21:34
    +2

    Fix It Again Tony

  • Bafranz on 18/10/2021 - 21:35

    Lol, avoid

  • pegaxs on 18/10/2021 - 21:42
    +2

    As an owner of a Fiat 500ā€¦ my solid advice is ā€œavoidā€ā€¦ But that advice is pointless based on you wonā€™t let anyone know what decision you made and will be back in about 2 months give or take, asking the same silly question about another random vehicle you have no intention of purchasingā€¦

    And itā€™s and $8k 6yo Fiat with 20,000km on itā€¦ this just stinks of scam. They are shit boxes, but not that big of a shit box. Itā€™s either a WOVR vehicle or an offshore oil rig workers vehicle.

    • smrrhf on 18/10/2021 - 21:53

      Thank you for your advice. I will avoid it. I'm still looking for a car it's been 2 months but I haven't found a car. so sad

      • Euphemistic on 18/10/2021 - 22:33
        +3

        2 months? You are looking properly. I reckon if I didnā€™t have a particular model in mind I could get an $8k car in under a week.

        • pegaxs on 19/10/2021 - 08:08
          +1

          This… How hard is it to find an $8k car. If you can't find a decent car for $8k, you are being too picky or wanting the impossible/unrealistic…

      • blueyez on 19/10/2021 - 09:15
        +2

        Car market is bonkers, not sure the commenters replying here are in the market for a car lately. Took me many months of missing out (test drive the car and already sold to someone else next day, common occurrence or they say the car is available but then tell you it's sold when you want to go look at it…) to finally buy a car. Of all the places I found my car on facebook marketplace instead of a dealer/car sales etc.

        I had to get rid of all my 'wants' (really wanted a Mazda, then some other particular car models…) and just be happy with whatever met my requirements - under 100k km, auto, sedan, etc.

        Good luck!

        • smrrhf on 19/10/2021 - 21:18

          yes. it has been happened every time that a test drive the car and already sold to someone else next day.

          • Euphemistic on 20/10/2021 - 20:09

            @smrrhf: $8k is a cash market. You need to make the decision on the spot. No deposit, no arranging a mechanical inspection at a later time etc. Turn up, check it over, test drive then pay and take it with you otherwise youā€™ll miss out. Makes it a bit hard if you donā€™t ā€˜know carsā€™, but ts the way it is.

  • Presence on 18/10/2021 - 22:03
    +1

    Have you looked at a Jumbuck, Great Wall or Alfa yet? Might be more what you're after.

  • Brucet on 18/10/2021 - 22:16

    Forget it

  • [Deactivated] on 19/10/2021 - 08:12

    We all know what F.I.A.T stands for (Fix It Again Tony)
    Please refer to the JD Power study for dependability, 6th last with its stable mates of Stellantis Chrysler (2nd last only ahead of Land Rover), JEEP(Just Expect Every Problem) (7th last), Dodge(y) (8th last).

    • MechEng on 03/11/2021 - 10:37

      or from the German "Fehler Im Alle Teilen" (Errors in all parts)

  • Manny Calavera on 20/10/2021 - 16:47

    Just get the Abarth.

  • malich on 03/11/2021 - 12:12

    It's most likely a scam. There is no way this car would be $8,000 - despite how poor a car it is.

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