Fiat 500e - How bad?

[Rmay635703]

If the fiat had a diesel and a stick shift around the time I bought the cobalt I might own one.

Cost wise I couldn't justify the $14,999 automatic 500 vrs the $9999 5mt Cobalt (both brand new prices)

 

[pezzy669]

I had a 2012 500 for a short period of time - ~60k miles/4 years old and ~1 month before my emissions check was due an EVAP leak popped up. Gas cap replaced - still EVAP leak, smoke test no dice, finally the horrific Fiat/Chrysler dealership just proposed replacing the gas tank and all the lines to the tune of $800-$900 but could not guarantee that would fix the issue. Traded it in 2 days later.

Honestly it was a very fun car but the horrific dealer service and to have an issue of that magnitude at such an early age/mileage was a huge turnoff. I was burned by Chrysler previously with a 1999 Neon that was pretty much junk by 85k miles and needed more repair work than it was worth (yeah I know entirely different company like 3-4 owners ago) but after the Fiat experience it was enough to make me never want to get near a Chrysler or FCA car ever again.

 

[atikovi]

Originally Posted by pezzy669
after the Fiat experience it was enough to make me never want to get near a Chrysler or FCA car ever again.


Says the man with not one but TWO Volkswagen diesels.

 

[pezzy669]

Originally Posted by atikovi
Originally Posted by pezzy669
after the Fiat experience it was enough to make me never want to get near a Chrysler or FCA car ever again.


Says the man with not one but TWO Volkswagen diesels.



LOL - true true. While I have had my fair share of problems with the various Volkswagens I have owned over the years since 2003 (this is my 5th and 6th) the overall ownership experience has been much better than Chrysler.

 

[Surestick]

Originally Posted by Nick1994
Originally Posted by Lolvoguy
If it's anything like this Fiat owners experience, I'd avoid at all costs!
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/5224893/1

Well, 1. There's no gas engine to blow up. 2. He paid way too much money for that car. 3. He was quoted way too much money to replace the engine.


I was going to post the same thing: Mine was a gas car, not electric.

The reliability issues of the Fiats are mostly (to my knowledge) engine related. An electric vehicle shouldn't have those issues.

If I had one complaint about mine it would be the dealership experience which was terrible. That might be down to the individual dealer (and their service manager being a lying sack of...) but yeah, I'd rate their warranty as worth less than the paper it's written on.

The price I paid was the market rate (in Canadian dollars, in Alberta where vehicle prices are high).