2001 Fiat Seicento Sporting Michael Schumacher ed 1.1i

Summary:

Amazingly awesome, I love it

Faults:

Nothing so far :D.

General Comments:

I have only had the car 3 weeks but it is gorgeous in yellow and turns heads easily. As it's the 2001 updated model, it looks more aesthetically pleasing then the pre updated one.

It does great MPG which is brilliant as petrol prices these days are astonishing. This is my second car and feels so much more powerful then the previous Citroen AX which was gutless. They are such fun to drive, and the reason I bought it was because mum previously had one and I loved it!

The suspension can be a bit bumpy, but all in all it's a solid little car, and as mine is the Schumacher edition it is fitted with all the added extras, such as side skirts, spoiler, chrome pedals etc. :D.

Inside the car is surprisingly spacious in the front and has good head room, in the back there isn't much room, but I have had 5 adults in the car and they seemed to have enough room. The only issue was that you could feel the car was heavier.

As it's a Fiat you wouldn't expect the build quality to be excellent, but I feel it's brilliant and nothing feels tacky.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 11th September, 2010

28th Feb 2011, 18:16

I too own the special edition Michael Schumacher Seicento 2001 in red.

It is a fantastic car, has served me well. But late last year I needed the ECU changed. I paid for a brand new one, but the warning light is still flashing and has problems with starting sometimes, and engine dying at idle. I am ever hopeful that this problem is easy to sort as I can't bear to part with it. My local garage has changed the "crankshaft sensor" so waiting to see if that's it sorted.

Fully agree with this persons review of this car, Love it to bits! LOL.

11th Jun 2011, 06:32

Update on my Seicento. Since November last year, it's been having a few issues!

Which got resolved easily at the garage until this January when pretty much everything went wrong; ECU problems, shock absorbers, tyres, wheel bearing, which costs about 3/400 quid as they have ABS, whereas pre 2001's didn't, and could have had a wheel bearing for £30...

Have spent over a grand on it in the last 8 months, and it was for sale, However, as I have had a crash in my other car, I am now just about to use my Fiat again :D But I am soo looking forward to it. It may not be the cheapest car to work on, but I LOVE IT, its so great to drive etc.

The only thing I'd want on it is air conditioning, and to change the central locking to remote, then it would be perfect!!

Even though I've had issues with it, I still love it, they are just gorgeous head turning cars :D.

2001 Fiat Seicento S 1.1

Summary:

Unique

Faults:

Have the usual 1st gear issue where I have to wait till I stop near enough or it crunches/grinds in.

General Comments:

Hey, I have a Fiat Seicento S 1.1 and honestly it's not that bad for what it is. I've had 100mph, but it tends to struggle to go further, or it takes too long LOL.

I can't find any sites for mods anywhere, and I'm wondered about a turbo kit or a Punto Sporting conversion? Any help is welcome. Thanks.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 20th April, 2009

2001 Fiat Seicento S 1.1 cc

Summary:

Excellent value

Faults:

Gear shaft assembly snapped while in garage, and have been told this is wear and tear. Has anyone else experienced this?

General Comments:

Great little car.

Cheap to run.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 15th December, 2006

2001 Fiat Seicento Sporting 1.1 MPi

Summary:

Most super of super minis

Faults:

When I got the car in October 2003, there were some very small niggly faults which came with it which were all covered by the warranty thankfully. This is probably why I am the fourth owner already.

The problems were...

- Power steering intermittent- Pulled to left for no obvious reason

- Leaky sunroof.

Other than that, no problems at all.

General Comments:

For a car with this size engine, it is unbelievably quick. It is possibly on par with most 1400cc cars. It is a lot quicker at the low end and the top end than the 1.3 Duratec Ford Ka I regularly drive.

The ride is slightly bumpier than you would expect, but it makes it feel more like a "drivers" car.

The car used to suffer from under-steer a lot, but since I got the Abarth body kit (Manufacturer supplied) with the wider and larger wheels on, this has been no problem.

The interior is very funky. Not a straight line in sight and the rev counter centrally mounted on the dash is a nice quirk.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 13th October, 2004