No more BRG...

[Chops]

Came home from work one night and parked the Miata. Got up the next morning early and went out to do stuff. Ended up having to go into work late in the afternoon. Came home from work that night and parked this...

[The Driver]

Well, what are your impressions?

[Demon I Am]

Miata was too big, huh?

[Ihatecars]

I absolutely love the Abarth, I just couldn't ever justify spending that type of money and not buy a BRZ/FRS.

Some local guy has a straight piped Abarth.

[Chops]

Well, what are your impressions?

So far so good. Firm yet smooth, quiet ride, great exhaust note with the occasional "pop", only 82 miles on the clock, excellent low end torque and pull through the gears. But the best thing is the ice cold a/c! Oh yeah, and the fact that I can hear myself think!

Miata was too big, huh?

Funny you should say that. The Abarth actually has more leg room up front, but those back seats are damn near useless. I consider it a 2-seater. I'm definitely not going to let the kids go climbing back there. That's why we have the Cube!

[Chops]

I absolutely love the Abarth, I just couldn't ever justify spending that type of money and not buy a BRZ/FRS.

Some local guy has a straight piped Abarth.

Ever since late 2012, all Abarth's are straight piped from the factory. And I test drove a BRZ. Quite frankly, for the money, the Abarth is a lot more car. Better feel, better build quality, better fit and finish. Just my observation. I do wish the Fiat seats got me a little lower though, but I can live with that. And yes, the BRZ has 200hp, but also only 150 ft lbs of torque that comes in much much later, and it's 200+ lbs heavier. On top of that, I only paid a little over $20k out the door.

[Hyper]

+1

[Chops]

Oh, and went to the dealership again today with one of my brothers, and this happened!

[The Driver]

Neat car, but U left $ on the table. I got a friend in OKC, who got her '13 Abarth in Dallas, for $17K OTD.

Still, enjoy!

[Chops]

I'm not complaining, and I'm enjoying.

Also, I can't see how she got a '13 for $17k unless it was either used, a program/demo car with some mileage on it, she had a really good trade-in, or she put down $3k - $4k or a combination of some good cash down + good trade-in. If it's the fully loaded one like mine, that's a $27k car. They're not going to give it away for over $10k less. Anyway...

[—atank—]

Love that color..............I have a lot of experience with Fiat/Lancia's!!!!!!!

[WASABI]

Congratulations! I really like you color choice.

[— kung fu jesus —]

Jess (xceler8n) got one recently, too. It's her dd. Neat little cars! The privateer Abarth team rolled theirs at T25 in '12 during qualifying, but were able to make repairs and start the race. They have a neat video from in the car. A lot of our team saw it roll from the pits.

[Ihatecars]

Ever since late 2012, all Abarth's are straight piped from the factory. And I test drove a BRZ. Quite frankly, for the money, the Abarth is a lot more car. Better feel, better build quality, better fit and finish. Just my observation. I do wish the Fiat seats got me a little lower though, but I can live with that. And yes, the BRZ has 200hp, but also only 150 ft lbs of torque that comes in much much later, and it's 200+ lbs heavier. On top of that, I only paid a little over $20k out the door.

By "straight piped", I meansinde straight pipe running from the turbo out the back of the car. No cats, resonators, mufflers, etc. The Abarth doesn't have mufflers from the factory.

I don't mean to belittle the Abarths greatness, or anything like that. I love the car, and considered buying a Fiat 500 sport for a short period of time. I just couldn't choose a fwd car over a proper front engine rwd car. That is my own personal preference. I don't feel you made a wrong decision, or even a right decision. I feel you made your decision. I'd love to own an Abarth or a BRZ/FRS. Both awesome cars.

[— Dandy —]

Did you trade the BRG? Sell to someone local? You had some real nice mods going on that car.