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Old 10-29-2009, 03:32 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Whats up with the plan to drop the Fiat name here ???
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Where did you get THAT? I read the above story and didn't see anywhere that it said they wouldn't be referred to as a 'Fiat'.

They'll be sold through the Chrysler dealership network, but sold as 'Fiats', not Chryslers. At least that's what we've heard at the dealership level.

Also coming....Alfa Romeo.......

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Where did you get THAT? I read the above story and didn't see anywhere that it said they wouldn't be referred to as a 'Fiat'.

They'll be sold through the Chrysler dealership network, but sold as 'Fiats', not Chryslers. At least that's what we've heard at the dealership level.

Also coming....Alfa Romeo.......
Saw the same thing but can't find the source. Major announcement on all the changes on November 4th.
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ABARTH= Mini, IQ, smart killer.
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Speaking of sending kids by UPS, at one time you could actually "mail" children via the USPS's (then the US Post Office's) parcel post service. Alas, you can no longer...
What if you poked holes in a "flat rate" box. If it fits, it ships - their words, not mine.
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The only 'down side' of the Abarth coming to America is that, after reading this thread, I can see that the ACOA (Abarth Car of America) Forum is going to have the same, boring people as here on SCOA.
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The only 'down side' of the Abarth coming to America is that, after reading this thread, I can see that the ACOA (Abarth Car of America) Forum is going to have the same, boring people as here on SCOA.
Well, at least one of them...
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Saw the same thing but can't find the source. Major announcement on all the changes on November 4th.
The story I read was, I believe, from the Wall Street Journal. Some of what I know I just hear 'through the grapevine' too.

Some of what I hear makes you wonder if they've been drinkin' what's come off those vines.........
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Well, at least one of them...

Let me guess WHICH ONE??????







You probably meant Suze, right?
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His name was Carlo, not Karl Abarth!! Also, the author needs to learn the difference between mpg and mph. I had an original Fiat Abarth based on a 600 suicide door coupe from 1963. I bought it from Bob Snodgrass of Brumos Porsche fame. I bought it in 1972 and later sold it to a vintage racer in High Point, NC. Really fast little rear engine car and fun to drive.
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It's a whole lot better without the kids... donate them to charity
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...there's always UPS you know...

jetfuel...where's that label at?

Boy did this go a whole different direction than I anticipated......

Just for the record, I have no intention of shipping my kids UPS. Now Timbuktu..... that's a whole different story.
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