Thinking about trading in the CR-Z for a Fiat 500 Abarth, thoughts?

**DetailKitty** · 03-08-2015, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Klasse Act

Had to clean it up after the drive there and back and from the repair to the side skirt. New mods, fresh oil and almost 50 degrees and an outdoor rinseless, life is good🇮🇹

Awesome! Enjoy Roger!

**Klasse Act** · 03-09-2015, 03:26 PM

Just ordered a set of Yokahama S-drives for the Abarth. I went up to the 215-40's which are .3" taller and 10mm wider. I know they get good reviews and are not as expensive as the Michelin AS3's I wanted but didn't make them in the size I wanted. At the end of the of the day it was only $100 difference but I wanted/needed the upgrade in size any who😎

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**DetailKitty** · 03-09-2015, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Klasse Act

Just ordered a set of Yokahama S-drives for the Abarth. I went up to the 215-40's which are .3" taller and 10mm wider. I know they get good reviews and are not as expensive as the Michelin AS3's I wanted but didn't make them in the size I wanted. At the end of the of the day it was only $100 difference but I wanted/needed the upgrade in size any who😎

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Where's the like button???????

**redline** · 03-09-2015, 03:49 PM

good luck keeping a front end alignment on a fiat

**Klasse Act** · 03-09-2015, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by redline

good luck keeping a front end alignment on a fiat

I had the alignment checked at about 10,000 miles and it was within spec. The reason I did that is cuz the stupid Pirelli tires they come on the car horrible and there were wearing prematurely on the inner shoulder. I do plan on having another alignment done cuz I don't want to put a brand new set of tires on the car and have them be out of spec I'd rather be safe than sorry!

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**Klasse Act** · 03-09-2015, 04:10 PM

Talk to txt😳

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**redline** · 03-09-2015, 04:24 PM

i have a friend that has one and with 60000 miles he has put on 3 sets of tires.

**Nick McKees37** · 03-09-2015, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by redline

i have a friend that has one and with 60000 miles he has put on 3 sets of tires.

If he's got an Abarth and/or drives "spiritedly" then that's not bad at all.

I'm guilty of driving my Si like I stole it, and I eat through a set of tires every 20k or so. I'm expecting to get a little less out of the more performance-oriented (compared to stock) Michelin Pilot Sports that I have on there now.

My wife's Accord has 34,000 miles on it and the factory Goodyears are still going strong. We'll easily squeeze another 4-5 thousand miles before they need replacing.

There's a lot of variables at play.

**Nick McKees37** · 03-09-2015, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by Nick@Autogeek

If he's got an Abarth and/or drives "spiritedly" then that's not bad at all.

I'm guilty of driving my Si like I stole it, and I eat through a set of tires every 20k or so. I'm expecting to get a little less out of the more performance-oriented (compared to stock) Michelin Pilot Sports that I have on there now.

My wife's Accord has 34,000 miles on it and the factory Goodyears are still going strong. We'll easily squeeze another 4-5 thousand miles before they need replacing.

There's a lot of variables at play.

And if the Fiats are anything like Mini Coopers and BMWs, the camber is very aggressive for handling reasons, and decent tire life is non-existent for this reason alone.