This can only end bad

NothingMan

So Italian car company Fiat, in what I can only consider to be the worst collaboration in car history (Launched in Japan last year launched in Ireland in April 2010), is making a limited edition version of there Fiat 500 in cahoots with Denim clothing company Diesel.

"From the unique alloy wheels with Diesel Logo...Diesel badged gear knob"

This is all well and good, it might be a nicely finished car, denim seats and what not. My main concern however is this. The car is available with a choice of 3 engines. A 1.3 Diesel multijet engine. Fantastic. Should be no problems there. But it is also available in 1.2 or 1.4L petrol engines.

So if the average Fiat 500 owner, ie. not generally a car maniac or male, is driving around in a Fiat 500 with the word Diesel written on every fitting and piece of upholstery, pulls into a garage to fill her up, what pump do you think they will most likely drive straight to? I could forgive a mechanic for filling the thing full of diesel in this case.

So, monumental fail for Fiat, or do you think people are clever enough to realise that it's a petrol engine despite the car screaming at you otherwise?

Melion

The diesel pump wont fit

dr.bollocko

Moved from AH.

Hogzy

I know its a 500 above but:

PUNTO

Parts UnderNeath Tied On

CreepingDeath

NothingMan wrote: »

So Italian car company Fiat, in what I can only consider to be the worst collaboration in car history

You'd think when the Italians allied themselves with ze Germans they'd pick up a few hints on build quality.

Berty

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Moved from AH.

The only place a discussion on Fiat should be is in AH. Send it back!

biko

A petrol diesel car, I like it.

NothingMan

Melion wrote: »

The diesel pump wont fit

Would that it were true for all cars. I worked in a Shell for almost 3 years and in my time 2 people put Diesel into their petrol cars. Maybe the pump didn't exactly fit, but some people will manage it somehow.

Stinicker

NothingMan wrote: »

So Italian car company Fiat, in what I can only consider to be the worst collaboration in car history (Launched in Japan last year launched in Ireland in April 2010), is making a limited edition version of there Fiat 500 in cahoots with Denim clothing company Diesel.

"From the unique alloy wheels with Diesel Logo...Diesel badged gear knob"

This is all well and good, it might be a nicely finished car, denim seats and what not. My main concern however is this. The car is available with a choice of 3 engines. A 1.3 Diesel multijet engine. Fantastic. Should be no problems there. But it is also available in 1.2 or 1.4L petrol engines.

So if the average Fiat 500 owner, ie. not generally a car maniac or male, is driving around in a Fiat 500 with the word Diesel written on every fitting and piece of upholstery, pulls into a garage to fill her up, what pump do you think they will most likely drive straight to? I could forgive a mechanic for filling the thing full of diesel in this case.

So, monumental fail for Fiat, or do you think people are clever enough to realise that it's a petrol engine despite the car screaming at you otherwise?

They could brand the Petrol one Gas

galwaytt

Stinicker wrote: »

They could brand the Petrol one Gas

I already have a..........GasGas.........no, really, I do......:D

HERE

colm_mcm

Suzuki did an elesse version of the jap swift and Toyota did a starlet jeans special edition with denim seats!

This is epic stupidity though

bmw535d

i laughed at the add when it said. " a potent 1.4 petrol engine with 100bhp for the bravest among you" yea it would take some balls to handle that kinda power

mickdw

They have actually written diesel on outside of the car too. Surely they will get sued by everyone who has an attendant fill the car full of diesel.

SV

"all the way up to a potent 100bhp 1.4 for the bravest among you"

hahahahahahahaha
it's no wonder people think some of their cars are fast when they're pedalled crap like that!

unkel

Get off your mistress, Sergio M. and get your arse back into work

Fail!!!

L1011

SV wrote: »

"all the way up to a potent 100bhp 1.4 for the bravest among you"

hahahahahahahaha
it's no wonder people think some of their cars are fast when they're pedalled crap like that!

The car weighs about 800kg, or more accurately, did before they threw lots of extra crap on to it. Its not "fast" but is certainly going to be nippy enough. I can't see many people who want high top end speed buying it, can you?

NothingMan wrote: »

Would that it were true for all cars. I worked in a Shell for almost 3 years and in my time 2 people put Diesel into their petrol cars. Maybe the pump didn't exactly fit, but some people will manage it somehow.

Old or imported cars. On a new Irish-spec car, a diesel pump *won't* fit. At all. Ever.