Picking up my Prima Edizione

[rbrf2]

Hi guys,

I live in Ontario, Canada.
My wife is picking up her new Fiat 500 Prima Edizione in a couple of weeks. We just got back from the dealership filling out all the paper work required in advance but I have 2 questions.

Should I purchase the extended warranty, currently it's bumper to bumper for 3 years so I'm paying for an additional 2 years to make it 5 years. This will be a 3rd car in the family so it will be driven maybe 10,000 km a year. $1400.00 cost

Also they wanted to sell me the rust proofing for $600. They said it's for the life of the car. I plan to keep the car forever. I know they used to be rust buckets in the days but I know cars now a days have gotten better and usually don't rust. I read on another site about the fiat 500 the following info:

hxxp://pub43.bravenet.com/faq/show.php?usernum=3629891555&catid=9901#q18

Rust is a thing of the past on modern Fiats, they are among the most rust resistant cars you can buy.
Besides sprayed on rust proof coatings, panels galvanized on both sides account for 90% of the 500's body weight.
In particular, all the parts that make up the chassis, most exposed to corrosive agents, are 100% galvanized.
Of these, the structures defined as safety structures, such as the suspension mountings and reinforcements for the seat belts, are made from panels with a high zinc thickness, up to 20 micron.
The body is made entirely from 8 micron galvanized panels for the doors, bonnet, boot lid, side panels, wings and roof.
The exception is some of the inner parts of the passenger compartment because there is no risk at all of oxidation such as, for example, the dashboard mounting brackets.

Thank you in advance for any advice.

[wreckmaster]

Buy the rust proofing!!!! It is a myth that modern cars dont rust! An example is my 2005 Opel Astra ( GM made car) which rusted after only three years, but it was offcourse covered by warranty. Alfa Romeos from around 2005 also rusts a lot specially in the floor under rear seats and around windscreen! Alfa Romeo is a FIAT group company! In Norway all new FIAT`s are rustprotected when they arrive to the country because the factory protection is not good enough in our enviroment. When it comes to extended warranty it is up to what you feel you need! I think I would have paid those extra dollars to have the feeling of problemfree motoring:icon_thumleft:

:congrats: on your Prima Edizone and :welcomeon500:

Please post some pictures of it when it arrives:icon_thumleft:


Greetings from Norway:)

[navy48]

IMO, if the 500 isn't going to be driven much, then I would 'pass' on the extended warranty. as for the rustproofing, take the advice of someone that knows......'wreck'. I've never had a problem with rust on anything I've bought but then again I rarely keep anything THAT long! lol

BTW.....CONGRATS on your pending delivery! we just got our FIRST 500 delivered today....a gray Sport with black cloth interior. VERY nice and VERY solid and well assembled. :icon_thumleft:

[abarth500racer]

Where I live car dealers can't sell rust proofing because it's a desert; humidity is around 20% most of the time and we get 7 inches of rain a year and hardly any snow.

[rbrf2]

I just got back from the dealership. The doc fees are some kind of warranty for the tires/rims, insurance coverage in case the car is stolen, they will give me $4000 on top of the insurance company. They tried to explain it, but said they will give me a printed document what the documentation covers. I think it's just called incorrectly on the invoice. I'm still trying for them to remove it.

So my car arrived today at the dealership and will be picking it up tomorrow. I went in to see it. The liquid graphite dash is a grayish colour, it's not matched to the colour of the vehicle which in my case is white.

[wreckmaster]

Does it look like you expected? Colors, seats etc.... Cant wait to see those pictures :)

Any way :congrats: on your new cinq:icon_thumleft:

[navy48]

the form probably has a line for "Doc Fees" and so many things may have to be put on that line...may not have a way to separate each item.

I can understand the insurance on the tires/wheels. we had that on our smart. depends on the area in which you drive. if you have a lot of potholes, chuckholes, or holes in the street in general, then it's a good deal. if not, then I would 'pass'. also, the $4000 you mentioned about the insurance is to insure that in the event your car is totaled and the replacement value of your car is not as much as you owe on your loan, then they will make up the difference, 'up to $4000'. it's called "Gap Insurance", to cover the 'gap' of what your insurance says the replacement value of your car is and what you owe the lender.

hope that helps out. also.....WHERE ARE THE PICS?!?!?!?!?!????? :p

[rbrf2]

Here are the pictures.

[VilleV]

Very nice with the black roof!:cool: But someone forgot to paint the dash!!:D

[Pethead]

It's really beautiful! I like it!:icon_thumright:

[wreckmaster]

Wow!!!!! It looks excellent! To be honest, it is one of the most beautiful white 500`s I`ve ever seen:icon_thumleft: Love the black roof and the graphics!!! But why is the dash not painted? Is that a Prima Edizone thing? Congratulations on your new ride and please remember to give us your toughts of the car when you have tested it:cool:

[SFV500]

Wow, just like the one I ordered. Yes, the dash is a Prima Edizione thing. It is supposed to be carbon fiber or something special. It is also supposed to have a numbered plaque on it over the glove box.

[abarth500racer]

They gave the U.S./Canada version a glove box instead of a shelf.