Hello Matt, great looking car and what a start to the new year. As others have said ‘No new number plates’ I never thought I would see that. Thank you for taking the time to upload another video. Ged.
Talking of 1.4/1.5 turbo's, my Sister had a 2010/11 Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart (5 door). What a weapon that was! Big mistake not buying it off her. Now rare.
Great little car, and a good video, my wife is on her 5th 500 convertible and although not an Abarth it is a great little car, its nit meant to be in the same league as the mainstream manufacturers but I love it....i had the 1.4 T Jet in a Fiat Punto, not a bad engine.
Had an original Cinquecento sporting as one of my first cars.They are that small you enjoy foot to the floor motoring.Especially good at the traffic light grand Prix until you got to second gear.
Matt with his sensible head on is like Top Gear going from May, Hammond and Clarkson to Flintoff, McGuiness and that other bloke. I need my fix of massive overspend and parts list as long as the bible.
Their build quality unfortunately is horrendous. Still a Fiat! Otherwise great little cars with a high performing, tuneable engine. Great video! As usual 😊.
Fiat 500 not a practical car , what do you expect from it? It’s a great little nip around town car. Although I’ve put over 100000 miles on mine and it’s never let me down.
No overspend, no new mats, no mechanical issues and no fluid changes! That’s all well and good Matt but no number plate change 😮 I’ll have to go and lay down for a while 😂 New year new profit margins 🤞🏻😀
I love these, worked for Fiat/ Abarth a few years back. Nerd fact. All the cars come as 595 and when you want uprated versions, they have exhaust, suspension, brakes remaps metal pedals fitted at the dealer. Very nice little jobs, some have 220/250bhp they are bonkers!
@@gazzertrn yes, they call them the 695 Biposto. Come with 2 seats and a roll cage, 190bhp as standard with option to map. They are completely bonkers.
@@gazzertrn I have a turismo, came standard with 165bhp. Fitted some induction mods & a new back section exhaust. Had a tune done on a rolling road, dyno'd at 215bhp. It does shift when you put your foot down
@gazzertrn it is said that in Italy,most Italians owning an Abarth,program it to stage 3,getting, ofc in my country I can't say I've seen it happening,but the usual 180hp is great
Give. That is one of my favourite cars. Issue: insurance. I can buy the car, I cannot afford to insure it. Solution: get older. I hate insurance companies.
This is proof Matt does secretly know what he’s doing. Winter is a great time to buy a convertible, and Spring is a good time to sell a convertible, so when (if) Spring hits, it should be decent profit. What is it with Automotive TH-camrs and Abarth 595’s at the moment? This is the third video on one recently!
Saying that your right. I did sell a convertible last Jan or Feb. Guys came from France to look for a convertible and sold it within a day. This time though it looks like car prices have fallen so hopefully mat got this car for a price which he can still make profit on without the dreaded price drops
In 2009 I bought one of the very first Abarths a 500 esseesse. After a Porsche 911 - the Abarth was much more fun (and more reliable!). I had a short shift gear change from Selspeed fitted and I can recommend this upgrade, you get a much faster and neater gear change. I have owned many different cars and can honestly say 'these are great little cars' 👍
Nice little “Abart”… think that’s a base 595 145bhp. But it has an upgraded 7” infotainment and those are Turismo spec wheels. So really good spec. Must be driven in sport mode for max smiles per hour 😊 (had two of them and still an enthusiast).
Fantastic to finally see you in an abarth 595 at last matt, I've owned one for 3 years and done many mods to it including wheels, suspension, exhaust, re map and carbon fiber body parts. Ok it's only a 1.4 litre but it's such fun to drive and always excites getting behind the wheel. Although made in poland mine is my small red italian sports car. I love my abarth 595.
Had one for six years, and will probably get another one day. They're great cars that are so easy to customise. Once you know what to look for, you never see two the same!
Only thing I’ve found is that it could really do with a 6th gear. Motorway driving can get a bit annoying with the engine noise but otherwise they’re brilliant
@@patchrick6776 100% - it's definitely one of the things that holds it back as a 'daily'. That and the ride quality. 😜 I don't know why Abarth didn't add a 6 speed with the facelift, it would have probably sold better as a result - although it always seems to sell well anyway, so maybe they couldn't be bothered!
That 595 Abarth is just short of 1100kg - I had a FIAT UNO Turbo back in the day with a 1.4 turbo petrol engine. That weighed under 850kg - that with the lack of safety features was borderline lethal - great fun though
@@jt-hb8lhanything around the 1000kg mark these days is considered very light indeed. At 1.1 ton you need to bear in mind the power to weight ratio. The old Uno would still spank a 595 today to 100.
Would love to see an Up! GTI on the channel! I really want one as my first car, but they've held their value ridiculously well and are still way to expensive!
Great video Matt... I own an Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro and although i know you`ve often said you`re not a hot hatch fan i always thought if you had the chance you`d enjoy driving an Abarth 595... You could not hide that grin! aside from that these cars are quite well built and providing you service them regularly using the correct oil the motors will do big miles, i love them..
Forced to agree.... None of us are used to this. Sensible Matt is going to take some time to get used to. Not massively overspending might hurt t-shirt sales. That would be unfortunate.
Cheap to me Matt is a car for a a grand ( cheapie / bargain basement / shi#a ) - £7800 must be cheap for this newer summer fun fast Fiat ( Abarth ) !!!!
Ford owners - "I get my car serviced annually by my local garage" Fiat owners - "You mean I have to change the oil, even though my car is new?" BMW owners - "My car drains the oil all by itself, I just top-up every week." Vauxhall owners - "What is engine oil?"
Be cautious with the roof! I bought a 500 Abarth convertible last summer for my missus. The very next morning a clip broke in the roof. Turns out it’s a common problem which is ridiculously expensive to repair. Fiat wanted £7000 for a new roof. The dealership we got it from was great but after 2 attempts to fix the roof they agreed to keep the car and refund. Great car, I personally really like them but I would get a hardtop
I am not a Fiat fan after many bad experiences selling them over the years, however, I love these little 500 Abarths! They are like little go carts and are as close as we come to a modern-day 205 Gti. Watching your video, I found it very funny that straight after you got flashed with the 'SLOW DOWN' sign an advert came on TH-cam for Injury Lawyers for You! 😂😂😂😂 Love it.
Nice going! I’d been curious about Abarth, so I enjoyed this, thank you. I think this rather top outcome insures you against the inevitable mid year Range Rover spasm!
I did toy with the idea of one of these. Went for my swift sport instead as the ride is significantly better. Would be great to see one on the channel at some point 😆- great video as always Matt 👍
When my wife noticed you were smiling I explained it was because you’re driving a cute fun car - she thinks it’s because you have met someone ! Great video as always
Unfortunately "looks really cool" seems to be a subjective assertion. What you have there is a hairdressers car done up in a boyracer spec. Not sure who buys these but i'm pretty sure they bat for the wrong side.
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Surreal seeing my car on the channel,traded it in with Matt for Abarth 595 70th Anniversary(i can get my golf clubs in it😅).Great video Matt👍
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I'm 5-11, there's more room in them than you think👍
The Abarth 595 is a superb choice Matt, it needs the Essesse kit to give it a bit more Umph 👍
Such fun little cars, the abarth feels like it’s more than it is. I mapped mine and it was hilarious.
I had a 2017 595 Trofeo, 170 bhp and was great to drive. Used to wheel spin it up the road all the time (was a lease car with maintenance package)
I think a lot of them get thrashed in the first few years by owners on lease deals! 😆
As an Abarth 595 owner I am glad you got one and didn't do the usual youtuber "hate this" without quantifying it.
According to my Italian mate from Genoa; Abarth is pronounced 'Abart' ie drop the 'H' on the end!
Great video. I have a Abarth 500 (62) plate with 190K miles. Still going strong. Great car
I do like these. My all time favourite hot hatch is the last of the Renaultsport Clio 200 2 litre cars.
Great looking car Matt keep the enjoyable videos coming
Hello Matt, great looking car and what a start to the new year. As others have said ‘No new number plates’ I never thought I would see that. Thank you for taking the time to upload another video. Ged.
Talking of 1.4/1.5 turbo's, my Sister had a 2010/11 Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart (5 door). What a weapon that was! Big mistake not buying it off her. Now rare.
Just found your channel. Now I'm binge watching!
The David Beckham of cars
Great little car, and a good video, my wife is on her 5th 500 convertible and although not an Abarth it is a great little car, its nit meant to be in the same league as the mainstream manufacturers but I love it....i had the 1.4 T Jet in a Fiat Punto, not a bad engine.
Had an original Cinquecento sporting as one of my first cars.They are that small you enjoy foot to the floor motoring.Especially good at the traffic light grand Prix until you got to second gear.
Great and informative video as always Matt. Keep up the Great Work.
Far more practical than the hatchback (with the roof down). I’ve had Xmas trees, chest of drawers, bookcases etc in my convertibles…😁
Where do you get a full set of Pirelli's for £344? One Bridgestone on my Astra costs £250.
my niece has got one of these its a brilliant little car its fast enough to have a bit of fun in.
No idea who this imposter is , he kept using the word sensible. Keep up the good work Matt.
Why put budget tyres on a sports car; I'll never understand the logic
Posers buy such cars for the looks and the sound.
Matt with his sensible head on is like Top Gear going from May, Hammond and Clarkson to Flintoff, McGuiness and that other bloke. I need my fix of massive overspend and parts list as long as the bible.
It's a very good looking car 🥰
A much cheaper alternative is the 500 twinair model, all the grunt without the cost.
I have a Abarth 595. Beautiful little baby.
I always see these little car in the fast lane overtaking everyone .they can move you know
My girlfriend has had three of these on the bounce. Hateful car lol. I call her Noddy when she drives it.
Cars like this cost 35000-50000 pounds in Denmark depending on condition.
Matt, whoever owns the wonder grip van in the car park, needs to be paying you for advertising!
Their build quality unfortunately is horrendous. Still a Fiat! Otherwise great little cars with a high performing, tuneable engine. Great video! As usual 😊.
A sensible buy , not much spent , come on what have you done with the mat we all know and love ? 😂🤣👍
Wonderful little cars!
Fiat 500 not a practical car , what do you expect from it? It’s a great little nip around town car. Although I’ve put over 100000 miles on mine and it’s never let me down.
We are showing our age I thought of Neyo too! 😂
Can we have the other Matt back please, this one’s no fun.Lanzared.
I have two of these and they are a good little car. Did you sell it in the end, if so, how much? (Is it impolite to ask?)😊
Great fun little cars!
Well why would you want a jacket in a HOT pocket rocket lol
👍🏾 well done
Is this the new Matt ?
Great car, and price
will sell at 78k
Mind your carefully coiffured barnet
Yay, no overspend 😊😂
I think the best caption for this would’ve been: I’ve massively underspent!! 🫢
No overspend, no new mats, no mechanical issues and no fluid changes! That’s all well and good Matt but no number plate change 😮 I’ll have to go and lay down for a while 😂 New year new profit margins 🤞🏻😀
What happened here?! Give us our Matt back! 😂
Am I watching the right channel?
Yeah that's a good point, no number plate change
Matt is turning into a …… used car dealer. 😩
I love these, worked for Fiat/ Abarth a few years back. Nerd fact. All the cars come as 595 and when you want uprated versions, they have exhaust, suspension, brakes remaps metal pedals fitted at the dealer. Very nice little jobs, some have 220/250bhp they are bonkers!
Wow 220 hp in a little shopping trolley car . bet it goes like stink , i always liked these .
Not nerdy, cool facts. I’ll bet with that bhp they are mental!
@@gazzertrn yes, they call them the 695 Biposto. Come with 2 seats and a roll cage, 190bhp as standard with option to map. They are completely bonkers.
@@gazzertrn I have a turismo, came standard with 165bhp. Fitted some induction mods & a new back section exhaust. Had a tune done on a rolling road, dyno'd at 215bhp. It does shift when you put your foot down
@gazzertrn it is said that in Italy,most Italians owning an Abarth,program it to stage 3,getting, ofc in my country I can't say I've seen it happening,but the usual 180hp is great
Why do people insist on putting some cheap tyres on a newish car , even if it was an old car I wouldn't put cheap tyres on.
Give. That is one of my favourite cars. Issue: insurance. I can buy the car, I cannot afford to insure it.
Solution: get older.
I hate insurance companies.
Lol it’s not even a 1.4
It’s one of the easiest cars to steal, any potential buyer will need to put an immobiliser on it if they want to keep it.
This is proof Matt does secretly know what he’s doing. Winter is a great time to buy a convertible, and Spring is a good time to sell a convertible, so when (if) Spring hits, it should be decent profit.
What is it with Automotive TH-camrs and Abarth 595’s at the moment? This is the third video on one recently!
Saying that your right. I did sell a convertible last Jan or Feb. Guys came from France to look for a convertible and sold it within a day. This time though it looks like car prices have fallen so hopefully mat got this car for a price which he can still make profit on without the dreaded price drops
I wouldn’t call that a convertible
In 2009 I bought one of the very first Abarths a 500 esseesse. After a Porsche 911 - the Abarth was much more fun (and more reliable!). I had a short shift gear change from Selspeed fitted and I can recommend this upgrade, you get a much faster and neater gear change. I have owned many different cars and can honestly say 'these are great little cars' 👍
WHAT NO REG PLATE CHANGE - NOT OVER SPENT - GO GEAR BOX SERVICE 😮 I’m unsubscribing 👎🏾 😂😂😂😂
Nice little “Abart”… think that’s a base 595 145bhp. But it has an upgraded 7” infotainment and those are Turismo spec wheels. So really good spec. Must be driven in sport mode for max smiles per hour 😊 (had two of them and still an enthusiast).
Yeah, they seem to call those the Tourismo wheels (my faves!), but it's confusing as the Tourismo edition always had different 10 spoke alloys! 🤷
Fantastic to finally see you in an abarth 595 at last matt, I've owned one for 3 years and done many mods to it including wheels, suspension, exhaust, re map and carbon fiber body parts. Ok it's only a 1.4 litre but it's such fun to drive and always excites getting behind the wheel. Although made in poland mine is my small red italian sports car. I love my abarth 595.
When I see il Tricalore on one, it always makes me smile.
Had one for six years, and will probably get another one day. They're great cars that are so easy to customise. Once you know what to look for, you never see two the same!
Only thing I’ve found is that it could really do with a 6th gear. Motorway driving can get a bit annoying with the engine noise but otherwise they’re brilliant
@@patchrick6776 100% - it's definitely one of the things that holds it back as a 'daily'. That and the ride quality. 😜 I don't know why Abarth didn't add a 6 speed with the facelift, it would have probably sold better as a result - although it always seems to sell well anyway, so maybe they couldn't be bothered!
That 595 Abarth is just short of 1100kg - I had a FIAT UNO Turbo back in the day with a 1.4 turbo petrol engine. That weighed under 850kg - that with the lack of safety features was borderline lethal - great fun though
Damn they are that heavy 😮?
@@jt-hb8lhanything around the 1000kg mark these days is considered very light indeed. At 1.1 ton you need to bear in mind the power to weight ratio. The old Uno would still spank a 595 today to 100.
@@fatwalletboy2 I know but I still expected it to be around a ton. Damn I think my mk6 (mk7 in the UK) fiesta is lighter.
@@fatwalletboy2 my 1,25 fiesta 3 door weighs 1.036kg. Still a solid 70 kilos lighter.
@@fatwalletboy2 even the slowest abarth 500 is quicker to 100 than the uno im afraid and the competizione would annihilate it.
Wonder Grip van making another cameo appearance 😂
How much are you charging mr Wonder Grip to park his van in the car park to get free advertising in all you videos
Good one
Cambelt is horrid to do and is probably due
Would love to see an Up! GTI on the channel! I really want one as my first car, but they've held their value ridiculously well and are still way to expensive!
They’re awesome cars. I had one for 2 years and regret selling it to be honest!
You paid about 5 grand too much for it😂😂
Pirelli P Zeros are garbage. This car is also due a timing belt, Needs doing every 5 years or 100k miles whichever comes first
Great video Matt... I own an Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro and although i know you`ve often said you`re not a hot hatch fan i always thought if you had the chance you`d enjoy driving an Abarth 595... You could not hide that grin! aside from that these cars are quite well built and providing you service them regularly using the correct oil the motors will do big miles, i love them..
Forced to agree.... None of us are used to this. Sensible Matt is going to take some time to get used to. Not massively overspending might hurt t-shirt sales. That would be unfortunate.
Ok you've had your laugh now bring back the real Matt.😂😂
Old simple cars should be your bread and butter not shite like this £7800 😂
Greenlander is a budget tire, build in Honkieponkie, China. Why put that on anything with more than 45PS?
Cheap to me Matt is a car for a a grand ( cheapie / bargain basement / shi#a ) - £7800 must be cheap for this newer summer fun fast Fiat ( Abarth ) !!!!
Ford owners - "I get my car serviced annually by my local garage"
Fiat owners - "You mean I have to change the oil, even though my car is new?"
BMW owners - "My car drains the oil all by itself, I just top-up every week."
Vauxhall owners - "What is engine oil?"
Pocket Rocket! As always, exquisite and witty presentation. Cheers Matt and happy New Year!
Be cautious with the roof! I bought a 500 Abarth convertible last summer for my missus. The very next morning a clip broke in the roof. Turns out it’s a common problem which is ridiculously expensive to repair. Fiat wanted £7000 for a new roof. The dealership we got it from was great but after 2 attempts to fix the roof they agreed to keep the car and refund. Great car, I personally really like them but I would get a hardtop
Cool car but why are they uninsurable? It's insurance group U so it's really expensive for some reason.
Love watching these video's and the phrase 'it could do with a bit of a buff'' catching up with ''I've massively overspent'🤣
You need to change your preamble, always you say you’ve not seen the vehicle then go onto car vertical already having spent money on it, in this £7k +
I am not a Fiat fan after many bad experiences selling them over the years, however, I love these little 500 Abarths! They are like little go carts and are as close as we come to a modern-day 205 Gti. Watching your video, I found it very funny that straight after you got flashed with the 'SLOW DOWN' sign an advert came on TH-cam for Injury Lawyers for You! 😂😂😂😂 Love it.
Jesus christ....so many people in the comments section have an issue with this car.
Nice going! I’d been curious about Abarth, so I enjoyed this, thank you. I think this rather top outcome insures you against the inevitable mid year Range Rover spasm!
I did toy with the idea of one of these. Went for my swift sport instead as the ride is significantly better. Would be great to see one on the channel at some point 😆- great video as always Matt 👍
I did too...but the hard ride put me off. I can't stand any car that rides too hard.
You take a girly car, Abarth it up, and then go have fun 😘
Are you moonlighting on Traitors? 😊
and a cambelt Mat its advised every 5 years and its a horrific job
Very interesting . I was always interested in the Abarth . The FIAT Spyder 124 would also be interesting if you could get your hands on one .
A ABARTH UNDER 8K dude is doing some deals
Had a new battery because it says Jan 7th. Oh it is Jan 7th! 😂😂
I think we need antidote to this sensible behaviour. How about an XJ-S V12?
First service at 24k is bad news and its due a cambelt due to age.
You should review more Hot Hatches. Shame they are thinning out
A local boy has one of these and drives past my house twice a day. It bugs the shit out of me. All mouth and no trousers.
I've got a 124 spider with the same engine, it goes like a bullet
Don't like Car Vertical. It's expensive and doesn't show previous pictures of salvage cars hardly ever.
I do like these, lad had one at work with Sabelt seats. Sounded phenomenal for a 1.4 turbo, great little car.
Who puts crap budget Grannylander tyres on modern, and comparatively expensive hot hatches? Who are these people? Why?
someone who wantgs to sell it
When my wife noticed you were smiling I explained it was because you’re driving a cute fun car - she thinks it’s because you have met someone ! Great video as always
Who are you, and what have you done with the real Matt?
Does that Wonder Grip van have tyres coated in Wonder Grip hence it is impossible to move? They probably enjoy the free advertising you give them lol
That’s a coincidence that you have bought one of these as Lucy on Cars, was reviewing one of these last week wearing a High Peaks Auto’s top!
I watched the LOC vid too
Unfortunately "looks really cool" seems to be a subjective assertion. What you have there is a hairdressers car done up in a boyracer spec. Not sure who buys these but i'm pretty sure they bat for the wrong side.
This car brought out the boy racer in you... 🤨
Been waiting for you do an Abarth for ages
I feel the same way about the Fiat 500 that you feel abput the Citroën C4 Picasso 😂
Never owned a Fiat but these have always interested me if only for the power to weight ratio. 145bhp must be fun. 200bhp would be tyre shred city!
Tbh Arbarth owners normally look after them so a good buy buddy