Thanks for this video, It's inspired me to get out and just drive the car and stop obsessing about cleanining and polishing it, and worrying about it getting damaged or stolen. I'm sure Mr Abarth himself would approve.
My 2009 is on 107k miles and I've had to spend quite a bit on replacing parts already. They used a lot of standard 500 parts on them which can't take the stress so well :/ There are a few common failure points. It's worth replacing the end of the gear selector cable (for the solid metal one off the Punto) because the rubber bush on that will eventually fail and cause a breakdown. The pipes from the oil seperator and the small rubber one from the turbo return will go brittle due to heat and crumble away too. Mine is also my daily though :)
@@RichReviews_ I've been looking for a white 100hp for over a year and found nothing. I might just get a 595 as it's newer so I got less things to worry about and focus on my career! The 100hp has the same engine as your one and there are so many parts that are shared between the two models its crazy!
Looking at getting an Essesse when I *fingers crossed* pass my test this year. Good to see a review from someone who has thoroughly used it! Majority of the pre-facelift Abarth's have the Dynaudio system, was wondering if this is any good?
Good luck with passing your test. You will not regret buying an Abarth 500 if my experience is the same as for others. Mine has been a great little daily and as you can see from the review, I have used it come rain, snow or shine. 😊
I bought a U.S. '12 Sport last year with 124k miles on it. I didn't bat an eye for I've seen Hondas for decades now with twice that on the clock & still running strong. I figured FIAT had to be somewhere close to that to be competitive. I now have 128k on the clock a year later, & even with Multiair (not that Multiair is bad), I've had no major concerns. The engine runs fine. Now, that said, although the gearhead in me likes the turbo versions, the complexity of them & extra plumbing & tight packaging leaves me uninterested at my age. It's doubtful I would have bought a turbo version FIAT with as many miles as the non-turbo one I bought.
I brought a abarth punto supersport 2 months ago with relatively high miles and has cost me £4000 to get it fixed it’s currently in the garage for about a month , I love these cars but it’s quite disheartening
@@RichReviews_ lost all power out of nowhere turns out the head gasket went and cause multi air trouble too and I’m also getting the gearbox rebuilt as there slushy and break easily , puntos use a lot of vauxhall corsa parts which is not a good thing
I don’t have a snow foam lance and washing the Abarth is not my priority. 😊 It is now low value due to age and mileage therefore I focus on the priority which is the 458 👍😊
I think what you are saying is really interesting but for some reason you have a mad keyboard player in the background which I cannot tolerate so at 6m, I'm off. cheers!
It’s just the background music. 😊 We felt the music choice went well with the essence of the video but I guess sometimes some people may not like our choices. Try turning the volume right down and playing the video backwards and see if that helps. 👍😀
@@RichReviews_ Or you could be a knob about pretty fair criticism. To be straight, the in car audio is awful. You own a 458 but not a simple £20 wireless lapel mic. Love the Fiat.
The in car audio is not awful at all. I can clearly be heard above the road noise. We own an extensive amount of camera kit, including lavalier mics, however we often choose to use the audio straight from the in car GoPro as it does the job absolutely fine. You’re the first to criticise it.
Thanks for this video, It's inspired me to get out and just drive the car and stop obsessing about cleanining and polishing it, and worrying about it getting damaged or stolen. I'm sure Mr Abarth himself would approve.
That’s good to hear…we are dropping a workshop video on the Abarth very soon
130.000 miles? Wow simply awesome. Beat up but still running. Who said Fiats were unreliable. I have one,and love it.
Now circa 145,000 and still original clutch!
I’d still need to clean it occasionally or just go to wash once a week let someone else do it ...it’s a nice car
My 2009 is on 107k miles and I've had to spend quite a bit on replacing parts already. They used a lot of standard 500 parts on them which can't take the stress so well :/
There are a few common failure points. It's worth replacing the end of the gear selector cable (for the solid metal one off the Punto) because the rubber bush on that will eventually fail and cause a breakdown. The pipes from the oil seperator and the small rubber one from the turbo return will go brittle due to heat and crumble away too.
Mine is also my daily though :)
Mine just had a top end rebuild due to a massive failure, Video to come to explain.
@@RichReviews_ What killed it? The T-Jet engines are considered pretty strong. They are race proven to something like 140k miles.
@@BlatentlyFakeName do you have a link to the Punto metal shifter bush?
@@b6eunos Not sure what the part number is. A local specialist did it for me
A down to earth and a honest review. This is the first 595 that I’ve seen with a red leather interior.
Hey Hasan... glad you enjoyed the vid. The red interior was a cost optional spec item for the Abarth Esseesse 😊👍
@@RichReviews_ Brown is the best!
I have a 2013 with 42,000 miles with a 'few' mods :-) it is my daily as well. Love the little thing. Thanks for the video.
thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Good detailed review Rich, but hats off to the editing. Loved those Sidbury hill drone shots.
Keep well Matey
Thanks Keith, the lad did good! 😁
I have a Panda 100hp and I am looking at getting an Abarth 595 as a daily. Mate, I'm loving your content, they have been really helpful cheers!
Hey thank you, you’re welcome.
You’ll love the 595.
@@RichReviews_ I've been looking for a white 100hp for over a year and found nothing. I might just get a 595 as it's newer so I got less things to worry about and focus on my career! The 100hp has the same engine as your one and there are so many parts that are shared between the two models its crazy!
dude do you guys not have car washs in the UK? like wtf?
🤣🤣🤣
Great honest review
Thank you Damien.
Great one ! Thx
Welcome Tessa
Looking at getting an Essesse when I *fingers crossed* pass my test this year. Good to see a review from someone who has thoroughly used it! Majority of the pre-facelift Abarth's have the Dynaudio system, was wondering if this is any good?
Good luck with passing your test.
You will not regret buying an Abarth 500 if my experience is the same as for others. Mine has been a great little daily and as you can see from the review, I have used it come rain, snow or shine. 😊
That car is neglected, poor little Abarth, it needs asap full derailing and paint.
Haha, it does and may get it, one day. 😀👍
you forgot the option of the interscope audio system , have the same car also a 2009 essesse
Great cars, I’m sure you’ll agree.
Interscope was standard. Best stereo I've heard in a car
Thank you
Bloody fantastic
Thank you
Tim
Owner of 595 competizione
No problem Tim. Glad you enjoyed! New video on the Abarth dropping this Friday.
Lovely car under all that grime,
somewhere under that filth is a beautiful pearlescent white car!😲😳😁
Checkout our later video for the engine rebuild…we gave it a wash! 😊
Have you posted up the engine rebuild?
Thinking about buying a 2021 abarth 595 as a daily driver, for about 22k per year. Not sure if it’s a good idea, I’m on the fence
Go for it, my essesse has now nearly covered 140k and still on original clutch!
I bought a U.S. '12 Sport last year with 124k miles on it. I didn't bat an eye for I've seen Hondas for decades now with twice that on the clock & still running strong. I figured FIAT had to be somewhere close to that to be competitive. I now have 128k on the clock a year later, & even with Multiair (not that Multiair is bad), I've had no major concerns. The engine runs fine. Now, that said, although the gearhead in me likes the turbo versions, the complexity of them & extra plumbing & tight packaging leaves me uninterested at my age. It's doubtful I would have bought a turbo version FIAT with as many miles as the non-turbo one I bought.
My Abarth has been amazingly reliable. Fiat seem to have left behind their reliability issues.
with the usa version 30% of us got unlucky with problems..
What types of problems did you guys experience?
@@RichReviews_ love when they dont respond. 130k trouble free miles on my multi air abarth.
Hi mate, can you recall when you did your timing belt? I’ve only got 30,000 kilometres on mine and someone suggested I replace mine.
You will need to refer to your service manual, it will state the mileage/times between cambelt replacement.
Did mine at 50K miles and car 6 years old(2016 model)
Did mine on my 2015 Abarth at 97679
Sick, I hope to buy one 🙏🏻
The Abarth has been a great reliable daily driver for me.
Clean it look after it insane 😢😁😁😁
😃...it's been washed a few times since then.
I brought a abarth punto supersport 2 months ago with relatively high miles and has cost me £4000 to get it fixed it’s currently in the garage for about a month , I love these cars but it’s quite disheartening
Wow, what problems did you have?
@@RichReviews_ lost all power out of nowhere turns out the head gasket went and cause multi air trouble too and I’m also getting the gearbox rebuilt as there slushy and break easily , puntos use a lot of vauxhall corsa parts which is not a good thing
Never had any issues with the gearbox in mine, though it is a 500 not a Punto.
Cant be a daily driver when you have summer tires on the winter
They are all year round tyres not summer.
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Thank you.
look at the state of that :(
Don’t worry, it’s regularly cleaned now and looking much better!😂
@@RichReviews_ glad to hear that!!
How much effort does it take to wash a car! Even if you settled for blasting it with snow foam it would be better than nothing.
I don’t have a snow foam lance and washing the Abarth is not my priority. 😊
It is now low value due to age and mileage therefore I focus on the priority which is the 458 👍😊
I think what you are saying is really interesting but for some reason you have a mad keyboard player in the background which I cannot tolerate so at 6m, I'm off. cheers!
It’s just the background music. 😊
We felt the music choice went well with the essence of the video but I guess sometimes some people may not like our choices.
Try turning the volume right down and playing the video backwards and see if that helps. 👍😀
@@RichReviews_ Or you could be a knob about pretty fair criticism. To be straight, the in car audio is awful. You own a 458 but not a simple £20 wireless lapel mic. Love the Fiat.
The in car audio is not awful at all. I can clearly be heard above the road noise. We own an extensive amount of camera kit, including lavalier mics, however we often choose to use the audio straight from the in car GoPro as it does the job absolutely fine. You’re the first to criticise it.
@@RichReviews_ Well, there you go again, just wanting to argue. Good luck with that.
Explain yourself please.
its pronounced 'essey-essey'.
SS was a division of the nazis
I believe I am pronouncing it correctly, I looked into this many years ago and most believe it is 'esse esse'.
Esse esse stands for Super Sport = SS
christ, theres less smoke that comes out of my PD Audi on start up
Context! 😂