This car swap and two separate reviews is brilliant! Enjoyed it immensely. I’d not seen young Joe’s blog before (thanks for the link) two enthusiastic reviewers who love their cars. Joe is like Ian after 10 cups of coffee!
Anytime a 1.2 liter is an upgrade to a car, you better get ready for a Hubnut review. I'm still loving Myrtle as it's on the Hubnut fleet. Myrtle for the win! 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
Interesting comparison and thanks for introducing Miller Corner. The steering wheel in the Fiat makes me think of my Logitech G28 gaming wheel. Which probably isn't much smaller than that in my Mega Multitruck. :-)
Much prefer the Matiz. That young Miller fellar is far too energetic, was exhausted just watching his Matiz review, give me super relaxed, laid-back Mr Hubnut review everytime!
Finally a Fiat! I loved it! Such a shame we haven't had those small things here in Brazil. Ok. Seicento isn't the best regarding Fiat design, but it's nice. The Cinquecento indeed had a lot more personality (whether we can say that about a car, but anyway)! Lovely to see how such a small and weird little thing brought smiles to you. I think that's what cars were supposed to be. Now we face this disease called SUVs, cars are getting boring and boring. I guess I'll keep my 500 and my Punto Cabrio for a long time! From a Fiat enthusiast, thank you so much Ian! I think it's time for you to consider a Fiat for the fleet. Cheers!
Having subbed to Joe (after this vid) and exhausted his whole back catalogue I can declare I love Sciecento's. New shell has a Brummie plate. I love is passio and all the mods he did. And to be fair he loved Myrtle as much too.. Many smile were had in this escapade! ;) Now I want a Matiz and a yellow Fiat thing with a name google can't compute. Nice one Ian..
Well done Ian, the entire FIAT history complete over the 500 and 600. I have done a lot of these FIATs in my mechanic time. Beautiful Escort MK3 in the background, I also had 1.
Fiat for the win! Fiats make the best little cars ever! I drove a yellow Cinq sporting my brother had as a courtesy car, the first fwd car I had ever enjoyed driving (in fact i ended up buying a Punto afterwards (55hp sx no one ever told it how slow it was) Also had a yellow 1.9 jtd Stilo in yellow-best car i ever owned (not my favourite mind, but the best by miles)
Ian is so class. turns out my 91 yr old grandfather loves his journalism too as he is a jag classic fanatic. Found an issue in his bathroom opened on an article Ian wrote. Clearly a man of great taste my grandad exclaimed, "correct" i replied lol
Yep I preferred the cinquecento too. I had an uno with a fire engine, still one of my favourite ever cars, great fun to drive, I neglected it terribly and it just kept on going!
Reminds me of my old Toyota Yaris (2000) 1.3 Vvti, that was an absolute blast to drive, no real grunt but on twisty roads it was guaranteed to put a smile on my face.
I used to have a Cinquecento Sporting. It was red but faded to pink! Despite frequent breakdowns it was one of the most fun cars I've driven. Watching this video makes me want to find another!
Absolutely mirror your thoughts on the Cinquecento vs Seicento styling. Never liked the Seicento and still don’t, the beautifully simplistic design of the Cinquecento was far easier on the eye and the Sporting version especially looked rather good.
I've always quite liked the looks of those, nearly had one for my first car. That makes quite a nice noise... modify the City Rover! I'm sure that would be a first and I would love to see it :D
Miller and Hubnut - brilliant. I have a Siecento sx - used everyday and I love it - like driving a go-cart. Joe has spent a lot of time and effort into this car. Shout out to Steph too of 'I drive a classic' x
In 1997 I had a Cinquecento Sporting on a cheap contract hire. It was the most fun I've had driving a car. Revvy engine and it felt like I was always travelling far faster than I actually was. They weren't built to last though. After 1 year and 24k miles hooning around south London it was knackered.
Ian grips an agreeable knob and I miss an firm and bouncy ride in a car now you come to mention it... as long as we are stationary at the time! Memories. Really enjoyed this edition! Good fun!
I think you need to be broke and have an old city car for proper fun. In a Ferrari Aventador or a Lamborghini 458, you couldn't use all the power, you'd probably kill yourself in it, and you'd be stressing about other people damaging it all the time. With a Matiz, you've got that wonderful soundtrack and you can hoon around in it without worrying about speed cameras. Plus nobody will pour paint stripper on it. Or tap you up for a loan.
Another great road test! Looks like the Seicento (w/ those mods) would be great fun on an old-fashioned timed road rallye! Rear end styling slightly reminiscent of a 1990 Daihatsu Charade...
I used to own a Cinquecento sporting in black with red trim. I brought it brand new in 1996 & I loved it. I remember Jeremy Clarkson did a test drive of it & he liked it so 👍. I wish I still had it because it was so much fun to drive.
I love tha yaris, I had the sr model on an xreg plate. That thing never broke down and had 154k on clock, unfortunately everything just worn around it, and I ended up bottoming it out, causing hundred of pounds of damage to the cat and exhaust system in other areas. The yaris 1.3 is pretty fast
I had a Scicento a couple of year ago.To be fair it wasnt a bad little car.I didnt think there was not much room for shopping ! When i drove it, i always had to wear lite shoes.....Bloody imposible to drive with a dirty great pair of boots on :) But on the whole not a bad little motor. !
A 94 suzuki gti is in a different league performance wise. Seicento being 1.2 swapped and all. If you want to drive something nuts, try a 2008ish panda 1.4 16v on a wet road.
Great video Ian! Was very excited to see my two favorite channels doing a collab! Personally I think I'd take the Super Seicento (as Joe has named it) over Myrtle, but that's because I've always been a FIAT fan...not to say I don't like the Matiz! :) Daewoo is long gone here in North America...as in there are NONE left on the roads. We never had many of their cars here....the Nubira, the Lanos, the Leganza....we never got the Matiz though! LOVE both videos though, kudos and great work to the two of you. Glad to see you both enjoyed each others little rides...your smiles are infectious! :D
I had a 94 M reg base spec Fiat Cinquecento with the 899cc engine as my first car and it was great fun to drive. I traded it in for a brand new Seicento 1.1 in base spec and it was no fun at all to drive. It was soon traded in for a Punto 1.2 Active Sport.
Hugely enjoyable! My takeaway from this is that mods can't turn a car into something it isn't, but they could turn it into the car it could be e.g. better sounding, sharper handling, rectifying cost-cutting when manufactured.
I own mk1 Punto 75 and the only thing I dont like much are the side mirrors. Had a Uno 45s mk1 and it was the same thing. You can see all your stuff but you should always be carefull and sometimes visibility can be low.
It's good you're working with other people now and then. Joe obviously loves his car, but perhaps they're not everyone's cup of tea (especially with that catastrophic triangle of doom!) But there you go, it's fun (except when you have to wash/wipe the windscreen!) 👍🏻
Lovely Jubbly, never mind fun to drive, it is fun to watch Mr HubNut. I doubt it would last in a Welsh winter up and down the lanes where you live, it would probably disintegrate into a rusty heap.
I had a 2002 Fiat Seicento SX and a major problem with them is the cable operated clutch. These are prone to regularly snapping where they connect to a cam near the bulkhead via a set of rods on the right hand drive models.
3:06. I can see a Polish sticker on the window. Actually, in mid to late 1990s our roads were full of Cinquecentos, Seicentos and Matizes. Nobody would have thought then such cars could make a come back 20 years later as something desirable. Their only appeal then was that they were relatively cheap.
Lol i had a 899cc seicento back in the day. Was so much fun to sling around corners & she even ate a renault 5 turbo for breakfast 🤣🤣 i still prefer my Slow Poke Matiz. More character & just rediculous. Wish us luck, monday is MOT day 😬😬😬
The old boxy Cinquecento Sporting (in yellow of course) was also one of my attainable dream cars back in the early 90s. From what I heard since then about their reliability, I'm not so sure any more, but I still like their looks. The Seicento was a step back design-wise IMO.
I've never ever liked mods either, but this does look like a lot of fun. I will always be a purist, though. Despite the limitations. The MKIII melted my heart a little bit. Looking forward to that review.
My mom drove a 128 Special in 1978 and with 55hp from 1115cc we chased the VW Polos even the early MkII GTs with 60 hp in our home area around Wolfsburg :)
I can’t quite believe that people are watching this drivel...and I’ve become one of them!!! These are the most dreadful cars in history, truly horrific examples of povopack motoring, and yet I keep on clicking on these damned videos. It’s because I’m absolutely amazed that you, Mr Hub Nut, get so enthusiastic about them: and it’s real enthusiasm, you can hear it in your voice!!! I think you’d still drive these cars if there was no TH-cam!
What a awesome video this was,car does sound nice once you give it the beans,I never thought a Punto would fit in to be honest,I will watch Miller Corner now to see how Myrtle the Matiz performed.some mods now have to be done to Myrtle to get more power.
love the video, totally agree the cinquecento was so much better looking than the Seicento but as the years go by you look back and realise they are both nice looking cars.
One knows one's become an anorak of the rare but unexceptional when one looks forward to a video of an early unmodified mk3 Ford Escort in burnt orange, and actually wouldn't mind one.
I was thinking that too. I always liked the mk3 Escorts the best. Never owned one, but I did drive one for a few days back in the day. Came in as a part ex, and I used it to go home in purely because it had half a tank of fuel. I discovered that I really liked it and very nearly bought it, but someone beat me to it, only to give it to his son who promptly turned it over showing off to his mates. Shameful waste of a good car. Pity you can't buy them for £300 anymore, which is what that one cost in the early 2000s.
Hmmm while they looked the part back in the day and the Sundym[?] glass in my Ghia was very nice; what was wrong with them? Well loads [I owned two, a 1.3L + 1.6 Ghia] the battery tray rot's out likely to drop onto front passengers feet; horrible carb, rough torqueless engine miss matched to the gearbox. Worst of all for a Ford they don't handle! Not nice to drive in a motorway traffic jam. They rust.
Great fun! But we have to agree with your preference. We drive the 4-cylinder Matiz, with the Chevy badge on it, and it's a superb little runabout. Midlands to Scotland or Wales is a decent experience, too. The extra cylinder gives it the necessary oomph on steeper hills, and we still better 60 mpg on runs, without really trying, unless you give it full beans. It drives rather like a 998cc Mini (the real one, not the fakes which we see today), but with much less engine noise. The downside is that the 750 had £30 annual Road Tax, but the 1000 cost £145+ at the time of purchase. Very unfair, for the sake of only 16 more horses under the bonnet.
Nearly bought a new Cinq Sporting as our local Fiat dealer was lobbing them out cheap when the Siecento was due out...1998 from mrmory? Plumped for a 2nd hand Citroen AXGT instead as it meant no HP. Also huge fun in the same vein. Would have either for a weekend toy now, but like you, my ageing chassis would struggle. Joe's channel is brill btw.
That's not a car, that's basically a go-kart with a roof! If you struggle with fitting into the cramped driving position, I think I'd need to see a chiropractor afterwards. Modified cars are good fun for a while (my first car was a rusty B-reg Nova SR lookalike with a cherry bomb and three-spokes!) but the novelty of the harsh ride and exhaust drone very quickly gets old if you have to drive one full-time. I am with you on the styling - I much preferred the angular Cinquecento than this ill-advised update to a 'bubble' style that was already beginning to date when it was introduced. Looking forward to the 'Scort. I've nothing against old Fords, apart from the scene tax that's now put them beyond the reach of us 'bangernomics' types, but I guess that's because everyone had them when they were kids and there's a nostalgia factor, plus the whole tuning and modding scene. That one looks very clean (not rotten like most of the ones I remember!) and unmolested, and a nice period colour too.
I always liked the Seicento styling, and really wanted one as a teenager - but the appaling crash rating put me off, so I bought a probably just as dangerous - but not tested - Kelisa, which also handled great. I think the Seicento was well styled for the period, but I just loved the sheer basicness of it. Good video - will have to check out the verdict on the Matiz.
I got a lift to and from work in a Seicento, surpised me too, I went from a pre-conceived notion of they're crap to I was wrong this is gutless car fun. Its great fun thrashing something with no power.
I thought the 600 was going to be the winner here as it looked fun but then I heard the 3 cylinder roar of the Matiz. It's glorious for what essentially was a cheap mini for mom and the kids. Sad that it is so easily dismissed. If only we could swap that 3 cylinder in the 600!
Fiat pinto 1.2 in the sporting was 75bhp if I remember correctly but In a small well handling light car, it could be fun and economical. Its a bangernomics sports car!
@@HubNut eh, why not. Get some cheapo coilovers off ebay ( it weighs nothing so you don't need high end gear), some wider wheels, maybe some cheap factory steelies off a different car that still fit the factory hubbies, width and offset over diameter, of coarse some sway bars especially the rear off a different larger car, and lastly a cheapy small steering wheel. I think with just that it will still be a Matiz, but, a complete gokart in corners.
@@HubNut To be honest, modifying the crappiest of cars is usually the most satisfying, as they are the ones that have the most astounding results in feel, handling, and overall enjoyment.
@@HubNut This is extreme and very nice, but again, don't have to go to this level: th-cam.com/video/z4OP_KcC-vg/w-d-xo.html Then again, that much wider track easily translates to go kart cornering. Also, If the Matiz design was used by Fiat, and there was a sporting, I am 100% convinced it would look something like this.
Pretty sure that steering wheel was included with Mario Kart Wii.
Nimmo that's hilarious
"Too much lumbar support. I'm not going to like this." HubNut 2019.
'The Matiz turns like a hippo in a wheelbarrow.' Turns bloody sharp too as I have found out whilst learning to drive in one...
Hippos have tusks?
@@69Phuket Their (few) teeth can cause a lot of damage...
Matiz is better
This car swap and two separate reviews is brilliant! Enjoyed it immensely. I’d not seen young Joe’s blog before (thanks for the link) two enthusiastic reviewers who love their cars. Joe is like Ian after 10 cups of coffee!
Kevin Tynan I'll take that! 😁
After ten cups of coffee I am shitting, I'm sure you mean something different though ...😂
Anytime a 1.2 liter is an upgrade to a car, you better get ready for a Hubnut review. I'm still loving Myrtle as it's on the Hubnut fleet. Myrtle for the win! 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
'Mods', a word you don't hear much on Hubnut, next real road test, J3ese's 'EP3'. that Escort looks gorgeous.
Interesting comparison and thanks for introducing Miller Corner. The steering wheel in the Fiat makes me think of my Logitech G28 gaming wheel. Which probably isn't much smaller than that in my Mega Multitruck. :-)
Much prefer the Matiz. That young Miller fellar is far too energetic, was exhausted just watching his Matiz review, give me super relaxed, laid-back Mr Hubnut review everytime!
Yes, he reminded me of a character straight out of "The Inbetweeners"
Great video and thanks for giving space to the guy on the bike. 🙂
Finally a Fiat!
I loved it!
Such a shame we haven't had those small things here in Brazil.
Ok. Seicento isn't the best regarding Fiat design, but it's nice. The Cinquecento indeed had a lot more personality (whether we can say that about a car, but anyway)!
Lovely to see how such a small and weird little thing brought smiles to you. I think that's what cars were supposed to be. Now we face this disease called SUVs, cars are getting boring and boring.
I guess I'll keep my 500 and my Punto Cabrio for a long time!
From a Fiat enthusiast, thank you so much Ian!
I think it's time for you to consider a Fiat for the fleet.
Cheers!
The sensation of speed is so often more fun than actual speed!
Absolutely agree! It is a Grin inducing car, I had a standard 1.1 SX and I loved it, a lot of fun to drive, and full of cheeky character.
Having subbed to Joe (after this vid) and exhausted his whole back catalogue I can declare I love Sciecento's. New shell has a Brummie plate. I love is passio and all the mods he did. And to be fair he loved Myrtle as much too.. Many smile were had in this escapade! ;) Now I want a Matiz and a yellow Fiat thing with a name google can't compute. Nice one Ian..
Well done Ian, the entire FIAT history complete over the 500 and 600. I have done a lot of these FIATs in my mechanic time. Beautiful Escort MK3 in the background, I also had 1.
Have been camping in France with a friend in a Seicento, a very likeable little car.
Actually it was a tent but a Seicento we drove in.
Wonferful test drive Ian and nicely put together Car Joe 👍
Fiat for the win!
Fiats make the best little cars ever! I drove a yellow Cinq sporting my brother had as a courtesy car, the first fwd car I had ever enjoyed driving (in fact i ended up buying a Punto afterwards (55hp sx no one ever told it how slow it was) Also had a yellow 1.9 jtd Stilo in yellow-best car i ever owned (not my favourite mind, but the best by miles)
Ian is so class. turns out my 91 yr old grandfather loves his journalism too as he is a jag classic fanatic. Found an issue in his bathroom opened on an article Ian wrote. Clearly a man of great taste my grandad exclaimed, "correct" i replied lol
"Yeah, nice try in your focus with a blowing exhaust... but it's no match for me in my Seicento!" - My favourite quote from yourself! lol
Yep I preferred the cinquecento too. I had an uno with a fire engine, still one of my favourite ever cars, great fun to drive, I neglected it terribly and it just kept on going!
Greedy me has 2cinquecentos now, an oldschool 899s and a sporting 1108 fire engined. Love them and won't part with either.
Reminds me of my old Toyota Yaris (2000) 1.3 Vvti, that was an absolute blast to drive, no real grunt but on twisty roads it was guaranteed to put a smile on my face.
I used to have a Cinquecento Sporting. It was red but faded to pink! Despite frequent breakdowns it was one of the most fun cars I've driven. Watching this video makes me want to find another!
"Handles like a hippo in a wheelbarrow" - I'm nicking that one Ian - cheers
In my part of the country, we say: 'Handles like a sack o' coal on a stick.'
Absolutely mirror your thoughts on the Cinquecento vs Seicento styling. Never liked the Seicento and still don’t, the beautifully simplistic design of the Cinquecento was far easier on the eye and the Sporting version especially looked rather good.
And the Cinquecento was a lot more fun to drive and felt far more sturdy than the Seicento
I've always quite liked the looks of those, nearly had one for my first car. That makes quite a nice noise... modify the City Rover! I'm sure that would be a first and I would love to see it :D
Here from Miller Corner and just subscribed 👌🏻 great video and like the honesty! 😅
Miller and Hubnut - brilliant.
I have a Siecento sx - used everyday and I love it - like driving a go-cart.
Joe has spent a lot of time and effort into this car.
Shout out to Steph too of 'I drive a classic' x
I own a 1998 Seicento, just did a 8700 km road trip to Gibraltar and back this summer. 100% reliable car and extremely fuel efficient.
In 1997 I had a Cinquecento Sporting on a cheap contract hire. It was the most fun I've had driving a car. Revvy engine and it felt like I was always travelling far faster than I actually was. They weren't built to last though. After 1 year and 24k miles hooning around south London it was knackered.
Still reckon the Seicento's better. 😉
Jokes aside, awesome pair of cars, here's to future collaboration!
Yes, was good fun!
Yup, can't get the image of a hippo in a wheelbarrow out of my head! Great review Ian, what a punchy little car. Many thanks.
Ian grips an agreeable knob and I miss an firm and bouncy ride in a car now you come to mention it... as long as we are stationary at the time! Memories. Really enjoyed this edition! Good fun!
Great review. It just shows you don't need a super car and massive amounts of money to have fun.
I think you need to be broke and have an old city car for proper fun. In a Ferrari Aventador or a Lamborghini 458, you couldn't use all the power, you'd probably kill yourself in it, and you'd be stressing about other people damaging it all the time. With a Matiz, you've got that wonderful soundtrack and you can hoon around in it without worrying about speed cameras. Plus nobody will pour paint stripper on it. Or tap you up for a loan.
Novitec used to have a turbo kit for the Fiat's 1.1 engine so it got around 100 hp to play with
Surprised he didn't put Fiat's own two-pot turbo in there.
d2factotum some have tried! Too tall unfortunately and similar power is easier to achieve elsewhere
Another great road test! Looks like the Seicento (w/ those mods) would be great fun on an old-fashioned timed road rallye! Rear end styling slightly reminiscent of a 1990 Daihatsu Charade...
Takes me back to my ax gt big exhaust sounded like a stung bee fun times 👍
my mate had a ax gti about 15 years ago, i could hear him coming from miles away with his cherry bomb lol
I went to Le Mans in my mate's AX GT … fun car.
You've enjoyed that way more than you thought you would,could tell you were smiling all the way through,your filming is better as well
I used to own a Cinquecento sporting in black with red trim. I brought it brand new in 1996 & I loved it. I remember Jeremy Clarkson did a test drive of it & he liked it so 👍. I wish I still had it because it was so much fun to drive.
Loved that little Fiat - OK I love my Moggy Minor but my other car is a very early modded feisty looking Yaris. In my 70's, but love 'pocket rockets'.
I love tha yaris, I had the sr model on an xreg plate. That thing never broke down and had 154k on clock, unfortunately everything just worn around it, and I ended up bottoming it out, causing hundred of pounds of damage to the cat and exhaust system in other areas. The yaris 1.3 is pretty fast
I had a Scicento a couple of year ago.To be fair it wasnt a bad little car.I didnt think there was not much room for shopping !
When i drove it, i always had to wear lite shoes.....Bloody imposible to drive with a dirty great pair of boots on :)
But on the whole not a bad little motor. !
GROUP 13 Know exactly what you mean; had the same issue with mine 😉👍
That Fiat reminds me of my 1994 Suzuki Swift GTi that I modified. Unfortunately it met it's demise early this year. Good times indeed.
A 94 suzuki gti is in a different league performance wise. Seicento being 1.2 swapped and all.
If you want to drive something nuts, try a 2008ish panda 1.4 16v on a wet road.
@@nielsdebakker3283 Unfortunately we don't get those here in the US. i'm thinking of a Fiat 500 Abarth. An older one.
I have a Seicento Sporting for 1999.. Same yellow color.. Lot of fun to drive :-)
That car needs a turbo and a squirrel chomping waste gate sound.
John Matthews 😉
Glad you got to test one, stock may have been better, but a least you got the spirit of the car, happy days :)
Great video Ian! Was very excited to see my two favorite channels doing a collab! Personally I think I'd take the Super Seicento (as Joe has named it) over Myrtle, but that's because I've always been a FIAT fan...not to say I don't like the Matiz! :) Daewoo is long gone here in North America...as in there are NONE left on the roads. We never had many of their cars here....the Nubira, the Lanos, the Leganza....we never got the Matiz though!
LOVE both videos though, kudos and great work to the two of you. Glad to see you both enjoyed each others little rides...your smiles are infectious! :D
I had a 94 M reg base spec Fiat Cinquecento with the 899cc engine as my first car and it was great fun to drive. I traded it in for a brand new Seicento 1.1 in base spec and it was no fun at all to drive. It was soon traded in for a Punto 1.2 Active Sport.
Hugely enjoyable! My takeaway from this is that mods can't turn a car into something it isn't, but they could turn it into the car it could be e.g. better sounding, sharper handling, rectifying cost-cutting when manufactured.
I own mk1 Punto 75 and the only thing I dont like much are the side mirrors. Had a Uno 45s mk1 and it was the same thing. You can see all your stuff but you should always be carefull and sometimes visibility can be low.
I have never seen a modified matiz I think you should do it 😊 it would be so cool and different to see 👍
It's good you're working with other people now and then. Joe obviously loves his car, but perhaps they're not everyone's cup of tea (especially with that catastrophic triangle of doom!) But there you go, it's fun (except when you have to wash/wipe the windscreen!) 👍🏻
That looks great fun. Reminds me a little of my little Abarth. Have a huge smile on my face driving him about. 😊
Love the video Ian glad you guys got to meet in the end
Chuffed to see my Wife's old V8 Disco in the background, BYJ lives!
Video to come on that...
@@HubNut We will look forward to that, as she misses that old tub! Cant forget the V8 burble!
A big like for the new sandals
A nice friendly battle. Cinquecento/Seicento Sportings are becoming quite popular on the hillclimb scene as they are light and nimble.
Battle? Its going to be an all out war! There will carnage on the streets! Surely this vid needs to be age rated? mental
Lovely Jubbly, never mind fun to drive, it is fun to watch Mr HubNut. I doubt it would last in a Welsh winter up and down the lanes where you live, it would probably disintegrate into a rusty heap.
Definitely Seicento. I had a Seicento Sporting in Red. Loved it. Had it for nearly 5 years and never let me down.
The little Fiat is excellent ! He did a great job on it 👌
Shaun W thanks Shaun 😁
I had a 2002 Fiat Seicento SX and a major problem with them is the cable operated clutch. These are prone to regularly snapping where they connect to a cam near the bulkhead via a set of rods on the right hand drive models.
3:06. I can see a Polish sticker on the window. Actually, in mid to late 1990s our roads were full of Cinquecentos, Seicentos and Matizes. Nobody would have thought then such cars could make a come back 20 years later as something desirable. Their only appeal then was that they were relatively cheap.
Both cars was produced in Poland
I had and loved the cinquecento. Agree the upgrade not as individual
Sounds like a motorbike or a F1 race car!
Great holiday cars both of them - all you need is a Greek island to hoon around on !
Lol i had a 899cc seicento back in the day. Was so much fun to sling around corners & she even ate a renault 5 turbo for breakfast 🤣🤣 i still prefer my Slow Poke Matiz. More character & just rediculous. Wish us luck, monday is MOT day 😬😬😬
Good luck from a cinquecento owner. The test is always slightly worrying.
@@terryatkinson899 cheers bud. Couple of advisories last year, brake pipes as usual & a sil or two may need doing too, but we'll see... 😬
When I saw Miller Corner in the title I had visions of Yoghurt-based shenanigans.
My 55 mk1 1. 1 Punto in standard form sounds similar and never fails to make me grin.
The old boxy Cinquecento Sporting (in yellow of course) was also one of my attainable dream cars back in the early 90s. From what I heard since then about their reliability, I'm not so sure any more, but I still like their looks. The Seicento was a step back design-wise IMO.
I've never ever liked mods either, but this does look like a lot of fun. I will always be a purist, though. Despite the limitations. The MKIII melted my heart a little bit. Looking forward to that review.
My mom drove a 128 Special in 1978 and with 55hp from 1115cc we chased the VW Polos even the early MkII GTs with 60 hp in our home area around Wolfsburg :)
I can’t quite believe that people are watching this drivel...and I’ve become one of them!!! These are the most dreadful cars in history, truly horrific examples of povopack motoring, and yet I keep on clicking on these damned videos. It’s because I’m absolutely amazed that you, Mr Hub Nut, get so enthusiastic about them: and it’s real enthusiasm, you can hear it in your voice!!! I think you’d still drive these cars if there was no TH-cam!
It would be great to see you at the National Microcar Rally near Taunton next weekend 7/8 September.
I will be there in the Invacar!
@@HubNut Oh great! You will be well received, and in the same class as our Daihatsu Copen
What a awesome video this was,car does sound nice once you give it the beans,I never thought a Punto would fit in to be honest,I will watch Miller Corner now to see how Myrtle the Matiz performed.some mods now have to be done to Myrtle to get more power.
love the video, totally agree the cinquecento was so much better looking than the Seicento but as the years go by you look back and realise they are both nice looking cars.
‘Feels like a child’s activity centre’
Perfect description
One knows one's become an anorak of the rare but unexceptional when one looks forward to a video of an early unmodified mk3 Ford Escort in burnt orange, and actually wouldn't mind one.
The older cars were so much better than the modern rubbish, its no wonder old standard cars are inspiring
I was thinking that too. I always liked the mk3 Escorts the best. Never owned one, but I did drive one for a few days back in the day. Came in as a part ex, and I used it to go home in purely because it had half a tank of fuel. I discovered that I really liked it and very nearly bought it, but someone beat me to it, only to give it to his son who promptly turned it over showing off to his mates. Shameful waste of a good car. Pity you can't buy them for £300 anymore, which is what that one cost in the early 2000s.
Hmmm while they looked the part back in the day and the Sundym[?] glass in my Ghia was very nice; what was wrong with them? Well loads [I owned two, a 1.3L + 1.6 Ghia] the battery tray rot's out likely to drop onto front passengers feet; horrible carb, rough torqueless engine miss matched to the gearbox. Worst of all for a Ford they don't handle! Not nice to drive in a motorway traffic jam. They rust.
Great fun! But we have to agree with your preference. We drive the 4-cylinder Matiz, with the Chevy badge on it, and it's a superb little runabout. Midlands to Scotland or Wales is a decent experience, too. The extra cylinder gives it the necessary oomph on steeper hills, and we still better 60 mpg on runs, without really trying, unless you give it full beans. It drives rather like a 998cc Mini (the real one, not the fakes which we see today), but with much less engine noise. The downside is that the 750 had £30 annual Road Tax, but the 1000 cost £145+ at the time of purchase. Very unfair, for the sake of only 16 more horses under the bonnet.
Nearly bought a new Cinq Sporting as our local Fiat dealer was lobbing them out cheap when the Siecento was due out...1998 from mrmory? Plumped for a 2nd hand Citroen AXGT instead as it meant no HP. Also huge fun in the same vein. Would have either for a weekend toy now, but like you, my ageing chassis would struggle. Joe's channel is brill btw.
It's a one point two!!!!!!!!!!
Can. You. Feel. The. POWER.
Fiat is better, driven both and yup much preferred the Fiat. Thought the matiz was disappointing
That's not a car, that's basically a go-kart with a roof! If you struggle with fitting into the cramped driving position, I think I'd need to see a chiropractor afterwards.
Modified cars are good fun for a while (my first car was a rusty B-reg Nova SR lookalike with a cherry bomb and three-spokes!) but the novelty of the harsh ride and exhaust drone very quickly gets old if you have to drive one full-time. I am with you on the styling - I much preferred the angular Cinquecento than this ill-advised update to a 'bubble' style that was already beginning to date when it was introduced.
Looking forward to the 'Scort. I've nothing against old Fords, apart from the scene tax that's now put them beyond the reach of us 'bangernomics' types, but I guess that's because everyone had them when they were kids and there's a nostalgia factor, plus the whole tuning and modding scene. That one looks very clean (not rotten like most of the ones I remember!) and unmolested, and a nice period colour too.
Richard Edwards there's a reason I also have a comfy daily 😅 hard little nugget on the weekend, sensible car day to day
I can already tell this is going to be good!
So can I :)
I wish the ceicento was stock though. But well, you can't have everything.
Yes that's a good tip, always imagine someone coming the other way is driving just like you 😁
those little roads look ridiculously fun
2:57 "But, we're drifting". What has happened to the Hubnut we know and love?!
What's the prob with drifting with a guy who does doughnuts in an Invacar ?
a very rather splendid video and collaboration
What an absolute hoot!! Enjoyed watching that bit of hooning :)
The Yellow Peril. Grin factor 10,Hold on tight and go WAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
HAPPY NEW SANDALS!!. The old ones must have got stolen,there's no way you would have thrown them out,or did they escape back into the wild?.
Stolen? Who in their right mind would steal them? They were confiscated by the police. ;-)
Seems a nice fun little car.
I always liked the Seicento styling, and really wanted one as a teenager - but the appaling crash rating put me off, so I bought a probably just as dangerous - but not tested - Kelisa, which also handled great. I think the Seicento was well styled for the period, but I just loved the sheer basicness of it. Good video - will have to check out the verdict on the Matiz.
I got a lift to and from work in a Seicento, surpised me too, I went from a pre-conceived notion of they're crap to I was wrong this is gutless car fun. Its great fun thrashing something with no power.
I thought the 600 was going to be the winner here as it looked fun but then I heard the 3 cylinder roar of the Matiz. It's glorious for what essentially was a cheap mini for mom and the kids. Sad that it is so easily dismissed. If only we could swap that 3 cylinder in the 600!
Never mind the rear wiper, you want to try one with a Punto 1.8 16v in it !!!
A chuckling chuck able bumper car
I have owned 2 of these. Great fun for a bald old man in the Peak District!
My daily driver actually is a yellow cinquecento sporting. You can't have more fun with a small motor.
Fiat pinto 1.2 in the sporting was 75bhp if I remember correctly but In a small well handling light car, it could be fun and economical.
Its a bangernomics sports car!
Ian needs a Supercharged and modded Seicento. You can see the smile on his face. OR...or or or.... Coilovers on the Matiz, and a super charger.
I think a modded Matiz would be a serious giggle...
@@HubNut eh, why not. Get some cheapo coilovers off ebay ( it weighs nothing so you don't need high end gear), some wider wheels, maybe some cheap factory steelies off a different car that still fit the factory hubbies, width and offset over diameter, of coarse some sway bars especially the rear off a different larger car, and lastly a cheapy small steering wheel. I think with just that it will still be a Matiz, but, a complete gokart in corners.
@@HubNut To be honest, modifying the crappiest of cars is usually the most satisfying, as they are the ones that have the most astounding results in feel, handling, and overall enjoyment.
@@HubNut This is extreme and very nice, but again, don't have to go to this level:
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Then again, that much wider track easily translates to go kart cornering.
Also, If the Matiz design was used by Fiat, and there was a sporting, I am 100% convinced it would look something like this.
@@HubNut I just looked up coilovers for a Matiz on ebay.co.uk.... 690 QUID!!!! WTF!!!!!
Second hand or lowering springs it is... eeeek