Fiat of today is nothing like the problem riddled product of the 60s and 70s. Drove a friends 500 and test drove an Abarth 500, good quality, fun little cars. The Abarth goes like stink.
Yep, it is better than earlier but still far from Japanese quality.
Their old reputation, well earned, was beautiful cars, fun to drive but mechanically pieces of junk, built by folks who didn’t care.