[Sensei Ern]

I had a Fiat 850 Spider. I loved driving it, until one day, while taking my brother for a ride, we smelled gasoline. I pulled over, open the trunk and saw gas spurting out from the carb on to the red hot exhaust manifold. I say spurt, but it actually was flowing solid from a 1/4 inch hole in the carb.

We back away until I was sure the thing would not burst into flames. Turns out, the overflow hose is directly above the exhaust manifold. The pin that held the hose in place came loose, releasing the hose.

But by the grace of God, my name was almost changed to Sensei Burn.

[Liberty2007]

[Tainan]

Ohhh yeah....seen that happen. Great sporty little car and zippy fun with the top down on a sumer day. A roommate of mine had one for about 2 years. Not good in Ohio winter snow. Rust?...heck the rust rusted on it. He was determined to drive it everyday...it finally just self-destructed.
Now the 124 model...I thought that one was just a thing of beauty. Nice cockpit, smooth lines and an all around better build quality. But it was still a FIAT.
Funny thing, European FIATS are a much better auto.