For me, it's the humble Fiat Cinquecento Sporting.How much of a money sink would they be nowadays? I see maybe one every 2-3 months so it looks like not many survived.
Better than being a bus walker.
>>28989151I love me a small deathtrap shoe
>>28989151>>28989151It was my first car: gray, it had 300,000 kilometers on it, and it had very low running costs.Moreover, if the timing belt broke, the piston wouldn't break the valves.Today, engineers are so stupid they wouldn't be able to redesign it.
>>28989151If it used the FIRE engine that was in most small Fiats at the time it might suffer head gasket issues. More so because it's the type of car bought by people who don't look after their car, meaning there will be little to no servicing and all repairs will have been done as cheaply as possible. The newer Panda is better in every way, or just buy a Swift if you want a small car that is actually good.
>>28990083It's true, but over the years the gasket has improved; it remains a simple and intelligent car, which does not destroy the engine in the event of a belt breakage (today's engineers would have a lot to learn about this).
>>28990375>>28989264mfw nigga thinks a non-interference head is lost technology
>>28990381>lost technologyHe didn't suggest that.What was implied, Steven Spielberg, is that it's not often implemented, which is TRUE.Bitch.>Pre-2000 vehicles: Approximately 30% to 40% employed a non-interference design. >Post-2000 vehicles: Virtually 0% (less than 1%) employ it, as modern efficiency and high-compression standards mandated an industry-wide shift to interference designs.
>>28990495>Today, engineers are so stupid they wouldn't be able to redesign it.come on ya dingus, apply yourself a little bit before you sperg out for no reason again
>>28990585>The Reality>What *could* be the RealityPick one, nigger.
What is an interference design?
>>28991296Just google it.If the timing belt snaps and any combination of angles of the crank and cams could result in a collision between the valves and pistons, it’s an interference engine.
>>28991296The valves open into the path of the piston on an interference engineMakes the engine much more efficient, but if the belt snaps there's damage. Some retards that don't know cambelts need changing believe it's a big deal. 99% of the world doesn't, so non interference engines largely disappeared in the 90s
>>28991308>>28991676Appreciate it
>>28989151It's a retarded purchase unless you're a massive fiat autismo and if you were, you wouldn't be asking this question
