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  20 July 2010
Title: My little green monster
I have a Fiat Palio Go! that just go, go, go, go, go.  I enjoy my little green monster and up to date on 173000km I don't have any problems with my little green car.  We went a few years back on holiday to Namibia to visit family and at the SA...
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  19 July 2010
Title: HIGH MILEAGE BUT I LOVE PUNTO
i AM NOW DRIVING MY SECOND FIAT PUNTO 1.2 3 DOOR WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 2000,AND IT HAS HAPPILY AND RELIABILY COVERED 173,000 KILOMETRES WITHOUT A BLIP,ALL I GAVE IT WAS A NEW CLUTCH,AND A SERVICE EVERY 10K KILOMETRE.

I INTEND ON KEEPING IT
FOR...
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  05 July 2010
Title: FIAT Palio is ''AYOBA''  
My first car was a Fiat UNO which I drove for 9 years, I tell you not even a single day that car had stopped on the road on rainy days. Then came my second choice of car which became a Fiat Palio, Ooohh, she's gorgeous in everything you'd mention...
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  25 June 2010
Title: High Milage
I have a Fiat Palio 1.2 EL (2001) with almost 230 000km on her clock the only problem she gave me was to replace a clutch kit after driving thousands of kilometeres in JHB Traffic.
I love my little angel and although I know it is time for a new...
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  20 June 2010
Title: my little red old girl
i have had my uno fire for the past 10years and she's hazen't giving me trouble and i like the uno she's small and goes anywhere you want to, i went to test drive the new fiat 500 what a dream car it's sooooooo nice wish i could get one but i have...
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  19 June 2010
Title: Ode to Blackie!!
I had the absolute pleasure of owning a Black Fiat Punto in the UK (I think a 1994 model).  She was bought for about 300 Pounds and was not expected to last too long. My sister in law used her on the farm and when I got to the UK in April 2007 my...
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  19 June 2010
Title: WOW What A CAr!!!!
After being a very spoilt child, getting everything I asked for, (including cars) I finally decided to leave mom and dads place in Port Elizabeth and started my new life in Cape Town on my own. My car at the time was getting old and I decided to...
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  25 May 2010
Title: Losing a baby
My first car back in 1982 was a baby Blue Fiat 128. I paid R3995 for her and my installment was R96 - a whole quarter of my salary then. She was my baby until I had my own baby 2 years later. On a sunny Monday afternoon another car skipped a stop...
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  30 April 2010
Title: My dream car
My Fiat Palio 1.2 Active is my best first car. I was so nervous about what to buy until i saw a lovely Fiat Palio. Simple , Convenient and lovely. I love my Fiat Palio.
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  29 April 2010
Title: Uno Lorry
I use to own a Fiat Fire 2door.  Flatten the seats at the back and you can fit just about anything in there.  10years down the line my Uno Lorry was kaput.  Sold it cash and bought a laptop which is now nicknamed Uno.
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  18 April 2010
Title: My Fiat Panda
I am 67 years old and have just taken posession of my 10th Fiat--a metallic red Panda-- what a delight ! I feel like a young man.Driving a Fiat keeps me young !
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  08 April 2010
Title: Fiat 500 Cabriolet:  Bowled Over!
Growing up in a farming community, I was never proud of the fact that I was a car snob.

I don't think, growing up, I knew anybody who owned or drove a FIAT.  

I noticed a very unique looking car driving ahead of us.  The car stopped in...
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  01 April 2010
Title: My new baby
i always wanted the fiat palio back in the 2004. Last year in August my baby was born - the palio II GO. it is such a pleasure to drive. Cost effective, petrol low.

if you look at my baby now she is so grown-up with tinted window. on the street...
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  31 March 2010
Title: Mellow Yellow
i was doubting to buy my uno until my friend convinced me to and i don't regret the decision, my mellow yellow takes me everywhere, it never breaks down, only service it and it gives me the best performance, love my uno, fiat always.
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  30 March 2010
Title: panda
I got my self a fiat uno 1100 fire years ago to visit my girlfriend now my wife in bloemfontein. every weekend from pretoria for 6 months no problems. i think it was the best car ever built.  my wife drives a panda, she calls it her trokkie. i...
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  26 March 2010
Title: Panda highly comfortable,low on maintance.
I LoVe the PANDA 4x4 high drive and low on petrol, LoVe the compact and WHOLE smart and zappyness,has enuf PoWeR.
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  10 March 2010
Title: go palio
oh what a car,if u want simple,affordable,convinient car go for palio go 2,who ever that created this car knew exactly whats best for everyone.........go palio go palio.....   
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  08 March 2010
Title: whitey - (Uno Fiat)
I live in JHB and got a job in PTA in 2004. I had no option but to get a car. with no sufficient savings I managed to get my whitey, model 2003 and for the past 5yrs & 6 months, driving to and from the two cities the girl is still going strong. I...
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  26 February 2010
Title: A reluctant Fiat owner!
I didn't want a Fiat! But I needed a reliable, reasonbly cheap vehicle so bought an Uno - fell in love and am now having a major love affair with the most beautiful car in the world.

She's a Palio Rosso and does everything I need and more....
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  26 February 2010
Title: Fairytale
I use to drive a VW and had to sell it and decided to buy my first Fiat Palio, red, light on fuel, comfortable it felt like driving the best of the best and never had any trouble with engine etc.   I will never drive any other make of car in my...
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  23 February 2010
Title: Letting go  - Fiat Siena
We brought my Fiat Siena in 2000 , 3 months after my daughters birth.  It has a huge boot. We actually bought the boot and got a car with it.    I have driven this car for 10 years , it is comfortable and small and a right fit.  I can fit in my...
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  19 February 2010
Title: Fiat's in our life
Hi we have owned quite a few Fiats two little red 500's ,a 128 Rally, 850 Coupe, 1972 X 1/9 (LEFT HAND DRIVE) a 1995 UNO Fire that clocked 450,000 klmts before we sold her. Now we are the estatic owners of a Silver 2008 Panda and love driving her....
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  10 February 2010
Title: THE BEST CAR IN THE WORLD
ME AND MY HUSBAND HAVE A LITTLE UNO.  WE ARE DRIVING HER FOR OVER 7 YEARS NOW AND LET ME TELL YOU THAT IS THE BEST CAR EVER SHE CAN CLIMB HILLS LIKE ANY BAKKIE CAN AND SHE CAN GO THROUGH ANY HOLES.  IF YOU HAD ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MINDS ABOUT THAT...
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  08 February 2010
Title: I Love My Panda
I bought myself a blue Fiat Panda 1.2 Dynamic second hand because I could not afford to buy a new one But  I love my car and to me she feels very new and everybody else also loves my car. My son was about 11 months at the time when I got my car...
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  04 February 2010
Title: Mines prettier
I have a beautiful Orion Grey Palio GO! and whenever my son and I see another one he says "That Fiat looks just like yours! But yours is prettier!" And I couldn't agree more. My little Palio was the first new car I bought in 2004 and I love it. It...
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  04 February 2010
Title: My First Born Child
I drive a white 2006 Palio go & its a two door. I got the car Last year in March, in  December my girlfriend & I went on a  Holiday in Durban. I spent less than R2000 on petrol to & from CT to Durbz and my baby boy is so smooth on the road. This...
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  04 February 2010
Title: My Grace
in 2007 we needed a car and we did not qualify for one and my colleague suggested that we take her fiat palio 2002 model she said we will just continue with the installment, we were very happy we took it we called it GRACE because we got it by the...
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  01 February 2010
Title: Well done!!
This car BRAVO is very realible , fast car , a car to brag with, When I am on the road all eyes are at my car . This is a class car . BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO GOOD JOB!
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  18 January 2010
Title: Uno
Back in Uni days, my twin brother and I shared a 1.1 uno mia. It never gave us any troubles, the services was so affordable and I dont need to mention the fuel economy!

I loved that car and cant wait to own another fiat!
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