HIGHLIGHTS
- Early Seicento in top-spec trim
- Extremely tidy and original
- Serviced by Fiat dealer 50 miles ago
- Perfect classic for young enthusiast
THE APPEAL
Nobody makes small cars like Fiat. Ever since it introduced the original 500, the Italian manufacturer has led the world when it comes to creating tiny cars with giant hearts. Cute to look at, ridiculously good fun to drive and always well-packaged, the smallest Fiats are the best Fiats.
The Seicento is arguably the brand’s last true city car, smaller than the current 500 and introduced as a replacement for the Cinquecento in late 1998, based off the same platform. This one is a pre-facelift SX, which was the plush model in the range with power steering and electric windows.
Having had three previous owners, the Seicento had one long-term keeper between 2002 and 2022, who covered a tiny mileage in the car – often just a few hundred miles a year. As a result, the baby Fiat has covered just 22,290 miles since it left the production line. It was last serviced by Fiat main dealer Desira of Norwich just 50 miles ago in late 2022.
It’s possibly as close as you’ll find to a new one, with a near flawless cabin and superb bodywork.
THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK
- UK V5C
- MOT November 2023
- Three owners, one for 20 years
- Original owner’s handbook
- Plastic book pack wallet
- Service invoice dated October 2022 for a full service at Fiat main dealership in Norwich
- Two sets of keys
THE INTERIOR
- Bright and cheerful blue patterned cloth trim
- Almost “as-new” good condition with no splits or damage to the fabric – even smells like a new car
- “Luxury” SX trim
- Electric front windows
- Power steering
- Central locking
- Side-hinged rear windows
- Pop-up sunroof
- Face-off Pioneer radio/CD player
- Original Fiat toolkit and spare wheel
- All dials and controls work as they should
- Spotless headlining
THE EXTERIOR
- Finished in the imaginatively named ‘Fiat Silver’
- Great overall condition with original paint
- Rare pre-facelift wheel trims
- Good Pirelli Cinturato tyres all-round
- No visible rust at all
- Very small dent on offside front wing
- All original badges and trim
- Excellent black plastics and rubbers – one tiny mark to nearside rear bumper corner
- Appears very good underneath – floors and outer sills in superb order
- MOT advisories for non-structural corrosion on sills (main dealer), but we were genuinely unable to find any sill corrosion at all – see photos for condition of sills and rear inner arches
THE MECHANICS
- 899cc 4-cyl
- Five-speed manual
- 39bhp
- Amazingly perky for such a small engine – typical Fiat revvy nature
- Starts and drives really well
- Clutch and transmission operate as they should
- No known or apparent faults with steering or braking systems
- Slight squeal from fan belt when cold
- Main dealer service less than 50 miles ago
SUMMARY
Small cars are what Fiat does best, and the Seicento is the company at its city-slicking best. The Seicento is a brilliant city car, perfect for urban drivers, especially with its power steering and electric windows. And with ultra-low insurance groupings, it’s also the ideal first retro car for classic-loving youngsters, or for those who simply want something cool and retro that will cost pennies to own, keep and run.
This is the ideal car for the boom in events celebrating ordinary cars, such as the Festival of the Unexceptional, as well as being an increasingly rare cult car in its own right, and one that has covered less than 1,000 miles a year on average since it was built. You’ll struggle to find a better one.
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