It is meaningful. My uncle lives in Berkeley and wanted to see the cars I was selling, went to an area FIAT dealer and was treated to an unfortunate experience as well. I've only been selling cars for a couple years (started at a Lincoln dealer) and I was reluctant to take the job at first. I was lucky to fall into…

FIAT salesman here. First, apologies on behalf of my co-"professionals". I'm lucky enough to be at one of the most professional FIAT dealers in our region. Do not take this as an excuse for that salesman's actions, but allow me to partially explain that guy's mindset.

Just like most Black Friday deals, the price you get on the day after Thanksgiving is not dramatically different on what you could get on any other day around this time of year. Those % off sticker numbers, as you said, are more reflective of rebates available on 2012MY cars rather than a frantic rush to capitalize on…

I think your point is misdirected, and I don't think your film/digital camera analogy is accurate. That analogy would be better suited to a Tesla vs Lotus comparison. For me, a better photographical analogy would be a $3000 long lens versus your run of the mill 35mm wide angle. Your long lens is a thing of beauty…

This happened to me 2 days ago on Wednesday. I was driving a FIAT 500 (company car) and was rear-ended by a late 90s/early 00s Ford Ranger at an intersection while I was at a dead stop. I got out, made sure everyone was OK, called police, moved out of the roadway, exchanged insurance, took pictures of the damage,…

This happened to me 2 days ago on Wednesday. I was driving a FIAT 500 (company car) and was rear-ended by a late 90s/early 00s Ford Ranger at an intersection while I was at a dead stop. I got out, made sure everyone was OK, called police, moved out of the roadway, exchanged insurance, took pictures of the damage,…

My guess is 500T due to a few factors: