Anyone considering the Fiat 124?

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:41 pm

I don't think there is any relevance to Abarth 500's. Dealer network and reliability is an issue to many for any vehicle and so too is depreciation. It seems clear that the Fiat is serviced by FCA ( Jeep people) and the ND of course by Mazda.

RBH58 · Postby **RBH58** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:06 pm

Mr Morlock wrote:I don't think there is any relevance to Abarth 500's. Dealer network and reliability is an issue to many for any vehicle and so too is depreciation. It seems clear that the Fiat is serviced by FCA ( Jeep people) and the ND of course by Mazda.

Sure, but you seemed to be alluding that the 124 may deprecate more quickly, and with the Abarth 500s that certainly has not been the case. So I don't see why it would be for the 124.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 3:51 pm

Wise if I don't comment on Abarth- insufficient info on a niche car . There should be an estimate or comment about deprecation of any car and new ones are ultimately at the mercy of the market.

RBH58 · Postby **RBH58** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:36 pm

Mr Morlock wrote:Wise if I don't comment on Abarth- insufficient info on a niche car . There should be an estimate or comment about deprecation of any car and new ones are ultimately at the mercy of the market.

Agree...the market decides. All I'm saying is that other Abarth models have held their value quite well and very competitively. If people were concerned about Abarth's reputation or dealer support, then surely that would be reflected in their retained value? I don't believe that the 124 will do any worse than the MX5 with respect to retained value and may even do better due to likely relative scarcity. The rarer BRZ for example, has done better than the GT86.