Social => Videos => Topic started by: John501 on December 13, 2013, 09:34:12 am
Title: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: John501 on December 13, 2013, 09:34:12 am
I know opinion will be split because of colour / interior choice but after I saw this Comp in the flesh I'm convinced it's the best looking one I've seen so far.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWVdXtqjRMw
As always, opinions are welcome :thumb:
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: dflatt on December 13, 2013, 09:54:13 am
Very nice! How much to buy John?
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: John501 on December 13, 2013, 09:59:25 am
Already sold, it's waiting for it's new owner to pick up tomorrow.
Was about £22500.
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: AndyB on December 13, 2013, 11:48:07 am
Doh! No youtube at work!!
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: Callumbo on December 13, 2013, 11:59:06 am
Very very nice.
I need to find an extra 3k and buy the 695 kit. The wheels look stunning. :thumb:
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: MarcoPolo on December 14, 2013, 01:15:19 pm
The wheels make it. :thumb: Great car.
The diamond cut alloys are such a pain :thumbd: The owner made a good choice.
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: Ptug on December 14, 2013, 01:27:47 pm
Why Re the diamond cuts a pain?
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: MarcoPolo on December 14, 2013, 03:26:26 pm
Damage a diamond cut alloy (even the smallest nick or kerbing) and it can only be repaired on a lathe in a workshop. Unless you have a spare wheel, the car will be off the road for 4-5 days.
Painted alloys, like the ones here, can (usually) be repaired within an hour on the roadside by a man in a van and cost up to half what a diamond cut alloy costs to refurb.
Moreover, you can only refurb a diamond cut alloy 2 or 3 times, as they skim about 3mm off the wheel, each refurb. The refurbishers told me that owners with diamond cut alloys are more often than not getting them powder coated after the first refurb.
I will never buy another car with diamond cut alloys. :thumbd:
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: Salvos_White_Abarth on December 14, 2013, 03:29:07 pm
True about the diamond cut ones but they do look the dogs danglies! :thumb:
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: Tiptop on December 14, 2013, 03:30:57 pm
Great looking machine, only thing I'd change would be the seats to the red and black leather sabelts.
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: cliff on December 14, 2013, 08:25:26 pm
Very nice, love those wheels :thumb:
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: AnjunaCrasher on January 04, 2014, 10:59:50 pm
Beautiful colour & specification :)
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: Nick H on January 06, 2014, 03:44:05 pm
Very nice combination John , may I pick your brains ? Have you seen an Officina red Abarth with silver stripes and may be silver mirrors ? I'm considering this combination but haven't seen it !
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: John501 on January 06, 2014, 04:41:03 pm
I presume you mean the satin grey stripes, unfortunately no I haven't. The red looks fine with chrome mirrors though.
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: Nick H on January 06, 2014, 05:40:27 pm
Think I'd prefer silver stripes have seen them available through ebay although probably not available from Abarth , did have the chrome mirrors on my last 500 so will go different this time .
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: John501 on January 07, 2014, 02:01:26 pm
Anything is possible but watch the quality of the stripes from Ebay. Better off finding a local stripe man who will give you a warranty. May be a few pounds more but well worth it.
Title: Re: Possibly the best looking 595 Competizione?
Post by: Nick H on January 10, 2014, 12:49:04 pm
Thanks for the tips John , I'm an Italian motorbike restorer so do lots of decals on vintage / classic motorcycles so fitting the Abarth stripes is a straight forward task