The 124s had that set-up but, don't forget the 850s and X1-9s.

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Aristotle Sagan [mailto:killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM]
                Sent:   Saturday, October 06, 2001 3:44 AM
                To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
                Subject:        Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?

                Transaxle, eh?

                Didn't have one. All Spiders were front engine, rear drive.
Very
                conventional setup.

                sounds like your brother was a kid with a heavy foot.

                FIAT, seriously over designed and underbuilt.

                tim (past owner of three) o'brien (now I just collect german
junk)

                >My Brother Thomas, puchased a brand new Fiat Spider when he
graduated
                >from HS.
                >I told him he was insane.
                >After he went through 2 engine's and three transaxles,
while it was
                >under warranty, and the dealer told him do not return with
this toilet.
                >When it went below 30 degrees, he would push start this
junk, with my 54
                >Chevy 3/4 ton pickup, because this is just the way it
was---( which I
                >thought was quite humerous, as the Fiat was pretty new, and
the Chevy
                >was 18 years old )
                >
                >The last blast for this vehicle was when a Post Office semi
pulled out
                >in front of him, and he drove under the semi trailer,
cleaning off the
                >windsheild, and almost killing him.
                >
                >To this day all his friends call him "Fiat", in
rememberence of this
                >toilet he once owned.
                >
                >Phooey--Ca-Ca !!
                >
                >             ______________
                >            |[  ] [  ] [ ]\
                >            |    |    |    |
                >      ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
                >
                >Terry--
                >74 Campmobile- (Clementine)
                >85 GL- (Delilah)
                >86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)
                >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     "In life, it is much
better to want
                >something you cannot have---
                >
                >Than to have something you can't get rid of"
                >
                >(T.K.)

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