Talk:Fiat 124 Sport Spider

I think that merging the Spider with the sedan is a bad idea. The Spider and the Coupe are related to the sedan by 3 digits only. In 1969, the Spider was one of the few affordable cars with 4 wheel disk brakes, double overhead cams, hesitation wipers, steering column mounted lighting controls, radial ply tires and a 5 speed transmission. All this for less than $2500 (a Volvo 122 was $3000 and Barracuda with the 340 was $3200) a with the bonus of great looks and a 7800 rpm red-line. It deserves its own spare. I'll even write it if I can find time. signed : John K.

The Dino Spider and the 124 are not related at all

"Dino" was a line of cars positioned between Ferrari and FIAT. After the death of Dino Ferrari the 206 (and later 246) Dino were branded as Ferraris, the sedan and convertible as FIATs.

PS?

What's up with use of the German abbreviation PS (Pferdestark) for horsepower on English Wiki? Sca (talk) 22:16, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

It is like standard in WP autos, what should be used then there is no english term to this metric horsepower? --— Typ932^{T | C}  23:10, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I donno but I've never seen 'PS' used in an English context before to mean horsepower. Of course in Eng. it means 'postscript.'

PS: I drove a Fiat 124 Spider for more than 15 years!

Sca (talk) 20:24, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

When I saw "PS" I thought perhaps the writer was suggesting that the horsepower number he was citing was a DIN rating and was using the German initials to suggest that in a shorthand way. I agree that consistent use of "hp" is preferable on an English language site but I also think it would be useful to indicate the rating system, SAE vs DIN when known and to cite both when available.Rpridge (talk) 00:51, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

hp is quite hard to use it can mean almost anything.... PS is Wikiproject CARs standard and should be linked in article to metric horsepower when used 1st time in article, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Automobiles/Conventions --Typ932 ^T·C 14:04, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

I think that merging the Spider with the sedan is a bad idea

Its not because the spider and coupe both share the 124 platform that is why basically all the drivetrain is the same as the sedans —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.17.148.109 (talk) 23:43, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

2+2 vs 2 seater

The manual from 1981 states that this is a 2 seater, not a 2+2.

With a maximum towing power of 430lbs, designated as 2 adults and 130lbs of luggage, I think that this was marketed solely as a 2 seater. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.243.71 (talk) 03:02, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Callling Mr. A

Three things. What's a "Rondine"? Weren't the omologato specials sold only to privateers? If there weren't 1000 sold, did that disqualify the Spider from rallying? TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 02:33, 10 October 2012 (UTC)