Quote from: Neil R on December 25, 2018, 10:00:00 AM

Hi, welcome to the AOC.  Enjoy the new car, it might be worth joining the Abarth Facebook group and posting your questions on there. Lots of people on there have modified cars.  Also make sure the car is well protected, lots are being targeted and stolen.
Neil.

Why are you so obsessed with killing this forum by sending everyone to facebook?

Not all of us want our privacy infringed by Facebook and (as a member of AOC on FB myself) the FB AOC page is full of absolute idiots who spend most of their time arguing and willy waving than actually helping other owners.

It's a glorified kindergarten. This page is FAR more professional and civilised and if wasn't for you sending every new owner to facebook, it would be a much better and more active community of like minded owners.

Just my opinion but this forum is pretty dead these days................unfortunately. It's a real shame as this was the first place I looked when I bought my car back in 2015.

I agree the Facebook AOC is pathetic, full of keyboard warriors looking to aggravate at the first opportunity.

If it's mods you're looking for and advice on which ones to choose you would be better looking up Modified Abarth on Facebook, these guys know their stuff and will help you make informed decisions. There are also many local groups that are very active (also on Facebook) that might be able to get you involved in various local meets where you can talk to owners that have already done exactly what you are thinking of doing so can also advise you face to face.

Thanks John,
I was wondering if I was ever going to make contact on here with anyone lol.. so thanks for getting in touch.
Yes I know the Dick Turpin the more places and times there are the more chance I will have of making some of them.
I will look for the aoc on facebook thanks for that...

So John when is your next outing, and what model and mods have you done to your pride and joy..?

Isnt it funny how you dont see something until you own it and then you see it everywhere lol...

I try to make the Dick Turpin meet when I can but I will probably go into hibernation during the winter  to cold to stand in a car park 

There is a big meet this weekend at Duxford (you need a ticket in advance so get yourself on the Facebook pages for info)

I have a 2015 Yamaha Factory Racing that has a few modifications, to be honest it is probably just easier to say the only thing I haven't changed is the turbo 

This forum is pretty dead these days so if you can find some facebook groups you will get a lot more responses to questions. I would look up Modified Abarth (definitely the go to if you plan any mods) and Abarth Owners Club South East for more local meets

Welcome 

I think the green could persuade me to sell my podium blue, I need to see one in the flesh.

From what I can remember they was focus RS vents, they worked perfectly at getting the heat out, as for rain well I had to put a cover under the bonnet lol, I didn't do this at first and what had happened was that water had got into the spark plug on cylinder one and caused a really bad misfire, fine driving in the rain but not when the car wasn't moving or on etc.

I have seen people make custom ways to catch the water from under the bonnet so that it doesn't affect the engine at all.

Thank you  I'm gonna have to look into this I think

Hi Laura
Not sure where you are based but this forum has quite a small user base these days so if you're a Facebook user you will find much more content on there now. Local groups as well as the main Owners club.

There are quite a few meets arranged each month now so hopefully something will be suitable depending where you live 

Hi mate

I got mine from MS_Racing

John

All depends on how much you wanna spend. I love my valve controlled Power Motive, noise when you want it and quiet when you don't want to annoy the neighbours.