Glad to hear that you like your new 500L
I have to tell you guys that I am a little disappointed in the strong negative comments made by some of you guys on this forum about the new Fiat 500L. I am not saying that you are not welcome to your opinion and if you don't like the car that is just fine. However, I am beyond tired of the continual mocking of Fiat and I would have expected that there would be a "little bit" more support towards Fiat on this forum than from the generally too ignorant public and automotive journalists at large.
I don't think that the 500L is a beauty queen, but it is very functional and I admire its European style that puts function and practicality above just flashy style for the sake of style alone. The car has more room inside than any other car of the same external dimensions. It is very respectable to drive and as noted by the happy owner who just posted, gets very reasonable fuel economy too(real actual fuel economy, not just over hyped fuel economy like Hyundai and Ford claim for instance).
Just my two cents for what ever it's worth. I don't intend to offend anyone and I know that the previous people stating their opinions had no intention of offending anyone either. I just feel that the record needs to be corrected in regards to the all to often "bad press" that Fiat gets.
George