You know you own a FIAT when . . .

[bradartigue]

Over the years your wife has come to accept that her dining room table becomes your workbench of choice from December to March.

Yes we've had a few transmissions disassembled in the dining room before. "Has to be there or it will rust" was an excuse for "it's too damned hot in that garage."

[focodave]

...strangers on the road wave, give thumbs-up, and smile at you a lot more.

...you don't take yourself too seriously.

...you know you are driving a car that was much-maligned by many people for a period of time in our history and is now quickly being recognized as one of the coolest retro things out there.

...you get sunburned regularly because you just can't stop driving it with the top down.

...you join an on-line forum full of many people you'll never meet face-to-face, yet seem to have a pretty special bond with.

...life just feels better.

[2500diesel]

Looks like I hit a nerve.

You think its perfectly acceptable to wash a cylinder head in a dishwasher

I just took my rear main seal carrier out of the oven about 20 minutes ago. The seal had been in the freezer for a few days, so it dropped right in.

Your car wins best of show and blows a spark plug out of the engine on the same day.

AJ, you owe me a new keyboard, this one just got sprayed with Pepsi.

[johndemar]

You know Guibo is not a character from Pinnocchio!

[MrJD]

You've owned your car for a year and only driven it twice.

You have a healthy anger toward the bad work done by previous owners, lol.

[spidernut]

Courtesy of my loving wife:

When three Fiats park somewhere together people think it is a car show.

You act like guys you've just met are long lost brothers and you all speak the same language - "FIAT"

Courtesy of my loving daughter:

When your car is named an Italian name

[Zippy]

You freak out in the parking lot when you can't see it, only to realize it's hiding behind a compact car.

Been there!

[76was124]

You take 80% of the tools you own along with you on rides.

[SoFlaFiat]

I'm with Brad on this one...

When you own 6 or 7 different types of 13mm wrenches and one of them actually has a 17mm at the other end!

[brackie1]

When your wife wonders where you are on a cold winters nite, and finds you sitting in your car after you have turned on your electric eating garage heater.

When your wife says its either me or the fiat, and you stand there scratching your head wondering where your wife will live.

[2500diesel]

When a good weekend is spent under the hood, getting those new parts installed, instead of wasting it relaxing.

[AriK]

When you buy a 2500.00 $ Spider, invest in another 3000.00 $ in parts and endless hours of work and you end up with a 3500.00 $ Spider

[81SPIDERMATT]

when mom is in disgust because baby girls first word is Sophia .... as she is covered in grease from being a great little helper

[bonsaiwino]

There isn''t a category for your Spider at a car show….OR…….You're in a category all by yourself.

[fiat218]

You open and close the door for your girlfriend just because you don't like the way they slam the door. GRRR that burns my biscuits.

It a car geesh
Get rid of her