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June 24, 2019 12:00 AM

Cute little Fiats are unreliable

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    TO THE EDITOR:

    Here's a typical "insider" evaluation of Fiat. Their cute little cars are just that, cute. They live about 40,000 miles before they have to be replaced. In the meantime, they require 10 to 20 repairs before they die. I owned one, and all those I know that owned one say the same thing: "Never again" will I own a Fiat. My suggestion is that Fiat, and Chrysler for that matter, purchase Toyotas and put a cute body on them. They will look cute and last more than two years.

    RAY JUSAK, Atlanta, The writer provides environmental and construction services to the auto, industrial and commercial industries.

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