Polski Fiat

Polski Fiat: who needs Minni's?

It's not just any old Fiat model 126! No... It's more than that: it's a POLSKI FIAT. This small car is in the heart of a lot of polish people. It's the first car for a lot of youngsters, because of it's quite cheap price, and easy maintenance (small electric part... mainly "mechanical"...). I guess it's just one more thing that still lingers on in Poland since the PRL (socialist "era"). But from what I've found out, people here in Poland, or most of them, have a special place on their hearts for this small mechanical wonder. Some years ago it was the car for the "people", a little bit like the Volkswagen Beetle in Germany. Nowadays, they still ride the polish roads every where, some with more difficulty(!), and you can see piles of them stuck up in pounds or 2º hand car sellers. Anyone can get one easily for around 50 euros (around 200 Zl PNL) !

You can find a lot of variations to this original model: some of them are quite "ttuned be the owners!!! I've seen some of them that we're good enough to be on the "The Fast and the Furious" movie!

I don't have a driver license, but if I had one... Believe me: I would buy one, for sure!