by Red Dog August 17, 2005
FIAT is Italy's largest automobile manufacturer. The acronym stands for "Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino" which means in English "Italian Car Manufacturer of Torino", Torino/Turin being the Italian city of headquarters. Fiat earned a poor quality reputation in the 1970s due mostly to build quality problems resulting from Italian labor union disputes as well as cheap Russian steel used at the time which rusted easily. Modern Fiats are actually pretty respectable thanks to modernization of materials and manufacturing processes, unfortunately most Americans still think of the old phrase "Fix It Again Tony" because Fiat has not sold cars in North America since 1982 and therefore that is the last Fiat anyone there has usually seen. Even the older Fiats are not as bad as their reputation in many cases, they have often earned undue criticism thanks to owners and mechanics who in the 70s had little experience working on "strange little foreen cars" as all they had ever touched were big American engines. As a result of poor maintenance Fiat's reputation was worsened even further. Fiat makes an array of fun, interesting and innovative cars under the brands FIAT, LANCIA, ALFA ROMEO and MASERATI. Fiat also owns controlling interest in Ferrari.
by anon-e-mouse April 11, 2005
1.An act or command without act of something.
2.To dictate. An authoritative determination.
3.An arbitrary order or to decree.
4.Latin for let it be done.
5. An Italian automobile of Turin.
2.To dictate. An authoritative determination.
3.An arbitrary order or to decree.
4.Latin for let it be done.
5. An Italian automobile of Turin.
example 1.(Federal Reserve notes are fiat for they are not worth their substance)
example 2. (monopoly game money)
Every empire in history that used fiat has failed.
example 2. (monopoly game money)
Every empire in history that used fiat has failed.
by JDino January 11, 2009
Failure.In.Automobile.Technology
the worst fucking types of cars on this earth, donkeys and camels are worth more then these cars
the worst fucking types of cars on this earth, donkeys and camels are worth more then these cars
by NO2 May 08, 2005
the previous acronyms are inaccurate, all true FIAT owner know that it stands for Ferrari In Affordable Trim
The FIAT coupe 2.0 20v turbo, one of the best handling front wheel drive sports cars ever made, with a body shell designed by Pinafarina, who also design for Ferrari
by Jayfish July 07, 2004
An Italian car manufacturer, mainly of small, cheap but often fun and charismatic cars. The average Fiat has a top speed of about 100mph if driven by an average driver or approaching the sound barrier if driven by an Italian.
Pre 1990 cars tend to rust if left in the rain, hence the Fiat stands for "Fix It Again Tony" jokes. Reliability on modern Fiats is actually very good, just don't expect Lexus style build quality.
Pre 1990 cars tend to rust if left in the rain, hence the Fiat stands for "Fix It Again Tony" jokes. Reliability on modern Fiats is actually very good, just don't expect Lexus style build quality.
by Punto Driving Hooligan May 22, 2003
by barfbag April 13, 2006