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Old 06-24-11, 12:39 AM
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I keep hearing "Fee-it" in the commercial. Sounds wacked, but is that the real way it's said?
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I always thought it was "Fee - aat"
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I thought it was "fee-aht"
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
I always thought it was "Fee - aat"
thats how ive always heard it pronounced.
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I've never been to a place in the world where it hasn't been pronounced Fee aat, that's even how it was pronounced at dealers I remember in Mexico.

I still remember how Renault when from being pronounced from Ren-oh to Ren-ALT back when it was sold in the U.S.
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it's pronounced c-r-a-p.
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FIAT = Fix It Again Tony
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
it's pronounced c-r-a-p.
WIN.
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"Fix-it-Again-Tony" was true decades ago. We'll have to see how the 500 holds up here in America. As a brand-new car, though, it seems well-built for its class. I couldn't find any assembly-defects with the one I reviewed.
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Fee-Ought is how i say it.
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from watching so many episodes of top gear, they pronounce it fee-it
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It's an acronym... Failure In Automotive Technology.
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My parents had two Fiats when I was just a baby and living in northern New Jersey...actually very realiable little cars for them, but yes I have heard of their problems.
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Fee-yat
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How to say Fiat in Italian http://www.forvo.com/word/fiat/
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