Fiat 130 Coupé by Pininfarina | Ultimate Review & Road Test
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2017
- All facts and every strange and special detail of the Fiat 130 Coupé shown and explained, a summary of its history, its celebrity owners, its technical features, plus of course a test drive around small country roads. After watching this video, you know everything about this legendary luxury car.
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You have not only a fantastic car but a truly strong command of English....thank you
Thanks for watching :)
It's my all time favourite classic car, beautiful!
I'm from Australia, my father owned 3 coupes & 3 Sedans, we are in love with them
Wow, that's great. Do you still have some of them?
I too owned a beautiful Fiat 130 Coupe in Sydney, Australia back in the early 80s. With a non-standard two-tone Silver over Grey paint job (undoubtably an earlier respray) and extreme tinted windows, she was dubbed the "Mafia Staff Car" by my friends! Not a rubber burning hoon-mobile by any stretch, the 130 Coupe was a superbly comfortable and stylish inter-city cruiser which really turned heads in Oz... although occasionally, probably being more familiar with Fiat 500s, blokes in car parks would assume it was "the new Falcon" (large Aussie Ford). Cringe! The only mod I did was to fit a medium-size Momo steering wheel (sorry). The hand brake alarm I never knew about (assume dissconnected by previous owner) and the remote passenger door release I never ever discovered! I wish I'd kept her and hope she's still in safe hands.
@@MartinAHLoyd A Ford! Yep that is a major cringe. I'm in Sydney and have never seen a 130 anywhere in Oz
The original italian advertising inside the video says "every single car is tested for a whole day and every single car has its own test engineer". This is incredibly expensive for FIAT and this is the reason why few 130 have been produced. But it's one of best FIAT ever produced.
That's really amazing. You would only expect Ferrari to put so much effort in a car, but not Fiat.
Grazie, Grazie, mille graht-see-eh!!!
(I’m English)
Glorious! People of Italy, please never change.
That film excerpt is a national treasure and vital part of Italian historic archive (for non-Italians).
I love that the other cars in the film were being driven as they would any day, probably oblivious to the stunt-cars.
And yet, their drivers are as reckless as the stunt car’s.
Such a handsome looking coupe. I love them.
I think it was the expensive price that ruined the sales more than anything else.
Yes, it was a very bold price tag in the 70s. But it's a real bargain today...
In my late teens in the early '80s, my neighborhood friend's older brother had a Fiat 130 coupe in silver with red interior. Always admired the stylish lines and sound of the V6. Probably influenced my love for classic Italian cars.
Excellent review of a classic. Enjoyed watching. Good job. Thank you!
Thanks :)
Beautiful car, exterior, interior, sound are all great. Video inserts are also very nice idea. 130 Coupe racing after Espada in narrow Italian streets was incredible. Great job!
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L'ultimo indimenticabile capolavoro della Fiat e di quel genio di Pininfarina... Incommensurabile e meravigliosa vettura!
Yes, I totally agree :)
In modern times, the Fiat name might have been the reason it didn't sell (e.g. the VW Phaeton). But it is truly a lovely car. Re the film clip, no one would throw around a Fiat 130 coupe and a Lamborghini Espada like that now - they're precious and rare gems these days!
Bellissima questa gloriosa Fiat 130 Coupé, è molto ben conservata. Complimenti al prorpietario!!
Grazie! :)
The 2 glove boxes and the ability to open up the passenger door from driver side is a nice touch.👍
Wonderful example of an Italian Masterpiece!
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Just found your excellent video. Thank you for such a beautifuly produced review of an unusual car. I've loved this model since I saw one in the UK in the late seventies. Great work, much appreciated.
Thanks a lot :)
Beautiful in a timeless way. Well, at least until you look inside the car. Wow, orange velour. Very 1970's, although it looks really comfortable. And I agree with you about the engine sound. It sounds really nice to my ears.
Truly a beautiful car and in a colour that looks magnificent. The sort of car that could have been purchased quite cheaply for a few years , but not now.
The 130 is still quite cheap.... not too late yet to buy one ;)
I've always preferred the 130 saloon but I now appreciate the 130 coupé a lot more now. Those seats are just gorgeous. 😍
I'm pretty sure that the styling of this influenced the 1977 Ford Granada Mark 2.
Yes, the Granada Mk2 was surely influenced by the 130 Coupé! :)
And the Peugeot 604 that was also designed by Pininfarina ( Paolo Martin)
I want to go to Italy in the 1970s
We had one in same colour in the early 70s .My old man's company car ! Same colour. He loved it. He.used to put.me.on his knee to steer it at the airfield. Happy days.
Great experience! :)
He's dead now ,but I do remember him saying how expensive it was...but as he was the boss! 8,000 pounds sterling in 1974 !! That was a good year's wage at the time.
His car was an automatic though.
Another great video of another great car !! It reminds me a little bit of my own daily driver of Pininfarina : a Lancia Kappa Coupe 2.0 Turbo from 1998. Goes like stink with 210 hp and a very comfortable cruiser just like this Fiat. Downside is the Italian character..........
The Kappa is a great, underrated car. I owned a Kappa myself, just the sedan, but I really enjoyed driving it.
Thank you for sharing this classic beauty with us. And a very good presentation too!
Thanks :)
Stumbled upon this video. What a beauty! Thanks so much for sharing, I really enjoyed this.
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The handbrake alarm is cool because its the same ringer module used in FIAT G91 jet airplanes for engine fire warning :-) No joke!
Really??? That would be a cool fact. Where did you find this detail? :)
There is a movie with old G91 jetplanes in one of these movies an engine fire occurs and there a red lamp lights up "engine fire" combined with exactly the same hoarse ringtone! I also talked to a retired Bundeswehr G91 pilot (later he became Starfighter and Tornado pilot) and he confirmed that this hoarse sounding alarm tone is exactly the same as on the old Fiat jetplanes. (A SIPEA branded module)
Thanks! First time I've seen this model reviewed.
I just found one of the best looking italian cars ever, THANKS! (and i am italian lol)
Italy has so many beautiful cars! :)
I became a car enthusiast in 1973 at age 11. I used to get the bus every Saturday up through central London for music lessons. Those bus journeys were great for car spotting. The first two cars I noticed and learned about were the Mercedes S class W116 and the Fiat 130 Coupe. Even to the eyes of a very young boy, it was possible to notice that the Coupe was something rare and out of the ordinary when compared to its more common and much less stylish four door sibling. (I didn't know it had magnesium wheels; I'd imagine they're virtually impossible to replace!)
Not many 130 Coupés made it to the UK in the 70s! :)
Thank you for sharing this beautiful motor car. One of the best from the 70s.
what a great car it is ... that shape , that Lampredi sound ! no wonder the Commandatore loved it ...
interior look like a ferrari 400i .
cruise control and a command to open the passenger door , so cool .
Thanks a lot for that review . I am folowing you since you made the video about importing one . I wish someday i could buy one ... before it will value a lot ...
Keep going !
Rémy
Thank you very much for watching my videos and for being one of my first subscribers!!! :-)
Great review. I owned a 1973 MB 280CE - my first car. I’ll hope to buy one of these one day. Simply stunning.
Thanks :)
Great video, thank you so much for sharing this beautiful Italian coupe'! As this wasn't offered here in the USA, I've never had the pleasure of seeing one in person. I've been a fan of Fiat cars since I was right out of high school, I've owned many, but now I have a new dream car....
Unfortunately it was never officially imported to the US.... maybe that could have helped to boost sales. But I know of at least one 130 Coupé which has made its way to the US :)
Very interesting! A great way to discover the car!!
What an extraordinary review. Love how much detail you went into covering the controls and the little vignette with the Espada! Your car is truly exceptional most 130s are sadly very tired especially here I Australia where the sun is so hard on that magnificent interior. Love the cows lol truly a grand tourer for all occasions. Brilliant.
Thank you so much! I would love to travel around Australia in a classic car one day ;)
@@CubeofCars Hi Australia has great roads for a classic car. The snow road from Bright to Bairnsdale, the NSW coast and Tasmania of course. Cheers
Bellissima ancora oggi!
Ottima recensione, bravo!
Thanks a lot :)
What a sympathetic, in-depth review you did of a strangely attractive car. As a kid I encountered my first (and only) Centotrentas in sedan and coupe form in Italy while traveling in a 128 Spezial. Excellent job.
Thanks a lot :)
Congratulations for the beautiful video and for the 130, it looks phenomenal.
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Beautiful car. The Fiat is my first car for 27 years.
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Fantastic review. Thank you for showing all of the features!!!!!
My pleasure :)
Video bellissimo come la stupenda Fiat 130, complimenti sei stato bravissimo!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Fantastic video, thanks for the upload. Considering this design was penned in the very early 70's (Late 60's) it was a striking design on the eyes. When you consider that it wasnt till 1979/80 was there a car similar in design. The 1979/80 Ford Falcon (Aus)/Ford Granada UK have very similar rear treatment IMHO. The 130 pre dates these by some 6-8 years. Would love to own one of these. A timeless classic in every sense!
Thanks! The Fiat design influenced many cars in the late 70s and the Granada Mk2 is surely one of them :)
Great> beautiful car, and I love the mountains scenery too.
Great review and a beautiful car one of my favourites! Thank you.
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I love this video. The car is a marvel that I have liked for many years and you have done an excellent job with this report. Congratulations 👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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What a beautiful car! Great review.
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Great video! Thank you very much
Thanks for watching my video! :)
Who missed Doug deMuro? This is a perfect weirds and quirks from Germany with a more interesting car as the new ones he now mostly present. Thank you for this beautiful video. I hope more will follow. I subscribe!!
Thanks for subscribing! There are more reviews in the pipeline :)
You lost me when you brought up Doug. Geez.
Great review, very informative. Thanks!
Thanks :)
Lovely car, I was fascinated by it when I was a teenager. I didn't know that it could have been so expensive at the time of production
Glorious elegance of the simple lines of surely the most beautiful classic car of the 70s.
Agreed :)
You did a great presentation of this beautiful car! Well dne!
Thanks :)
You have such a great channel, I love your vids on such unique cars and history.
Thanks so much! There will be more to come...
Great review of much under-appreciated car. Your particular example is especially lovely - congratulations!
Thank you :)
Wow.....what a great video for me. I bought #997 last week from a Canadian which will be delivered here (outside of Wash DC) in another week. Now I know what all the controls are supposed to do! My car is a blue automatic with red leather that I found on Bring a Trailer.com.
Thanks for this...I hope my car runs as well as yours.
Great to hear that there are also some of them in the US. I think they were never officially imported back then. Good luck with your car and enjoy it!!!
Starting a carburettor car when cold - two pumps of the throttle then start the engine - primes the carburettor. Maybe you know about that. Gorgeous car by the way in the classic 130 Coupe colour.
Yes, meanwhile I know. And it also helps to wait a few seconds with the ignition key turned, so the fuel pump can build up pressure. Doing that, it starts much better now.
Cube of Cars, I have always let my carburettor cars chug over on the starter for a few seconds to build oil pressure before giving the accelerator pedal a prod to ensure it catches - I always wince when an old design engine is started from cold instantaneously as I think of dry bearings - especially if, as my great uncle used to do with us Lada(!), the engine is revved straight away!
I remember admiring this car in my pack of Top Trumps cards back in the 70s. Of course the pack also had the Rolls Royce Camargue which I found out later to be from the styling house. I bet the men from Crewe wished their car was as handsome as the Fiat was!
Great video and the film clip was a beauty!
Thanks! I also think the Fiat design is better than the Camargue ;)
Great review.
Remember seeing one of these at Fiat Uk on the Great West road Brentford West London stunning looking car.
We know where the Camargue styling came from.
Thanks! Yes, the Camargue and the 130 Coupé share a lot of details. But once they park side by side, it's surprising how much bigger the Rolls is. Despite the Fiat is really not a small car ;-)
@@CubeofCars The Fiat is way prettier than the Camargue, though!
Gorgeous car! Two very enthusiastic thumbs way up!! 👍👍
Thanks :)
Nice review! I had owned a '71 124 Sport Coupe - my most fun car ever - but wasn't familiar with the 130. Loved the video clips - and the cows. Thanks for putting this together!
Glad you liked it! :)
Thanks so much for this thorough review of this great car, which was in many ways ahead of its premium contenders back then. In particular the suspension was one of the best in the class, the same rear axle was also used in the facelifted Fiat Dino 2400. The styling being the second special feature of the car, as it was the first to introduce a clean, straight lined and well proportioned design, later copied by many other manufacturers throughout the 70s. Another special feature was the stylish and comfortable interior which was in many ways ahead of similar cars in the class, like BMW CS Coupe or Mercedes SLC. In my opinion the interior design and the whole atmosphere that it provides, could only be beaten by cars like Citroen SM, Ferrari 400i or some Maseratis. So in many aspects, the Fiat was a class of its own, which also justifies the astronomical price tag as new. Fairly, the Fiat was a car for people with taste, for people who attempt to avoid automotive Premium mainstream which has been represented already mostly by german car brands. Isn’t this something we would desperately need today to counteract the ever boring german three contenders?
Keep on doing great reviews. Hopefully we get another, more technically and maintenance related review in the near future.
Thanks a lot for your comment. You are absolutely right. Not only in the 70s, but still today it is a car for people who want to have a classy car, but want to avoid mainstream. For being so rare and so special, it's just surprising that these cars are still so cheap. For me it's fine, I don't need values to go up, because this will surely be the car that I will never sell. But I think double of the current value would be justified compared with other classic cars on the market. For a lot of reasons, I think the Fiat 130 Coupe is the best value for money exotic classic car you can buy in today's market... maybe a good subject for another video. And there will surely be a video about maintenance and costs as well in the future.
Closest thing in roadholding to the 130 was the Opel Admiral/Diplomat B = Bitter CD with its superb deDion suspension (only topped by the Citroen Ds/Sm/Cx with hydropneumatic space suspension), the Mercedes W108 was much worse (swingaxle) and the W116 280SE was less comfortable not to mention the BMW E3 2800 that had a good but very sporty suspension but not easy to control in narrow cornes when driven hard. 130 was the best compromise between sporty and comfortable. Oh I forgot the french Peuget 604 Gti 2.8 that was very soft and comfortable but less sporty compared to the 130 suspension.
The Rolls-Royce Camargue which was by far the must expensive Rolls-Royce of the day took a lot of it's design features from the Fiat 130 coupe.
Pininfarina family often shared elements and the earlier Lancia Flaminia can be seen in the Camargue, Fiat 130 and others.
Your video and your ability to speak English are both fantastic. Beautiful car. Thank you.
Thanks a lot :)
Your car it’s really amazing, beautiful design, incredible color (exterior/interior) and even the hand brake ring is top. Please don’t disconnect it, it’s car culture 😉 I have a Citroen DS 20 and it also has the dual tone horn but in a single lever, one step city horn, two steps highway horn. Congrats ant thanks for this beautiful video.
Thanks, Sergio! The DS is such a beautiful classic!
Excellent video about a legendary car.
Thanks for watching :)
Hi Mike, I like very much you presentation. I've a 130 coupè too, identical to yours. The only diference is the automatic gear. I love it so much. I hope you'll go on to get videos about 130. It is a great and unique car.
Thanks for watching my video. I love my 130 coupé and I will never sell it... so there will surely be some more videos about it to come...
The last time I saw one of these it was the summer of 1977 parked in the parking lot of the hotel where we were staying it was so big when compared to anything else parked around it. A good friend of ours had the sedan version which looked completely different and we drove from Rome to Tuscany with it at 200 kph on the autostrada del sole where we passed everyone it was so fast!
Thanks for sharing your story. Concerning the size of the 130 Coupé, it's very interesting that the Coupé is even 9cm longer (!) than the 130 Sedan :)
Fascinating car in a stunning color. Thanks for sharing in such detail.
Thanks :)
It would not be out of place on the road today. It still looks relatively modern and up to date in it's external design. Love the chairs.
Great review of such a cool car wow. That interior is Italian porn great design. The V6 sounds similar but more aggressive than I remember from period Capri’s on the Autobahn ha. Sounds like a Borla or Abarth exhaust!
Yeah, I really like the sound... and it's just the standard exhaust! ;)
Have always loved the 130 coupe . Effortlessly stylish and very beautiful .
funny and interesting video ahah. nice car, the best bit is the posh orange interior though. those seats look gorgeously retro'. gotta watch the other one now
This orange has always been my favourite color for the 130 Coupé :)
Very nice review of a beautiful car, thank you.
You should be able to switch that annoying hand brake ring to a red dash light pretty easily.
Thanks for watching :)
There was one parked up on the street in Finchley, North London in about1988 that I passed by daily. Never driven. It decayed into a rust heap in the 2 years I was passing. It was heart breaking to see.
I hope someone finally came to rescue.... there are not many left, especially in the UK...
Siii gracias gran vídeo!
Tuve una coupe 130/1976!
Caja 5a ZF tracción trasera autoblocante, 4 discos, suspensión independiente en las 4 ruedas, eje diferencial en carcaza de aluminio , vidrios eléctricos, aire acondicionado, etc.
En fin gran auto, el mejor Fiat de todos los tiempos!! ❤👍
Totally agree with you! The best Fiat of all times :)
I Like your car ! and the way you present it.
Thanks! :)
That interior is so plush looking! It's like a funky Italian cousin car of my BMW 635CSi.
Haha... that's good ;)
Great review- truly a gorgeous automobile! GM designer Bill Mitchell loved the look of this car and it greatly influenced the ‘77-‘79 downsized B body cars (the Buick Le Sabre coupe is probably is the best example). Also wanted to mention that I grew up in Wisconsin which looks very similar much to the countryside in your video.
That's true. I didn't know about it, but I just googled both the Buick and Wisconsin countryside and I would agree ;)
Beautiful! One of my childhood dream cars back in the early 70s. This is such a fine example ... thanks for sharing!
Very detailed presentation...thank you
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Beautiful video - beautiful car!
Thanks a lot :)
Really good and funny video, thanks :) car is very fabulous :)
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this Fiat 130!
Amazing car !! Thanks !
Thanks for watching! :)
Ach wie schön,sehr schönes und informatives Video. Wunderbares Auto aus der goldenen Zeit. Ich bin zur Zeit auf Suche nach einem 130er oder nach einem Lancia Gamma,Mal schauen was sich ergibt.
Danke! Das Lancia Gamma Coupé hat auch ein extrem schönes Design. Und auch die Gamma Berlina wäre etwas total besonderes... naja, man kann nicht alles kaufen :)
Lovely review!
Thanks :)
Einen 130er hatten wir früher nicht. Aber den 132, 125, 127, 850 als kleiner Bus,, Ritmo 1 + 2, Ducato. Fiats mußte man früher bei feuchtem Wetter oft anschieben, damit die ansprangen. Sehr oft...
Und diese Woche habe ich in einem Interview mit Erich Bitter gelernt, warum es in Italien man manchmal schwierig war, mit dem Autobau... Trotdem - das Desgin und der Motorsound gefallen mir bis heute.
Italienische Autos haben halt meistens ein besonderes Flair :)
Love the colour, love the interior, fantastic and rare manual example!
When I was a child (I am italian) this was one of my favourite car (my parents also bought me a little model).
As a child I didn't understand anything about cars, except for the general look.
Now it's difficult to understand, but if you compare this car with other cars of the previous years and also of the same era, you'd notice the huge difference.
And in its time this car was top design, a complete revolution in style, "modern" and classy.
I still absolutely love the orange/wood interiors, so 70's-ish.
If only it wasn't branded "FIAT" and a little cheaper it could be a massive success.
Nice review. And wonderful peaceful environment. Where it was taken? Austria? South Germany? I love those regions
Hi Lorenzo, it's southern Bavaria close to the Alps.
I think Fiat should have priced the 130 maybe 20% lower than a BMW 3.0 CS, not same price. And then have the funds and patience to continue development and production over the years. Maybe Fiat would be a premium brand like Audi today. Audi didn't have any premium cars in the early 70s but moved its way up.
Cube of Cars Yes, I agree 100%. Actually "Lancia" was the premium brand of Fiat in the '70s, but maybe the acquisition of Lancia was some years latar, I am not sure.
I also live near the Alps (Milan, Lombardia), I've always loved all regions of Europe around the Alps, from Savoy to Switzerland, from Bavaria to Slovenia, both northern and southern sides
Awesome sound! Congrats for the video and the story telling, finally also for the italian original frames. The passenger door button to open from the driver side was requested by Agnelli himself, thinking to be gentleman with a girl / woman
Thanks a lot! :)
Beautiful car....absolutely stunning!
Thanks :)
Great video, I’ve always liked these and may have to start looking for one soon as it will be time to replace my 64 Wildcat in the not too distant future.
Thanks! I have just watched some of your videos... your Wildcat looks beautiful.... I love the interior color :)
Hehehe, thank you. I'm also planning to do a review video but as you know trying to do something reasonable takes a lot of editing and a lot of footage. Watch this space!
Yeah... more work than most viewers would think. But it's fun! Looking forward to watch your Wildcat review one day :)
Nice video. I had trouble starting mine from cold also. It would need a couple of attempts before the engine would settle down to a fast "choked idle" and it would need about 4-5 minutes to warm up before I drove off. Mine has an automatic transmission. I purchased an electronic ignition from Elshout Engineering and now the car starts first time and I can drive away as soon as I engage "Drive" or "Reverse"...highly recommend Stefans ignition system for this vehicle as it is based on the original specs as per the 130's optional electronic Dinoplex ignition but with Bosch components.
Thanks a lot for this tip. I will check their website. How much did you pay for this conversion?
beautiful Car !
Ciao, auto stupenda, complimenti per come la tieni 👍 bellissima presentazione 👍
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Ich errinnere mich, im 1977, als meine Grossvater hatte fuer einige Monate eine blaue Coupe automatik...Ich war nur ein kind, aber dieser Auto war wirklich etwas spezial und besonder, sehr selten und chic... einen fliegende Teppich, so bequem und elegant..so huebsch...
Dann, fast-forward vierzig Jahre, ich habe die moeglichkeit gehabt, eine blaue Coupe zu fahren auf eine probefahrt...Mein Gott, was fuer eine ueberraschung dass war!…und so viele erinnerungen danoch...Ja, das 130 war noch so bequem, so spezial, so huebsch, so elegant..
Wow, was fuer ein Auto!.
Ich liebe "La Centotrenta". Viele fruendliche Gruesse aus Florenz!
Ich warte bereits, bis ich endlich La Centotrenta nach dem Winter wieder aus der Garage holen kann für die erste Ausfahrt in 2020 :)
Viele Grüße nach Florenz!
Congratulations for the scenes in the Bud Spencer's film, I'm from Naples and I was almost moved!!!
Ahm in Oz we call them simply the 130, not one hundred thirty. Lovely cars for sure. I had a sedan for a number of years, my brother has had 3 coupes.
Beautiful car --shows the difference in style and design in comparison to modern efforts.
The movie scene is shot in Naples, the twisty road is called "rampe di sant'antonio a posillipo" (which ends in via Minucio Felice, where the church is) there you can have one of the best views of the gulf of Naples!
Thanks for this info! If I visit Naples, I will surely have to go up there :)
Lampredi is probably most known for the Fiat Twincam engine, that won something like 12 major world titles (two World Sportscar Championships and ten World Rally Championships).
The 130 four doors was a beautiful, beautiful car for me the best car of luxery the seventhy's !!!
I love that the gauges were in Italian also on the export versions like presumably this one
The paintjob on this makes all the difference. A plain white model looks too much like a two door version of Ford's Granada mkII I think.
Great video! Subbed.
Thanks! This blue metallic paint was always my favourite color for the 130 Coupé :)
Ah, the ringtone, can’t really argue with your standpoint there.