Fix it again Tony

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A derogatory backronym for Fiat, mocking the brand's historical reliability issues.

A long-standing joke acronym used by mechanics and owners to describe Fiat vehicles. It references the frequent electrical gremlins, rust issues, and mechanical failures that plagued the brand's exports in earlier decades, requiring constant trips back to the repair shop.

Heard on the job

Customer brought in a 500 with electrical gremlins, guess it's time to fix it again Tony.