Out of curiosity given that you're relying on this as a daily driver these days and obviously are in love with it, are you doing anything special to combat road salt like spraying fluid film on the undercarriage?
Your luck sure beats mine. If it were me, it would've turned on the first time I pulled out of my driveway.
Hopefully they'll have it all fixed up and delivered soon, so you can get some use and fun out of it with the short summer we get up in this part of the world (I'm in Potsdam NY, which...
If it's anything like my Impala, 4 times out of 5 you'll have to drive 5 or 6 blocks before the ambient air temperature sensor settles down to the correct temperature.
I think you're wise to be thinking of alternate options. I'm pretty sure you'd of been buying a $12,000 hangar queen if you had gotten the yellow Fiat. I'm no expert and never driven one, but haven't heard flattering things where their reliability is concerned.