Grande Punto - Any Good?

[anonymous-user]

Hi Guys

I'm after a runabout second car and the fab 0% deals on at the moment make the Grade Punto a very attractive proposition.

Every "competitive" dealer I talk to says ..unreliable etc etc.

So..are they? It looks a great little car at a great proce so wondering what ownership would be like?

Thanks
Gary

[Wacky Racer]

Bought a brand new Fiat Grande 1200 Punto in November last year...

From week one had one inch of rainwater in the drivers footwell if left on the drive overnight during hard rain...(Turns out it was a faulty weld in the engine compartment)

Failure of drivers door motor, locking me into the car, had to scramble out of the passenger door for three weeks....(Not much fun if you are an 80 year old old biddy).....This is a known problem I was told, Fiat have now changed suppliers...

New complete steering rack had to be fitted.....(rattled like mad going over cobbles etc)

Now sold.


I must add I loved the car, it was good looking, FUN to drive but has put me off Fiats despite having another three brand new ones in the previous ten years, all trouble free and fun to drive....

[furs307c]

I bought one of these recently and have had no trouble as of yet. Most of the problems that wacky racer has listed have been sorted now. Ive got the 130bhp 1.9 diesel, its a right hoot

[Drewtastic]

I wrote this review a couple of months ago: http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t...

Edited by Drewtastic on Thursday 3rd January 12:04

[CJ-311]

as wacky racer said, yes there is a water leak problem at drivers side, had a quite a few in over xmas period with it pissin down etc

youd be better going for the new bravo