Well my Company Passat is going back in a few weeks to be replaced by a Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Active Aircon. A bit of a downgrade but thats life!
Dont have any experience of these so could you give me your opinions, experiences antidotes etc of the current Punto?
Many thanks.
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It's a great-looking car. But isn't such a heavy vehicle with air-con somewhat underpowered with a 1.2 engine ?
Surely your company should do the proper thing and provide you with a 1.4 16v Grande Punto !
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they are quite a good engine even in 1,2 form alex
however wouldnt the 1,3 diesel be a better allrounder? if you can get aircon on it
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Yup its fine looking metal - no bones about that.
but 1.2 with aircon?
Jeez - keep turning up late for work and say "dont blame me its only a 1.2 with aircon and dont travel very fast"
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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Imagos, I *think* there are 2 1.2 engines - 8v and 16v. The 8v that we hired was soooo slow, I didn´t like it much.
Nice design outside, wee bit cheap and plasticky on the inside. Bit disappointed overall. We enjoyed the Panda much more.
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I test drove one of these last week. I couldn't believe the amount of road noise transferred up through the body; Fiat have skimped badly on sound insulation. The Fiat salesman said that 'you get used to it'. I immediately took a new Corsa out from the next door garage, like chalk and cheese.
I really wanted to like the car as it looks great outside. Oh, and the radio didn't work. On a demonstrator, so there's a great hint for future reliability.
I ordered a Corsa!
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I found this a very lively car but don't think I could live with the rest for the left foot. It is too high and otherwise awkward, at least for my Size 11s.
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The Grande Punto 1.2 is actually not that much less powerful than the heavier 1.4 8v, if I recall it's about 65bhp against 75bhp. Being an 8v engine it is also quite torquey at lower revs, and shifts the Punto better than say a 1.2 Clio III does. Though I too would have my reservations on air con, as I already feel my Focus TDCi 110 is underpowered with the a/c on...
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