grande punto 1.9 sporting (Fiat Grande Punto 1.9 Multijet 130 Sporting)

Member Name: jamesganley

Product:	Fiat Grande Punto 1.9 Multijet 130 Sporting
Date:	05/10/08 (276 review reads)
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Advantages: quick,cheap to run

Disadvantages: poor in the wet

Having owned the grande punto sporting for just over a month now i am as happy now as the day i brought it. I purchased a nearly new model with 13000 miles on the clock for a bargain £7950 a hefty discount as the list price brand new is well over £12k. The car being less than 12 months old i still have peace of mind of another 24 months of dealer warranty included.
The car is great to drive, you couldnt really tell you were driving a diesel apart from on idle and start up from the noise as it is very quite even at high revs. The 6 gears really help this on the motorway plodding along at less than 2000 revs on the motorway and getting great fuel consumption at the same time.
On long runs on the motorway ive managed a good 58mpg average and around town and short journeys still managed a decent 38-40 mpg.
insurance is very cheap being only an insurance group 6 is also very handy!
Performance-wise you cant really fault the vehicle, it does pull impressively well in all gears even at very low revs being a turbo-diesel and is very nippy around town and great at overtaking on fast roads and if you need to overtake quickly.
Cornering in the dry is very good even when driven fast although the car does suffer from a lot of understeer when pushed hard in the wet even with the traction control and stabililty function both switched on.
Overall a great car to drive, fast and economical.

Summary: great car to drive and own (so far)!

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