Fiat Punto D 5dr

I have owned this model of Fiat Punto before and had to get rid of it in the end unfortunately as for me it just wasn't reliable at all. At the start it was fine but within a year there were things going wrong with the exhaust and the engine and it was costing me more and more each year in repairs at the garage and everytime it went from it's MOT. In regards to driving it the power steering is great and the car runs very smoothly at all speeds and taking off from lights or in heavy traffic. However for me it is just not reliable and I can compare it for my Nissan Micra which has been extremely reliable and never broken down yet. Now, maybe I have been unlucky with this ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Fiat Punto 1.2, 5-door hatchback new in October 2002, after my previous car was written-off in a very bad accident (not my fault!). Obviously, as a result of this, I only had two "must have's" on my new car shopping list: 1) Airbags 2) ABS to give me peace of mind when driving. At that point, I wasn't bothered what other features my new car had, although my husband was keener than me to make sure we bought something packed full of features. My Punto does have driver and passenger airbags. The passenger airbag can easily be deactivated by inserting the ignition key into the appropriate place to the side of the dashboard on the passenger ...  Read the complete review