Fiat Punto in general

Having recently handed over our RAV4 to the body shop for some extensive repairs I have had the dubious pleasure of using a Fiat Punto as a courtesy car. While not a like for like replacement for our car, as there was no one else to blame for my situation I had little option but to accept the car offered or hire another at my own expense. The model I have received is the three door 1.2 Active Sport. On an 05 plate with just over 20,000 on the clock my initial reservations have been reversed by what has turned out to be a very pleasant car indeed. Performance~ With just the driver on board this is a pretty lively little car. By no means a hot hatch it ...  Read the complete review

There always comes a time when we are fed up with our current car and want to move onto something new and that time has come for me. I currently have a Fiat Punto Active Sport in Imola Yellow (Bright Yellow) to suit my personality but its warranty has just expired, I'm a little bit fed up of of and want to try something different, particularly looking at Honda Civic or possibly Seat Leon. Over the years, I have had 4 Fiat vehicles, at one point I was marketing manager for a Fiat dealership so I suppose I was being loyal to the brand there and tended to stick to what I knew best but overall I have found every Fiat that I have owned to be superb little ...  Read the complete review

In July and August 1998, I was looking around to buy a new car. I wanted a small but nippy car to get me to work and back but also to give some pleasure along the way. I looked at various dealers, covering most of the major motor manufacturers, and in the end I settled on purchasing a Fiat Punto GT. This was quite expensive, with a price tag of £13,800 for a small car it would probably put off many people. Only the Cabriolet version at the time would have set me back more money than this model. The GT model of the Fiat Punto range is the performance model. It can do, if the figures are correct, 0 - 62 mph in 7.6 seconds and has a top speed of ...  Read the complete review

My Fiesta XR2i was getting old – with 107k miles on the clock, its value was depreciating every day. At that age everything on a car starts to need replacing, and I was getting fed up with constantly putting my hand in my pocket every weekend. It was time for a change. The problem is that I’m a bit of a power freak………not that I drive around town scaring OAPs, but more that I like the option of power under my foot should I need it. You would think that it would be simple to find a replacement for my old car. However my requirements were that the car must be relatively new (didn’t want rattles or faults), be quicker than what I ...  Read the complete review

Fiat Grande Punto Dynamic multi jet diesel 1.3, 16v in crossover black In October I decided I needed a new car as I had had my old car since new for over 6 years and it was tiring a little. As there is only me mainly in the car I only needed a small or compact car and was debating what to buy. I used the internet for my research tool and looked at which small cars had the biggest discounts. In the end I settled on the Grande Punto as the price was good and two members of my family had bought a Punto that year and were pleased with them. Buying it I bought a 1.3 dynamic multi jet diesel car for about £8500 which was nearly 3K under the RRP ...  Read the complete review