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| ![]() Nice review, thorough, comprehensive and organized. More pics especially the back seat would be helpful. Also perhaps since you are now going for all the launches maybe you should decide a standard set of angles so we can do indepth comparisons on this forum. I saw a red one at Tafe Pune earlier today and I find the back a touch awkward, perhaps the shortening has something to do with this But this is nitpicking. What a great time to be hatch back buyer, right from the entry level to the mid end and for all sorts of need, from interiors, to safety to stability to looks. I think where Fiat is missing a trick is at least to give high quality interiors at least on the top end versions. This might make folks look elsewhere, and from some of the early review some folks are doing this. And maybe hire a better interior space optimizer, someone from Honda would work miracles with the space avaialbe in Linea and Punto |
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![]() Agree with every word Neotraveeler mentioned below. Fiat 1.4 Engine & its Clutch-Brake-Accelerator combo takes some time to get used to. It took me 1 - 1.5 months to get uaed to it & then I'm hooked on to it & absolutely loving the linear power delivery. More details on my Linea ownership thread here.... http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...iat-linea.html Quote:
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| ![]() @ashwin... I dont think Fiat brand has so many enthusiasts, so as to buy 1000 + cars every month. There is one on our forum who wanted to buy the Honda City but bought the Linea instead, thats where the sales and volumes will come from. And if you look at how many of the people on our forum who have bought the Linea have had a Fiat product previously, you will get your answer. Enthusiasts havent compromised..... infact none of the hardcore Palio fans have still bought the Linea or the Punto. They are all new buyers and this is heartening to see. Fiat hasnt screwed up this time, infact they are doing it just right this time around. Once they have the volumes you can them for the T-jet and the 1.6 JTD and what not. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() @GTO WOW is the word when i read your review. This is the mark that a review should follow. Things and questions that were there in my mind were answered aswell questions that were no where close but would have cropped up at some point were also answered.. Just Kudos. Thanks your review made me emotional, bcoz of the car it concerned and also about your dedication to your work and thats is why Team Bhp is where it is today. --------- I personally have been waiting for Punto since a year now. Am in a daze by its beauty as of now. Have to yet go to test drive it. But still am so sure its the car of my dream. The only thing that's making my 120% final decision coming to 70% is its FE. FE is not only necessary for reduced running cost but also for saving a little fuel for our generations to come and also for a cleaner environment. Can anyone please enlighten me as to how much fuel efficiency can the 1.4L petrol engine give in a Delhi. Basically Once a week Ring Road, Guragaon Highway and daily 10 KM city ride from work to home?? I love the car man. But If i wait for sometime will the price come down a little or can it go up? (like Swift) Can fiat take such a risk? I am just asking about Petrol 1.4L engine. I am also thinking of waiting another six months for sectond hand Punto seeing its Mileage a group of people will definately sell it off and knowing the fact its Fiat, I think the price at which i can get it then is going to be a WOW? The saved money can go on spending for lesser FE???(atleast for sometime Coz i am never going to sell it off once bought?) and lastly Around 700KMS permonth running warrants a diesel Punto? |
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| ![]() Lovely and very readable review from GTO. I am totally swept by Fiat fans on Team BHP! Unlike the Fiat lovers, I am only aware of Fiat "disdainers"; those who have suffered poor A*S*S* and reliability with Palio. One of our friends had a Palio 1.2, lovely performance, poor mileage, but worst of all once the brake failed to work (thankfully noticed at 20 kmph) and the car had to be stopped by downshifting and hand brake. TVS in Bangalore refused to help and refused to source parts. Finally a Maruti service center owner cum friend sourced it rectified the problem. For my friend, buying a Fiat is out of his wildest dreams. Fiat in its earlier avatar dented its image that badly. Cheers, Last edited by diffsoft : 21st June 2009 at 15:18. Reason: Thank GTO for a nice review :) |
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| ![]() Thanks for the excellent review GTO. |
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| ![]() Sales figs for any car largely depend upon the distribution network too - a fact which Fiat could not exploit unlike maruti, hyundai & tata. Thats a reason why Fiat sales were concentrated only in few cities & they never got the nos (even when they could have). Talking abt mileage, I think Palio was a little ahead of its times when launched as it was a larger hatchback but sadly compared to Santros & Wagon Rs & so the concern of people regarding mileage is understood. But Fiat too did not take efforts in educating the customer well enough (even after the launch of NV,which had an improved FE) & we all know about their super-inefficient dealer network ![]() The Swift petrol is also not a very fuel efficient car but nobody talks about it.My Swift Zxi gives 10-11 kmpl in city & 14 kmpl on the highway, which is not much different from a Palio 1.2. In fact, my S10 returns figs of 8-9kmpl in city & 13-14kmpl on highway (justified for a 100bhp) |
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As far as I remember Fiat cars always had this feature. I remember it in the Uno; it is in the Palio I drive, and I am sure it is there in the Linea as well. I was told it was a safety feature meant for the kids. Anyways, hardly anyone drives with the window glass down, especially the rear ones, considering the wind noise and the wind itself. Last edited by khan_sultan : 21st June 2009 at 15:41. |
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| ![]() I went and saw the punto at TAFE access. Sat in the car and did not have much room. There was a palio standing right next to it. I sat in the drivers seat and found that it has lots of leg room. I am puzzled. Where did all the space go ? |
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