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Originally Posted by blackwasp Thanks for the thread! Abarth Punto is one rare car and you have the rarest of them all! Good to see you going places where I would't dare to take my Punto. If I may ask, how is the Abarth branded oil? I've been sticking to the regular oil recommended in the manual. Can you notice and changes? Happy miles to you... |
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Kanad for your kind wishes and support. Yes, I'm very much satisfied with my UC purchase as it can serve me perfectly for my hobbies except for the fact, mileage concerns. But then, as I said earlier, future gonna be not so great for diesel cars for the obvious reasons. So, no regrets. Regarding Abarth Specified engine oil, Tjets are already super refined engines. But with this one, it become extra silent and engine feels more happy, more revvy. Please note this is noob's point of view. You can drive my car whenever we able to meet, say
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Originally Posted by ghodlur Heartiest congratulations on getting home the gem of a car, the UC Abarth. ...what was the designer package all about, you haven't mentioned anything in your review. Did you change the tyres as Alnacs are more noisier but quite rugged for their life. Your Abarth needs a more grippier and silent tyres. |
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Ghodlur, I have been closely observing your threads for a long time. You are so good in maintaining your cars.
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Designer Package, its a red colored leather package interiors. Sadly, they couldn't able to provide it for me saying it was a limited offer, although hardly anyone bought UC Abarth until I bought one.
The following photos may give you an idea about the designer package.
Regarding tyres, iam still on stock Apollo Alnacs. I will plan to change them, after I hit at least 20,000 kms. Yes, they are noisy and less grip but very sturdy. Sofar, no puncture at all even though I pushed the car in all kinds of semi offroadings, offbeat roads.
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Originally Posted by MartinVirage Just one word Wow! I think i would'nt be wrong in saying that this is the most economical+practical+fun to drive car |
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MartinVirage for your kind wishes. Yes, IMO, it's the cheapest car for the power and joy of driving they offered. If you want 140 plus BHP in the market, it will be easily north of 20 plus lakhs.
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Originally Posted by keroo1099 I'm glad you finally took the time to write this, very nicely written Wildy. You are probably one of the few who has used the UC the way FIAT intended and I hope you do a lot more trouble free trips to your favorite destinations. |
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Kedar sir for your kind wishes and support all through. Thanks for your helping hand and sharing your knowledge on my buying decisions. Glad we met few times and looking forward to meet you again.
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Originally Posted by Micki9559 That's one heck of a Review! Well written @wildy |
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Mick for your kind appreciation.
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Originally Posted by AdiSolEn Amazing writeup on an equally amazing machine! I wanted to buy this gem at the start of this year, but somehow things did not fall into place. You really have bought what you rightly termed as rarer than a ferrari! It just looks so beautiful in white with those amazing scorpion alloys!Wish you lots and lots of happy miles with this car!Live the dream! |
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AdiSolEn for your kind wishes and good words. Yes, it's very rare car to see on Indian roads due to generally underrated/negative status for Fiats in India. Hopefully, you will buy one in near soon. If you need any help/suggestions, you can always reach me.
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Originally Posted by TheHkrish Can't thank you enough for buying and posting a review for us. We might have better chance of spotting Unicorns in Bangalore than spotting an Urban Cross. Ever since I sold my Punto, I do get a slight heartache when I see another Punto on road. The vibes you get in a fiat , is rarely experienced in another car south of 15 lakhs. All the very best. |
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TheHkrish. Yes, the safety feeling and driving pleasure in Fiats is something in different level when compared to other cars albeit we had to go through some interior ergonomic/features/service issues. But once you hit the peddle, nothing can be compared with Fiats, within this budget. Hope you get a Fiat/Jeep soon.
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Originally Posted by simplysaj Excellent write-up fully from the heart!! Enjoyed reading it. Rated this thread a 5* . Wishing many more happy miles with this awesome machine. Hope to drive it in a future Fiat meet!! |
simplysaj, thanks very much for your good words and wishes. Sure, you can drive my car if we meet. Are you from Bangalore. PM me with your details, I can add you to my
Veterans Garage Whatsapp group.
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Originally Posted by laddz1121 If there was one car which could do justice to the breed of crossovers , it’s your model the UC Abarth. The risk you took to own this near - to - extinct species is a lesson to all the serious off-roaders that just having a Cross in the name doesn’t add up to the capabilities and one needs to look beyond Fiat’s horror stories and take an informed decision to own this car. It’s a great review with some lovely pics. Enjoy your ride and please post pics of your temple runs. |
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Pradeep for your kind appreciation and wishes. You are one of my Whatsapp friends who closely observed my buying decisions. Thanks for the support all through. Looking forward to meet you and to drive your Rapid Automatic.
Sure, I shall try to write my travelogue here. Thanks for the heads up on that.
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Originally Posted by shankulk Congratulations on your new purchase @Wildy. One nice review. You've really got a rare gem. UC Abarths are so uncommon that I am yet to see that car on road in Pune. Looks classy and I am sure it drives even better. Being a TJETer, I could easily connect with what you've written. It is difficult to drive these cars with light foot. Take care of her like a baby. Happy revving!! |
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Shanthanu for your kind wishes and words. Yes, UC Abarth is very rare to spot on a road. I wish it sustains in the Indian market at least for few years. BTW, once again hearty congrats for your Tjet. Happy miles with your beast.
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Originally Posted by s_scorpion @Wildy, beautiful review. Rated 5 stars. Your reasoning behind purchasing this variant of Punto over the regular Abarth is sound. And, you have done justice to that line of thought too, taking the car to places where the regular Abarth Punto would have surely scraped it's belly. The ground clearance on this car does give you the confidence to take your car out without having to bother about the condition of the roads to your destination. |
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Sandipan. The good point in UC is it has stiffer suspension like in Punto Abarth. So, it is more practical than his big brother
Avventura, both on highways, cities, country roads, offroads ..whatever. Iam very much satisfied with my purchase. I have gone through some of your Puri travelogue photos. They are awesome. Why don't you write a thread here on that?
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Originally Posted by S2!!! Congrats Wildy on owning this rare car. A very interesting write-up and a type written by a proper enthusiast. Must say, that your review is complimented by some lovely wallpaper-material pictures too. I hope you managed to get a mouth-watering discount from Fiat considering the lack of demand for this car. |
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Saumil for kind words of appreciation and glad to know your liked it. Regarding discounts, unfortunately No discounts, except some accessories. I should have wait sometime for that. But then, had some great fun.
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Originally Posted by S2!!! I've never experienced the 140 hp tune on the Avventura or Urban Cross, but AFAIK the gearing is different compared to the 145 hp Punto, so I'm quite surprised to learn about the lazy first two gears reading your statement. From my experience, the super short first gear in the 145 hp Punto immediately pushes you back into the seat with heavy throttle inputs. |
Sandipan and Saumil, As I drove a couple of Punto Abarths, I can tell you, It's same gear box that you have in Punto Abarths with same gear shifts. I agree that it has good pushes in the first two gears and easily gets into 90 and red lined too. Well, yes, that's far better than any of cars in the market of it's price range. But, what I felt is, it doesn't have enough punch like we get from 3rd gear on wards. May be iam stupid.
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Originally Posted by Shreyas Agarwal ...Your car is very special, it is not only the first on the forum but also the first in the whole of South India. Wish you lakhs of happy miles with the car. This is one of the few cars which puts a smile on your face. A rare breed indeed. BTW What does the designer package include? I could not find much details on the Fiat website.
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Shreyas Agarwal. I appreciate your kindness and for your heartfelt wishes. Regarding designer package, please go through the picks above of this post.