Fiat Grande Punto : 1.3 Multijet : Emotion Pack : 4000 km report

skyliner34 · 3rd July 2009, 18:18

blue looks classy on punto, post some daylight pics.

sridharp77 · 3rd July 2009, 21:08

Thanks guys, Will start my thread soon .... With lots of photos ...

MitzYeah · 3rd July 2009, 22:24

Hey congrats sridharp77! I'm gonna envy you till I get my car next week

gods-envy · 5th July 2009, 09:39

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Originally Posted by sridharp77

Thanks guys, Will start my thread soon .... With lots of photos ...

congrats sridhar,
nice choice

please post a few snaps of the car in daylight.

amitk2kin · 5th July 2009, 09:46

congrats sridhar, the color looks awesome!

amoghchaphalkar · 9th July 2009, 17:24

Deliveries in Pune should hopefully start next week. The RTO clearance should be with the dealers anytime soon

This wait has KILLED me !! Close to one month.

Will post the pics and report soon.

My TEAM-BHP stickers are desperate to get onto the car

neotraveller · 9th July 2009, 18:02

@Amogh,
Good that you are finally getting your beauty home. I feel sorry for you, after having booked at launch time and still waiting is hard.
Hope the drive makes you forget this painful wait!

Also all this while your car is sitting in the dealer's yard?

amit · 9th July 2009, 18:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

The RTO clearance should be with the dealers anytime soon

What is this RTO issue really? I have never seen any new car finding it so difficult to get RTO clearence.

amoghchaphalkar · 9th July 2009, 19:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by neotraveller

@Amogh,
Good that you are finally getting your beauty home. I feel sorry for you, after having booked at launch time and still waiting is hard.
Hope the drive makes you forget this painful wait!

Also all this while your car is sitting in the dealer's yard?

Ya maan .. the car has been sitting in the dealer's yard. It has clocked 40 kms. I am just looking forward to the delivery now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit

What is this RTO issue really? I have never seen any new car finding it so difficult to get RTO clearence.

Amit .. I have absolutely no idea buddy !! And I guess not many have any idea about it. It's just frustrating !! I have had some heated email exchanges with the Fiat people about this situation.

Mr.Rajeev Kapoor (CEO of Fiat India) also emailed me, but all he did was blame the dealer ... which I refuse to accept.

amit_mechengg · 9th July 2009, 19:21

@ amogh,

are you still believing the RTO issue. my collegue booked a ritz 2 weeks ago and he got it registered within 2 days at sai service.

"hopeless dealers".

actually there is a process of booking and delivering. first you book the car with the dealer. he enters a ticket in CRM portal of tata motors, which is a all india level portal. so once he enters your name will appear at a certain level depending on how many people book all over india.
second parameter is the dealers Hundi. i.e. the amount of money deposited with TATA motors by the dealer. generally they keep about 20-40 lacs.
as soon as the cars are manufactured they are allocated to regional zone offices. its one for 4 cities. i think maharashtra and gujrat share same.
then they allocate the quotha to the respective dealer. the quotha consists of X no of cars of X color and so on.
now while the chassis number booked for you toggles between this big cycle the dealer keeps on fooling customers by all sorts of different ways.
if there is a full payment made they enjoy the interest and cash flow.

there are lots of thing which i might get bored writing and you hearing

so keep following up with the dealer.

finneyp · 9th July 2009, 19:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

I have absolutely no idea buddy !! And I guess not many have any idea about it. It's just frustrating !! I have had some heated email exchanges with the Fiat people about this situation.

It seems Tata folks goofed up the registration of G Punto with the Maharastra Transport Dept.
However, the approval is expected on 10-July (tomorrow).
This was reported by a member at PUG.

amoghchaphalkar · 9th July 2009, 19:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit_mechengg

@ amogh,

are you still believing the RTO issue. my collegue booked a ritz 2 weeks ago and he got it registered within 2 days at sai service.

Hey Amit !! Good to hear from you bud !!

Yeah .. the RTO issue is for real. I checked from various other sources (some inside RTO) and they confirmed this. In fact, I think not only Pune / Maharashtra, some other states have also faced this issue.

Dealer has absolutely no incentive to hold the car because the car is already with him. I already have the chassis and engine number (as you already know .. you decoded it for me

) I have already seen the car and confirmed the chassis and engine number

And I would have blamed the dealer if only this particular dealer would have given me this reason. But the other big dealer in Pune (Pandit Auto) is also not able to start deliveries because of RTO clearance.

aqualeo2040 · 9th July 2009, 20:03

@ Amogh,
bro I am facing the same issue.
My baby is still running around with temp regn number.

Other than the fact that it is a minor irritant that I do not have a permanent regn, I also have to deal with the numerous cabbies here who feel that a person behind the wheel of a new unregn vehicle is definitely a noob. And hence I have to bear all the bullying tactics on road :(

amoghchaphalkar · 9th July 2009, 22:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by finneyp

It seems Tata folks goofed up the registration of G Punto with the Maharastra Transport Dept.
However, the approval is expected on 10-July (tomorrow).
This was reported by a member at PUG.

What exactly is PUG ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by aqualeo2040

@ Amogh,
bro I am facing the same issue.
My baby is still running around with temp regn number.

Other than the fact that it is a minor irritant that I do not have a permanent regn, I also have to deal with the numerous cabbies here who feel that a person behind the wheel of a new unregn vehicle is definitely a noob. And hence I have to bear all the bullying tactics on road :(

Still running with temporary registration ??? Wow !! The insurance company lets you do that ???

amit_mechengg · 9th July 2009, 23:20

seems its a real issue. however when i asked some people at fiat whom i know they are totally unaware about this situation. strange.
dont drive it with temp registration or without insurance papers.

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skyliner34 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 177 Thanked: 72 Times View My Garage	blue looks classy on punto, post some daylight pics.
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sridharp77 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 111 Thanked: 40 Times	Thanks guys, Will start my thread soon .... With lots of photos ...
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MitzYeah Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey congrats sridharp77! I'm gonna envy you till I get my car next week
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amitk2kin BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 108 Thanked: 51 Times	congrats sridhar, the color looks awesome!
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9th July 2009, 17:24	#186
amoghchaphalkar BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 636 Thanked: 703 Times	Update !!! Deliveries in Pune should hopefully start next week. The RTO clearance should be with the dealers anytime soon This wait has KILLED me !! Close to one month. Will post the pics and report soon. My TEAM-BHP stickers are desperate to get onto the car
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9th July 2009, 18:02	#187
neotraveller BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 739 Thanked: 0 Times	@Amogh, Good that you are finally getting your beauty home. I feel sorry for you, after having booked at launch time and still waiting is hard. Hope the drive makes you forget this painful wait! Also all this while your car is sitting in the dealer's yard?
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9th July 2009, 19:21	#190
amit_mechengg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 2,488 Thanked: 2,252 Times View My Garage	@ amogh, are you still believing the RTO issue. my collegue booked a ritz 2 weeks ago and he got it registered within 2 days at sai service. "hopeless dealers". actually there is a process of booking and delivering. first you book the car with the dealer. he enters a ticket in CRM portal of tata motors, which is a all india level portal. so once he enters your name will appear at a certain level depending on how many people book all over india. second parameter is the dealers Hundi. i.e. the amount of money deposited with TATA motors by the dealer. generally they keep about 20-40 lacs. as soon as the cars are manufactured they are allocated to regional zone offices. its one for 4 cities. i think maharashtra and gujrat share same. then they allocate the quotha to the respective dealer. the quotha consists of X no of cars of X color and so on. now while the chassis number booked for you toggles between this big cycle the dealer keeps on fooling customers by all sorts of different ways. if there is a full payment made they enjoy the interest and cash flow. there are lots of thing which i might get bored writing and you hearing so keep following up with the dealer.
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9th July 2009, 20:03	#193
aqualeo2040 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Back 2 Bangy Posts: 458 Thanked: 465 Times View My Garage	@ Amogh, bro I am facing the same issue. My baby is still running around with temp regn number. Other than the fact that it is a minor irritant that I do not have a permanent regn, I also have to deal with the numerous cabbies here who feel that a person behind the wheel of a new unregn vehicle is definitely a noob. And hence I have to bear all the bullying tactics on road :(
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9th July 2009, 23:20	#195
amit_mechengg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 2,488 Thanked: 2,252 Times View My Garage	seems its a real issue. however when i asked some people at fiat whom i know they are totally unaware about this situation. strange. dont drive it with temp registration or without insurance papers.
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