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

ms001 · 18th July 2009, 09:24

congrats amogh. wish you lakhs of happy miles with the beauty

deepak_ms · 18th July 2009, 09:38

congrats amoghchaphalkar.. drive safe..

Ravveendrra · 18th July 2009, 09:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

Guys,

She is home !!!

Will upload pics soon

Need to go for a good long drive first

Amogh

Congratulations Amogh. Wish you many happy years and miles in it. Remember to run it in by not revving it too high for the first 1000 to 1500 Km and change the oil after that.

Looking forward to your pics and reports on the car.

Cheers,

Seeler_Rebeiro · 18th July 2009, 10:21

Congrats on the new car. At least FIAT and the dealer did not let you down.

VahanPujari · 18th July 2009, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

Guys,

She is home !!!

Will upload pics soon

Need to go for a good long drive first

Amogh

Congrats Amogh

I have a feeling that the good long drive will make all your earlier disappointments go out of window. She is that good on highways

Enjoy her to the fullest now !!

Gandhi · 18th July 2009, 11:27

Congrats Amogh for getting your beauty home. I can understand the way you must be feeling after all the drama you've been going through.

Enjoy your ride to the fullest and don't forget to upload pics.

vijaythacker · 18th July 2009, 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

Guys,

She is home !!!

Will upload pics soon

Need to go for a good long drive first

Amogh

hey thats a great news amogh, finally after that heckof drama you got your italian beauty home, looking forward for her pictures and report.

jaygeetee · 19th July 2009, 19:14

Congratulations Amogh!!!
Finally I can expect to see a Punto in Pune...
Do take good care of her and let us know your experiences. I really hope all the bad part is over and you have a great time with her.
PS: Pics please.

amit_mechengg · 19th July 2009, 21:14

are bhai, snaps kidhar hai? we are eagerly waiting for snaps dude.

finneyp · 19th July 2009, 22:04

Congrats Amogh for finally getting her home!

Awaiting your first impressions & pics.

f1fan · 19th July 2009, 22:55

Pics... Amol, we need pics.

xPK · 20th July 2009, 12:15

Hey congratulations Amogh!

Now waiting for the pics dude!

neoonwheels · 20th July 2009, 13:39

Congrats !! I remember you were the first Punto owner for BUB ! The new car is Blue again?

amoghchaphalkar · 20th July 2009, 15:20

Yes the new car is blue again

Guys .. sorry about the pics .. I was actually planning to take the car to some hill or to Lonavla (Amby Valley) to click some decent pics. But the weather is just not being kind to me

The car is awesome though !!! I am not going to talk about the handling, ride quality etc since a lot has already been said and written about it. And yeah .. the car DOES make a lot of heads turn on the road. I am going to enjoy the attention till it lasts.

One of my very close friends got married on Sunday and I had parked the car right at the marriage hall entrance. At one point of time, the car was completely surrounded by curious onlookers. I was quite enjoying that scene !!

Some turn offs for me are the poor quality speakers and the large turning radius. I see myself replacing the speakers with JBL speakers pretty soon. Unfortunately, I cannot change the music system since I will then be losing Blue & Me. But the speakers are definitely going out.

A lot has been already discussed about the rear seat leg space. Here is my real experience over a 50 km drive.

My brother in law who is 5'10" was in the co-driver seat. My dad who is 6' was sitting behind him. My brother in law had his legs nicely stretched out and even then my dad had an extremely comfortable seating position and he felt absolutely no discomfort.

More to follow .... (with pics)

amit · 20th July 2009, 15:46

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Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

Some turn offs for me are the poor quality speakers and the large turning radius. I see myself replacing the speakers with JBL speakers pretty soon. Unfortunately, I cannot change the music system since I will then be losing Blue & Me. But the speakers are definitely going out.

Congrats on the car! I am going to follow this very closely as change of speakers is on my agenda too. Before I had the car with me, I had planned to get leather seats but the OEM seat fabric is of such good quality that I don't see the need to change to leather.

18th July 2009, 09:24	#286
ms001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,003 Thanked: 162 Times	congrats amogh. wish you lakhs of happy miles with the beauty
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deepak_ms BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: KA55 / KA50 Posts: 196 Thanked: 6 Times	congrats amoghchaphalkar.. drive safe..
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18th July 2009, 10:21	#289
Seeler_Rebeiro BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 261 Thanked: 82 Times	Congrats on the new car. At least FIAT and the dealer did not let you down.
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Gandhi BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 958 Thanked: 206 Times View My Garage	Congrats Amogh for getting your beauty home. I can understand the way you must be feeling after all the drama you've been going through. Enjoy your ride to the fullest and don't forget to upload pics.
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19th July 2009, 19:14	#293
jaygeetee BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 106 Thanked: 121 Times	Congratulations Amogh!!! Finally I can expect to see a Punto in Pune... Do take good care of her and let us know your experiences. I really hope all the bad part is over and you have a great time with her. PS: Pics please.
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19th July 2009, 21:14	#294
amit_mechengg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 2,488 Thanked: 2,252 Times View My Garage	are bhai, snaps kidhar hai? we are eagerly waiting for snaps dude.
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19th July 2009, 22:04	#295
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	Congrats Amogh for finally getting her home! Awaiting your first impressions & pics.
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19th July 2009, 22:55	#296
f1fan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 701 Thanked: 48 Times View My Garage	Pics... Amol, we need pics.
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20th July 2009, 12:15	#297
xPK BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 266 Thanked: 16 Times	Hey congratulations Amogh! Now waiting for the pics dude!
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20th July 2009, 13:39	#298
neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,065 Thanked: 1,877 Times View My Garage	Congrats !! I remember you were the first Punto owner for BUB ! The new car is Blue again?
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20th July 2009, 15:20	#299
amoghchaphalkar BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 636 Thanked: 703 Times	Yes the new car is blue again Guys .. sorry about the pics .. I was actually planning to take the car to some hill or to Lonavla (Amby Valley) to click some decent pics. But the weather is just not being kind to me The car is awesome though !!! I am not going to talk about the handling, ride quality etc since a lot has already been said and written about it. And yeah .. the car DOES make a lot of heads turn on the road. I am going to enjoy the attention till it lasts. One of my very close friends got married on Sunday and I had parked the car right at the marriage hall entrance. At one point of time, the car was completely surrounded by curious onlookers. I was quite enjoying that scene !! Some turn offs for me are the poor quality speakers and the large turning radius. I see myself replacing the speakers with JBL speakers pretty soon. Unfortunately, I cannot change the music system since I will then be losing Blue & Me. But the speakers are definitely going out. A lot has been already discussed about the rear seat leg space. Here is my real experience over a 50 km drive. My brother in law who is 5'10" was in the co-driver seat. My dad who is 6' was sitting behind him. My brother in law had his legs nicely stretched out and even then my dad had an extremely comfortable seating position and he felt absolutely no discomfort. More to follow .... (with pics)
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