Point Made... Bought Grande Punto MJD

Ravveendrra · 2nd July 2009, 11:14

Thanks Aqualeo, the 400 Km report was a wonderfully written piece and gives an insight into the running of the car. When is your car due for its 1st service? Please do keep us posted.

Cheers,

vijaythacker · 2nd July 2009, 14:15

congrats on first GP owner for bhp as well your city, your choice of colour looks cool.Keep updating and drive safe.

aqualeo2040 · 2nd July 2009, 19:01

Friends, I have an urgent query here.

I have the option of 3M and Llumar tints.
The dealer provides Llumar and a known garage will supply 3M.

I guess 3M is slightly better than Llumar. But is it too much of a trade off??

Can anyone help please!!

comfortablynumb · 2nd July 2009, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by aqualeo2040

Friends, I have an urgent query here.

I have the option of 3M and Llumar tints.
The dealer provides Llumar and a known garage will supply 3M.

I guess 3M is slightly better than Llumar. But is it too much of a trade off??

Can anyone help please!!

AFAIK, both are almost the same in effectiveness. My suggestion would be to choose whichever is cheaper for the windows & rear windshield, and if your budget permits, go for V-Kool 70 [clear film] for the front windshield. This will really reduce AC usage in your car.

One more suggestion - postpone the filming till the rains are over, say maybe upto October. The warmer the weather, the quicker and better the filming process will be. The humidity and reduced temperatures in the monsoon season will sometimes cause the film to not stick properly to the glass, and will lead to wrinkling.

Cheers,
Vikram

sridharp77 · 2nd July 2009, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by aqualeo2040

Friends, I have an urgent query here.

I have the option of 3M and Llumar tints.
The dealer provides Llumar and a known garage will supply 3M.

I guess 3M is slightly better than Llumar. But is it too much of a trade off??

Can anyone help please!!

I went for the Llumar one. The platinum Series. Costed me 4500 Bucks for all the windows except the front one. Got 5 years warranty too.

Saiyan · 2nd July 2009, 23:28

Lovely car

. Congrats on owning this beauty , take care of her

Minardi · 3rd July 2009, 09:07

aqua, now that u have this beautiful baby, hope u'll go slow on the 'death sticks'

Caramelo · 3rd July 2009, 15:02

simply stunning. what a color. i think it looks cool in every color

aqualeo2040 · 3rd July 2009, 15:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saiyan

Lovely car

. Congrats on owning this beauty , take care of her

Of course! Although I did hear someone complaining.But oh well, she'll understand.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minardi

aqua, now that u have this beautiful baby, hope u'll go slow on the 'death sticks'

Yes.That is the plan.

.Presently under implementation.

aqualeo2040 · 5th July 2009, 20:00

The odo reads 535 kms.

Woke up in the morning. Ran from Star Bazaar to Big Bazaar and finally to Total mall where I found some car care kit !!
Came back, gave my babe a good wash and off I went for some house hunting.
Boy is it a tiring activity!!
Anyways, by the time me and my best pal had seen couple of places that we liked, the sky grew darker and precious droplets descended upon us!
Of course.It was the apt time for a drive.So off we went towards Bannerghatta.The road was good-ok-pathetic-fine.
Have already punished my suspension enough. My point is to get all creaks out after the first service. However, no matter hot pig the pothole is, the gal juz swallows it!!
And yeah, all the plastic parts are intact.Seems like they enjoy my abuse.

I generally frequent that place with my biker gang. So, its obviously a secret place

(I can take you there tho).
By next month this time, the path to our hangout gets covered with clouds. The clouds were still there now, but they were a bit far off.
parked my baby. Saw a family of elephants.Listened to all kinds of birds singing in harmony. Felt the cool moist breeze.Got busy with our cell cams.

P.S : Saw a Red Punto near Sagar Appollo. Any one of us??

sukrit7 · 5th July 2009, 23:05

Car looks stunning man.
where's the really long report ?

aqualeo2040 · 6th July 2009, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by sukrit7

Car looks stunning man.
where's the really long report ?

Really Long report??

No idea man. I am too smitten right now to find faults.But not that I did not try to find any.Except for the rear left door lock being a bit stiff(for which I need to pay a small visit to the workshop), nothin else has been a issue yet.
Moreover, the ride and handling has enamored me.It was fun seeing a Civic trying to take a man-sized hump while i just coasted over it

.
In spite of visiting some really must-avoid roads, I am yet to scrape my belly or bottom out my suspension.It just rolls on like a juggernaut.

Overtaking is fun.But needs to be done carefully( need to be in the powerband).But my experiences with a high revving Yamaha has taught me enough lessons, so the transition was really smooth.
Seeing a temp regn, some people have tried to bully me. But oh well, they realised soon whom the joke was on!!

Is there anyone on the forum who has bought it and not happy with it?
I guess what the say is right. Fiat owners never complain about their ride.

tanwaramit · 6th July 2009, 12:30

where is this place you chose for photography ? Nice pics dude.

ms001 · 6th July 2009, 12:43

nice pics aqua the car looks stunning.
Have you checked the FE yet?

vijaythacker · 6th July 2009, 12:52

nice pictures, looks cool with those drops down on her, can we see some of her interiors as well along with rear seat space.

2nd July 2009, 11:14	#76
Ravveendrra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,390 Thanked: 447 Times View My Garage	Nice report Thanks Aqualeo, the 400 Km report was a wonderfully written piece and gives an insight into the running of the car. When is your car due for its 1st service? Please do keep us posted. Cheers,
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2nd July 2009, 14:15	#77
vijaythacker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 1,499 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	congrats on first GP owner for bhp as well your city, your choice of colour looks cool.Keep updating and drive safe.
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2nd July 2009, 19:01	#78
aqualeo2040 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Back 2 Bangy Posts: 460 Thanked: 478 Times View My Garage	urgent Query Friends, I have an urgent query here. I have the option of 3M and Llumar tints. The dealer provides Llumar and a known garage will supply 3M. I guess 3M is slightly better than Llumar. But is it too much of a trade off?? Can anyone help please!!
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2nd July 2009, 23:28	#81
Saiyan BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chennai/Mumbai Posts: 62 Thanked: 28 Times View My Garage	Lovely car . Congrats on owning this beauty , take care of her
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3rd July 2009, 09:07	#82
Minardi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 413 Thanked: 15 Times	aqua, now that u have this beautiful baby, hope u'll go slow on the 'death sticks'
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3rd July 2009, 15:02	#83
Caramelo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ahmedabad Posts: 769 Thanked: 17 Times	simply stunning. what a color. i think it looks cool in every color
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5th July 2009, 20:00	#85
aqualeo2040 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Back 2 Bangy Posts: 460 Thanked: 478 Times View My Garage	A short trip :) The odo reads 535 kms. Woke up in the morning. Ran from Star Bazaar to Big Bazaar and finally to Total mall where I found some car care kit !! Came back, gave my babe a good wash and off I went for some house hunting. Boy is it a tiring activity!! Anyways, by the time me and my best pal had seen couple of places that we liked, the sky grew darker and precious droplets descended upon us! Of course.It was the apt time for a drive.So off we went towards Bannerghatta.The road was good-ok-pathetic-fine. Have already punished my suspension enough. My point is to get all creaks out after the first service. However, no matter hot pig the pothole is, the gal juz swallows it!! And yeah, all the plastic parts are intact.Seems like they enjoy my abuse. I generally frequent that place with my biker gang. So, its obviously a secret place (I can take you there tho). By next month this time, the path to our hangout gets covered with clouds. The clouds were still there now, but they were a bit far off. parked my baby. Saw a family of elephants.Listened to all kinds of birds singing in harmony. Felt the cool moist breeze.Got busy with our cell cams. P.S : Saw a Red Punto near Sagar Appollo. Any one of us?? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by aqualeo2040 : 5th July 2009 at 20:07.
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5th July 2009, 23:05	#86
sukrit7 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: delhi Posts: 747 Thanked: 333 Times	Car looks stunning man. where's the really long report ?
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6th July 2009, 12:30	#88
tanwaramit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dilwalon ki Dilli Posts: 1,943 Thanked: 514 Times	where is this place you chose for photography ? Nice pics dude.
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6th July 2009, 12:43	#89
ms001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,032 Thanked: 308 Times	nice pics aqua the car looks stunning. Have you checked the FE yet?
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6th July 2009, 12:52	#90
vijaythacker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 1,499 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	nice pictures, looks cool with those drops down on her, can we see some of her interiors as well along with rear seat space.
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