Punters Addition ... 1.2 Punto Active

Bopanna19 · 2nd March 2010, 15:00

Hello Members,
After a long search, wait, suggestion, Discussion etc I finally decided to plumb in my money on the 1.2 Punto Active, Yes Off course I had enough and more NO . NO's from evryone possible but this time I listened to my Heart and went ahead and picked up the car on the 26th Febraury.

After a long stint of Maruthis this is my First FIAT, I have been driving a Maruthi Esteem Limited Edition 2002 Model and it was getting too much of an issue to maintain the same so finally decide to pick a new car for my city use and Punto 1.2 active fit my budget and requirement.

I had to wait for almost a month for the 2010 Model of the same and finally I was told that My delivery was on the 25th Febrauary when I went into the Showroom (Concorde Motors Dairy Circle) as Usual the sales Rep hadnt delivered what he had Promised, he had initially agreed to paint the Mirrors and the Door Handles Red but he asked me to take delivery and then come back for my first Service and get it paintedtell him anything .. I was furious still I politely asked him to get it painted and give me the delivery the next day as I had a leave the next day.... he didnt know what to say but oblige.

The next day I got a call stating my delivery is scheduled at 1.00 in the afternoon and I reached the showroom at 12 I waited till 2 and took delivery of my Red Punto at 2.30 evrything else was smooth..the paper work etc but the Concern again was the paint, they had painted the door handles and the Mirror like it was afavour clear coat was not applied and it is still grainy and Paint from the door handles are chipping out I really don know what to do.... please advise

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I drove back Home then Visited a Local tyre shop and Upgraded my Tyres to 195/60/14 YOKOHAMA and then the same afternoon went ahead and Blackened the A and B pillars.
The next day I left to coorg My hometown the Drive was Nice The car is a Little Underpowered but it is hardly Noticable In the City the Culprit I felt is the 2nd gear which is slow and once enged the car loses its Momentum, and I couldnt push the car much as I was running in the car.Now at present the car is in coorg as I need to get the registration done on the same once It is back the next week Ill write a detailed reveiew of the car,
And can someone advise me how to run in My car .

Next week I plan to installa good Music system and Hella Rally 4000 Lamps on my car , will post the Pictures soon.

sameer551 · 2nd March 2010, 15:18

Congratulations and wishing you lacks of happy miles on your new Punto!! Finally pics and sweets please!!!

rajtheindian · 2nd March 2010, 15:22

Congratulations... Njoy your new drive

Daewood · 2nd March 2010, 15:29

Congrats on the new red beauty.

Waiting for your detailed review and if possible with photos of the beauty taken with Indian Scotland (Coorg) as the backdrop.

neoonwheels · 2nd March 2010, 15:43

Hey congrats bro!! Pics please.

recshenoy · 2nd March 2010, 16:08

After many days a new Punto is on T-BHP

Congratulations dude. Have safe n happy rides ahead.

anachronix · 2nd March 2010, 16:36

Congratulations Bopanna!

Some pictures please...

nkrishnap · 2nd March 2010, 16:41

Congrats mate!

Please update us more on the drivability and fuel efficiency of the 1.2 motor. Keenly looking forward to it as my cousing is willing to put the money on this model. He is sold on the looks of the white Punto 1.2 active model.

Soccerfan · 2nd March 2010, 20:00

congrats bro. upload the pictures soon

mohandas · 2nd March 2010, 21:19

First of all, congrats!!!
Could you please update the FE figure? IMHO, it's bit controversial. Some of the owners have reported dismal FE figure in city driving condition.

motor spirit · 2nd March 2010, 22:38

congrats on ur buy bops

blackasta · 2nd March 2010, 23:35

congrats bopanna - red punto looks awesome.
Sorry to hear about the paint situation. Classic case of a nice product hampered by ugly A.S.S.
Keep us posted on your experiences, and please share some pictures.
Happy revving!

bnzjon · 3rd March 2010, 00:03

Congrats Bopanna. Good decision to buy the Punto.

Regarding the shoddy paint work, pls write a mail to FIAT india. You have the link in the Fiat India website. FIAT is quick to reply.

Bopanna19 · 3rd March 2010, 11:15

Hello Members thank you for the wishes will post the Pictures soon once the Hella Rallye 4000 is Installed on the car

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could someone tell me if installing these lights will void my warranty.

Bopanna19 · 22nd March 2010, 14:42

Hello
Members attaching a few Pictures of my Car along with a picture of a well maintained Fiat which I accidentally saw outside the Bangalore Auto show.
Well I have driven the car for about 700 kms and it feels good , only few Issues that I have is the car stalls most of the times when I try moving it in the 1st gear and thee is strange noise -in the 4th and the 5th gear which dissappears after the speedo hits 60kmph, can anyone tell me what it might be.

2nd March 2010, 15:00	#1
Bopanna19 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 38 Thanked: Once	Punters Addition ... 1.2 Punto Active Hello Members, After a long search, wait, suggestion, Discussion etc I finally decided to plumb in my money on the 1.2 Punto Active, Yes Off course I had enough and more NO . NO's from evryone possible but this time I listened to my Heart and went ahead and picked up the car on the 26th Febraury. After a long stint of Maruthis this is my First FIAT, I have been driving a Maruthi Esteem Limited Edition 2002 Model and it was getting too much of an issue to maintain the same so finally decide to pick a new car for my city use and Punto 1.2 active fit my budget and requirement. I had to wait for almost a month for the 2010 Model of the same and finally I was told that My delivery was on the 25th Febrauary when I went into the Showroom (Concorde Motors Dairy Circle) as Usual the sales Rep hadnt delivered what he had Promised, he had initially agreed to paint the Mirrors and the Door Handles Red but he asked me to take delivery and then come back for my first Service and get it paintedtell him anything .. I was furious still I politely asked him to get it painted and give me the delivery the next day as I had a leave the next day.... he didnt know what to say but oblige. The next day I got a call stating my delivery is scheduled at 1.00 in the afternoon and I reached the showroom at 12 I waited till 2 and took delivery of my Red Punto at 2.30 evrything else was smooth..the paper work etc but the Concern again was the paint, they had painted the door handles and the Mirror like it was afavour clear coat was not applied and it is still grainy and Paint from the door handles are chipping out I really don know what to do.... please advise . I drove back Home then Visited a Local tyre shop and Upgraded my Tyres to 195/60/14 YOKOHAMA and then the same afternoon went ahead and Blackened the A and B pillars. The next day I left to coorg My hometown the Drive was Nice The car is a Little Underpowered but it is hardly Noticable In the City the Culprit I felt is the 2nd gear which is slow and once enged the car loses its Momentum, and I couldnt push the car much as I was running in the car.Now at present the car is in coorg as I need to get the registration done on the same once It is back the next week Ill write a detailed reveiew of the car, And can someone advise me how to run in My car . Next week I plan to installa good Music system and Hella Rally 4000 Lamps on my car , will post the Pictures soon.
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2nd March 2010, 15:18	#2
sameer551 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 309 Thanked: 0 Times	Congratulations and wishing you lacks of happy miles on your new Punto!! Finally pics and sweets please!!!
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2nd March 2010, 15:22	#3
rajtheindian BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Syracuse, US Posts: 247 Thanked: 7 Times	Congratulations... Njoy your new drive
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2nd March 2010, 15:29	#4
Daewood BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 940 Thanked: 234 Times	Congrats on the new red beauty. Waiting for your detailed review and if possible with photos of the beauty taken with Indian Scotland (Coorg) as the backdrop.
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2nd March 2010, 15:43	#5
neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,065 Thanked: 1,877 Times View My Garage	Hey congrats bro!! Pics please.
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2nd March 2010, 16:08	#6
recshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mangalore / Bangalore Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 254 Times	After many days a new Punto is on T-BHP Congratulations dude. Have safe n happy rides ahead.
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2nd March 2010, 16:36	#7
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	Congratulations Bopanna! Some pictures please...
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2nd March 2010, 16:41	#8
nkrishnap Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,983 Thanked: 7,407 Times View My Garage	Congrats mate! Please update us more on the drivability and fuel efficiency of the 1.2 motor. Keenly looking forward to it as my cousing is willing to put the money on this model. He is sold on the looks of the white Punto 1.2 active model.
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2nd March 2010, 20:00	#9
Soccerfan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kochi Posts: 591 Thanked: 59 Times	congrats bro. upload the pictures soon
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2nd March 2010, 21:19	#10
mohandas BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 266 Thanked: 27 Times	re: First of all, congrats!!! Could you please update the FE figure? IMHO, it's bit controversial. Some of the owners have reported dismal FE figure in city driving condition.
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2nd March 2010, 22:38	#11
motor spirit BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 236 Thanked: 112 Times	congrats on ur buy bops
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2nd March 2010, 23:35	#12
blackasta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WB 26 Posts: 3,406 Thanked: 2,917 Times View My Garage	congrats bopanna - red punto looks awesome. Sorry to hear about the paint situation. Classic case of a nice product hampered by ugly A.S.S. Keep us posted on your experiences, and please share some pictures. Happy revving!
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3rd March 2010, 00:03	#13
bnzjon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 836 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	Congrats Bopanna. Good decision to buy the Punto. Regarding the shoddy paint work, pls write a mail to FIAT india. You have the link in the Fiat India website. FIAT is quick to reply.
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3rd March 2010, 11:15	#14
Bopanna19 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 38 Thanked: Once	Hello Members thank you for the wishes will post the Pictures soon once the Hella Rallye 4000 is Installed on the car . could someone tell me if installing these lights will void my warranty.
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22nd March 2010, 14:42	#15
Bopanna19 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 38 Thanked: Once	Pics Hello Members attaching a few Pictures of my Car along with a picture of a well maintained Fiat which I accidentally saw outside the Bangalore Auto show. Well I have driven the car for about 700 kms and it feels good , only few Issues that I have is the car stalls most of the times when I try moving it in the 1st gear and thee is strange noise -in the 4th and the 5th gear which dissappears after the speedo hits 60kmph, can anyone tell me what it might be. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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