Punto gt opinions??

[aksaxovtr]

what are peoples opinions on these?? reliability, performace, etc.......... i think 140 odd bhp from a 1.4 is quite gud

cheers

[Tom_Crx]

Not very reliable and ugly as fook imo

[coleman258]

It's a Punto,

I think i have said enough....

[Richie_Saxo]

These cars have a lot of fuks ups on them e.g. electrics

[Marc-360]

Very unreliable, I wouldnt bother personally.

[moxy89]

Not very reliable and ugly as fook imo

thats crap depend on how it been looked after.. many of the saxo thats are on here break down becuase there not looked after properly. My vts i have had for a year and had no problems its serviced around every 2k and the headgasket and cambelt have been done to prevent problems

i like the punto.. i think slammed they look very good and if looked after and you buy the right one and you carry on looking after it should be fine.. there not many about and there turbo'd with makes them uber cool

[J222JRA]

i hate them

[Richie_Saxo]

there turbo'd with makes them uber cool

But its still a punto lol.

[moxy89]

imo there a cool hot hatch i would rather a punto than a starlet.. however i would love a R5 gtt over both of them put together

[baker556]

thats crap depend on how it been looked after.. many of the saxo thats are on here break down becuase there not looked after properly. My vts i have had for a year and had no problems its serviced around every 2k and the headgasket and cambelt have been done to prevent problems

i like the punto.. i think slammed they look very good and if looked after and you buy the right one and you carry on looking after it should be fine.. there not many about and there turbo'd with makes them uber cool

you service your car every 2k?

why?

[Tom_Crx]

Not very reliable and ugly as fook imo

thats crap depend on how it been looked after.. many of the saxo thats are on here break down becuase there not looked after properly. My vts i have had for a year and had no problems its serviced around every 2k and the headgasket and cambelt have been done to prevent problems

i like the punto.. i think slammed they look very good and if looked after and you buy the right one and you carry on looking after it should be fine.. there not many about and there turbo'd with makes them uber cool

Even if you look after these cars, the electrics will always give way, its just how fiats are

[scottyGSI]

thats crap depend on how it been looked after.. many of the saxo thats are on here break down becuase there not looked after properly. My vts i have had for a year and had no problems its serviced around every 2k and the headgasket and cambelt have been done to prevent problems

i like the punto.. i think slammed they look very good and if looked after and you buy the right one and you carry on looking after it should be fine.. there not many about and there turbo'd with makes them uber cool

spot on, i had one and it was a magic car, 172 bhp was a wee rocket. is pretty easy to get them up at 200bhp.

bar a slave cylinder mine didn't miss a beat in two years of ownership. Not a patch on a saxo in the twisties, but the boost was brilliant. :y:

[Rogue_Shadow]

I used to think the Grand Punto's were good cars


That was along time ago though
I kinda grew out of them

[Cal]

Cheap small engined turbo, ideal for young knobheads desperate to have a dump valve.

[Saaamon]

There not un-reliable at all, they just need looking after but thats no different from any other car.

[moxy89]

why service it every 2k.. cause i care for my engine as it low miles.. and i get them done cheap in 9k its had 5 services....yes it over the top but it cant harm it

[baker556]

why service it every 2k.. cause i care for my engine as it low miles.. and i get them done cheap in 9k its had 5 services....yes it over the top but it cant harm it

you usually suppose to service the engine more on higher mileage cars.

do you do everything?

oil change
oil filter
fuel filter
sparkys
air filter
brake fluid change
coolant fluid change

fair play if you do, must work in a garage?

[moxy89]

last time was just the oil and oil filter and just replace the coolant and brake fluid.... had 2 sets of spark plugs.. in 9k and 2 fuel filters.. just like it running well... its habbit now lol. i dont work in a garage.. mate of mine is a saxo whore..

[TypeRDavid]

FIAT,

Fix
It
Again
Tomrrow!

need not say anymore!;)

[aksaxovtr]

fiat..........

Fuck
Its
A
Turbo!!! :fcuk::fcuk::fcuk:

if i could find one thats been looked after id get one without any hesitation

[Ryan]

Cheap small engined turbo, ideal for young knobheads desperate to have a dump valve.

BOOOOM TISH..

I iz well kewl init bredbin

[deans2k8]

same as everything else, treat it well and itll be ok, general wear and tear always happens although fiats dont have the best build quality in the world the punto gt is a nice car, not as nice to look at as a saxo, turbo's do tend to go in these but thats just an excuse to upgrade there nice cars id have one, im considering one for when i turn 21 this year but i will most probably convert my Vtr to a 16v,

[Viper]

BOOOOM TISH..

I iz well kewl init bredbin

bwaarrppp ttssssssshhhhh!

[D--R--E--W]

thought the fiat engines were soft as shit??

My mate had one that was quite powerfull, spent a few grand making it 180ish bhp and 2 weeks later it went boom

And before you get the twats starting, NO it was not abused, it was run in properly and set up correct. just couldnt handle the power upgrade

[Ryan]

I know a few punto GTs which had good power, show them a corner and it was like jordan in 8inch heels walking on ice. ugly as fuck, trying to look good all dolled up but in reality a complete dog thats all over the place

[moxy89]

it clearly couldnt handle the power if it went boom surely... you have yo upgrade everything to make it work with a turbo cant cut corner my brother had a R5gtt with around 170-180 cost him thousands and it worked fine no a single problem until he went with a even bigger turbo then the rest just could not keep up with it then pop

[willo-1]

been thair done that engine,s are unreliable ect

[Mallyauto86]

BOOOOM TISH..

I iz well kewl init bredbin

me nots needs one blud me saxo sounds like its got one innit . ...


seriously it does sound like it ive not yet worked out wtf is doing it tho lmfao

its not one of those ebay kits either :panic:

[Matty_Mills]

thats crap depend on how it been looked after.. many of the saxo thats are on here break down becuase there not looked after properly. My vts i have had for a year and had no problems its serviced around every 2k and the headgasket and cambelt have been done to prevent problems

i like the punto.. i think slammed they look very good and if looked after and you buy the right one and you carry on looking after it should be fine.. there not many about and there turbo'd with makes them uber cool

The grammar that you have used above is shocking.
awaits n00b destruction!!!!!!

[jimbo06]

I really like them if they are 'done right'. Can be made very quick in a straight line but crap in the bends

[willo-1]

They are a old car now all been abused and not many standard cars left try hgt abarth 1.8 16v 138bhp non turbo but with gsr bits and remap they are very good depending how you drive.......

my old abarth
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo177/willo-vts/2976473d90ae87e431.jpg

[Gabbastard]

quick as a VTS more or less, more power to be had easily, but they are boaty.

[Slammed_Posi_Vtr]

Horrible, Fiats send a shiver down my spine

- @ moxy89 - You service your car every 2k miles? rofl. Mine gets serviced every 20,000 miles and it still has no problems - now that's reliability, show me a punto that will do that!

[markymark1987]

why do people slam other cars? most of you have saxo's and ive found the saxo to be more unreliable (cheaply made) my mates had punto gts for years and not 1 thing has gone wrong. whereas my saxo kept having things wrong ie electrics door opener snapping ect

if you treat any car rite they will last but if you abuse it or as said above add BIG turbos without upgrading internaly there going to blow up.

each to there own at the end of the day but no point slating something till youve owned / driven one

[chinkostu]

my mate had one. Engine dropped out and blew turbo. In a month. Nuff said!

[Jazz]

A bit wobbly when pushed hard but they do have some decent power to be fair. They can be flimsy too.

[darrenk]

I had a mate that had one which was the best part of 200bhp and it was so rapid but it was well looks after with hybrid turbo and full rebuild and use to breakdown nearly every week. Great car and really fun and good to drive but you will be fixing it all the time.

[Mallyauto86]

oh and your dead if you crash . . yes these are worse than saxo's when they crash

[sarah000]

shite car compared to the VTR

get a 172 instead

[liam_VTR]

why do people slam other cars? most of you have saxo's and ive found the saxo to be more unreliable (cheaply made) my mates had punto gts for years and not 1 thing has gone wrong. whereas my saxo kept having things wrong ie electrics door opener snapping ect

if you treat any car rite they will last but if you abuse it or as said above add BIG turbos without upgrading internaly there going to blow up.

each to there own at the end of the day but no point slating something till youve owned / driven one

except them C20xe's ... they can be used, abused and abused some more ! :fcuk:

[fossie]

I have had a few Punto Gt's, never had a problem with them.... couple of hundred quid and you can see aroun 160 - 170 bhp.... both mine ran similar power and never had any issues - just looked after it - and all the electrics worked

[furio09]

fiat= fix it again tommorow

[Sam-]

Mate not sure why you'd go for a fiat punto gt. Want a small engine turbo hatchback then go for a starlet gt. Much better car. or why not get something non turbo that has similar power?

[scottyGSI]

oh and your dead if you crash . . yes these are worse than saxo's when they crash

not sure if thats true....

[aksaxovtr]

starlet gt / glanza are a chavs car imo, what other 1.4 has 140bhp? i think these are a good example of a fast small engined car

[Saaamon]

Funny how the people that slate them on here are the people that have never owned one lol.

[xzibit]

I've had a Punto GT since 2003. It was used as a main car for a few years, then a second car since.

It's running about 165bhp, and has been since 2004. It's been very reliable, and the only problems in the 7 years, have been a heater matrix, and slave cylinder. Lowered it handles quite well on 16's.

Not had one issue with dodgy electrics. I agree with whoever said about Puntos and crashing though, I wouldn't want to try it out in an accident!!

[deans2k8]

i gota admit since my mum and dad owned a punto when i was about 8 ive always had a soft spot for them, i have owned 2 punto's never had any problems with either although they werent the gt, id recomend to anybody lovley cars, ill be getting a punto gt when i find work :)

[Tommo87]

I had a Punto on loan when my Golf got smashed and i'll never ever drive another Punto again.

[Furio-92]

My mate has one, doesnt come more standard, no rear speakers, wheel trims, cassette player, wind up windows..... and it has more problems than Jay-Z (99Problems)

[moxy89]

My mate has one, doesnt come more standard, no rear speakers, wheel trims, cassette player, wind up windows..... and it has more problems than Jay-Z (99Problems)


LOL


that was sooooo poor

[deans2k8]

i say if ya want one get one mate its your car nobody should be able to tell you what to get. atleast its not a micra :)