Took the plunge, bought a Fiat

[Davedesouza]

hiya forumers, after searching high and low for a replacement ride, i got a gd deal for a Fiat Punto 1.3 Dynamic. Sales told me few units with moonroof left. oso comes with digital climate air conditioning. 1 month & 1 year FOC installment and insurance. drooling over the 3door GT 1.8 version but budget aint right lokking 2 see if mi can fit the HGT front bumper!!

 

any fiat groups here to form a club?

 

dave

[Silver_blade]

Good choice. Fiat of today are way better built than those of yesteryears. Italian cars are sexy and soul-full.

[Cool_jazz]

Hello Davedesouza

 

That is a good car for the twisties.

Do not know any Fiat Club here but you can always join the Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC) Forum. Here is the link. There is a section for other Italian cars.

http://www.arocsingapore.com/phpbb/index.php

 

This is the link to the Mafias up north. (Alfas and Fiats).

http://www.italiaauto.com/forum/

 

There are also several Alfisti here in MCF who can show you how to handle a Fiat. Pauly75ts comes to mind. He will try to bring you to Mersing for tea break.

 

(Calling the red 75ts........)

 

Have fun.

 

Cheers

Cool_jazz

Edited June 26, 2005 by Cool_jazz

[Fiat124sport]

Hey bro!! Good choice you made.....I got myself one too!!!!

 

When's the new lady arriving?

 

I don't understand why they wanna call a 1242 a 1.3 Back in the days when I was driving the Mk 1 Punto, they called it a 1.2

[Felipe]

nice car to have...hope u enjoy yr ride...so wen's it coming? color?

[Cheekg99]

drove a punto once ... got problem adapting to the signal stick on the left

[Julian]

I also thinking of this Punto 1.2 but i want a higher powered car so i opt it out. But i supposed u meant "sunroof" rather than "moonroof". I dun like the wing mirrors.... i suppose u buy yellow? Thinking of forming a "Club Yellow".

[Ahhuat]

hiya forumers, after searching high and low for a replacement ride, i got a gd deal for a Fiat Punto 1.3 Dynamic. Sales told me few units with moonroof left. oso comes with digital climate air conditioning. 1 month & 1 year FOC installment and insurance. drooling over the 3door GT 1.8 version but budget aint right lokking 2 see if mi can fit the HGT front bumper!!

 

any fiat groups here to form a club?

 

dave

 

post pics please

[Pauly75ts]

"who can show you how to"

 

[Pauly75ts]

"I don't understand why"

 

Hi! there, Fiat123Sport,

 

It's an Italian thing, when they're trying to convince buyers of Italian cars that they follow market standards on their sub-standard cars with smaller engine.

 

Mine's a real standard 2L car, with a 1,962cc engine.

 

Rgds

 

Paul Yong

[Pauly75ts]

"but budget aint right"

 

Hi! there, DaveDeSouza,

 

Congrats!! on your purchase of an Italian car.

 

Fiat groups in SG has died a natural death, since they agency stopped bringing affordable cars for the masses. Check out the ItaliaAuto site.

 

So, you want a HGT bumper, join the IA TT-sessions, and your plans of a HGT bumper will die a natural death too.

 

Drive your car well, and a HGT bumper won't be a part of the mods for your car.

 

It might be too late for you to get a PuntoGT parts from a scrap car that's going soon.

 

Rgds

 

Paul Yong

[Cool_jazz]

Edited June 27, 2005 by Cool_jazz

[Magfocus]

Congrats bro! Been seeing a few around lately...and they certainly stand out in a crowd

[Fiat124sport]

It's an Italian thing, when they're trying to convince buyers of Italian cars that they follow market standards on their sub-standard cars with smaller engine.

 

Hi there Paul,

 

I think it's more of a Singaporean thing than an Italian thing

 

In the UK market, the 1242 is abbreviated as a 1.2, my guess is that it's a marketing strategy here Maybe because Singaporeans will not put their $$$ down for a 1.2 conti hatch

 

Cheers!

[Vtim]

Hello Davedesouza

 

That is a good car for the twisties.

Do not know any Fiat Club here but you can always join the Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC) Forum. Here is the link. There is a section for other Italian cars.

http://www.arocsingapore.com/phpbb/index.php

 

This is the link to the Mafias up north. (Alfas and Fiats).

http://www.italiaauto.com/forum/

 

There are also several Alfisti here in MCF who can show you how to handle a Fiat. Pauly75ts comes to mind. He will try to bring you to Mersing for tea break.

(Calling the red 75ts........)

 

Have fun.

 

Cheers

Cool_jazz

too bad I can't join Paul for his frequent midnight runs, maybe after the CAMs are done

[Luckcent]

you dont need to change cams for those runs, just change to heavy shoes.......

[Seaweed]

collected your car liao bo ?? care to give some feedback ?? see the what stilo like damm good leh...

[Vit4wd]

I test drove the Panda which shares the same capacity engine as the Punto, but the Panda comes in 8 valve form and has 20 horses less than the Punto.

 

I found the Panda's power adequate and the steering feel was excellent, unlike my Corolla's electric steering which gives you practically no feel of the road at all.

 

Your Punto should be better overall than the Panda.

 

TTS is a very well established distributor. You should get reasonably good after sales service. They are hungry for business so TTS knows not to take the customer for granted, unlike Borneo Motors where the after sales service is questionable and their refusal to honour their 3 year warranty a laughing stock in the industry.