Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v Review

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Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v
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Jamoy's review of Fiat Punto Sporting 1.6 8v

“Got the Fiat Punto Sporting around 10 months ago from...”

★★★★☆

written by Jamoy on 12/10/2005

Good Points
Quick, neat handling, more spacious than you'd think, low insurance, good mpg.

Bad Points
Reliability questionable.

General Comments
Got the Fiat Punto Sporting around 10 months ago from Auto Trader for £1000. On the way home I got up to 110mph, for this car is quick. Not just in a straight line either

However, at the start of my ownership in Febuary time, on cold days I had problems starting, when it did it was fine, except the electric window motors seized up and the rear wiper jammed. Apart from this I have had countless good times blasting my mates' VW Golf mk4 1.4 into oblivion, that I beleive is the best thing about this car, it can really shift when necesary and it won't kill you too much at the pumps either. I can usually get 45 mpg out of it, but when I'm thrashing it it gives me 35 mpg. I needed to upgrade my brakes all round as they corroded for some reason, so I saw no point in paying for the same kind, but instead I bought myself some nice Brembo X-Drilled discs, with six pot calipers.

This car not only goes well forwards, but now stops well too! At my school everyone is getting 1.2's and some 1.4's, I turn up in my Dark Red 1.6 Sporting with black O.Z's and K + N filter humming away heads do turn. Also if you are at the college stage like me, then be warned this car pulls! Unfortunately though, if anyone says they'll follow you, it won't work as you'll loose them real easy, you won't realise it but each time you come up to a roundabout you'll take off into gaps your mates wouldn't have seen. :)

I am a big fan of this car and would advise to anyone needing a quick, nippy runabout. I recently drove into Switzerland and the car was great, especially through the Alps :) it must be said though, the fuel tank needed increasing by about 20 litres as fuel seemed to go like a drop of a hat and also the seats proved uncomfortable on long periods and the engine seemed intrusive at speeds over 75 mph, as going at full speed, although the car seemed more than capable, it just felt odd, and unrelaxed. I would advise changing the seats and not fitting a bean can exhaust if you consider doing a continental drive.

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