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27th November 2012, 11:20 | #91 |
Distinguished - BHPian | re: The Red Rocket - Fiat Grande Punto Sport. EDIT: Abarth vinyls & black roof added How much did you end up paying for 16 inch alloys. I guess 12500*5 = 62500 + 45000 (9000 per tyre) minus the amount recovered by selling the OEM wheels and tyres But whatever the amount is, the alloys simply looks good. |
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27th November 2012, 13:10 | #92 |
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| re: The Red Rocket - Fiat Grande Punto Sport. EDIT: Abarth vinyls & black roof added Hot damn! This is by far one of the best reviews on the internet of the FP90. I had to take two water breaks to wade through it and boy was it worth it. By virtue of the pains taken, you are perfectly within your rights to flay anyone/thing that blemishes that gorgeous body. Is your wife/girlfriend jealous yet? And also, that is a SPECTACULAR machine. It shouldn't really come in any other colour. |
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27th November 2012, 13:56 | #93 |
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| Awesome write up and a great review. The 16 inch wheels look great and now its looking like european version of punto. Man you have the best engine options available on both your jets. I too own both linea mjd and punto 75 hp and i am totally satisfied by my decision to go for both fiats. |
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27th November 2012, 15:46 | #94 |
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| re: The Red Rocket - Fiat Grande Punto Sport. EDIT: Abarth vinyls & black roof added Karthik - what do I say. No words to express the wonderfully detailed review that you have posted. Your one, the one on the Xylo and another one on the Duster - really happy to see such quality reviews. Well, congratulations on the punto sport. IMHO it looks best without those body graphics (decals). I just love those aluminium pedals - wish I could get them in my car. Also, I wish if fiat can give different set of alloys as well on the sports edition. Punto is an underrated car, one of the best diesel hatch options for an enthusiast. And you now own two of the best drivers' car this side of 10 L. Wishing you many years of happiness with your FIAT stable. |
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27th November 2012, 17:08 | #95 |
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| re: The Red Rocket - Fiat Grande Punto Sport. EDIT: Abarth vinyls & black roof added Karthik - absolutely wonderful review mate. Your passion for cars comes across in every line and this has be amongst the best reviews on TBHP. Very spirited like your car ! |
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27th November 2012, 23:14 | #96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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That said, yes the Punto Sport needs a lot of work on the fit and finish. The interiors are nice, but that grey color plastic has to go and make way for a better looking all-black dash theme, or at least be fitted properly first! The way it is now, it looks like a schoolchild's work of a jigsaw puzzle! Quote:
To answer your question directly, yes the Linea T-Jet wins hands down if you compare it with an i20, but again this is an unfair comparo (11L car with 8L car) so don't place too much emphasis on it. If the i20 is pitted against the Punto (its rightful competition), it wins hands down in the interiors and features department. Quote:
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The protective sheet (Paint protection film is the right name actually) is applied in pretty much the same way that a sunfilm is applied, which is why you see it is wet in those pictures. The shampoo like solution is sprayed and the sheet is spread across the surface. They then remove the air bubbles and allow the adhesive to dry up. Mirrors are quite hard to do since they have a high degree of curvature. The most common and easy parts that people do up are bumpers, bonnet and doors. Quote:
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I wouldn't agree with the Safari thing though, since this is the same ultra-reliable national diesel engine doing duty in most of the Japanese diesels in the country. Hehe. The 'problems' are also largely blown out of proportion on most forums, mostly caused by incapable service centres / staff goofing up something. Fortunately Bangalore is blessed with a good dealer and service network. Quote:
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Thanks a lot ganesh! Glad to know you enjoyed reading the review. I hope we're getting to see the T-Jet soon, perhaps sometime in the 3M detailing shop as planned *winks* Last edited by KarthikK : 27th November 2012 at 23:23. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Well what about accessorizing your rides - door sill plates, fiat branded tyre valves and such small things? You have already mentioned the big upgrades that you have planned but I think such small things to pimp you ride really makes the whole experience wonderful. | ||
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28th November 2012, 11:42 | #99 |
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| re: The Red Rocket - Fiat Grande Punto Sport. EDIT: Abarth vinyls & black roof added Dear Karthik, An amazing review indeed. Congratulations on adding another Fiat to your stable and wish you many many years of spirited and safe driving in both the rockets. You really make great contribution to the forum. My T-Jet+ has completed 2 months and I have driven her just 900 km! The reason being the use of official car for daily commute. Really it's been a great experience whatever little I have driven the T-Jet. The ride, handling of the T-Jet is great and the features list is good. However I need your advice on two issues that I have noticed. One is that if you are not in turbo zone(<2000rpm) and you need immediate acceleration to overtake, you need to downshift as the response is sluggish and rpm doesn't build up and reach turbo zone quick enough or at desired rate. Second issue is that I find the A pillars too thick and there is a blind spot especilly when you turn right. Would appreciate advice on these two issues as you have extensive experience on the T-Jet.. |
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28th November 2012, 13:08 | #100 | ||
Team-BHP Support | re: The Red Rocket - Fiat Grande Punto Sport. EDIT: Abarth vinyls & black roof added A coincidence: post #100 for this thread in exactly 10 days of going live, and this is for the ownership update at 1000 kms! All 1s and 0s. Thanks once again to all the BHPians for the overwhelming response on my review thread, and for taking the time to read through it. Glad to know you guys enjoyed reading it. 1000 km update: It has hardly been a month since delivery. I brought the car home on 31st October, and with just ~15 days of office commute this month (I was on leave during festival season), the odometer has still managed to hit 1000km in less than a month. I don't have much to update here, except for a few observations over these 1000kms of ownership : - no scratches after 1000km in horrible traffic jams, for which I need to thank my stars . I am taking longer to commute than earlier, since I am more careful and patient about how close other road users are to my car. If they try to squeeze into my lane to try and save 2 minutes of their 'oh so precious' time, I left them do that. For 2 wheelers and cabbies who try to squeeze into gaps between cars, I've blasted and quarreled with them for not riding /driving properly. I've also tried to avoid sudden braking wherever possible, for fear of tailgaters crashing into me. Result = car remains blemish-free amidst maniacs. Let us see how long before my luck runs out. - Engine refinement has increased and it feels almost like a petrol engine now already. It also feels a little more rev-happy than earlier. I can only imagine how much more silent it can become after 5000 kms and post the first engine oil change. - The Apollo tyres have started to produce more tyre noise as they have slowly settled into the job. I will be swapping to Michelin Primacy LCs in a week or two from now, so this problem should be taken care of soon. - The brakes seem to have developed more bite and braking confidence has increased to higher levels. Niggles : only 1 minor thing as of now - the front driver's side power window, when it winds up, produces a faint click somewhere in between, audible if the music is low on volume. I suppose some dust has got into the winding motor or something of that sort, since that 'click' comes at only 1 particular position. Since it is not affecting the power window operations in any manner, I will suspend it for now and get it looked at during the first service (at 5000km) Irritating Observations : - the rear windshield accumulates a lot of dust, for some reason. I guess this has to do with the design of the rear windshield, or maybe I am whining because I was used to the Linea all these days?? On hindsight, it could even be the Spoiler which is preventing air flow (which is supposed to blow away dust in normal cases). Other Punto owners could chip in here with their 2 cents, please? Overall ownership rating in the past month : 9/10. Next update : at 2000 kms, or on the day I get the tyres upgraded, or the day I get DRLs fitted, whichever is earlier. Quote:
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Spoiler or not, the airflow leaving the rear of a hatch/SUV has so much turbulence that it picks up a lot of dust. Sedans on the other hand ensure a much smoother flow of air at the rear. EDIT: (Pic source) Last edited by CrAzY dRiVeR : 28th November 2012 at 13:33. | |
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28th November 2012, 13:56 | #103 |
Distinguished - BHPian | re: The Red Rocket - Fiat Grande Punto Sport. EDIT: Abarth vinyls & black roof added I should say that this is one of the best car reviews that I have ever come across here. Rated ***** .Giving a serious competition to the mods uh? BTW, dust accumulating on the rear glass is quite common for hatchbacks as CD just described. I too face the same problem on my Swift. |
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28th November 2012, 14:27 | #104 |
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| re: The Red Rocket - Fiat Grande Punto Sport. EDIT: Abarth vinyls & black roof added Nice review. Pics are good too, impressive. Wishing you many happy miles ahead Karthik. Ques : Where did you get your High Security Number plates from? And how much did it cost? Keep revving! |
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The IND (HSRP) number plates were given by my dealer Prerana motors. I believe it costs 800 or 900 bucks if bought separately. For me, the HSRP plates were included in my freebies' package, so I didn't pay anything for it. It was ready and fitted on D-day for me. If you are planning on a new car purchase, I suggest you get these plates fitted from your dealer prior to delivery. To get these done outside separately, I believe one has to supply photocopies of the RC book, tax paid challan, etc. P.S - I don't think they are true HSRP plates yet. As far as I know, the govt. has still not started or even identified tenders on what type of scanners are going to be used for reading from these plates. They are dummy HSRP wherever you buy from right now, but they are RTO-approved, look good and provide good readability. EDIT : I saw your post on the other HSRP thread. Since your dealer is asking for 1400 for these plates, try bargaining with them to give it as a freebie. I'm sure they'll agree. Either that, or else at least ask them to bring the rates down to the market value of 800-900 bucks. For a 12L car, this is a miniscule freebie they can provide out of goodwill, if not anything else. Last edited by GTO : 17th December 2012 at 18:41. Reason: Quoted post deleted | ||||
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