Introduction:
My Dad's first car was a
Fiat 1100 bought in 1978 and it recently created history in Bangalore by being the Founder Member's(me) car of Fiat 1100 Club - Bangalore
[FCB].
And now in 2010, my Dad bought home the
Fiat Grande Punto Emotion MJD Bossa Nova White. May be after a decade or so my kids will start Fiat Grande Punto Club - Bangalore.
Test Drive Experience:
The Founder Members of FCB had the opportunity to be the first to test drive the Punto in Bangalore on 16th July 2009.
The Petrol and Diesel variants were extensively test driven and of course we fell in love with these new Italian beauties right away.
Frankly speaking, we didn't test drive any other car in its segment mainly because of time constraints and we too were pretty firm on our decision to go for the Punto.
Other options were:
Ford Figo: Its a super hatch and currently selling like hot cakes! Almost every aspect of Figo is good.
VW Polo: Excellant German car! I was not satisfied with the engine options.
Hyundai i20: Crdi version was too expensive. Not good at high speed handling.
Love at first sight! When Punto was just launched. Booking Experience:
Dealer: KHT Motors, Brookefields, Bangalore.
Sales Person: Madhu Sudan
Booking date: March second week
PDI:On 21st April
The booking experience was just as expected. Everything was done on time. In fact because of Dad's tight work schedule we had to delay almost all the procedures and the concerned people were very supportive.
PDI:
The car was inspected by the FCB members as per the Team Bhp PDI Checklist.
The car was parked in the stockyard of the showroom. It wasn't clean. Kms on odo was 57. VIN number was checked and was found to be March 2010 manufactured BS4 vehicle. All electricals were fine.
Only issue was with driver door inner door handle being very hard while opening the door. issue was rectified later.
The plastic quality of seat levers felt very delicate. I am very well aware od the not so good reputation of TASS and small plastic issues in Fiat cars. No car is perfect!
PDI Pics: Delivery:
The Punto was delivered on 23rd morning at 11. It was really nice to see almost all the staff coming out of the showroom to congratulate us.
Freebies: Mat set, mud flaps and sun film.
Dad receiving the keys: We took the delivery and went to Embassy Golf Links(EGL) for a photo-shoot. Later we headed straight home and finally the Punto met its Big Bro - Fiat 1100.
Thank you Team-Bhpians and FCB Founders Arun1100, Karthik1100 and Funkykar for your support.