Has Anyone Got A Fiat Grande Punto 07?

mjr600

For MORPH3US

The new Leon is built on the same platform as the Altea, you can liken the difference to that of the Golf and the Golf+. The Altea is taller with more interior space but not tall like a Scenic or C-Max so it remains sporty, especially with the sports suspension pack fitted.

I currently have the 2.0 TDi Sport DSG, the DSG is the revolutionary six speed tiptronic manual/auto gearbox fitted to the the Audi TT 3.2, new Golf GTi and Skoda's. It has 140hp and is remarkably quick, this gearbox actually accelerates faster than the manual version yet still returns 45-50mpg. In gear acceleration is eye opening making it excellent on the motorway.

A friend has just bought an A4 Avant S-Line Tdi and having compared the two even he decided the Altea came out on top, almost the same space, quality, toys and the same power. The price was the clincher, almost 10k between the two.

Finally this engine can be safely remapped for a few hundred quid to produce 185hp and 300nm of torque, this tweak makes it a bit of a giant killer.

Having owned a number of cars owning a SEAT has been a pleasant surprise.

divadee

mjr600 wrote: »

Having owned a number of cars owning a SEAT has been a pleasant surprise.

we looked at the seat ibiza reference sport at the weekend and it was a lovely looking car great space etc.. but the interior was a real let down, it looked dated and cheap and naff really!!!! but i did like the rest of the car!!

Poppy9

divadee wrote: »

we looked at the seat ibiza reference sport at the weekend and it was a lovely looking car great space etc.. but the interior was a real let down, it looked dated and cheap and naff really!!!! but i did like the rest of the car!!

I looked at the Seats when I was looking for a car recently. I too thought the interiors of the Seats were a huge let down and the outside wasn't much better. I thought they looked dated. I like the Punto Grande - a very smart modern looking car. Hated the new Panda, it's like a box on wheels.

Poppy9

This site gives you the Glass guide price for your car for free

tomstickland

The Altea is taller with more interior space but not tall like a Scenic or C-Max so it remains sporty, especially with the sports suspension pack fitted.

Anything that is taller than it has to be is intrinsically not sporty!

Best of luck to the OP, it's you choice, but here's my opinion.
Trading in a car every few years to replace with a new one is the manufacturer's dream come true. The buyer is riding the worst bit of the depreciation curve and then doing that every few years, effectively spending around 60% of the new car value every three years. I suppose if the car is £8K list price then just over £2K per year might seem like a fair cost.



Personally I'd prefer to pick up a car when it's already lost the biggest bit. ie: 18 months old.

Poppy9

tomstickland wrote: »

Best of luck to the OP, it's you choice, but here's my opinion.
Trading in a car every few years to replace with a new one is the manufacturer's dream come true. The buyer is riding the worst bit of the depreciation curve and then doing that every few years, effectively spending around 60% of the new car value every three years. I suppose if the car is £8K list price then just over £2K per year might seem like a fair cost.



Personally I'd prefer to pick up a car when it's already lost the biggest bit. ie: 18 months old.

I agree with you there. I was tempted to buy a brand new car when I saw the Clio for £4995. A brill price for a brand new car I thought, not worth buying second hand. But then I realised it was the Campus model and outdated so would plumit in value I started looking at other small new cars. Somewhere alone the line I was getting lost in the purpose of my car - it is just a nippy runaround to get me back and fro to work and DD activities but you get onto well if I'm spending £6k on a car then I might as well spend another £500 having metallic paint, another few hundred having remote CL, another few to have EW etc....................... In the end I was looking at spending £8k on a car which does less than 6k miles per annum and would be worth just over £6k when I drove it out of the showroom. I ended up buying a 15 month old Fiesta with my remote CL, EW and metallic paint for just £5k by searching internet dealers. My local dealer has the same car for £6.2k

So Divadee - keep in mind why you are buying the car. Is it just a second run around, do you do much mileage or long trips etc? That is real moneysaving!!:D

divadee

right the dealer has got back to me with his best best offer!!!! and to get this i have had to throw in a mse car sticker :rotfl:

1.3 active multiet diesel 5 door

8915 - car price incl metallic paint

3250 - part ex

leaves 5665 to finance

northern rock loan at 6.2APR over 36 months 172.49 a month total to pay back 6209.64


total paid for the car would be 9459.64

i also got him to throw in the mats, full tank of petrol, a toy car for little miss divadee and the first years servicing


is this a good deal?????

divadee

Poppy9 wrote: »

. Hated the new Panda, it's like a box on wheels.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: thats my current car your talking about :eek:

MORPH3US

Divadee, did you have a look on my link above to see what your Panda is really worth... it would be very interesting to see if they are giving you anywhere near fair value for your car!!

M

divadee

MORPH3US wrote: »

Divadee, did you have a look on my link above to see what your Panda is really worth... it would be very interesting to see if they are giving you anywhere near fair value for your car!!

M

Original Price £6,877
Franchised Dealer £3,780
Independent Dealer £3,710
Private Good £3,475
Private Poor £2,970
Part Exchange £3,340