General Punto Evo

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General Punto Evo

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I used to own a Grande Punto stripe..loved that car but coming up for a year ago stupidly i sold it for a Mazda 2 sport and regretted it the moment i drove away from the punto!
6 months later i sold the Mazda for a Mini cooper convertible which i have now realised again is a very big mistake cause its a heap of junk and is only just 3 years old and is falling apart!!!
so once again im considering a punto because i love them! im torn between the evo and the abarth!
Wondered what the evo is like? how it is for petrol etc?
 
I used to own a Grande Punto stripe..loved that car but coming up for a year ago stupidly i sold it for a Mazda 2 sport and regretted it the moment i drove away from the punto!
6 months later i sold the Mazda for a Mini cooper convertible which i have now realised again is a very big mistake cause its a heap of junk and is only just 3 years old and is falling apart!!!
so once again im considering a punto because i love them! im torn between the evo and the abarth!
Wondered what the evo is like? how it is for petrol etc?

Petrol i get about 380miles /tank (£45-50), 410ish if i motorway a full tank i think.... not trying to be green, just driving normally & occasionally like a ****.

Punto Evo is a great car, feels unlike any other Punto i've been in, just feels like a big car, very safe, not a go-kart like most other super mini's, and the 105 engine goes pretty well.... the 135 turbo i've not tried but im sure it'll go like stink.

If your looking at the Abarth Grande, id highly suggest trying the Punto Evo Sporting first. :)
 
Petrol i get about 380miles /tank (£45-50), 410ish if i motorway a full tank i think.... not trying to be green, just driving normally & occasionally like a ****.

Punto Evo is a great car, feels unlike any other Punto i've been in, just feels like a big car, very safe, not a go-kart like most other super mini's, and the 105 engine goes pretty well.... the 135 turbo i've not tried but im sure it'll go like stink.

If your looking at the Abarth Grande, id highly suggest trying the Punto Evo Sporting first. :)

Whats it like for insurance?? i was looking at the sporting earlier its a very nice car but very expensive!
 
Whats it like for insurance?? i was looking at the sporting earlier its a very nice car but very expensive!

If the Evo Sporting is expensive the Abarth is out of the question, surely?

Your Grande Punto Stripes was basically a 1.2 Active with alloy wheels and side skirts (and the stripe, obviously) so have you considered a new Grande Punto 1.4 Sound? Much cheaper than the Evo (they start at £7,995 at the moment) and with the addition of Style Pack (alloys, rear spoiler and front fogs) for £500 would give you pretty much everything you had with your Stripes.
 
If the Evo Sporting is expensive the Abarth is out of the question, surely?

Your Grande Punto Stripes was basically a 1.2 Active with alloy wheels and side skirts (and the stripe, obviously) so have you considered a new Grande Punto 1.4 Sound? Much cheaper than the Evo (they start at £7,995 at the moment) and with the addition of Style Pack (alloys, rear spoiler and front fogs) for £500 would give you pretty much everything you had with your Stripes.


Yeah ive looked at it but it looks **** and cheap!
 
Aye, Sporting certainly isnt cheap right now, will be awhile until some trade-ins get going... even ex-demo's are only Dynamic/GP's atm i believe.

and Yeah, the Punto Sound is just a limited Grande Punto.
Id rather go for an older Punto T-Jet than a Punto Sound.

Sporting is fully loaded, think it goes as well as an Abarth too & it has alot more comfort/gadgetry.... but price is painful, especially after extras.

Mines an Eleganza, but im paying about 500 quid insurance for a year + £125-135 (cant remember) for Tax, not sure what a sporting would cost me, Tax would be the same or less... insurance probably 600-700? dunno..
 
My sporting cost 12k with just the tomtom as extra (didn't really need anything else)

Insurance cost me just over 1k which I didn't think was too bad. Bear in mind that the first year of owning my 1.2 corsa cost £600 for its insurance. (I'm 23 with nearly 2y NCB + 3 points for speeding)

They are fantastic cars and I can confirm that the 135 goes like stink ;)
 
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