Punto (Mk2/2b) Meet Bumble-Bee

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Paid £282.64 for 4 x 185/55R15 82H Continental Premium Contact 5 @ £75.66 per tyre: fitted at home by Event Mobile Tyres, back in May -- so a bit cheaper than a Mini...! (But I've bought whole Pandas for less!)

 

[AndyRKett]

so a bit cheaper than a Mini

Its stupid Bridgestone run flats they cost a bomb and my missus some how has an ability to make the car eat them

 

[homeward]

Its stupid Bridgestone run flats...

Is there no other option...? Run-flats are the work of the devil.

 

[Ziggy122]

Ah poo yea its Wednesday not thuraday lol

They are uni royal rainsport 3's

185/55/15 82v all around

They are feeling fab!! Grip on a great scale

I paid 105 for 2 and 20for fitting so in thoery
210 for 4 and 40 for fitting = 250 which is good in my eyes

Wont be long before they come off and winters go on

Ziggy

 

[Ziggy122]

Well I found another crack in my manifold....




So out comes drill and angle grinder to stop the crack and to clean it up




And tpok ot tp bebwelded up
Bloke tig welded it up so the metal was melted and joined back up at least




In other news my gearbox isnt happy thats most certainly dying now... ffs....

Ziggy

 

[AndyRKett]

What have you been doing to the poor thing

 

[Ziggy122]

What have you been doing to the poor thing

The support bracket has rotten away, as a result the exhaust puling and tugging the exhaust along weak points

Ziggy

 

[Ziggy122]

Well the gearbox noise had started to get much louder, time to throw it in

After speaking with the specialist about the current problems i had with excessive noise, he was pretty sure a gear had dropped a tooth edge or somethings damaged the teeth, well it was bad enough i had it exchanged (AGAIN)

So £240 for replacement gearbox
£75 pounds on a Brand New LUK clutch, 2L of Gearbox oil and some clutch lubricant *proper LUK clutch lube!*

Ive got a friggin sharp pedal, a super quiet and smooth and easy pedal (watch me stall it)
A smooth and quiet gearbox, and best of all - NO LEAKS!!

I'll pop a link to the repair blog here as i dont see point posting images twice

Ziggy

 

[Ziggy122]

Well the gearbox noise had started to get much louder, time to throw it in

After speaking with the specialist about the current problems i had with excessive noise, he was pretty sure a gear had dropped a tooth edge or somethings damaged the teeth, well it was bad enough i had it exchanged (AGAIN)

So £240 for replacement gearbox
£75 pounds on a Brand New LUK clutch, 2L of Gearbox oil and some clutch lubricant *proper LUK clutch lube!*

Ive got a friggin sharp pedal, a super quiet and smooth and easy pedal (watch me stall it)
A smooth and quiet gearbox, and best of all - NO LEAKS!!

I'll pop a link to the repair blog here as i dont see point posting images twice

Ziggy

As promised - here is the blog link for it!

http://bbautorepairs.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/diagnosis-12-noisey-gearbox/

And on another note

Today - 9/11/14
Clutch and gearbox have turnd 110miles old Fitted on the 3rd of Novemeber

its just shy of been 1 week old
Was all lovely and smooth till today

Rev's climbed sky high, and no increase in speed
Yup! Clutch is slipping! Once it slips once, the oil is spread and Hey presto
My brand new setup is RUINED

The gearbox people are seriously gonna be having a nice person on the phone, as i dont see why i should have to pay for YET ANOTHER clutch

So the log so far
Brought car 2012 March, (log of a clutch like 7k before i got it) New box and clutch then as once brought with car was very noisey

Fitted a new clutch and gearbox at 72K 2y/old because gearbox had gone noisey, fitted new clutch because while i was in there - its best too

110miles later, Clutch contaminated and ruined, and gearbox with input seal like

So thats a total of 3 gearboxes ive done on it, and 3clutchs (4 that i know of)
To say im somewhat p****** off is somewhat an understatement, and its the final straw for the punto
No more punto's for me


Ziggy

 

[flisko]

jonik fitted 16v clutch to 8v as it is supposedly stronger and lasts more

 

[oldhammer]

As promised - here is the blog link for it!

http://bbautorepairs.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/diagnosis-12-noisey-gearbox/

And on another note

Today - 9/11/14
Clutch and gearbox have turnd 110miles old Fitted on the 3rd of Novemeber

its just shy of been 1 week old
Was all lovely and smooth till today

Rev's climbed sky high, and no increase in speed
Yup! Clutch is slipping! Once it slips once, the oil is spread and Hey presto
My brand new setup is RUINED

The gearbox people are seriously gonna be having a nice person on the phone, as i dont see why i should have to pay for YET ANOTHER clutch

So the log so far
Brought car 2012 March, (log of a clutch like 7k before i got it) New box and clutch then as once brought with car was very noisey

Fitted a new clutch and gearbox at 72K 2y/old because gearbox had gone noisey, fitted new clutch because while i was in there - its best too

110miles later, Clutch contaminated and ruined, and gearbox with input seal like

So thats a total of 3 gearboxes ive done on it, and 3clutchs (4 that i know of)
To say im somewhat p****** off is somewhat an understatement, and its the final straw for the punto
No more punto's for me


Ziggy

I'know how you feel mate
the gearbox on my new motor imploded after less than 500miles,
for a 2 and half grandmotor iwas pretty miffed,
its not just fiats its pugs too, (weak gearboxes )

igot my gearbox sorted by a pro for 120 notes but then new luk clutch kit and price of fitting /plus oil, it soon adds up.

go in and see them, sometimes they respond better when a disgruntled customer is on site .

 

[Ziggy122]

well my poor car got a good hit on the rear

Put it this way.... Sporting bumpers..... VERY EXPENSIVE

Yellow colour = VERY EXPENSIVE

So i've gotta have a new bumper and trims etc - its pretty much £800-1000 to replace....

NOT GOOD

Ziggy

 

[flisko]

well my poor car got a good hit on the rear

Put it this way.... Sporting bumpers..... VERY EXPENSIVE

Yellow colour = VERY EXPENSIVE

So i've gotta have a new bumper and trims etc - its pretty much £800-1000 to replace....

NOT GOOD

Ziggy

pic?

 

[Ziggy122]

pic?

yea i'll get some when its not foggy outside

It looks bad upclose but it really aint, but its still a bumper write off due to the shape of the crack

Ziggy

 

[Ziggy122]

Well as you may well know on the 19th Nov 2014 i was rear ended slightly as a bus cut me up - i ancored on, the car behind couldnt stop as quick as me and hit me

The damage is only to the rear bumper
but because its a sporting bumper setup - its expensive, as well as been a horrible colour to match due to fade







The impact has caused stress marks all over the bumper - as a result - its having to be replaced

The cracking is in such an akward place they deam it easier and cheaper in the long run to just replace as well

Its bent the under holding bracket as well

Due to the costing of it all - its had to go through insurance, as i couldnt find a matching one in the same colour local to me

The car has gone in to be inspected to deam the devils work - i just hope its not done damage else where - i cant see any deformation except the bumper

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And i was asked by somebody how much the alloys weight for the punto
Well here we are

Just the alloy
No valve
No center cap
Bit of masking tape on the inside
8.6kg


An Alloy with center cap - valve - dirt - and a like new 185/55/15 Uniroyal Rainsport 3 tyre
weighing in at 15.5kg



Ziggy

 

[AndyRKett]

mine was hit a couple of years back while my other half was driving, it was just the back bumper no damage underneath and they just replaced it and repainted it, don't expect genuine parts though even the 'genuine' bumpers fiat are now supplying are not 'genuine' , so they had a little trouble lining it up 100% but they got it in the end

 

[Ziggy122]

mine was hit a couple of years back while my other half was driving, it was just the back bumper no damage underneath and they just replaced it and repainted it, don't expect genuine parts though even the 'genuine' bumpers fiat are now supplying are not 'genuine' , so they had a little trouble lining it up 100% but they got it in the end

i'll just send it back to them - as it'll have a 5 year guarantee on all repairs

Ziggy

 

[AndyRKett]

One for Ziggy122


http://www.topgear.com/uk/james-may/james-may-on-yellow-cars-2014-12-16

 

[Nottingham22]

Ziggy122 I notice that garage anywhere looks really good!

 

[Ziggy122]

Ziggy122 I notice that garage anywhere looks really good!

Which garage??

Ziggy