hey guys .... just a quick one, what heppens when you abarth punto needs a survice, will you be required to take it to an abarth dealership OR will any fiat garage cater for it? - im asking because if i was t buy and abarth punto my nearist abarth dealership is in york and thats 45-60 mins drive away :S

Is that not 45 mins of enjoyment and pleasure from driving your little beauty?!
that isnt far, i dont really see a problem

Yes the car does have to go to the Abarth dealers for service, you cant take it to any Fiat dealer......

45 mins, thats a short drive

45mins is sweet FA for a drive stop moaning.

I guess mine will be York also then. More to the point. How much are Abarth service costs? LOL

Puntos 4 You said:

I guess mine will be York also then. More to the point. How much are Abarth service costs? LOL

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Servicing costs are part of ownership and running costs, something to be considered at purchase surely?

Ffoxy said:

Servicing costs are part of ownership and running costs, something to be considered at purchase surely?

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I know that! DOH! I just would like to know the difference in prices from the normal GP.

Im-Mia said:

hey guys .... just a quick one, what heppens when you abarth punto needs a survice, will you be required to take it to an abarth dealership OR will any fiat garage cater for it? - im asking because if i was t buy and abarth punto my nearist abarth dealership is in york and thats 45-60 mins drive away :S

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I agree thats my nearest dealer and its roughly the same for me. Far to far away just for a service IMO.

Puntos 4 You said:

I know that! DOH! I just would like to know the difference in prices from the normal GP.

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So your earlier Post
I guess mine will be York also then. More to the point. How much are Abarth service costs? LOL

should really have said
"How much do Abarth Services cost compared to Fiat"? or similar... sorry my bad...

It really confuses me how people cant find stuff out for themselves now a days lol Would it not be a whole lot easier to just ring up an abarth dealer tell them you are intrested in a car but want to know what the servicing costs are like? lol

punto_matt said:

It really confuses me how people cant find stuff out for themselves now a days lol Would it not be a whole lot easier to just ring up an abarth dealer tell them you are intrested in a car but want to know what the servicing costs are like? lol

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why u on the forum then? isnt that the point.... u ask stuff and hopefully people can help????

Am I the only one who thinks the abarth is a complete waste of time because of the lack of dealers don’t see this happening with other car manufactures do you? I would not want to travel 50 miles to have car fixed.

col-blue said:

Am I the only one who thinks the abarth is a complete waste of time because of the lack of dealers don’t see this happening with other car manufactures do you? I would not want to travel 50 miles to have car fixed.

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see thats my point.... plus if u break down theres only 10 garages to go to!!!... does seem crazy tbh - i understand that there going t b very rare and thats quite special (it also appeals to me) but a drive of as u say 50 miles is a little fare espeically if u get the usual faults with the normal fiats... iv been back t my dealership 4 times now for silly little things like creeking doors, squeeking brakes, etc...

(however i dont think the abarth is a waste of time... i do like it )

Im-Mia said:

why u on the forum then? isnt that the point.... u ask stuff and hopefully people can help????

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Just because im on a forum it doesnt mean i cant find stuff out for myself. Yes this place is here to help but every little thing i want to know about my car im not gonna post up about when i can most likely work it out for myself or take it somewhere that can tell me about it. If i cant find out what i want to know then i will ask on here.

col-blue said:

Am I the only one who thinks the abarth is a complete waste of time because of the lack of dealers don’t see this happening with other car manufactures do you? I would not want to travel 50 miles to have car fixed.

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Yes you are missing the point. Its 10 dealers for the time being. More are being opened and the whole point of having less dealers is to make it a more exclusive car, and for when it does go into serviceing you are supposedly meant to feel like "mates" with your technician as there arent going to be loads of random people working on your car. Plenty of manufacturers only have a few garages over the country. Granted they are mainly supercar dealers but thats not the point, its still an exclusive brand like they are trying to get the abarth to be.

col-blue said:

Am I the only one who thinks the abarth is a complete waste of time because of the lack of dealers don’t see this happening with other car manufactures do you? I would not want to travel 50 miles to have car fixed.

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So, are you also saying that Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini etc. are a waste of time because they too have a lack of dealers?

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see thats my point.... plus if u break down theres only 10 garages to go to!!!... does seem crazy tbh - i understand that there going t b very rare and thats quite special (it also appeals to me) but a drive of as u say 50 miles is a little fare espeically if u get the usual faults with the normal fiats... iv been back t my dealership 4 times now for silly little things like creeking doors, squeeking brakes, etc...

(however i dont think the abarth is a waste of time... i do like it )

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You said it yourself silly things. Whats even the point in taking it back for squeaking brakes, its just one of those things, and creaking doors man thats being picky.

punto_matt said:

You said it yourself silly things. Whats even the point in taking it back for squeaking brakes, its just one of those things, and creaking doors man thats being picky.

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lol.... iv had both problems sorted tho... and have ur doors been creeking.... ud take it back for it ... beleive me every ****ing bump in road i got a creek from both doors. very ANNOYING

plus theres been plenty of ppl on this forum whos agree with me about the doors.

JohnC said:

So, are you also saying that Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini etc. are a waste of time because they too have a lack of dealers?

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well.... that is a very fare point here mate

I would imagine any fiat dealer will do, if not then fiat are making a bad mistake.