Punto or Getz?

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Punto or Getz?

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Was going to get a new Punto today, just a 5dr 16v Dynamic, but on the way went into a Hyundai dealer nearby and was offered 2,200 for my Punto 65k on clock against a 1.1 Getz CDX.....now the car seemed OK and drove as well as my Punto on a test drive...but now cant decide...the 5 year warrany & 3 years sevicing seem to lead towards trouble free & cost free motoring for a long time! Fiat offered me £1750...basically both cars are going to set me back around £5k after part ex.

Anyone have any Hyundai experiences?
 
IMO the punto wins hands down, looks wise and with the engine. In all honesty they are not really in the same league.

Fiat punto

Engine Size: 1242 cc
Cylinders: 4
0-60 mph: 11.4 s
Power Output: 80 bhp
Valves: 16
Torque: 114 Nm
Torque: 84 lb/ft
Top Speed: 107 mph

Hyundai Getz-

Engine Size: 1086 cc
Cylinders: 4
0-60 mph: 15.6 s
Power Output: 62 bhp
Valves: 12
Torque: 94 Nm
Torque: 69 lb/ft
Top Speed: 93 mph
 
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I'm biased, but I'd go for the Punto. If you think the Punto will depreciate heavily then wait until you see what the Getz is worth in 3 years!

Why do you think Hyundai offer such good deals on the cars? They have to or no bugger will buy one. The engines are thrashy, the build quality is poor (certainly poorer than the Punto) and it looks crap.
 
Ugh, no matter how reliable they make 'em, it's still a Hyundai and it still has all the style and grace of a squashed hedgehog.

Go with the Punto!
 
My missus had a Hyundai Amica before we got our Panda, and it was ok as a cheap car goes, but not as much fun as the Panda.
It also had a fair few problems in it's time (Clutch packed up, trim and paint problems etc.) And when she sold it (to a dealer because no-one would touch it) she lost over £4500!
 
nuovapanda said:
Dont get either.... buy a Panda.


I'll second that! I had a Punto (for about 6 months) which I gave up with and brought a Panda, a far better car IMO.
 
Not many going for a Getz then!

My Punto has been a pain too, but The Stilo has been trouble free for a year.

The Getz gets very good reviews everywhere & says it as very good realiability & build. My Punto is in a right state after 65k even though fully maintained and many dealers have been able to fix the aircon.

Performance wise on stats the Punto does look a lot better though....but I have a dream of one day being free of Fiat or do you reckon Hyundai dealers will be the same?
 
My local Nissan dealer has new Micra 1.2 s' (80bhp) with met paint for £6499. The styling is love it or hate it but I think its really funky and a far superior car to the getz and punto and in grey with alloys doesnt look to girly!. I recently hired one in Spain for a week and it was great. It will depreciate less and wont be replaced for a good while yet like the Punto. I am thinking of chopping in my stilo for one, a- so that I can be rid of fiat and, b- so that I can have a British built car.
 
Well I did say the micra was love it or hate it. I have had five punto's when my stilo (5000 miles) has been in for warrenty work and they feel very dated and cheap in comparison to the micra, sorry!
 
well im still voting for the 1.3 getz it has good build excellent reliability, did anyone see it on top gear when jeremy clarkson chose it as the best car availble from the new asian car makers. in fact the only bad thing he had to say about it was it cost to much lol. and you could get other other european brands for simarly money.

anyway hynudai continually get better press than fiat, in nearly every car survey they beat fiat, in dealshiop help they slaughter fiat as in recent survey fiat dealers were the worst car dealers in the uk comming last in every catagory except cleanliness when we finsihed 32 ouit of 33 as alfa dealers are dirtier.

i under stand what everyone is saying though about image and loooks.

if you want image and loooks fiat wins hands down no questions asks my mk2 punto looks so much better i think, but if you take that out of the equation then getz wins easy. all comes down to what sort of person you are, are you the i want my car to getfrom a to b with minimum fuss or are you the i want my car to look good and dont mind a lil agro lol

i have fiat and i like it, allthough never again, but i get abuse all day long about my fiat from my m8tes at work. everytime they have another car magazine there is fiat hitting and all time low on some new customer surver. i even get stick of me boss the ford focus driver, bloody thing hasnt gone wrong in 3 years now grrrrrrrlol .

the "after all its stilla hyundai" quote made me laugh since when has fiat gotten respect ??? it does iwith its owners sure i will defend mine at times. but thats cause i own it. i expect the majority of people dont exactly class fiat as a quality brand.

once upon a time people said "after all its stilla skoda" how that has changed over the years. they are quality motors.

anyways enough of me ranting lol :D

it be yoru choice :)

looks + style + super duper forum = fiat :D

everything else = hyundai



* runs and hides from angry fiat owners *:devil:
 
this is slightly off topic.. but only a bit. the getz has a 4 cylidner 12v engine..ok, why?

2 exhaust, and one inlet per cylinder - or other way round. i don't see the point :confused:
 
The Negotiator said:
The 1.4 bravo/a had the same arrangement arc. Supposed to be an improvement on 8v....
but that engine was pants and was replaced with 1.2 16v even rabbits know that :confused:
 
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