How many doors is your EVO GP?
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Cars are run in from the factory? So why mess around for the first 1000 miles? Before you drive it hard just make sure everything is up to temperature and it will be fine.
ellrobo
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Just ordered mine today
1.4 Sporting with leather interior and ALL the trimmings,
been told mid-end of June
so want it now!
1.4 Sporting with leather interior and ALL the trimmings,
been told mid-end of June
so want it now!
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Just ordered mine today
1.4 Sporting with leather interior and ALL the trimmings,
been told mid-end of June
so want it now!
What colour?
Fully loaded sporting, very nice!
Pain in the ass to wait, but it'll be worth it, i'm really happy with mine & even for the hefty price tag compared to other cars id say its been a very good buy!
I'd of liked the Sporting, but fully loaded would of cost me more than I could justify + 5 doors was pretty much a necessity for me... given the value of the cars (105 & 135) maybe mods can be done in future using the 105's 6 speed gearbox etc, i probably wouldnt personally, but i could imagine it being a fun project.... cant wait to see what people come up with.
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busman683
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Hello - I've just joined the forum.
Ordered my Multiair Eleganza in Rock and Roll blue on 1st Feb. Dealer expected delivery on 1st April. Actually collected car on 2nd April. Came with style pack although I only ordered body coloured bump strips! So far very impressed although haven't been far because of heavy rain. Much smoother ride than the Panda 100HP it replaces!!
Ordered my Multiair Eleganza in Rock and Roll blue on 1st Feb. Dealer expected delivery on 1st April. Actually collected car on 2nd April. Came with style pack although I only ordered body coloured bump strips! So far very impressed although haven't been far because of heavy rain. Much smoother ride than the Panda 100HP it replaces!!
What colour?
Fully loaded sporting, very nice!
Pain in the ass to wait, but it'll be worth it, i'm really happy with mine & even for the hefty price tag compared to other cars id say its been a very good buy!
I'd of liked the Sporting, but fully loaded would of cost me more than I could justify + 5 doors was pretty much a necessity for me... given the value of the cars (105 & 135) maybe mods can be done in future using the 105's 6 speed gearbox etc, i probably wouldnt personally, but i could imagine it being a fun project.... cant wait to see what people come up with.
Exotica Red - Italian classic!
I really wanted the cruise control, ESP, style and visibility packs and would have saved £1500 by going for the 5 door eleganza however as much as I wanted to i didn't like it. I'm buying 60% outright with the rest over 5 years (about £100 a month which is nothing really) so could afford to splash out on the extras (like reverse parking which I don't really need
)The lack of new six speed box on the Sporting was a little confusing, I test drove the 105GP which was nice and nippy, was weird having a 6 speed box on a petrol though, what's all that about!
Also got the TomTom which I think your the only one who has it??
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Exotica Red - Italian classic!
I really wanted the cruise control, ESP, style and visibility packs and would have saved £1500 by going for the 5 door eleganza however as much as I wanted to i didn't like it. I'm buying 60% outright with the rest over 5 years (about £100 a month which is nothing really) so could afford to splash out on the extras (like reverse parking which I don't really need
The lack of new six speed box on the Sporting was a little confusing, I test drove the 105GP which was nice and nippy, was weird having a 6 speed box on a petrol though, what's all that about!
Also got the TomTom which I think your the only one who has it??
Red, is brilliant, all the pictures ive seen of the Sporting in Red look really good... really suits its sporty style.
Much the same demands as me, i bought mine out right so the money i had was the money i had + i want 5 doors, so eleganza was the way to go & im happy i did, brilliant car
.... reverse sensors are pretty cool, it saved me possibly hitting a bollard the otherday, i was reversing and it just started screaming at me, had no idea a bollard was there... so it probably paid for itself right there & then (though, i got em as standard but eh )As for the 6 speed, yeah the test drive in the GP i did was damned strange as ive only ever driven a 5 speed, but now im used to it i love it... really boosts the mpg, really quiets up the engine, will be great on motorways.... i dont see why the Sporting didnt get a 6 speed aswell, even if it was only there to shush the engine on motorways.
Yup i have TomTom, and yeah I think im the only forum-active person who has it right now though its refusing to connect to the cars Blue&Me atm so its just like any other tomtom right now so im waiting for the dealership to get back to me with some part they say they need to replace
but its certainly neat & tidy having no wires, and if your glove box is empty it will (just about.) fit in there with stand..... However, i do hope the Evo really takes off & 3rd partys make stands for it, the stand is fine it does the job and its functional, but it cant say it looks good, I think a lower profile/neater stand would be great.Welcome to FF!
I was torn between Rock&Roll Blue (I think it was R&R) and Progressive Black with my Eleganza, in the end my mum looked at the Blue from inside my car, through a showroom window & decided for me to get the black (I left the choice to her.).... after showing her the blue again since, she decided she didn't see it properly before & it looks really good when shes not looking through 2 panes of tinted windows, typical!
Sounds like you got lucky with the Style Pack, I love the side strips, really adds the final styling touch.
I was also shocked at how smooth the car is, it really does feel like a bigger car rather than a go-kart, i love it... still waiting to get mine on the motorway for a good drive, only got 380miles on the clock and ive had it for 3 weeks so ive not done any real mileage yet either, and the weathers crap so cant even clean it properly!
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Can you upload pictures when you get the chance please!
2 questions? Did they charge you for the style pack when you collected it? Also are the bumper inserts at the front and back a metallic silver ish? Welcome by the way
I took my Panda 100HP in for its 36000 mile service last week at PDH Findon near Worthing, and spotted a new Punto Evo GP in the showroom in black.
I liked it so much I've ended up ordering a Punto Evo Sporting in "Easy Listening White" ( I wanted a change from my current black car!). They had that model/colour in the Hassocks PDH branch and it looked good - that one had all the extras on it though. The paint finish is metallic close up and is very light grey to the point of almost being white. It looked really good.
I've ended up ordering the basic sporting with black rubbing strips, the climate control and a spare wheel. Oh and floor mats
The salesman rang me today to say it would be due for delivery end of May or early June....
I liked it so much I've ended up ordering a Punto Evo Sporting in "Easy Listening White" ( I wanted a change from my current black car!). They had that model/colour in the Hassocks PDH branch and it looked good - that one had all the extras on it though. The paint finish is metallic close up and is very light grey to the point of almost being white. It looked really good.
I've ended up ordering the basic sporting with black rubbing strips, the climate control and a spare wheel. Oh and floor mats
The salesman rang me today to say it would be due for delivery end of May or early June....
busman683
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2 questions? Did they charge you for the style pack when you collected it? Also are the bumper inserts at the front and back a metallic silver ish? Welcome by the way
Re the style pack - No they didn't - I didn't mention it and neither did they!
Re the bumper inserts, they are black in colour not silver. They do stand out from the paintwork and I think would even do so on a black car.
Thank you for your welcome.
I though I read the brochure that the blue came with silver inserts but on second read it comes with black ones like with black paint. I'm hoping thy I do get silver ones as the brochure does say that ambient White comes with silver.
**fingers crossed**
badgeman
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hi there people my name is marcus from cornwall i am new to the forum and at the moment i drive a 2008 fiat grande punto 2 door gp in exotica red and yesterday i ordered a new evo gp 2 door in exotica red 1.4 8v with style pack chequered stripes in white across the top red\black interior and colour coded rubber strip and i was told delivery would be very late june early july cant wait
Welcome to the site dude!
I'm suprised you didn't go for the MultiAir though, however nice car
just seen this thread and i'm proud to announce i haven't ordered an Punto Evo. though looking for an Evo if i ever get enough money to buy a nice example. prefferably an Evo 2 in Yellow :yum:
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Woah, how much do I not want that
I'm collecting my Punto EVO on wednesday from Fiat Pewsham (FiatSupaSaver)
However on saturday I'm going to Bath to visit friends so I'll nip over to Pewshams to see if the car is available to take photo's of hehe
Cannot wait!!!!
However on saturday I'm going to Bath to visit friends so I'll nip over to Pewshams to see if the car is available to take photo's of hehe
Cannot wait!!!!
