I'm thinking of buying a Punto MK2b, the 5 doors version to be precise. But I would like to have some advice before I buy one.
I'm from the Netherlands and am looking for a "daily" driver (however, I don't drive that much. Living in the city, I do most things by bike)
General:
Are there some general things I should check/test when I'm going for a MK2b? Are there some known problems or weaknesses of this car? Wear and tear? Rust? Electric failure? Mechanical failure?
Engine:
I'm looking at the 1.2 8V engine because the car weighs 850kg what is favorable for the VED (at least, I think this is the right translation for it. Vehicle tax, road tax. The costs I have to pay calculated by the weight and fuel).
How is the quality of the 3 available petrol engines compared to each other? If the 1.2 16V or 1.4 is much better than the 1.2 8V, I would be foolish to still buy the 1.2 8V.
What is a reasonable mileage to buy a car? And with mileage I mean in km, not in mi
My searches are for 5 doors petrol with a maximum of 200.000 km's (~108000 miles)
And not really important at this moment, but something I want to do in the future when I have a MK2b
Options:
If I, for now, assume I'll buy a 1.2 8V. What are the options that were available for this car? What I've read, it won't have seat airbags, cruise control, airco and radio control on the steering wheel.
But I do see a lot of 1.2 8V's with airco (or at least, the knob with a dimple)
I also saw a few seats with side airbags (cover).
I didn't really looked at the cruise control, so I don't know if I have seen 1.2 8V's with cruise control.
The reason for asking. I want to use the interior of a Alfa Romeo 147. I really like the front and rear leather seats of those cars. And they all have (at least, if I'm right) side airbags. And (most?) of them have seat heaters. I don't think the seat heaters are a problem to connect. But it would like it if the seat airbags would work.
And I saw that the steering wheel is compatible, that would be interesting with the cruise control and radio control. But these options are written in the ECU?
However, this is just some future dreaming. However, I would like to know if there are things I could take into consideration if I want to use the cruise control and/or radio control from a 147.
I'm from the Netherlands and am looking for a "daily" driver (however, I don't drive that much. Living in the city, I do most things by bike)
General:
Are there some general things I should check/test when I'm going for a MK2b? Are there some known problems or weaknesses of this car? Wear and tear? Rust? Electric failure? Mechanical failure?
Engine:
I'm looking at the 1.2 8V engine because the car weighs 850kg what is favorable for the VED (at least, I think this is the right translation for it. Vehicle tax, road tax. The costs I have to pay calculated by the weight and fuel).
How is the quality of the 3 available petrol engines compared to each other? If the 1.2 16V or 1.4 is much better than the 1.2 8V, I would be foolish to still buy the 1.2 8V.
What is a reasonable mileage to buy a car? And with mileage I mean in km, not in mi
My searches are for 5 doors petrol with a maximum of 200.000 km's (~108000 miles)
And not really important at this moment, but something I want to do in the future when I have a MK2b
Options:
If I, for now, assume I'll buy a 1.2 8V. What are the options that were available for this car? What I've read, it won't have seat airbags, cruise control, airco and radio control on the steering wheel.
But I do see a lot of 1.2 8V's with airco (or at least, the knob with a dimple)
I also saw a few seats with side airbags (cover).
I didn't really looked at the cruise control, so I don't know if I have seen 1.2 8V's with cruise control.
The reason for asking. I want to use the interior of a Alfa Romeo 147. I really like the front and rear leather seats of those cars. And they all have (at least, if I'm right) side airbags. And (most?) of them have seat heaters. I don't think the seat heaters are a problem to connect. But it would like it if the seat airbags would work.
And I saw that the steering wheel is compatible, that would be interesting with the cruise control and radio control. But these options are written in the ECU?
However, this is just some future dreaming. However, I would like to know if there are things I could take into consideration if I want to use the cruise control and/or radio control from a 147.