My brother is looking to get a punto as a first car as its low insurance and all that. I've just started looking at a few and i want to know if there is a good base model to look out for, i.e. eletrics, standard extra,...

I found a 60 s team, I'll go look at it if its any good, but i'd like a heads up first,

cheers.

an s is standard no frills, a team isnt much better, sx has eletric windows cl and few other bits elx has a bit more

thanks dave...

Do the elx's come in 3dr's?

yep
Beau might be here soon he usally remembers exackly what extras each one has

S has nothing, well its got some, but no electrics.

well the SX your get electric windows, central locking, rev counter, fogs, not alot tbh, but there nice, and better equipment than a corsa or clio for the price.

the elx will have same as the sx plus remote locking, one touch drivers window (love these), colour coded bumpers, electric sunroof, nice interior, 6 speaker stereo, and they come in 75 spec as a 3 door, so 1.2 mpi low insurance, and probably the quickest 1.2 8v available in the uk!

id recommend a 75elx tbh quick, low insurance, good equipment, BUT there not as easy to get as the s and sx models.

thanks guys, Could some of the extra be out into the 60s? We've found one for the right money and it wold be a shame to let it go!!

My first was an sx and it was okay

The later the year the better, mine was an S reg.

id avoid the S, its got nothing, get a SX minimum imo.

but how much is the 60S? if its stupidly cheap then why not, but if you can get a sx for that price, i would.

when i got my sx it was nice, then when the gt came.... it was like lol, cos the gt was just like electric everything! (gt has similar electrics to elx btw)

Its a 98 and goin for a little under a 1000 euro.. It'll need a good clean and a few dint fixed but i'll take care of them.

beau said:

when i got my sx it was nice, then when the gt came.... it was like lol, cos the gt was just like electric everything! (gt has similar electrics to elx btw)

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Yep, When my sx was murdered, I really missed her. But when I got my 85elx...didn't look back

I think the main difference in the electrics to the GT's is I don't have the alarm.
(And I don't have the little remote locking thing on the sunroof console.)

looks very nice, but personally, i couldnt stand not having e/w and c/l so id leave it.

smackey said:

Its a 98 and goin for a little under a 1000 euro.. It'll need a good clean and a few dint fixed but i'll take care of them.

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Looks fine, but as beau said...no electrics. What is the mileage?

Yep, we have time so there is no rush to buy one right away.. We've got some plans for wat ever we end up gettin. Only alloys and colour code, maybe port and poshls the head... hehe

47,000 miles

smackey said:

47,000 miles

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Well, not bad mileage and not a bad price. If it's been looked after etc, then not having electrics is not the end of the world. Especially if its a first car

iirc you get a tempature gauge and rev counter in the team

See if he can strech to getting a Sporting.

Much better car and dont really need anything much doing to them from standard form.

The insurance was a bit of a pain on the sporting, so he went and bought it..