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16-08-2014
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Posts: 724 Thanks: 27 Trader Rating: 0  | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? I thought like you, but why this spyshot I posted before ? Hope they do not make a new 500-clone again. I like the 500, but I dislike all the derived models: 500 it's just a model, not the mark !
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16-08-2014
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| No strings on me    | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Given that the 500 is the flagship, I'd like to see them bring back the number for names scheme, making the Punto replacement a 600
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Posts: 4,169 Thanks: 44 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto?  Originally Posted by Eklipze3k  Given that the 500 is the flagship, I'd like to see them bring back the number for names scheme, making the Punto replacement a 600
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16-08-2014
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| No strings on me | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Not really, as they were still being made concurrently, just not sold in the UK.
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Posts: 4,169 Thanks: 44 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Originally Posted by Eklipze3k Not really, as they were still being made concurrently, just not sold in the UK.
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22-08-2014
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Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 62 Trader Rating: 0  | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Their Indian Punto  hennabm liked this post
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22-08-2014
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Posts: 310 Thanks: 9 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Thanks for the video  Interesting to hear that the Indian Punto gets hydraulic power sterring and not the usual Euro spec. It is also the only one in its class to do so. 
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22-08-2014
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Posts: 724 Thanks: 27 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Originally Posted by hennabm Interesting to hear that the Indian Punto gets hydraulic power sterring and not the usual Euro spec. It is also the only one in its class to do so.
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22-08-2014
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Posts: 310 Thanks: 9 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Originally Posted by Mkala It "shocked" me as well, don't undestand why, don't see any advantage with hydraulic. 
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22-08-2014
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Posts: 724 Thanks: 27 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Note sure. Yes fiat had trouble with electric steering at start, but now all is fine. Hydraulic steering is not more reliable (pipes can breaks, pressure pump too), it need a little bit of maintenance and its 15 years back in time !
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22-08-2014
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Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 62 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? We'll the Indians may have had trouble with the electric steering,but it's a backwards step they have taken,could be cost cutting etc,by Fiat India ,as for our Punto,s we'll it's bye bye soon I think as we are merged into 500 l ,500 mpvl, 500 x, 500 vans,etc  hennabm liked this post
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27-08-2014
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Posts: 4,169 Thanks: 44 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Area Fiat and Alfa Romeo still teaming up with Mazda?
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27-08-2014
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Posts: 1,523 Thanks: 36 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Electric steering has less feel than hydraulic - the only reason manufacturers us electric now is to save fuel. Hydraulic steering is preferred than electric systems due to feel and weight.
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31-08-2014
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Posts: 108 Thanks: 5 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Originally Posted by puntofan01 Area Fiat and Alfa Romeo still teaming up with Mazda?   puntofan01 thanked for this post
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31-08-2014
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Posts: 4,918 Trader Rating: 0  | Re: Where are Fiat going with the Punto? Costcutting.... Alfa tried that before, with Datsun (Nissan) the ARNA was the (poor) result. We all know what happened with that model...
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