Punto Evo Threads

joeraz · Mar 21, 2010

I was looking to see if its worth a seperate Punto Evo Folder from the Grande Punto as the dealer seems to be treating these as new beasts,,
Or do we just see this as a face lift?

I bought one today

MrBoney · Mar 23, 2010

I wouldn't say the EVO has a high price tag, in comparison to other supermini's.

You could go and get a Polo which will be close to the 20k mark ... FOR A POLO!!!! NO WAY

Or a Fiesta for that matter.

We bought our Fiats because they are very stylish, you get more exclusivity than any other supermini aswell.

If you want an EVO on the cheap, just use Fiat Super Saver.

You can have an Eleganza for £500 more than an Active, you get LOADS of kit, the new multiair engine

nicer interior.

Maybe the EVO for some will be a grower like Lady Gaga's songs.

Depending on which model and colour you buy you get different bumper inserts, on a black Eleganza EVO you get black inserts (which suite it alot!) but on a white one you get silver like in the picture below, and I think it looks better in silver on some colours than black ones.

punto_matt · Mar 23, 2010

For 20k you could get a new Polo GTI with the 7 speed DSG Box in and a few other extras. That is a sub 7 second car to 60, will drive a lot better and be built to a much higher standard.

MrBoney · Mar 24, 2010

punto_matt said:
For 20k you could get a new Polo GTI with the 7 speed DSG Box in and a few other extras. That is a sub 7 second car to 60, will drive a lot better and be built to a much higher standard.

For less than 10k you could have a sub 5 second car to 60 car.

The point is any supermini is not gonna be an amazing car, and it's certainly not worth 20k for one put simply.

Polo GTI can go to 60 in sub 7 but it'll be crap in the corners so whats the point?

I got a top spec EVO Eleganza with EVERY optional extra for £13500, some 6k less than a Polo GTI, I could use the 6k to buy an RX-7 and tune it to hell, and it'll rinse that Polo

EDIT: Plus the Polo is FUGLY

MrBoney · Mar 24, 2010

joeraz said:
Back to my spare wheel,,

How useless is the foam inflator?

I would imagine you would need to find the nail & remove before inflation or?

Also i guess the tyres gashed & needs replaced asap also the refill foam pack would need replaced at cost too i guess,,

Whats the thoughts?

If my GP Spare is a diff size then obviously i will just buy one at £35,, just trying to save were ever,,

I filled my tank stupidly on Sunday before going to the garage to have another look,, a tank lasts me 4 full weeks & the dealer wants the keys handed over before end month.,,i would rather wait till sunday 4th as i have a 350+ mile drive on the 3rd April,,

Dont fancy putting these miles on the Evo,

I noticed in the EVO's brochure it had a different spare wheel for different models depending on the Alloys size

T14086 · Mar 24, 2010

arc said:
yeah, i'm curious about it. But i guess no-one on here is going to whip the cam cover off it for me to have a look

what do you want to know?

2 basic rules...use only the named engine oil & dont take the multiair unit of as you wont get it on without special tool.

Blank2k2 · Mar 24, 2010

My Punto Evo Eleganza, with all extras including satnav (but not leather interior) came to ....

£15,280 -scrappage, total paid: £13,280.
earlier delivery than every other dealership, set of mats, tank of petrol included.

So im happy with the deal.

And regarding price / what you "can" get for the money, I could of got a 1-2(cant remember) year old low mileage BMW 5 series M-Sport for £10,000. But reality has to come into the equation aswell....

3 years free servicing included with my Evo.
my tax £120.
my insurance about £500 give or take £30 (dont know, ive not sorted insurance yet)
36mpg (been doing city driving)

Tax for a BMW 5 Series M-Sport or the VW Polo GTI, about £220?
Insurance, atleast £1000-2000 id guess.
Fuel costs, servicing, maintenance.

Its never as simple as just buying a car. (for the average person.)

alexh365 · Mar 24, 2010

Blank2k2 said:
my insurance about £500 give or take £30 (dont know, ive not sorted insurance yet)

Did they give you one of those 7 day things? or.....are you uninsured

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Blank2k2 · Mar 24, 2010

alexh365 said:
Blank2k2 said:

my insurance about £500 give or take £30 (dont know, ive not sorted insurance yet)

Did they give you one of those 7 day things? or.....are you uninsured

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i had 7 days, but ive also got 1month left on my directline insurance from the old car so they charged me £12 extra for the new one.

So im insured for another 3-4 weeks, then ill get some real quotes.

Edit..
confused.com etc quoted £430(LV)-500, Directline quoted £530...

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punto_matt · Mar 24, 2010

MrBoney said:
For less than 10k you could have a sub 5 second car to 60 car.

The point is any supermini is not gonna be an amazing car, and it's certainly not worth 20k for one put simply.

Polo GTI can go to 60 in sub 7 but it'll be crap in the corners so whats the point?

I got a top spec EVO Eleganza with EVERY optional extra for £13500, some 6k less than a Polo GTI, I could use the 6k to buy an RX-7 and tune it to hell, and it'll rinse that Polo

EDIT: Plus the Polo is FUGLY

Just like an evo isnt worth 15k

You could get a sub 5 second car for 10k but you said nothing about that originally.

Why will the polo be crap in corners?

And an Evo isnt a looker either is it lol

Blank2k2 · Mar 24, 2010

punto_matt said:
Just like an evo isnt worth 15k

You could get a sub 5 second car for 10k but you said nothing about that originally.

Why will the polo be crap in corners?

And an Evo isnt a looker either is it lol

Polo, i had a 59 plate one for a courtesy car last week, what a heap of ****! if the higher up versions have the same cheap plastics & rattley feel, no way in hell would i spend anymore than 10k for a new fully equipped one. (with the exception of GTI)...... on the plus side, even though the engine was loud and strangled it seemed to go pretty well, and the cup holder is genius.

As for the Evo looks, that maybe your opinion... in my opinion it nails the grande

punto_matt · Mar 24, 2010

Great i dont give a sh*t, i wasnt bringing a GP into it so i dont see why you have bothered to. He said Polo is ugly i pointed out that Evo isnt a looker either that was all. I was not asking for opinions nor giving mine.

Blank2k2 · Mar 24, 2010

punto_matt said:
Great i dont give a sh*t, i wasnt bringing a GP into it so i dont see why you have bothered to. He said Polo is ugly i pointed out that Evo isnt a looker either that was all. I was not asking for opinions nor giving mine.

"And an Evo isnt a looker either"

Is an opinion.

"Its nails the GP for Looks"

is my opinion.

Take a chill pill.

MrBoney · Mar 24, 2010

punto_matt said:
Just like an evo isnt worth 15k

You could get a sub 5 second car for 10k but you said nothing about that originally.

Why will the polo be crap in corners?

And an Evo isnt a looker either is it lol

punto_matt said:
Great i dont give a sh*t, i wasnt bringing a GP into it so i dont see why you have bothered to. He said Polo is ugly i pointed out that Evo isnt a looker either that was all. I was not asking for opinions nor giving mine.

Yeah you did give your opinion ...

MrBoney · Mar 24, 2010

punto_matt said:
For 20k you could get a new Polo GTI with the 7 speed DSG Box in and a few other extras. That is a sub 7 second car to 60, will drive a lot better and be built to a much higher standard.

punto_matt said:
Great i dont give a sh*t, i wasnt bringing a GP into it so i dont see why you have bothered to. He said Polo is ugly i pointed out that Evo isnt a looker either that was all. I was not asking for opinions nor giving mine.

Blank2k2 was bringing the Grande into it like I bought the Polo into it.

But becuse you own a Grande you got all defensive about it Punto_Matt, I dont understand you ....

punto_matt · Mar 24, 2010

Nope. If it was my opinion i would of said the Evo is a **** ugly car and one of the worst facelifts about. But then obviously i am jealous arent i pmsl.

punto_matt · Mar 24, 2010

MrBoney said:
Blank2k2 was bringing the Grande into it like you bought the Polo into it.

He did what you did and your being rude about it Punto_Matt, I dont understand you ....

Er no you bought the polo into it. If you read your posts you will see that.

MrBoney · Mar 24, 2010

punto_matt said:
Just like an evo isnt worth 15k

You could get a sub 5 second car for 10k but you said nothing about that originally.

Why will the polo be crap in corners?

And an Evo isnt a looker either is it lol

In your opinion the EVO isn't worth 15k, but you said you weren't giving your opinion.

Were were happily talking about the EVO being a well equipped nice looking (in our opinion), we weren't even interested in the sub 5 seconds a car could do. You bought that up, I was simply saying if I wanted a sub 5 car I wouldn't be looking at a supermini.

The Polo isn't going to corner like an RX-7 is it or even an original MR-2 worth £500.

If you dont like the EVO or what were discussing then why get involved.

Your very odd

MrBoney · Mar 24, 2010

"The EVO isn't a looker" is an opinion

MrBoney · Mar 24, 2010

punto_matt said:
Er no you bought the polo into it. If you read your posts you will see that.

I edited what I typed

MrBoney · Mar 24, 2010

Can I ask why you own a Punto, from what I can guage it surely doesn't live upto your standards

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