General after fiat punto gt

[Peewalks]

hello lads I'm after a GT. been looking around for a while and had no look finding anything half decent. I've seen the orange one for sale but I'm 95% sure its a car that has been in a bump and has had a few problems. I've liked the GT''s since I was 19, I'm 26 now and although ive got a lovely motor already its an itch I need to scratch. any replies will be welcome.
cheers.

 

[flisko]

any evidence about that gt being in a crash?

 

[Peewalks]

Basically i was in the army and one of the lads bumped his gt while driving in richmond. He had it all sorted and fixed but he had problems and i know he sold it on. There was a gt identical to that orange one that sold on ebay for just under 2 grand. Me and my mate are certain its the same car. The one on ebay needs a bonnet and bumper respray. Which makes me think its not original paint job at the front. I cant be 100% certain but there aint many puntos about in that colour on that plate! Hope that makes sense matey.

 

[damien dean 1]

ive been and viewed the car the paint looked original to me . the only reason the bumper and bonnet needed doing was because of stone chips . but i could be wrong but all the lines seemed straight to me .

 

[flisko]

ive been and viewed the car the paint looked original to me . the only reason the bumper and bonnet needed doing was because of stone chips . but i could be wrong but all the lines seemed straight to me .

did he say that car was in a crash?

 

[damien dean 1]

did he say that car was in a crash?

i did ask and he said it had never been in any type of crash . but he also told me he got the car in px which was a lie so who knows .

 

[Peewalks]

Im sure it was bought on ebay!

 

[damien dean 1]

Im sure it was bought on ebay!

yes it was 100% he had no reply when i said it was on ebay a month previous

 

[Steve gt]

the one on eBay a month or so ago was reg number S514CWH from Warrington which is not far from congleton where it is up for sale now , it could have been from London before ?

 

[damien dean 1]

the one on eBay a month or so ago was reg number S514CWH from Warrington which is not far from congleton where it is up for sale now , it could have been from London before ?

yes that is the reg steve .

 

[Steve gt]

Ok so I only did cse geography ?is there a Richmond area in Manchester ?

 

[Peewalks]

Richmond is near catterick. Which is where the the army train mate. Big garrison there

 

[flisko]

uncovering shady background

 

[Steve gt]

The previous seller was , sjbell2009 , you could message him through eBay to see if he has more info on the car ?

 

[Peewalks]

Messaged the previous seller. He didn't give me the most confidence inspiring reply. I asked him about any history of the car, how long had he owned it. He came back with "i sold it to someone who bought it to sell on"

 

[Steve gt]

there must be some issues with it then if he was unwilling to give any info about it .

 

[blu73]

has anyone checked the mot history on the free dvla thingy...?

looks like its been off the road nearly its whole life tbh - its clearly not been used as a second car/weekend toy. Its appears its just sat for many periods - would explain the low mileage but i would very much prefer it to have just done a few thousand a year and kept road worthy if i were to buy one. But nothing really sinister on the MOT history (although we all know that doesn't mean it couldn't be hiding something. End of the day, its clearly a decent PGT as far as they go - if it has solid shell i would prob attempt buying that one... Guy should prob come down in price eventually lol.

One thing i don't like is the last fail, it was fixed but all advisories remain, never a good sign but whether that was the current dealer or the previous owner you can't tell..




Mileage readings are currently only available for MOTs done from 1 August 2011.

Vehicle makeFIAT
Vehicle modelPUNTO
Date first used10 August 1998
Fuel typePetrol
ColourOrange

MOT history of this vehicle
Test date8 April 2015
Expiry date7 April 2016
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading44,092 miles
MOT test number2494 7879 5029
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Test date8 April 2015
Test ResultFail
Odometer reading44,092 miles
MOT test number9565 8859 5024
Reason(s) for failure
Fuel tank insecure (7.2.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Test date26 July 2011
Expiry date25 July 2012
Test ResultPass
Odometer reading39,688 miles
MOT test number1694 0750 1267

Test date25 July 2005
Expiry date24 July 2006
Test ResultPass
MOT test number6117 9640 5205

Test date25 July 2005
Test ResultFail
MOT test number8206 7640 5240
Reason(s) for failure
Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)

 

[Steve gt]

I searched sold gt's on eBay and the description says he has all previous mot certs to verify the mileage , it was stored before last owner an only covered very few miles since .

 

[Steve gt]

seems genuine then , the description on eBay says the front shocks have been replaced , new discs & pads all round too .

 

[damien dean 1]

it seemed genuine to me . he said all the history lines up together but i did not look at it to be honest as he quickly rejected my 3k offer so it did not go any further from there .