Technical Isofix points

[Clifton]

Can anyone advise whether a 2010 grande punto should have isofix points and if so where in the rear seats they can be found?

Is potentially a deal breaker as to whether we buy one ... As have a baby seat that uses isofix.

ncap Safety rating says that they are not well identified... Impossible to to see with an untrained eye so hoping a that a current GP owner may be able to advise from experience.

Thanks in advance.

Clifton.

 

[PickleGP]

On my '09 you can just see them peeking out between the rear seat and its backrest. Run your hands along the gap and you'll feel them. If you look in the Downloads section you can find the manual for the GP, that should help set your mind at rest.

If it's that critical, make sure you take the seat with you to check the fit. Any seller (private or retail) should be happy to let you do that.

 

[jameshobiecat]

My 07 3dr has them.

Just in case you don't know what your looking for, they are just small metal loops.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Lol they're not impossible to see at all! In fact it's quite obvious. Surely if you have an isofix car seat you know what isofix hooks look like?

My 07 3dr also has them, and can confirm the Brittax safefix plus fits. Brittax do a universal fitment that fits most cars.

 

[Clifton]

Turns out that the car did not have them... So not my eyesight after all... Bizarre on a 10 plate if you ask me... And hence why I sought some constructive advice. :bang:

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Turns out that the car did not have them... So not my eyesight after all... Bizarre on a 10 plate if you ask me... And hence why I sought some constructive advice. :bang:

Is 10 plate not Punto Evo

 

[jameshobiecat]

Is 10 plate not Punto Evo

Didn't they keep selling down speced Grandes alongside the evo for a while? Looks like the ISOfix points were part of the cost cutting.

 

[PickleGP]

I thought Isofix was standard in the base spec throughout the lifetime of the Grande range?

 

[Magic Johnson]

I thought Isofix was standard in the base spec throughout the lifetime of the Grande range?

So did i! It's a bloody standard feature on my mum's KIA picanto, which doesn't have ANYTHING!!! Lol!

I'd start looking again mate for one that does have ISOFIX, for me as a parent car safety is huge, plus you've already got an isofix car seat...

Good luck!

 

[james44422]

When I looked at my s2 brouchere i'm sure it said every trim level from active through to eleganza comes with isofix points

 

[Magic Johnson]

When I looked at my s2 brouchere i'm sure it said every trim level from active through to eleganza comes with isofix points

The car the OP was looking at was an Evo, not an s2.

 

[james44422]

Sounds like an s2 to me. You could get grande s2's registered in 2010

Didn't they keep selling down speced Grandes alongside the evo for a while? Looks like the ISOfix points were part of the cost cutting.

Are the later s2 grandes different from the earlier ones?

 

[Magic Johnson]

Sounds like an s2 to me. You could get grande s2's registered in 2010



Are the later s2 grandes different from the earlier ones?

Are you sure about that? Thought the GP in s2 form was retired in 09 to make way for the Evo, but due to poor pickup the Evo was stopped in '12 to make way for what looks like the S2 again but with very subtle changes, just called 'Punto'. I still refer to it as Grande Punto though.

 

[james44422]

I thought the time line went like this...

Grande s1 2005 - 2008
Grande s2 2008 - 2010
Evo 2009 - 2012
Punto (Mk5) 2012 --

But someone can correct me if i'm wrong

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

I thought the time line went like this...

Grande s1 2005 - 2008
Grande s2 2008 - 2010
Evo 2009 - 2012
Punto (Mk5) 2012 --

But someone can correct me if i'm wrong

Is it not 2006

 

[PickleGP]

Are you sure about that? Thought the GP in s2 form was retired in 09 to make way for the Evo, but due to poor pickup the Evo was stopped in '12 to make way for what looks like the S2 again but with very subtle changes, just called 'Punto'. I still refer to it as Grande Punto though.

Any confusion is not helped by the fact that not all S2 GPs have the "Grande" badge, some just say Punto (depending upon trim level).

 

[james44422]

How do you mean? All grandes i have seen come with the grande style punto badge

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Any confusion is not helped by the fact that not all S2 GPs have the "Grande" badge, some just say Punto (depending upon trim level).

No aware of that myself, not sure why people are saying the current 'Punto' is like an S2.

S2 GP was facelifted into a Evo, and Punto is another face lift again of the Evo. They're the same car basically are they not

 

[PickleGP]

How do you mean? All grandes i have seen come with the grande style punto badge

Mine doesn't ('09 Active), it just has "Punto" and I've seen others on the road that are the same. And if you Google for images you'll find more that don't.

Mind you, Grande Punto became a trim level after mid-'08 (replaced Active Sport) so I don't know if there's a difference in the use of the badges at the same time.

 

[jameshobiecat]

No Grande punto actually has a badge that says 'Grande' does it? I've never seen one.

I'm sure that the Grande punto and punto evo ran side by side for a while (2010ish). I'm also certain that the later Grande puntos were slightly lower spec than the earlier cars as the production line was rationalized (they may even have come from a different factory as the European factory switched to the evo???).

Finally, I always thought the trim level gp did not stand for Grande punto. Otherwise you would drive a Grande punto Grande punto.