Hi, first post to this site and wanted to share my experiences with my order for Grande Punto and get some thoughts from other members.
I ordered a black 1.3 JTD 16V Dynamic 3dr at the end of Feb with front fogs, CD/MP3 player and Bluetooth as options and was quoted around a 6 week wait. Well, it's now Easter and the car still hasn't arrived, in fact, it hasn't even been built yet! According to the dealer, who have been talking to Fiat logistics it's all down to the introduction of Blue & Me. Surely they could have told me about this weeks ago - judging by other threads ordering a new GP requires the patience of a saint.
I was told yesterday that my car will finally be in production next week but now I've seen on the Fiat website that the 1.4 16V Sporting is available I've decided to change my order and go for that instead. Made me think why pay more for a diesel car, with less sexy alloys, less power, no body kit, less standard equipment etc?! Pricing structure needs to be looked at because I reckon there might be a few others that decide to take the same route as me?
Only thing is the dealer can't give me a date of when the 1.4 16V is going into production so yet more waiting!! Arghhhh! Does anyone know anymore info as the dealer hasn't been very helpful?! Also, is it worth specifying the subwoofer? Anyone have any experience of if it's worth the extra £150 for improvements to the stereo?
I ordered a black 1.3 JTD 16V Dynamic 3dr at the end of Feb with front fogs, CD/MP3 player and Bluetooth as options and was quoted around a 6 week wait. Well, it's now Easter and the car still hasn't arrived, in fact, it hasn't even been built yet! According to the dealer, who have been talking to Fiat logistics it's all down to the introduction of Blue & Me. Surely they could have told me about this weeks ago - judging by other threads ordering a new GP requires the patience of a saint.
I was told yesterday that my car will finally be in production next week but now I've seen on the Fiat website that the 1.4 16V Sporting is available I've decided to change my order and go for that instead. Made me think why pay more for a diesel car, with less sexy alloys, less power, no body kit, less standard equipment etc?! Pricing structure needs to be looked at because I reckon there might be a few others that decide to take the same route as me?
Only thing is the dealer can't give me a date of when the 1.4 16V is going into production so yet more waiting!! Arghhhh! Does anyone know anymore info as the dealer hasn't been very helpful?! Also, is it worth specifying the subwoofer? Anyone have any experience of if it's worth the extra £150 for improvements to the stereo?