Faults:

Had to fit new suspension when I first bought the car. The front end had been lowered by the previous owner.

General Comments:

This car is quite quick for a small car, very light on front end round corners and struggles to grip in the rain.

The interior is very good for a fiat. the 75sx comes with central locking electric windows and is well equipped with steering wheel controls for the radio.

Heard many horror stories before buying a fiat, all of which have not come true

Faults:

Nothing really major, just a rattling noise coming from the engine which I found to be a metal plate which just needed tightening.

Rear window washer jet leaked, therefore no spray getting to the window, easily fixed with a small piece of thin plastic.

General Comments:

This car is unbelievably quick for a 1.2 16v, I would say it has got to be the fastest 1.2 16v you can buy in the UK without modifications, faster than a lot of 1.4 and 1.6 cars.

Fuel economy is excellent, I now have an M reg 1.4 Clio which is not nearly as fast, but uses up about £20 a month more fuel than the Punto!

Handling is great, such a fun car to drive, excellent grip round corners too, even with the standard 14" tires.

Faults:

The entire suspension on my car needed replaced, but due to it being awful in the first place I had to upgrade it.

Seats have worn badly.

Sunroof leaks like a sponge.

Drinks oil even though there's no oil leak.

Rust appearing at window sills.

General Comments:

Seats are uncomfortable.

Interior is dull.

For a 1.6 they are not good performing cars.

Faults:

Electric windows have never operated smoothly and tend to stick if not lubricated often.

Rubber bushes on back suspension wearing out below 40000 miles is a common problem (my previous punto also did the same thing). This causes knocking when going over small bumps.

General Comments:

The engine is superb and I have never had any problems with it at all. I have driven the car to it's limits every day and usually always accelerate to just below the red line throughout it's gears. It seems virtually unbreakable! (The same with my previous punto).

However despite the good engine it does tend to roll a lot around corners and will over steer when pushed (front wheel drive).

The drivers seat has always given me a feeling of leaning in wards towards the gear stick (a feeling shared with other punto owners).

Faults:

After 60,000 the bushes on the rear radius arms needed changing. I believe this is a very common problem with Punto's after 60K miles.

General Comments:

A punto is a very good low budget car that should provide years of trouble-free motoring.

The engine is remarkably nippy for a 1.1 and will keep up with most cars.

The interior is of good standard and a lot better than other higher spec small cars.

Faults:

Driver's seat padding appears to be very weak. I only weigh 9 stone, but after under a year of my use the padding seems to have become very thin and uncomfortable after more than an hour.

Head gasket needed replacing, but I understand this happens to over 90% of them.

General Comments:

I like Fiats, I have owned four of them and yes I would buy another. They do not seem to rot like the older ones now.

They may not be that quick, but they seem to be more than adequate, especially for town driving.

Very easy to park even without power steering, but then I have no trouble reverse parking my camper-van and that doesn't have power steering either.