Fiat Punto 55

...is fantastic. Reliability… When Fiat came to build their new supermini, they followed the unlikely approach of choosing to build it in the deep south of rural Italy in the town of Foggia near Bari. This was quite an audacious plan for the simple reason that it was five hundred miles away from the Fiat home of Turin and the fact that the local population were more used to growing olives than CNC technology. Fiat made this work by first getting huge ...
...build production centres near the Fiat plant and then would have to supply whole sub-assemblies rather than individual components. Coupled with the latest in robotic assembly technology this resulted in an extremely reliable little car from the start of production meaning that you can buy a cheap L- or M-reg car with nearly as much confidence as later models. Build Quality… Due to the highly accurate assembly processes, the Punto was put together ...

colinh 22.10.2003 · Read full review
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...and Puntos usually escape the Fiat electrical reliability problems of old. There`s plenty of space, something that the Punto has always been complemented for and the seats are comfortable. All controls are simple and work well too. In fact, there`s quite simply not a lot wrong with the Punto in 3 or 5 door form - it will do its job well which is probably why prices held up so well after its release - even the oldest ones will probably not be worth ...
...one - get the red key which all other keys are cut from. Thankfully, Fiat has dumped this system now but the red key is vital to the car - and new ones are about £600 so pick up the history when you buy - and don`t lose the key. ...

SimonDolan 03.02.2003 · Read full review
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I bought a Fiat Punto from my mother roughly 4 years ago. It is a 1.1 55S and is a lovely turquise colour (a typical girl car really!). Considering the size of the engine it has quite a lot of power. You will never be able to take on a Ferrari but hey! it does the job. It is an attractive little car and is great if you have kids because the seatbelts are made that bit longer apparently to help with the car seats. This maybe helpful to the mums out ...
...great advantage to me. The boot seems to fit in the weekend baggage and the weekly shop down to Sainsburys! and the seats fold down in case you have a love for Ikea and want to fit in loads of their trendy stuff :) I have to say that for the first 1 1/2 years I was very chuffed with my new little car. It is good and comfortable on long journeys and very nippy for trips around town. But then..... I started having trouble with the lights at the ...

Orbi 04.02.2002 (11.02.2002) · Read full review
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...owner of a '94 L-Reg Fiat Punto you one year, I have been consistently delighted with the quality of ride, handling and reliability it has given me. Having heard dubious things about the durability of Fiats in general, I had initial misgivings about owning a Punto. But having run the car for twelve months I am now satisfied that these rumours are largely untrue. The handling is generally very good and not particularly tough on the tyres, though there ...
...with a satisfying click though the gear lever is a little long, perhaps a result of the slightly higher driving position relative to other cars in its' range (such as a Renault Clio). The Fiat Punto is a reassuringly responsive car to drive, and pleasingly cheap to maintain. ...

SkyscraperFanClub 15.11.2000 · Read full review
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...small and should not be Fiat Punto, since I had heard alot of bad stories about it. Anyway as cars kept on passing through, I saw this black Punto. The looks of it was great for the price, in fact I thought it was a bargain. So I raised my hand and bought the car for the price of 575.00 Pouns. After paying the administration fees it totaled to 675.00 Pounds(my pound sign does not work). My Fiat Punto at the time of the buy was on 48000.00 miles, ...
...A Driving after a long time, especially alone in the car was a bit scary, but I managed. I took the car to a mechanic near my house, he did the M.O.T test and said that it was a fine car. But it needed few repairs and replacement of cetain things. As you can see I am not a car expert. Anyway all the expenses including the price of the car came to a total of 1000.00 pounds, which was still well below my budget. After few weeks I got the Log book, ...

secret_shopper 01.06.2005 · Read full review
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I am going to get straight to the point, do not buy a punto 55s, I owned one for only 1 month and that was plenty enough. Upon buying the car it looked the sort of car that has good street cred for a young lad but, don’t get me wrong these cars do look very nice and as long as you get a good one could last you well. The one I bought only had 53,000 miles on the clock so I thought it would be alright, I found out later that it wasn’t 53,000 miles ...
...clock and the rev counter had both stopped working. It drove well for a good 50 miles and then I started to experience the problems, the car stated to judder a lot and sounded awful. I had this checked by the garage and found out that the Lambda sensor was on its way out, the garage also told me this is a common fault with all puntos and that another common fault was that the head always goes after so many miles due to it being a alloy head and ...

abacus1983 11.05.2007 · Read full review
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This is a very reliable, cheap hatchback. I had one for my first ever car and still do own it. Fiats are known for rusting. Mine has rusted quite badly and needs welding for it's next M.O.T, Check everywhere for rust, especially under the floor! They are ideal first cars because of the low insurance group and low tax bracket. Quite robust and will take almost anything a learner driver or inexperienced driver can throw at them. Being an old car, ...
...But they come with seatbelts including middle lap belt in the rear. The 1.1Single Point injected 55s's are suprisingly nippy and fast for their weight. and easily cruise at motorway speeds. I'd choose a punto over a 106 or corsa anyday! my friends have these and I wouldn't give them such a good review! ...

rally1998 09.04.2006 · Read full review
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I bought an 'M' reg Punto 55 S seven months ago for £995 in a very girly pinky red colour. I absolutely love this car. It's a great little car for a young driver. It's niffty, has low tax and the petol consumtion is very, very good. I can get 350 miles to a full tank - I'm no car expert, but I think that's good and it saves the average poor student money. However, once the cold weather arrived, I started having problems. The door locks froze up and ...
...spray of WD40 eventually sorted out that problem. The horn also did not work, but that was quickly and cheaply fixed after a visit to my local garage. The Punto is very spaciousness. I can fit three grown adults in the back as well as a dog in the boot, and she still goes at a reasonable speed on the motorway. In all, my little Punto is fantastic. She gets me from A to B without breaking down and I would really recommend this car to a young driver. ...

claireseaston 05.01.2005 · Read full review
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...to use. I found the FIat Punto and bought it for only £1100 with alloys, rear speakers and a few extras. Upon first using it i was very pleased with how it was running and had no problems. But once the problems start they don't stop! Lights are the biggest issue I have with this car, with the headlights failing me on numerous occasions with faulty wiring. Also the brake lights stopped working unbeknown to me which was incredibly dangerous! Other ...
...the passenger door and also the clutch went and cost me £300!! Mine seems to have a bit of an overheating problem aswell not sure if others do. But if you want a cheap and easy to run car that isnt frequently used I would probably recommend it. But keep some money saved for the problems, trust me you WILL need it! Also my car has been broken into incredibly easily! Apparently they are the easiest cars to break into so watch out for this! ...

luis2oo7 26.03.2007 · Read full review
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I have had a punto for a while now, brought it second hand for just over 200, and is better than most cars in its catergory that are more pricey. For such a small engine it is powerful, possibly the most powerful 1.1 i have come across and handles fairly well. Due to the small engine its fuel consumption is very low and is cheap on tax and insurance, meaning its an overall cheap to run car. It looks smart and you get alot of car for your money. The ...
...one being your stereo will stay on unless you manually turn it of, if you forget you will have a dead battery. Also if you wish to install anything into the car you will need to connect it to a switch. Although the car seems powerful, when you get to high speeds the handling isnt exceptional and struggles slightly. It is very spacious inside and has an advantage of a big boot, good for the shopping or luggage.All in all its a great car for the money, ...

kippo87 27.10.2005 · Read full review
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I have had my black S reg Punto for about 1 year now. It is a great first car if you had just passed your test as its quick and nimble. BUT you have to look after it as looking after the water is a must as these cars are very fragile when it comes to the engine and keepng the car cool. But as I said its a first time car so you wont be expecting a lot, especially as it will cost around £1,000 depending where you look. There is a adequate amount of ...

bob19879 23.07.2007 · Read full review
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...just got a fiat punto 55 S 1995-1996 1.1 ltr engine black i got it free without paying a peny At first i had to get used to not being able to higher or lower the seat and bite... althogh i have had some problems with it. Rust underneath the car , this is no fault of the manufactures at all the previous owner just didn't take care of it. Secondly the back windscreen wider doesn't now work when it did. I beleive this to relate to the electrics such ...
...petrol station to find my fiat punto S was in fact smoking from under the bonnit. ! I am edgey driving as it is so obviously i was shocked. I continued to pump it with petrol like a prat hahah. Then road home ! when i got home i found out i had a leak in the radiator system or something lol ... so my engine was in fact overheating. Apart from that it has been reliable up to now :P If anyone has any tips that go wrong easily with the fiat please give ...

silent_stream 17.11.2006 · Read full review
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...some good points on the Fiat Punto but not many. Firstly its cheap to insure,tax and quite cheap to run. I brought my Punto from a Fiat dealer with 12 months mot and after a few weeks things started to go wrong. I had to pay 500 pound for a new gearbox.the steering lock locked up completely and had to have a new coloumn put in for a healthy 200 pound. small dents appeared on the doors as the body is made of thin , cheap metal. I had many oil leaks ...

tomrichards 06.12.2004 · Read full review
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This was my second car and my second punto as well. I down graded from a 98 punto 60 s to this 1995ish punto 55 s for reasons which escape me now but I can only think that it had somthing to do with this being a black car which looked way cooler than the redish colour one! The drive was extremely fun, for some reason the steering was much lighter in this car than the new punto 60 s. As for comfort inside the car as the drive it was comfortable but ...
...became uncomfortable in the back with 4 people in the car, or so they told me as I only ever sat in the drivers seat! It is a very basic car with no gadgets at all but this can easily be seen as a good point because there is less to go wrong. I was unlucky with this punto in terms of reliabilty but that could have had somthing to do with the fact that it had 114,000 miles on the clock. I did not have this car long as it was going to need new shock ...

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My first car was a 5 door blue punto which served me well. Despite people writing about reliability problems i only ever had one problem with the beast which was the slave cylinder on the clutch dis owning me one day but this was an easy problem to fix. The very basis of the car i feel is used still in cars which are produced today for example the rear lights look suspicsiously like the new Focus lights. From the point of it breaking i decided ...
...wide range of modifications available, and the wide range of standard mods, such as spoiler with brake light, sporting seats, sporting carpet, sporting dash, uprated wheels, colour coded bumpers. My only other niggle with this car is the fact the body work is made out of metal which is as thick as paper =( But just dont crash! So yeah apart from this i had no problems with my punto. =) ...

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