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Old 28-04-2006, 01:39 PM
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Default My new car, RUNABOUT, what does everyone else use????

Just picked up my new car this afternoon, brand spanking new Fiat punto, got an excellent deal on it, sick of spending money on cheap shitters so i thought i'd get something decent with a warranty and free servicing etc....
Ł5688, brand new, it's just a 1.2 active, it has alloys colour coded bumpers electric windows etc... so it's not the bottom of the range either, could do ALOT worse i reckon. I'll get some pics up just to make this post a bit more interesting..
Old 28-04-2006, 01:41 PM
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nice one
Old 28-04-2006, 02:41 PM
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Rog sounds perfect as a run around.

I got a Ford KA for every day running, My ST TDCI Mondeo for weekends and the Escort for fun (when it runs)
Old 28-04-2006, 03:19 PM
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Ive got a Cinqucento Sporting, in pus yellow... Paid sod all for it, then it got written off, so i bought it back and repaired it myself, dont owe me anything, plus it does about 40 to the gallon!!
Old 28-04-2006, 04:13 PM
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got a standard cossie for a runaround.
Old 28-04-2006, 04:18 PM
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My everyday car

Old 28-04-2006, 04:52 PM
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new nissan micra, 140 quid a month on a lease scheme thru work, insurance, servicing, tax and RAC membership included get a new one every 12 months too

only problem is the car is so gay

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Old 28-04-2006, 05:22 PM
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NO NO NO forget the punto pics! show everyone what your old daily drive was first

did you trade it in?

is the punto pink too? LMAO
Old 28-04-2006, 05:30 PM
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Is that the NEW Grande Punto?

That are deffinatley THE small car to have right now.

As for my runabout.. er....um.... It was only Ł50!
Old 28-04-2006, 05:43 PM
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Old 28-04-2006, 07:29 PM
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My daily runabout

Old 28-04-2006, 08:49 PM
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This is my Everyday run about :





Then sometimes i do this in it (not everyday tho) ROFLOL


Old 29-04-2006, 07:54 AM
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This is my run about, cost me Ł3k, one owner from new and has only done 63k mles with fsh. Oh and it does 600 miles to a tank



Makes me feel 50 driving it though
Old 29-04-2006, 08:08 AM
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My run about .....

Old 29-04-2006, 09:45 AM
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Good cars the Punto's. We've had them all, Fiesta's, Corsa's, Polo's, and IMO nobody makes small cars better than Fiat.

We got rid of Donna's Punto 1.2 ELX in January for a Clio. I really wish we still hadn't, the Clio does absolute nothing for me, very bland and slow. Fiat was very nippy and had all the toys. I'm already thinking of getting rid of the Clio and going for a Punto Grande. One of the girls at work just got one and I'm very impressed.

Me???

I drive a 2.0GLS Vectra, don't like that either, and the S1 is still off the road, not really enjoying driving the now.

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Old 29-04-2006, 10:24 AM
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Mine....






A month to GO before the cossie is back on the road.
Old 29-04-2006, 10:42 AM
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I run around in a '89 1.2 vauxhall nova, got given to me by a mate that needed the space, has 64k on it and costs me bugger all to run and I've had 120 out of it lol. Plus costing me next to nothing to run it's more money to throw at the S2.
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seeing as we have a courtesy car ever other week, the best one we've had has to be the punto
the corsa was a bit crap
we had one of them kia rio things, which was totaly crap
a mitubishi small thing, which was big inside and everything, but a bit to wierd to look at
a few fiesta's (best car all round other than the fuel consuption)
one of them little toyota things (65 mpg around town!!!!!! crikey!!!!) yaris i think? but the dash it absolute pants

a few years ago we had a fleet of 106 diesels, and what you could do with them was just illegal but they had no toys whatsoever
the punto even had air con and an auto box and still returned around the 52mpg mark on a run at 80, and the best gadget of all, electric button steering
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Yeah chop I have some good news, I still have that aswell, it's for sale if your interested????? I need to get rid of it as i now have 4 cars sitting outside the house and
i don't think the neighbours are too happy, so come round and I'll do you a deal.........
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my daily run about is h reg 1.1fiesta an my54 plate zx6rr ninja my mk1 is just 4 fun
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