Fiat Palio [2001-2005] 1.2 EL

I am  an admirer of Fiat, as our family owned a Fiat 1100 (1971 model) for 38 yrs and have just sold it now. I too own a Fiat Palio for last 7 years and it is quite rugged and comfortable car. It gives me fuel efficiency of 10-11 in the city and up to 15 on Highway. I have maintained a full record of each fuel fill and KMs done since the day I bought on 1 July, 2002.Most people do not maintain records and complain about fuel efficiency or do not top up tank at each fill and suffer high evaporation and that lacks accuracy in measurement. It's  a good family car and rides "chipak ke"very well on the highway - Good handling and easy to maintain. It used to give me better average of 13 to 14 KM/Ltr when I was in Jaipur for about a year, but gives less in Mumbai traffic, everyone knows about it, as you can hardly drive beyond 3rd Gear and you're mostly struggling with clutch and brake. I too wanted to book Fiat Linea as my two cousins have recently bought a Fiat Linea each, but finally booked a Maruti Swift Dzire VDI, as I feel that dealer's service is an issue in case of Fiat cars, even though it has been taken over by TATA showrooms now and also the re-sale value of Fiat cars as compared to Maruti cars. I am likely to get my car delivery by 15th August-09 and will get back on its performance soon after driving it.Good style and value for money. Fuel average is okay for its size and power.Bad image initially due to fuel eff. Poor response by Fiat / Tata dealers in service.