Punto Active Diesel

Dear All,

Placed order for Active-diesel during mid March, 2012 and got delivered in 2^nd April, 2012.

First Appearance the elegant and timid outside look attracts everybody and the same with me.  Big wheels, Ultra big doors with wide hand rests & large dash board(not present even in SUVs & MUVs), elegantly designed steering wheel with good grip on both sides, a large amount of interior space and luxury seats which even the fattest people in earth can accommodate.  Truly eye catcher while the vehicle on road.   The amount of noise normally present in Diesel Vehicles is comparatively less in Punto Diesel.  Due to this I preferred this vehicle.

Before having this car, I took test drive of diesel versions of I20, Fabia, fiesta & figo, Beat, dZire.  Because of Shape & Waiting Time I dropped dZire; Lesser Boot Space, less inner space, size of rear seat, position of opening of rear doors, I dropped Beat; Fabia, & I20 are costlier when compared with Punto, and finally figo which lesser features.  Punto Active has all the features which I like to have in my new Car.  Though placed as basic model, it has inbuilt Music System, Tachometer, tilt  steering, large hand rests, effective AC with rear vents, Power Steering, Central Locking, Tubeless Tyres and I suppose it is the best Value for Money in this Class.  Because of less advertising campaign & poor marketing, this car has not ruled the roads.  And I suppose after launch of new fiat cars like bravo etc, fiat may do well in market.

Earlier I used Santro.  During one month of purchase of Punto I drove for 1100 Kms and I felt the difference of comfort, and driving a big vehicle.  Though it comes under hatch, the size is  13mm lesser than 4Meters, hence it enjoys the excise cut and delivers large leg & boot space of seden.  Special features available in this basic mode like real time Mileage display, trip indicator, distance to empty, tilt steering, the look of SUV from inside etc.  There are uncountable features available and these features are not indicated either in brochure or in any of the sites.  I am amazed with the enhanced ground clearance which I feel driving an SUV while driving.  I am sure that the owners of Punto may feel the same as I feel after purchasing the car.

Regarding after sales service, I am satisfied when I took the vehicle to the service station at Mandi, of Himachal Pradesh for getting a small error rectified at rear window.

This is my experience in the last one month of using the car. I will be back with more updates of my car.  Bye to all.

Final Words Good Value for Money.

Areas of improvement Professionalism in Marketing Personnel.

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