Nothing yet. Just had it's first real service since new, which cost me £380!
Needed new front tyres (Avon ZV1's at £120 to replace Pirelli's) and was badly out of tune.
Reliability is excellent though, I can always be sure of getting from A to B. Watch the brake wear on Fiats though.
This was a steal at £7000 for an S-plate with 4500 miles on the clock!
I have had no problems, and the recent tune up sorted out the engine a treat. Economy is excellent - I can get about 350-400 miles out of a full tank with motorway and urban driving, which works out at about 44-50mpg (watch out for 80+ speeds though which REALLY increase consumption). It really is a baby GT, the 0-60 is quoted at 10.9 seconds, but I bet it is nearer 10 if there is just the driver in and you work the gears.
Excellent load space for its size and seats a lot comfier than the old S spec. It packs a lot of features for its price, and I can't fault it.
I have driven both this and the new 2000 shape Sporting on test drives. The old one is so much better, and faster. The new one looks good, but has poor roadholding and nonexistent acceleration.
I thought the old one was quick and handled extremely well.
Part worn tyres are £25!
Beats the £80 minimum for new ones!
Chris.
£380 service bill? Count yourself lucky, my Punto 60SX cost £700 for the last service! It is very reliable, and the brakes also wear down at an alarming rate too. The fuel economy is the same, yet the sporting accelerates from 0-60 in about 4 second faster, so I'll be buying mine very soon. I was looking at a new sporting, but having read the comments here, I think the old one seems better, let alone being more powerful.
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