The dashboard has just given up working. Apparently it has become disconnected from the rest of the car and will have to be completely replaced. The car is only two weeks old!
I like the car.
It's comfortable and seems to be efficient, although with only two weeks experience it's hard to tell.
The sun roof is very good, although the movement from slide to tilt is a little too "all-in-one" to know whether it is actually closed or not when driving.
It looks great.
It's true that Italian cars are anti hassle free cars, but let's face it, things like your dashboard problem can be a one-off problem.
I have a 2000 Punto with only 5400 miles, I drive really carefully and yet my ECU self destructed.
As I write, the car has been in the garage for a week already and will stay their for some time as they are waiting for the part to be shipped from Italy. But again, these are one-offs not a general problem with Puntos in general.
What boils my blood is that the importer (Malta is too small for dealers, so everyone gets the official importer straight away) refuses to give me a spare car while I wait for mine to be fixed. And yet, my car is under warranty!!!
Still, like you, I love the car. And it's marvellous fuel economy!!
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