l am thinking about buying a Fiat Punto but have had mixed views from friends about how reliable they are. Are they good cars and cheap to maintain? Would it be more expensive than a Fiesta to maintain?

I've seen one from a Ford dealership 3dr, 1.2 active, 52 plate and 43,000 miles on the clock. They want £3,000 with warranty. Is this good?

l live in Italy and it is probably the most sold car here, but I'd never buy one. l am not impressed with what I've read about reliability and safety.

Unless they're paying YOU to take it, you're paying too much. Do not buy it!! Get a real vehicle!

Nah, you want to buy my Ford Galaxy for 2K, it is much more reliable!! ;-)

NOT BAD.

well my sister has had two puntos and she had a crash in both of them. she now has a ford fiesta and she has had it for 2 years now.

My wife has had Fiat Punto is for the last 12 years without problems. Get one bought there good cars. l prefer big cars and have ford Ranger Thunder

fiat parts are expensive and so is servicing costs and you may know that fiat stands for Fix It Again Today.

i have a fiesta and it is 1 year old l have done 90,000 miles in it and it hasnt missed a beat,and servicing is fairly cheap.i wouldnt change to a fiat ever.

f=fabricated
i=in
a=a
t=toyshop

f=fix
i=it
a=again
t=tomorrow

they are a rubbish vehicle
if you must buy a european car, go French
You cannot beat a peugeot in 176 thousand miles, the only big bill l have had was a clutch £300

for £3.000 you can buy a better car, puntos are no less reliable than alot of other cars, but volkswagon golf or polo is a much better car for that price, and hardly anything goes wrong with them, and also you will have more street cred

get a corsa :)

not fiat crap

l work in the breakdown industry and can tell you that Punto is are as reliable and easy to work on than most cars.
l have just done a head gasket on one and found it a pleasure to do as opposed to the french crap lately.
l would haggle on the price as warranties are complete waste of time.

fiats are awful trust me, all french and italian cars are rubbish.

Puntos are decent enough cars if they've been looked after, just like anything else. l actually had a 52 plate 1.2 Active and it cost me nothing but 2 services and 2 tyres in 2 years, plus cheap insurance and 45mpg. BUT £3,000 is WAY too much for a 52 plate base model, even from a main dealer. If it is perfect in every way and they're giving you a years warranty, offer them no more than £2,500.

STAY AWAY FROM PUNTO THEY GO THROUGH HEAD GASKETS ALL THE TIME WE CONSTANTLY SEE THEM BROKEN DOWN ON MOTORWAYS AND COME WITH GEAR BOX PROBLEMS

you can buy a 1997 bmw E36 R reg 325 TDS for that much

NO NO NO poor quality constant trouble!!
Good luck

nope keep away from then m8
f- fix
i- it
a- again
t- tomorrow

you can buy 52regs on ebay for 1000