A choice of four....

mattbeef · 20-05-2008, 19:09

Panda or what about the 500?

oilburninnut · 20-05-2008, 19:35

a swift,the wife has one and its awesome,its not even the sport

Dmac1969 · 20-05-2008, 19:49

The Swift for me as well - I saw a mint Black one today and thought it looked really good.

faboka vrs · 20-05-2008, 21:49

Panda. Would say swift but it only uses 98ron and the service intervals are low.

Lummox · 20-05-2008, 21:53

Swift looks good but my best mate has a Mazda 2 Sport. Cracking little car and a great engine. Plus it is really light and you notice it when driving it about, handles very well indeed.

Shifty · 20-05-2008, 22:01

Panda.

Captain Scarlet · 20-05-2008, 22:18

I've driven my brothers Swift Sport and it's really nice, I thought the seats looked uncomfortable until I sat in it. Very nice interior. Mind you only the Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres will fit on them, but at least it's a good tyre.

But I do like the look of the Mazda 2 sporty thing. Looks solid. Being Japanese they should never go wrong.

Being pushed I think I'd pick the Swift.

MisterGT · 20-05-2008, 23:37

Quick google produced the following

Panda - £7800
Grande Punto - £9560
Swift - £10700
Mazda2- £11050

sooty option
Grande Punto Sporting (130)- £10300

If you want cheap then the Panda wins hands down.

Just to add SWMBO's Panda 1.3 Multijet is now 10 months old and has 17k on the clock and still nothing rattles/drops off/has broken

skisbp · 21-05-2008, 04:45

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Originally Posted by MisterGT

Quick google produced the following
Panda - £7800
Grande Punto - £9560
Swift - £10700
Mazda2- £11050
sooty option
Grande Punto Sporting (130)- £10300
If you want cheap then the Panda wins hands down.
Just to add SWMBO's Panda 1.3 Multijet is now 10 months old and has 17k on the clock and still nothing rattles/drops off/has broken

That's Fabia Money!
Fabia Sport 1.6 16V 105hp £11,745.00
Fabia Sport 1.4 TDI-PD 80hp £12,120.00
Fabia Sport 1.9 TDI-PD 105hp £12,805.00

Use the 0% Finance option or first years free insurance to make it even a better deal! Oh & of course you'll be able to knock quite a bit off the list prices as well.

Just choose your flavor

then VED band B,C,D... When you go with the Derv.

Just chip it for that extra bit of go!

SteVRs · 21-05-2008, 07:56

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Originally Posted by skisbp

That's Fabia Money!

But the FabiaII isn't a very nice place to be - they've gone backwards with that horrible interior trim - very 'Dodge Caliber' IMHO

Johnny50 · 21-05-2008, 08:48

I had Fabia2 as a hire car last month, and as much as i liked the exterior, the interior was awful.

Felt really really cheap, and very plastic.

**TaviaRS** · 21-05-2008, 08:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by skisbp

That's Fabia Money!
Fabia Sport 1.6 16V 105hp £11,745.00
Fabia Sport 1.4 TDI-PD 80hp £12,120.00
Fabia Sport 1.9 TDI-PD 105hp £12,805.00

Use the 0% Finance option or first years free insurance to make it even a better deal! Oh & of course you'll be able to knock quite a bit off the list prices as well.

Just choose your flavor

then VED band B,C,D... When you go with the Derv.

Just chip it for that extra bit of go!

None of them crack the 100bhp per ton though. I plan to leave it unmolested (well maybe not if it's the 1.4T Punto

). I personally think diseasel is no longer a viable option, especially if the mpg differential is under 15mpg, even with my intergalactic mileage. Oh and the Punto has 0% finance and a grands worth of fuel thrown in

Johnny50 · 21-05-2008, 09:09

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Originally Posted by TaviaRS

Oh and the Punto has 0% finance and a grands worth of fuel thrown in

I seen the Fiat advert on the back of a bus the other day, it's a very very tempting offer in todays fuel climate.

I think they'll see a good few sales coming their way.

faboka vrs · 21-05-2008, 09:42

Keep seeing the Punto offer outside tesco's but never got round to reading up on it.

skisbp · 21-05-2008, 15:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaviaRS

None of them crack the 100bhp per ton though. I plan to leave it unmolested (well maybe not if it's the 1.4T Punto

). Oh and the Punto has 0% finance and a grands worth of fuel thrown in

Sounds like a nice offer...
Yet then you'd have to like the way the Fiat looks.

Johnny50 · 21-05-2008, 15:46

I think the new range of Fiats have improved dramatically over the past few years.

vRS19TD · 21-05-2008, 15:47

How about waiting for the new shape Fiesta coming out either end of the year or next year??

Ford :: Future Vehicles :: Future vehicles-

**TaviaRS** · 21-05-2008, 15:50

Looks like an A class

vRS19TD · 21-05-2008, 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaviaRS

Looks like an A class

True but it doesn't look that bad a car compared to the current Fiesta. My brother wants to get one when they come out.

skisbp · 21-05-2008, 16:24

Why it's just a less attractive Mazda 2...

View Poll Results: Which one?
Fiat Panda 100hp	19	24.05%
Fiat Grande Punto 1.4T Sporting	10	12.66%
Suzuki Swift Sport	35	44.30%
Mazda 2 1.5 Sport	8	10.13%
Other.... please specify	7	8.86%
Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

20-05-2008, 19:09	#21
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Captain Scarlet Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carlisle Posts: 2,546 Thanks: 94 Thanked 128 Times in 121 Posts	Re: A choice of four.... I've driven my brothers Swift Sport and it's really nice, I thought the seats looked uncomfortable until I sat in it. Very nice interior. Mind you only the Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres will fit on them, but at least it's a good tyre. But I do like the look of the Mazda 2 sporty thing. Looks solid. Being Japanese they should never go wrong. Being pushed I think I'd pick the Swift. __________________ Running on the fuel of Satan....

20-05-2008, 23:37	#28
MisterGT Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Okehampton Posts: 770 Thanks: 15 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: A choice of four.... Quick google produced the following Panda - £7800 Grande Punto - £9560 Swift - £10700 Mazda2- £11050 sooty option Grande Punto Sporting (130)- £10300 If you want cheap then the Panda wins hands down. Just to add SWMBO's Panda 1.3 Multijet is now 10 months old and has 17k on the clock and still nothing rattles/drops off/has broken Last edited by MisterGT; 20-05-2008 at 23:55.

21-05-2008, 08:48	#31
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faboka vrs Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Merseyside Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 11 Thanked 35 Times in 35 Posts	Re: A choice of four.... Keep seeing the Punto offer outside tesco's but never got round to reading up on it. __________________ John Take away the poor damping, inadequate bushes, heavy diesel lump and spongy brakes its not a bad warm hatch

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21-05-2008, 15:47	#37
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