I bought the cheapest Punto HGT in Europe
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Жыл бұрынThis is my 2001 Punto HGT. I picked it up a few months ago after being in storage for 5 years or so. Apparently this is 1 of 7 genuine Irish cars. It’ll be getting a little work over the summer so stay tuned for more videos.
Thank you
@Snarl616 2 ай бұрын
As a proud owner of a regular mk2 Fiat Punto, I'm already liking this video.
@Quattro_Joe 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much I hope you enjoy the videos 👍👍
@joydfuzz Жыл бұрын
This is such a cool little car. I’ve never seen one in person
@Quattro_Joe Жыл бұрын
They are pretty rare these days. Only a handful left alive in Ireland and the Uk
@andrzejsokalski5581 Ай бұрын
I don't hear diesel sound,so variator is in good shape :)
@Quattro_Joe Ай бұрын
Yep all good on that end. Engine has good compression too so I’m a happy camper 👍👍
@Adam_of_Dublin Жыл бұрын
Lovely yoke
@Quattro_Joe Жыл бұрын
Cheers. It’s coming the Nurburgring with me soon. Epic road trip in the making
@Adam_of_Dublin Жыл бұрын
@@Quattro_Joe Enjoy that man! Just read there that they're a 1.8l with 128bhp 🤯never knew they existed
@Quattro_Joe Жыл бұрын
@@Adam_of_Dublin it’s an original Irish car 1 of 7 ever sold here apparently. No idea how many are left. They’re 130hp on the book but a few have been dyno’d as standard near 145hp. Quick little car good fun to drive.
@kafel44 9 ай бұрын
Lovely car, he will never let you down mate,only maintenance in the right time and won't be any issues.I love Fiat's, has 11 in the past in my life.
@Quattro_Joe 8 ай бұрын
@@kafel44 cheers man. This is my second Fiat I have some catching up to do on you
@YTOnceAgain 9 ай бұрын
That design aged so well! I think it's the prettiest B-segment car ever built. Anyhow... I bet this very car has got wayyy more miles on it than the tach says, unless it was driven by extremely 'heavy' people who never ever cleaned it... or their own hands.
@Quattro_Joe 8 ай бұрын
The tach is actually spot on. It spent 6 years in a lock up until I rescued it. I had a friend in Fiat check the milage on it when I grabbed parts one day. I tought the seat looked like it had 150,000 on it but apparently they go like that. The foam is shit quality. I love how this looks, it’s so well proportioned. Sounds great too.
@YTOnceAgain 8 ай бұрын
@@Quattro_Joe I had a Punto 188b Sporting for 17 years, over 340000 km on it when I gave it away 😥... and the interior looked a whole lot better. Only the driver's seat was a bit roughed up at the edge under the clutch-leg. But yeah, I'm fairly light-weight. And the "I don't want to clean it, so I'm not gonna let it get dirty"-attitude probably helped, too. Yes, the 1.8 is a punchy engine, although a bit thirsty by today's standards, and the phase-shifter (don't know the appropriate English word) needs to be taken care of on a regular basis.
@Quattro_Joe 8 ай бұрын
@@YTOnceAgain cam variator I think it’s called. It was done on this around 10k ago so the car pulls great. I have zero idea what fuel economy I’m getting as I dont daily this but it’s far better to drive than most of its modern counterparts. They’re all turbocharged, most have cylinder engines and none of them sound anything like this with its twin cam na engine. The modern 500 Abarth is pretty good to drive as is the polo GTI but the fiesta is rubbish. Sounds rubbish with no treeing feel. Good seats in it but that’s about it. I much prefare small fast cars from the 2000’s the HGT, 106gti and any of the Renaultsport Clio’s from that era are far more rewarding to drive
@Quattro_Joe 8 ай бұрын
@@YTOnceAgain 340,000 that’s quite impressive. It’s a credit to you and the upkeep of the car.