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killerbyte
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MasterParts in Durban carries a lot of parts. You will find it easier than you expect to get parts.
TheChamp
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They won't be as readily available as it is for other makes so make sure to be proactive and anticipate the usual wear and tear parts that will need replacing in advance before a problem happens.
Parts like belts, hoses, coils etc, basically anything that could leave you on the side of the road.
Parts like belts, hoses, coils etc, basically anything that could leave you on the side of the road.
TheChamp
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Besides the Fiat fear mongering is the actually anything specific you have against the car?
Other than the deserved poor reliability index scores of Fiat and also having owned a Fiat thus knowing the awful build quality first hand, no absolutely nothing against Fiat.
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Used Fiat Punto Review - 2012-2018 Reliability, Common Problems
What to look for when buying a Fiat Punto 2012 - 2018, covering common problems to check for and overall vehicle reliability.
TheChamp
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Which Fiat did you own and what problems did you have with it? That would be more useful information to share than "never buy a Fiat", just saying.
OP said it is a 2010.
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No, just no
It's on auction tomorrow at Burchmore Durban.
The car has done 90,000km, full service history, good tyres, aircon works , looks clean.
Trade price R56K
Of course all auction buys are risky, but if no one wants the car, it can go for a good price.
The buyer decides how much to bid.
The car has done 90,000km, full service history, good tyres, aircon works , looks clean.
Trade price R56K
Of course all auction buys are risky, but if no one wants the car, it can go for a good price.
The buyer decides how much to bid.
TheChamp
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It's a Fiat, there's no mystery around that.
TheChamp
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Engines are usually trouble free lumps of metal, the simpler, the better,in this case there's nothing much to go wrong on the 1.2l or 1.4l NA engine. In all the history of troublesome cars it is never the engine that self destruct with no reason, it is usually a baffling electronic problem or a user related issue like driving without coolant or oil or ignoring a problem that should be fixed hoping that it goes away all on it's own.
airborne
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I don't know, you can never underestimate an Italian vehicle, anything can go wrong.. and bankrupt you!
What I am asking is are there any engines in the Fiat range that are well known to be bulletproof?
Those are normal the vehicles to get, low maintenance and hassle free.
Even the illustrious VAG has had a fair rash of totally sht engines in recent memory, like a few variants that have widespread catastrophic failure under 100,000km.
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Yeah go for it, if you like blowing money on repairs and waiting for parts, this is would be the perfect car.