pros and cons after ..
here in my cities it is great to keep punto on 2nd gear while it rolls with minimum speed nothing to worry except keep an eye on on steering .no jerking no juddering calm and cool it feels with optimum ac (thanx to truly efficient climate control).
as mentioned everywhere clutch is feather soft (i wonder how they do it in diesel engine) so no more strain/pain in knees while dragging.
i thought those long throw gear levers are dated and obsolete. but they are getting softer and smoother(they feel more organic and lively). little or no effort is required to slot into gear though fifth and reverse need bit of muscle .
the clutch paddle placement is too cramped due to awkward dead pedal my feet keeps rubbing on those deadly dead pedal ,i will do some improvisations for that soon .
the centre console is much projected making easy access for panel switches great ,with my hands on gear lever i can keep switching ac controls and air vents, which helps greatly during rainy seasons to de-mist the windscreen often.
those viper stalks and head lamp stalks are amazing. light and easy to flick.
but at night i am least happy with head light i need to turn on high beams often and it need certain amount of effort to flick it to high beam sometimes head lamps got turned off
maybe i need bit of getting used to as i am little vague with left hand.
and bitter part of punto is
1. i badly miss armrest and i dont have any clue if i could fix one. the way handbrakes is positioned leaves little room for an armrest well i need to give a try.
2.there is little or no space to keep essential things like bottles or cups the glove box is deep but too narrow all it can hold is the manuals and related papers without any lock
but my mrs. suggested the back of seat cover (good idea)
3.electronics and blue n me programming seems to be rocket science its not for common man its bit much complicated with an encyclopedia kind user manual i think i will never get it and better stay away from it.
4.i wish i could use bluetooth pairing from mobile for music ,so far i could not succeed i think it does not work.
5. blue n me is an awesome feature ,the connectivity and quality of calls in handsfree is top class but it seems there are some bugs like when the player is turned on it plays radio first then resume to cd or usb last played track.
6.sure there is a bit of blind spots in punto but it is matter of getting used to and i am perfectly okay with it.
7. the usual thud from rear wheels probably due to fast acting suspensions sprung back.