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#226
Yes, the car is running absolutely fine...
My Italian Horse in Bossa Nova White - Fiat Punto 90HP
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#227
Guys, today my car scraped the ground... and when i say scraped, i mean it was a real bad grounding. Yesterday night, it was raining heavily & I was going to santacruz. Near L&T, I could not avoid a huge pothole (damn BMC!), however i took it very very slowly. I heard this - Thunk (when front tyre went in) & Grrrrr grrrr grrrr (when rear tyre went it). The underbelly has taken a huge hit.
Ouch that really hurts, i used to face such situations with zen, but not any more.
The suspension has been heightened with spacers.
Wish your Scorpio would have done that stretch easily.
Hope there was no scratches to Pintu or was it a brushing to the mudflaps?
The suspension has been heightened with spacers.
Wish your Scorpio would have done that stretch easily.
Hope there was no scratches to Pintu or was it a brushing to the mudflaps?
Underbelly is very well protected in Punto, however I would suggest to get it checked.
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#230
I got it checked. I am really really really impressed with my Pintu, infact love it.
I took it to a nearby Maruti A.S.S. & got it lifted. It took 3 of us (including one maruti mechanic) just to find out where the impact or damage was... nothing was visible on close scrutiny!
Then later the mechanic pointed out a small dent on a projection on the underbelly protection plate & a few light scratches on it. There was no damage elsewhere. All the essential parts are covered well by FIAT.
the mechanic was of the opinion that even though the dent looks small & there is no damage whatsoever, the impact has been huge as the plate is very thick & strong & still has that dent, so the impact must be huge. I agree. I had heard a loud bang & the thud under the car was quite violent, enough to make my friend sitting in the car scream!
the mechanic was like "man gaya, majboot banaya hain!" (translated to english, it means "its built tough").
This is what I like about my car... Its built like a tank!
I took it to a nearby Maruti A.S.S. & got it lifted. It took 3 of us (including one maruti mechanic) just to find out where the impact or damage was... nothing was visible on close scrutiny!
Then later the mechanic pointed out a small dent on a projection on the underbelly protection plate & a few light scratches on it. There was no damage elsewhere. All the essential parts are covered well by FIAT.
the mechanic was of the opinion that even though the dent looks small & there is no damage whatsoever, the impact has been huge as the plate is very thick & strong & still has that dent, so the impact must be huge. I agree. I had heard a loud bang & the thud under the car was quite violent, enough to make my friend sitting in the car scream!
the mechanic was like "man gaya, majboot banaya hain!" (translated to english, it means "its built tough").
This is what I like about my car... Its built like a tank!
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Raj,I would love to congratulate you.
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Fiat have some thicker gauges than maruti/ hyundai/ innova.
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#234
That's great , from your explanation i think its a huge impact and happy to hear there are no signs of much damage! Amazing build from Fiat not only above the chassis but under it as well!
ilango[speed thirst];96857 said:
Fiat have some thicker gauges than maruti/ hyundai/ innova.
why congratulate buddy?
ilango[speed thirst];96857 said:
Fiat have some thicker gauges than maruti/ hyundai/ innova.
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#236
you are right peter.
by the way, i love your signature & totally agree to it!
by the way, i love your signature & totally agree to it!
Present roads in our country....,HUH no need to explain.
I had lot of similar near miss incidents where I always thought it is all done this time but again it is a great joy to see nothing but a scratch on same underbelly engine guard.
So I congratulate ,to get her back as good as she is..!!!
I had lot of similar near miss incidents where I always thought it is all done this time but again it is a great joy to see nothing but a scratch on same underbelly engine guard.
So I congratulate ,to get her back as good as she is..!!!
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#238
My car had company today -
