3 transporters of 07 fiat puntos

jimogr

I saw 3 transporters full of Fiat Puntos on the Quays (Dublin) traveling towards the port yesterday evening, they were mostly 07s with a few 08s. Just wondering who would be moving so many second hand cars and why?

My first thought was a rental company but direction threw me a bit.

I know they could have been going to the port tunnel and not the port. But then where...

Just wonder if anyone would know who/why etc??

Cheers.

Anan1

Airport?

Stephen

Ex rentals is the first thing I would think of too. Maybe a dealer went bang? Are Fiat doing some kind of trade-in/scrappage deal maybe?

niceirishfella

Port tunnel to the airport i'd say.

Saab Ed

niceirishfella wrote: »

Port tunnel to the airport i'd say.

+1

Alot of dealers havent put out 3 and 6 month hire drives this year because they dont want them coming back in September / October . Most dealers have enough cars that they cant sell at the moment so instead of putting out new cars on hire they are putting out some stock they cant shift , ironically some of them woud be un-sold hire cars from last year. Thoses puntos are probably a collection of cars from various Fiat dealers going back out on hire for the summer.

niceirishfella

Saab Ed wrote: »

probably a collection of cars from various Fiat dealers going back out on hire for the summer.

to be hammered to within an inch of their lives.:D

ohhh, those were the days:pac:

jimogr

Yeah the Airport seems like a likely destination,

Saab Ed wrote: »

Alot of dealers havent put out 3 and 6 month hire drives this year because they dont want them coming back in September / October . Most dealers have enough cars that they cant sell at the moment so instead of putting out new cars on hire they are putting out some stock they cant shift , ironically some of them woud be un-sold hire cars from last year. Thoses puntos are probably a collection of cars from various Fiat dealers going back out on hire for the summer.

Interesting stuff, thanks Saab Ed.

ninty9er

Is there not an overflow car park full of Puntos at CityWest?

jimogr

ninty9er wrote: »

Is there not an overflow car park full of Puntos at CityWest?

Overflow for who? Rental companies?

L1011

Overflow for Fiat Auto Ireland; I've got some pics of it here... not sure if its still there.

It appears that Fiat Auto Ireland were buying 07/08 tradeins back off dealers to keep cashflow running or something along those lines - either way they ended up with huge amounts of 06/07/08 Puntos and some other models; and eventually they were trying to sell them themselves out of City West. Search on here for "fiat eco upgrade" and you'll find some stuff about it.

bushy...

jimogr wrote: »

I saw 3 transporters full of Fiat Puntos on the Quays (Dublin) traveling towards the port yesterday evening, they were mostly 07s with a few 08s. Just wondering who would be moving so many second hand cars and why?

My first thought was a rental company but direction threw me a bit.

I know they could have been going to the port tunnel and not the port. But then where...

Just wonder if anyone would know who/why etc??

Cheers.

They are being sent to end the "war on terror " under the guise of a "donation" for the Taliban
The Taliban will abandon their reliable but slightly uncomfortable Hiluxs and camels when they receive the "donation" of fuel efficient Fiats.

Within a few months the gearbox immobilisation system will deploy fleet-wide
paralysing their forces.

alo1587

They are being sent to where they belong....dumped in the sea

pandamoanium

MYOB wrote: »

Overflow for Fiat Auto Ireland; I've got some pics of it here... not sure if its still there.

It appears that Fiat Auto Ireland were buying 07/08 tradeins back off dealers to keep cashflow running or something along those lines - either way they ended up with huge amounts of 06/07/08 Puntos and some other models; and eventually they were trying to sell them themselves out of City West. Search on here for "fiat eco upgrade" and you'll find some stuff about it.

That sounds really interesting, thanks for that!

Do you know if they're still selling them, or how exactly would one go about getting in touch with the crowd selling them?

Thanks!

L1011

pandamoanium wrote: »

That sounds really interesting, thanks for that!

Do you know if they're still selling them, or how exactly would one go about getting in touch with the crowd selling them?

Thanks!

My local dealer has signs outside for the 'eco upgrade' still (Airton Fiat) but its off Fiat.ie - I'd suggest giving any of the dealers a call...

Wishbone Ash

jimogr wrote: »

I saw 3 transporters full of Fiat Puntos on the Quays (Dublin) traveling towards the port

Anan1 wrote: »

Airport?

niceirishfella wrote: »

Port tunnel to the airport i'd say.

jimogr wrote: »

Yeah the Airport seems like a likely destination

Unless the Puntos originated in the city centre (which is unlikely) they would not be permitted to use the quays to access the port tunnel. 5+ axle vehicles are banned from the city centre.

Normally, to get to Dublin Port, they would be required to use the M50/M1/DPT but if they were triple deckers, it's possible that they were over 4.65m and therefore too high to use the DPT.

It's highly unlikely that they were going to the airport.

joey54

How would you go about picking one of these up cheaply? Should I just approach a dealer or go to Fiat Ireland?

Interceptor

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It's highly unlikely that they were going to the airport.

Prolly bringing them to the O2 for the Britney concert. Fiats love Britney...

'cptr

niceirishfella

joey54 wrote: »

How would you go about picking one of these up cheaply? Should I just approach a dealer or go to Fiat Ireland?

Rathdown Motors sells them on behalf of their sister co Argos - but tbh, why would you want one?
The life will be gone out of one,it'll be loose as hell and may have had bodywork too.
You'll get a car with a better history privately for just as good a value if you shop round.

joey54

niceirishfella wrote: »

Rathdown Motors sells them on behalf of their sister co Argos - but tbh, why would you want one?
The life will be gone out of one,it'll be loose as hell and may have had bodywork too.
You'll get a car with a better history privately for just as good a value if you shop round.

Ok, in a weird way I like the look of some of them. So many people have told me things like this though I will have to rule with my head and not my heart!

Victor_M

Possibly being sent off to get torched somewhere, seems like the only way dealers can get rid of cars off their lots these days.