On the Road Again!

The Punto was born in Italy in 1994 and was registered in the UK in the early part of 1995. Over the years it has had a few owners, the last two being my Mum and then me. I inherited it from her when she gave up driving as she approached her 78th birthday. Although the best part of eighteen and half years old (measured from registration not falling off the end of the production line in Turin or somewhere around there) it has managed just over 50000 miles. In the UK the average miles per year has hovered around 12000 miles per year. She had it serviced regularly and with the low mileage I have been bad and not bothered.  It suffers from a kind of vehicular acne with a disease of the paintwork; where a white coating flakes off. Added to a little bodywork damage to the nearside front after an excursion off-road; her not me, it paints a sorry picture. Today it has been in the garage for a pre-MoT check.  I called them today and it's not as bad as I thought. It needs a...

Just like Frankenstein's monster an injection of electricity has made the Punto live again. It was as I had thought, but the RAC man confirmed it with his battery testing gadget. A new battery and Voila! Today despite the doors being iced up (!) she started first touch.

Until we were in Italy earlier in the month I had no idea that there are so many FIAT 500 "Cinquecento" cars still in daily use. They were built in the same sort of period as the Mini in the UK and to be honest you hardly see any of them on he road unless there's some Mini festival. I took a photos of ones I saw but in the end there were so many! FIAT Cinquecento Originale , originally uploaded by Invicta Moto . Positano Cinquecento , originally uploaded by Invicta Moto . Positano Cinquecento , originally uploaded by Invicta Moto .

Parked at Westenhanger Station and came back to find that someone had run into it during the day and damaged the sill! Have no idea who did it as they obviously Pi55ed off without leaving a note.

My New Car , originally uploaded by PuntoMan . I inherited this Punto 60 Selecta from my Mum when she gave up driving at the ripe old age of 79 last week. As a result I have changed my name from Invicta Moto to PuntoMan!