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Quote from freddyalek90 :It's much, MUCH nicer than the GP. I don't really see so many similarities either: high rear lights... erm... little window just behind the a-pillar... around 4 meters... but the Ford is really more modern, you can't deny that.

And the interior: I suppose you don't like the Aluminium looks. I didn't when I first saw it, but now I think it's if not beautiful, very modern and distinctive.
BTW I think that the stripe round the dash (that you can have in different colours) in the Punto is really ugly. And will fall off.
Yes, the reliability/build quality in new Fiats is better than ever, but some years ago it was like, say, being raped by a radioactive pedophile, now is slightly better, but miles away from the Germans.
And, be careful, I'm Italian, and despite that, I'd rather eat my money than buy an italian car. My mum has got a Daewoo Matiz: she could have bought a Seicento, but didn't; my dad has got an Opel Astra: he could have bought a Stilo at the time. I now have a Fiesta, and I didn't want a GP. It's not that we are xenophile: italian cars aren't as good as other European cars. Period.

Hmm well, we'll just have to agree to differ as far as the looks are concerned. I still think it's a dead ringer for the Fiat. Same overall body shape and stance on the road from most angles IMO but no matter.

I've no doubt the Fiesta is a better car, especially to drive. Fords have come a long way since the horrors of the (late) Escort period. They actually have civilised engines in them now. Every one I've driven in the last 10 years, (3 incarnations of Fiesta and a Focus), has been "nice" to drive. Though the Focus feels far too much like an MPV inside for my tastes.
I'd rather have a Seicento than a Matiz any day....
I'd rather walk than drive a car where your knees are the crumple zones.
Quote from S14 DRIFT :I'd rather walk than drive a car where your knees are the crumple zones.

hehehehe Me too mate, me too. :P
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Quote from ussbeethoven :No, thanks.

To be fair, this test was performed without airbags - but the structure is very weak anyway.

What I was going to say: at least the Matiz has 3 stars EuroNCAP. (The Seicento has 1 and a half :schwitz
And, back then, we paid it the equivalent of 8500£, and it is the full optional model (2 airbags, abs+ebd, pretensioners, A/C, electric windows, split rear seat, power steering, radio-cassette player). The Seicento for the same price didn't have almost all the optional I mentioned and it was 3-doors.
And remamber that the Seicento (600) is nothing more than a restyled Cinquecento (500), a car concieved in the 80s and produced since 1991.

Here are the EuroNCAP tests...
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/fiat_seicento_2000/73.aspx
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/daewoo_matiz_2000/65.aspx

...and than, watching these videos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1aM9edDxj4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNBPFo_Hmhc
...yeah, I'm happy of using a Matiz rather than a Seicento.
Favourite small car? Ford Fiesta RS Turbo :P

Best-looking small car ever?
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