How can such a great looking and sounding car have such a poxy sounding horn ????? the horn on my wife's Punto sounds better, is this the norm.. .

Yes, it is the norm.

I fitted horns to mine. http://www.chiark.com/scooby/mod_horn.asp

Mine are fitted using a piece of alloy 25mm angle, about 175 mm long. Holes are drilled into it to allow it to be clamped into place by the front battery clamp nut, then it has 3 other holes for the compressor,,and the two horns.
The whole lot can be easily lifted out for maintenance, or to get at the alignment screws on my Morettes(Grrrrrrrrrrr), by undoing one 10mm nut.
Hope this is of help.
Alcazar

Cheers . . . . I totally agree . . its more effective to wind down the window and shout !!!