The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Sorry.... safety woes??? Who wants all this electronic rubbish. Not me for sure“20% increase in production due to customer demand” - there we have it! People still love the car. A [lot] of people buying it still. They’ve genuinely addressed the weak spots - safety woes and lack of ‘modern’ technology.
It’s a different approach than most of the other car makers but it seems to work. More power to them!
I still smile every time I pass one on the road! Good times. Long live the Panda.
Lane keeper??? If you are not awake and are too pissed to drive in a straight line you sould not be driving al all. The Panda in the real world is a strong structure capable of rolling and staying intact. Its also acceptably strong in side and head on collisions, and as good in these basic respects as most other cars of a similar size. All this stuff is put on to satisfy N Cap and the euro ******* who instigated the Euro emissions rules and failed to police them. THe emissions and economy scandal of all time. All this extra electronic stuff is not necessary, and of little real world use. What they do however is switch on the warning lights and put the car off the road at MOT time. Its bad enough now. How exactly is this good?
I can't see it.
Ok the extra airbags are a good thing I suppose and CBC being standard is may be good. I have it on mone however and its done nough except scare me to death applying the brakes twice at inappropriate times. Its under consideration for being switched off for good. Im very unconvinced it would work to good effect if needed.
I like many many others who have 4x4 Pandas drive on narrow single track country roads 70% of the time. What *** good is lane keeper to me, and in what way is it a safety feature? Perhaps it will make me steering straight... Oh n,o the roadside ditches do that by making it worthwhile driving on the carriageway like my instructor suggested I should 50 years ago. I am sorry for those that are suckered into thinking this rubbish is so good they should buy a new car to get it. Dont compalin about the price of food, fuel and energy if you want to pay for this stuff. Make it an optioonal pack and let those who cannot drive in a stright line can buy it if they want it. When I cant drive in lane, I shall hand my license back!
If they concentrated on economy I think it would be more effective? and vastly better for the environment. Lane keeper wont help.
Can you still get a 4x4 or Cross. I thought they were long dead as stellantis dismantles Fiat prior to getting rid of the brand altogether. Fiat itself is already gone. Its just a badge now. If a new 4x4 cross was available I would be pleased to buy in. Im considering a LHD car from europe and converting it to RHD.Folk are wanting the 4x4/Cross but they’re put off with the wait times so look elsewhere…they’re also put off by crap dealerships and aftercare
I think the common sense thing for makers to do is exactly what Stellantis have done. Extend ICE models life. Not much point bringing in new models until the landscape is clear. If the 4x4 was a tad more economical it would be great still and prove the point. OK its noisy, but thats my only complaint. A car is to get you from A to B not to bankrupt you paying for and maintaining a pile of stuff you dont need / want or indeed need / want to pay for, Or am I missing something?
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