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Hello, there is similar thread on Panda (2012+) but I can not see something like this here.

So, I will begin:

- I began minor tweaking - few smaller scratches made by twigs or cats (yes, this small and vile creatures) and started looking after vent (one of them broke few years ago). It will once again looks like new one!
- I was witness of breaking 100,000 kilometers (62,137 of mileage) in my ten years old car (Maluch* spent more time in garage than on the road).
- From early January I go to school in my Panda - it's 15 kilometers of distance. There are only three FIAT cars on school parking - cute 500, yellow Panda and mine dark blue Panda. Rest is some German-produced scrap like BMWs or Volkswagens.
- I picked up girl in my Panda! :D

*Name of my Panda. It was also name for FIAT 126p produced in Poland from 1974 to 2000 - the most popular car in Poland during this time. In English it means Toddler.
 
Tal Shiar said:
Hello, there is similar thread on Panda (2012+) but I can not see something like this here.



So, I will begin:



- I began minor tweaking - few smaller scratches made by twigs or cats (yes, this small and vile creatures) and started looking after vent (one of them broke few years ago). It will once again looks like new one!

- I was witness of breaking 100,000 kilometers (62,137 of mileage) in my ten years old car (Maluch* spent more time in garage than on the road).

- From early January I go to school in my Panda - it's 15 kilometers of distance. There are only three FIAT cars on school parking - cute 500, yellow Panda and mine dark blue Panda. Rest is some German-produced scrap like BMWs or Volkswagens.

- I picked up girl in my Panda! :D



*Name of my Panda. It was also name for FIAT 126p produced in Poland from 1974 to 2000 - the most popular car in Poland during this time. In English it means Toddler.
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Hello, toddler is good analogy for the panda as it is a bit like a naughty little child sometimes but that's what makes them such fun to own, in the UK most people aspire to own German scrap but many of us have an imagination and prefer something a bit more more unusual, I have a white panda 100hp which I've owned for almost four years now and although it drives me mad sometimes with its hard suspension I couldn't imagine not owning it now, i still look forward to driving it every day and it does everything I need from a car while being totally reliable and great fun to own and drive.
 
Well, on Friday we changed the rocker cover gasket and did a routine oil change on my Panda. I change it every 7,000 miles or 6 months with Castrol Magnatec. I was fascinated with how many 'F I A T' logos on the engine components, coated in golden brown oil.. I wonder if it's the magnetic sticking to the parts or if all regular oil does this..

And on Saturday I finally got the bicycle rack fitted and somehow still have a bike that didn't take a flight! I love how the Panda is so narrow that you can see two large bicycle wheels on both wing mirrors sticking out the side! It felt like anything I passed was going to take the bike off, but I was behind a Peugeot 107 which reminded me just how much space I have between the lines with the Panda - much smaller footprint than in my head.
 

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I celebrated reaching 123456 miles on the clock. Looking forward to seeing much bigger numbers in the future.

Meanwhile at Christmas my two Fiat bears Finn and Fabio got all festive in the back.

And I changed the driver side sidelight bulb.
 

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I've been sound insulating my drivers door :slayer: It got replaced after a crash a couple of years ago and I've finally got round to putting it right! 4 sheets of Silent Coat from Amazon and it's made a massive difference, but it did sound like a tin can before...
 
Mine spends at least twice a month getting dirty in a field. Couple of weeks ago she had to be rescued. Ice had melted and she had sunk when I came back.

Not had to mess with her for sometime. Will have to sort out the drivers seat soon though.
 
Only had mine a few days so driving it and cleaning it oh and replaced the factory head unit
 
Today my great white Panda went and got some summershoes for the green Panda (on some "new" alu-rims), excited to see them on...
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