Well the little Panda got rear ended by a Focus at the w/kend. Not much damage - bumper and trim scuffed but not cracked or broken, bent egg sauce tail pipe and n/s rear inner wheel arch liner has popped out and broke the retaining tabs off. Focus went to pieces - bumper broke, reg plate off, Ford badge and grill smashed and bonnet creased, so plucky little car the Panda i reckon.
Been given a 12 plate 5 door Polo 60ps as courtesy and impressions are that it handles the bumps more smoothly than the Panda and the ride seems a lot more forgiving/damped but is noisy as hell ( 3 cyl ) and pretty gutless ( same power but must weigh nigh on half as much again ). Impossible to rev out in 4th ( limiter is 6200 ) and 5th is just an overdive really. Nice soft touch cabin plastics but all in all pretty dull.
Miss my Panda's character already
Been given a 12 plate 5 door Polo 60ps as courtesy and impressions are that it handles the bumps more smoothly than the Panda and the ride seems a lot more forgiving/damped but is noisy as hell ( 3 cyl ) and pretty gutless ( same power but must weigh nigh on half as much again ). Impossible to rev out in 4th ( limiter is 6200 ) and 5th is just an overdive really. Nice soft touch cabin plastics but all in all pretty dull.
Miss my Panda's character already