I knew it wouldn't stay under wraps for long
It says towed on a trailer so hopefully they mean a proper trailer with the front wheels off the ground, otherwise the box will be mush again. Was going to message them tonight and check
if I needed another Panda....... :slayer:
No one ever needs another Panda. It kinda happens doesn't it?
I saw this come up myself. It doesn't actually say what's wrong with it which makes me wonder. Doesn't look in too bad of a condition either.
I guess it could need trailering away because of the spongy brakes, but it does make you wonder if he'd like it that way because you won't notice the dodgy gearbox till you get home.
I recognise this car, in fact the seller bought it from me in Oct 2012.
As I recall it had 3 previous owners before I bought it, there was as the seller says documentation showing a full CVT box refurb from a Fiat garage and the car drove very well indeed. I always thought that there had been some body work carried out on the front end as the colour match was very slightly out but the panel fit was good.
There was a small amount of paint bubbling on the rear wing and the brakes were fine when i had it.
I did take it to one of the shows at Thoresby and recall both Vern and Gavin having a look around it, they might remember and be able to give some more info.
I think I still have some photos of it from my ownership if anyone is interested.
He did tell me it was to be towed behind his Camper and if he does trips to the Sahara!!! then, as has already been pointed out, the method of towing would need to be confirmed.
Wow! Well I wouldn't have recognised it from the current pictures, it was a beauty when doctyler had it.
I did message the owner at the weekend asking what the condition of the gearbox was like but have received no relpy.
Wow! Well I wouldn't have recognised it from the current pictures, it was a beauty when doctyler had it.
I did message the owner at the weekend asking what the condition of the gearbox was like but have received no relpy.
Hi, all I can tell you is that it changed gear when last driven back from the Mot. We've only done a few hundred miles in it as it was used to supplement holiday travel for the motorhome and has now been replaced by a more modern Daihatsu Charade (with air-con!). Like the Charade the Selecta driving characteristics are different from a normal automatic being a CVT as you may know well. It gets off the mark quick but seems to need the brakes to get it to change down in a hurry. Fiat probably thought of that as the selecta discs are bigger that the manual panda. I don't have the experience to say whether the box works to design specification or not and I give absolutely no guarantee with the box or any other bits of the car. It's spares / repairs. If you think the boxes go flakey maybe it's not for you? I'm not bothered either way as it will break for parts for enough to satisfy me. Thanks for your interest.
Sad to think that the lovely Panda I saw at Thoresby Park is now spares/repair only two years later.