Jon, exactly how many cars do you have in the family now at your house? (including parts cars?) 
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Jon, exactly how many cars do you have in the family now at your house? (including parts cars?)
Jim
Mum's Yaris was out yesterday and it was just Panda's on the drive, we were working on 2 and it was impressive seeing all 6 (5 runners and the 1 donor) on it. I would take a pic, but the way our drive is set you can't get them all in one pic.
I'll do a google earth and post a pic in a bit.
The Donor 750L should be gone but the scrappy company made a cock up
, and dad's 1000CL is going once I transfer the NI plate to my 4x4 True answer is that it must be a medical condition
Panda Bug
In our drive
1 x 750L (splutter, needs MOT)
1 x 1000cl (parts car but it's pretty stripped)
1 x 1000s (sylvia)
1 x selecta (gutted shell thou)
1 x Fiat Barchetta (Alan's 'Mid life crisis' wagon)
1 x Fiat Strada (more rust than car)
1 x Fiat Cinqucento
1 x Fiat 500 (but not in the drive, it's in Tennessee at the minute)
1 x Citroen XM
Mmm.... Yeah, I think it's just I've not grown up and my toy box jus got bigger, LOL
Jim
1 x 750L (splutter, needs MOT)
1 x 1000cl (parts car but it's pretty stripped)
1 x 1000s (sylvia)
1 x selecta (gutted shell thou)
1 x Fiat Barchetta (Alan's 'Mid life crisis' wagon)
1 x Fiat Strada (more rust than car)
1 x Fiat Cinqucento
1 x Fiat 500 (but not in the drive, it's in Tennessee at the minute)
1 x Citroen XM
Mmm.... Yeah, I think it's just I've not grown up and my toy box jus got bigger, LOL
Jim
feel so inadequate..only one panda and one mk1 punto and I'm getting nagged for that! wife's got a subaru legacy estate,surely that is about equivelant to my 2????
nice Sisley btw, jealous.
nice Sisley btw, jealous.
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Here is a small pic of our gaff Jim.
You can see some of the Panda's but these were taken ages ago!
Top pic shows 2 Blues
and Bottom shows the 750L donor where it is currently sitting and someone's van in our drive (worryingly I don't know who's van it is)
Jon.
You can see some of the Panda's but these were taken ages ago!
Top pic shows 2 Blues
and Bottom shows the 750L donor where it is currently sitting and someone's van in our drive (worryingly I don't know who's van it is
)Jon.
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Right, got timing belt done this morning for £65 which wasn't bad
My mechanic gave it a look over for the MOT and it dosen't look good
Jon.
My mechanic gave it a look over for the MOT and it dosen't look good
- Sills need welding - knew this anyway so not to bothered about that
- Play in bother front wheels - He's gonna check to see if this is normal because it's a 4x4
- Drivers front shock needs replacing :bang:
- Possibly a small bit of flex brake pipe at the back going onto the rear axle
- Rear diff has a slight leak. Only realy slight and you can see where the oil's been plattered over the exhaust and fuel tank;
Ive been advised to leave this for now, and just keep an eye on it and top up as of when. - The rear passenger side wheelarch liner looks a bit sorry for it's self so I'm going to be patching it up until I get another;
- 2 out of the 4 gear box gaiters will need replacing.
Jon.
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Looking really tidy mate, good find Just out of interest though (since Wiki didn't seem to useful) where does the name Sisley come from?
Just out of interest though (since Wiki didn't seem to useful) where does the name Sisley come from?
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Thanks.
Not to sure. I know it's a place in Italy. Not sure if they were made there, or if it's really hilly there
But I think it flows off the tounge nicly
Not to sure. I know it's a place in Italy. Not sure if they were made there, or if it's really hilly there
But I think it flows off the tounge nicly
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Ahh, that clears that up. Wonder why they decided to put their name to an off-roader :chin:
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''The gearbox feel sturdy, but grides into 3rd sometimes. This is they syncro I was told Is this the start of gearbox problems which the 4x4's suffer with. As far as that goes is it going to become a bigger problem, or something that's ok if I don't mind living with it?''
thats how mine started. noise in 3rd. kind of a crunch. it got noisier and ended up totally f**ked. still waiting to fit scrapyard one (250 euros) as i'm still waiting for clutch to arrive. hope it works. it may be a good idea to drain the oil and check for metal in the oil. i didn't know there was a common problem with 4x4 gerboxes. suppose it could be due to people driving in 4x4 too often on tarmac? good luck with it.
''The gearbox feel sturdy, but grides into 3rd sometimes. This is they syncro I was told
Is this the start of gearbox problems which the 4x4's suffer with. As far as that goes is it going to become a bigger problem, or something that's ok if I don't mind living with it?''thats how mine started. noise in 3rd. kind of a crunch. it got noisier and ended up totally f**ked. still waiting to fit scrapyard one (250 euros) as i'm still waiting for clutch to arrive. hope it works. it may be a good idea to drain the oil and check for metal in the oil. i didn't know there was a common problem with 4x4 gerboxes. suppose it could be due to people driving in 4x4 too often on tarmac? good luck with it.
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I reckon a Panda could make a lot of that with some MT tires. Their track is so narrow only one wheel is in a rut the other is on the centre so you don't really ground out. Just means you drive at an angle all the time.
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TBH I was wondering/thinking this myself. lol.
Just can't wait to go off road for the first time. Not long now. About 2 weeks now hopefully
All sounds ok...not too bad....Good to see your doing a "proper job"
Off road day anyone??????:devil:
kev
Off road day anyone??????:devil:
kev
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Talking of off roading you out to see some of the tracks I've taken the 750L up in my first year of driving at college
Do they do MTs for Pandas ?
Not being rude or joking the Panda has small wheels, when I checked the best I could come up with is snow tyres.
I reckon a Panda with KH71s or BFGs would be a very sure footed beast
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Dunno. Think the biggest wheels they do are the ones on it. lol.
bit of a fad in the late eighties, hence the lancia Y10 Fila and the panda sergio tacchinis I've had and I seem to remember a metro Principles aswell. they'd just stick a designer name on to attract the wannabe yuppies who couldn't afford a golf gti or a porsche. Made for some above average special editions though....not sure about the metro.
Hmmmmmmmmmm, can you lift a Panda ? a body / suspension lift could mean you gain enough space for MTs although fitting 31s or 33s might be slightly too much
