God, that sortof discount already. Think i'd have prefered lower list prices with little or no discount. Least that's less likely to hammer residual values - something i thought Fiat/Alfa was trying to improve
Interesting you say it drives the same as the Panda, as the likes of Auto Express would have you believe the Panda is a 4 star car & the Ypsilon merely 2 star! I've thought for a while that they write utter rubbish, though.Sounds like the Fiat salesman has got abit too used to selling the 500! Fiat have been lucky with the 500, but whilst the new Panda is a good car, for the equipment available as standard, some models look too expensive, particularly the TwinAir & Multijet. I totally think that Blue&Me, 60/40 split rear seats, height adjustable drivers seat, side airbags and a spare wheel should be standard on the Lounge model (spare wheel across the range) - the amount of options that come-up for it on the configurator is enough to make you think you're pricing up a VW & is particularly stingy given how much kit they packed into the old Panda Eleganza (including height adjustable drivers seat and climate control). I don't blame you for walking away.
Did you go for the Ypsilon SE or Limited? The current offers on them make them look very good value, especially when compared to the Panda & 500 which don't look such a luxury product in comparison. I keep looking at the Ypsilon but can't decide if they look girly or not. In some colours i think they do and in others i think they look totally different. Then i look at the price & think 'do i care'! What colour did you go for?
Good to see them shifting a few anyway - i've seen a couple of (positive) owner reviews for them and several people posting pics/comments re purchase of one on Chryslers Facebook page, so the current offers must be making people take notice
Went for an SE in stone grey metallic. They look good in white too IMHO but the 2 tone paint jobs do seem to make them a bit more girly. I also went for the lancia-esque 16" alloys rather than the multi-spoke design which also helps making it a tad more butch. Certainly had good feedback from everyone who's seen it in the flesh and been in it so far.
Interior wise it does genuinely seem a plush place, certainly given the fact it's still a 'budget' car, the quality of the materials on the seats and soft feel material on the dash and door inserts is nice. It's also well sound insulted and so at motorway cruising speeds is pretty civil. The central instrument cluster takes a bit of getting used to but adds to the feeling of space inside. With the power delivery of the TA, it certainly drives like a larger car than it actually is. So far all very positive
If it's a quiet motorway companion then i'm interested, coz the MiTo i've test driven (on 16" wheels) was quieter than my Stilo (on 17"s) but still not amazingly quiet once upto 70mph. The old Panda always seemed more refined to me than either MiTo or Stilo so i'm guessing the new one will be even better, but i don't think the Panda is a young guys car really (except 100HP type ones), even though it really appeals to me. I suppose the Ypsilon is somewhere between the MiTo & Panda for 'butchness' lol.Aah yeah that colour looks classy in the pics i've seen. I keep looking at Universal Blue and the Red & Black two-tone, but can't decide if the Red & Black would get tiring long-term. If it's the really dark-coloured alloys with semi-circle(ish) cut-outs round the edge that i'm thinking of then totally agree, they look really good :slayer:
It's so weird how some reviews in the press say it's plasticky & noisy & others (including owners) say it's plush & quiet
