General 1.2 vs twinair

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General 1.2 vs twinair

Hi there. Good options! The 1.2 will be significantly slower but significantly more economical. Tax rules based on god knows what may mean road tax is different. I have a TA and it took a while to get used to its different engine character. I have now got used to it and do like how it performs. Economy is slightly disappointing for engine size. You need to consider this compared to otehr 90bhp cars. If you do not do long runs personally I might lean towards the 1.2. Insurance costs are also a consideration and seem to vary hugely. If the car is under 10 years Chris Knott insurance do a discount for FF members that is real and tanglible. Whichever Panda you get should make you enjoy your motoring!
 
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I reckon that PaulD either has the lightest right foot in Christendom, or his Cross TA was sprinkled with magic super-economy fairy-dust at the factory!

I've driven mine like a nervous nun with a sore big toe for the last 1k, and have achieved the dizzy heights of 46 mpg. Currently at 42 mpg overall, over 25k miles. :(

My 4x4TA does very similar. I can get 50mpg out of it, but its very hard work and I just couldnt be bothered. My 1.6D Bravo easily does twice the miles on each gallon. Two differetn Fiats and I have to say I love them both. Not as much as the 100HP though!
 
I'm glad someone else is getting similar figures to me. I was beginning to think Fiat had put the wrong engine in my car. A 1.2 fitted with a system that makes Twin Air noises through the stereo.

The fuel mapping on the twinair is a total mystery and there seems no relationship betweeen eco on and off. I find mine best driven just a little faster than steady and switched eco off. I dont think I will ever be able to have much influence over the mpg so I am going to ignore it. At least when its slurped another full tank of juice in a silly distance its only a small tank to refill. I just look at the cost and thnink thats not too bad for a whole tankful.
 
Zacly - identical average MPG and total distance as mine. I think we've been here many times before, but steep (Surrey) hills within half a mile of a cold start kills my economy. As does stop-start traffic, which I encounter most of the time. But let's not get hung up about mileage figures again, as the overall cost difference on a typical 6-8000 annual total is not exactly massive. If you do 7,000/year at the low-end a average of 43mpg, a year's worth of fuel will cost £886 (@ an average of £1.20/litre). Drive like a nun and make 48mpg (at the cost of any fun or 'progression'...) and you'll save precisely £92, that's all.

For what it's worth, on a trip to Le Mans and back this year, over about 700 miles, in 30C or more heat, with full A/C, back seats down full of camping gear, sitting at a GPS measured 130kph, I averaged only 38mpg, so maybe my car's a bit of a duffer :(


£92. That a fortune. Thats 75 packets of Thorntons shortcake!!!
 
If you are prepared to do your homework and gamble on an early model, there are TA Pandas available now from around the £3500 to £4000 mark here in the UK. The 1.2 a little cheaper, but more or less the same (seeing as you can't get a TA Pop it's not really fair to include them!)

I have to say I'm tempted by a Panda again as a second car. Selling my Panda for a Punto was a big mistake in hindsight. I hated the beige interior of the Panda but I should have just sucked it up and got some new seat covers!

The Punto was an OK car but that was about it. Like the 500, the Panda has got that zip and bounce that makes it interesting to drive. Some might call it crap suspension but I'm OK with it...:rolleyes::p
 
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