General New Panda Waze model with free 4x4!

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This was mentioned in another thread, but I think it deserves one of its own:

To celebrate winning the Crossover category in this year's 4x4 Magazine ‘4x4 of the Year 2019 awards', Fiat is launching the new Fiat Panda Waze 4X4. It combines the looks and functionality of the popular Waze model with the award-winning 4X4 running gear. For a limited time, customers will be able to purchase the Waze 4X4, with 0.9-litre Twinair 90hp engine and 4X4 capability (valued at £3,200), for the same price as the two-wheel-drive Panda Waze 1.2 69hp, £12,265 OTR. (Offer ends 28 Feb 2019)

(from this Jeep press release: http://www.jeeppress-europe.co.uk/p...rossover-category-at-4x4-magazine-awards-2019)

4x4 MAgazine's own page here: https://4x4i.com/4x4-of-the-year-awards-fiat-panda-cross-wins-crossover-of-the-year/


Seems like a bargain to me...
 
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There was a big show in my local dealers yesterday when I collected my Abarth after it's first annual ripoff.

"4x4 for the price of 2x4"

I thought the Waze looked a bit tacky and plastic.

There's too many body coloured panels and black plastic that on the Cross would be highlighted Silver, the black wheels don't help it either.

In the darker colours it looks dull and flat, in the brighter colours it looks like there's far too much painted plastic.
It's a shame you can't add the silver roof rails, side rubbing strips and silver under bumpers as options, that would break up the overall appearance a bit.

Luckily the day before, I managed to dodge the yellow City Cross they had as a courtesy car, it looked pretty horrid.
They asked if I mined an auto and my brain quickly worked out that saying yes would probably mark that City Cross off the list.

BTW, no Fiat haven't cracked the Dualogic yet.
It's still like a chimpanzee has control of the clutch and gear lever, add to that the ponderous Stop Start system that can't start the engine as quickly as you can move your foot from brake to throttle and the whole experience it still pretty shocking.
 
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So they lower the OTR price to around what you'd have paid after the expected discount anyway? I'd only be wetting my pants over this if there was scope to negotiate a further discount off the Waze OTR price (and 0% finance...)

Having said that, is the OTR price of the Cross TA really now £16,465?!!! :eek: That's mental. And you have to pay another £500 for yellow!

(Looks from the Fiat website as though the Waze 4x4 has the steel wheels, and other poverty spec, of the Waze 4x2 - i.e. no CC, electric mirrors, seat height adjustment, etc. I reckon they'd have been lucky to find anyone daft enough to pay £15,465 OTR for that, especially as the cheaper TA 4x4 is better specced than the Waze!)
 
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I have to say my "ordinary" 4x4 Panda bought new June 2018 for £13500 OTR with Metallic Active Grey paint, 40/60 split rear seat, 3 rear belts, and head restraints, and side airbags, plus all the normal "goodies" seems like a bargain. In any event I don't care as I love the little beast, more and more each drive.
Eventually we had a bit of snow in the last couple of days but before I could go out to play, it had melted.
On another tack, now we have done 3000 plus miles I can see the oil on the dipstick, and consumption is minimal--Perfectly happy:)
 
Can one of "the knowledgable ones" out there tell me of significant differences between the 4x4 90bhp and the 85bhp TA engines and performance.
Can the 85 be uprated to 90 and if so is it worth it? I would say if it is a trade off between performance and reliability I will opt for reliability every time.
Thanks in advance(y)
 
Can one of "the knowledgable ones" out there tell me of significant differences between the 4x4 90bhp and the 85bhp TA engines and performance.

Can the 85 be uprated to 90 and if so is it worth it? I would say if it is a trade off between performance and reliability I will opt for reliability every time.

Thanks in advance(y)



They pumped it up to 90 for the Cross, presumably to allow for the extra weight, it would be done via the ecu I would think and I’d doubt you’d notice much of a difference
 
They pumped it up to 90 for the Cross, presumably to allow for the extra weight, it would be done via the ecu I would think and I’d doubt you’d notice much of a difference

85bhp-to-90bhp is almost not worth noting as it's only about 5% and within what would be called normal tolerances for any engine spec. Suspect maybe the most minor of tweaks to the ECU as a way of headlining a 'new' spec engine....

FWIW, the performance change for a 5bhp gain in a 1-tonne car is the equivalent of approximately 1 small suitcase extra in the boot - to all intents and purposes, undetectable I'd suggest.
 
FWIW, the performance change for a 5bhp gain in a 1-tonne car is the equivalent of approximately 1 small suitcase extra in the boot - to all intents and purposes, undetectable I'd suggest.

That rather depends on what's in the suitcase ;)
 
So they lower the OTR price to around what you'd have paid after the expected discount anyway? I'd only be wetting my pants over this if there was scope to negotiate a further discount off the Waze OTR price (and 0% finance...)

Having said that, is the OTR price of the Cross TA really now £16,465?!!! :eek: That's mental. And you have to pay another £500 for yellow!

(Looks from the Fiat website as though the Waze 4x4 has the steel wheels, and other poverty spec, of the Waze 4x2 - i.e. no CC, electric mirrors, seat height adjustment, etc. I reckon they'd have been lucky to find anyone daft enough to pay £15,465 OTR for that, especially as the cheaper TA 4x4 is better specced than the Waze!)

Currently the best price available on a standard 4x4 is £14895 which is a lot more than the waze 4x4. The only offer I could find was 1000 deposit contribution if you take the 3 years interest free credit at a garage in Wales.
I agree the excess of black plastic on the waze is tacky. I did just order one with CBC, climate control leather wheel and drivers set height adjustment. I either need three Panda 4x4 wheels (ALREADY HAVE 1) to get rid of the horrid black ones or a set of bright trims from ebay for about £50. or a paint job on the trims The waze does get the totally irrelevant hill descent control. May be I will get a job in a quarry or something where it might be needed...... Time will tell if the engine fills up with white and yellow slime like the last one. Whichever its cheaper to get the waze with goodies to rebuild the spec, and climate and cbc than a standard car. Now have to wait and see if the car gets here before the ports close down after leaving the eu.
 
The Bluetooth in my car. Working for USB socket doesn’t connect and the voice command button on the steering wheel does not work has anyone else had this problem and have you ever had it fixed at a dealership or is it possible to get it fixed cheaper elsewhere?
 
The Panda Nut. Individual new grey 2016 later alloys £302 each I think. Which colour did you go for?!

New style wheels are £153 including VAT. Just bought one as a spare to replace one I scratched. Tempted to get a set of Fiat Accessory wheels bt they are a bit pricey, They would match the ones on our Bravo.
 
Judging by sample TA 4x4 discount link with £1500 off, danger of speccing a TA Waze to the same spec and ends up very similar money and a longer build time.
 
The Bluetooth in my car. Working for USB socket doesn’t connect and the voice command button on the steering wheel does not work has anyone else had this problem and have you ever had it fixed at a dealership or is it possible to get it fixed cheaper elsewhere?
I suspect you have a new Panda with uConnect radio? If so, the voice control button on the steering wheel only works if the radio is turned on... and if you only have the one USB socket (on top of dash) I think that only acts as a power socket, not a way of connecting a USB device. (I assume Fiat think everyone will use Bluetooth to play music form their phone, rather than the 'old fashioned way' of putting music on a USB stick.) My 2018 4x4 has two USB sockets, one in the glove box and one on dash top by phone cradle. The glovebox one was dropped on the very newest models. Using the Panda uConnect phone app marginally improves music access to playlists etc.
 
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The 4x4 offer is great, I think. I really fancy a yellow one as a long term toy. Gonna see what packs and options my local dealer will throw in for nought, before I commit though.

I've had a twin-air in a 500L before and I thoroughly enjoyed hooning about in it, but was thoroughly disappointed in the average 36 mpg. I know the score now though so I accept that if I hoon about in a Waze TA (and who wouldn't, it's the thing to do), I'll get f*** all mpg but it will constantly put a smile on my face.

I'll report back in a week or so.

Panda. :):D
 
The 4x4 offer is great, I think. I really fancy a yellow one as a long term toy. Gonna see what packs and options my local dealer will throw in for nought, before I commit though.

It will be interesting to hear if you achieve any movement on price. I spec'd one up to get as close as I could to my yellow Cross, and ended up just short of £14k - and still with those poverty-spec steel wheels (the configurator doesn't allow you to choose alloys - surely Fiat are missing a trick there?).

With a £2k Fiat deposit contribution on the 4x4 and Cross at the moment, and 0% finance over 3 years (via the Privilege scheme - available to anyone who stumps up a few quid to join the IAM), the Waze 4x4 isn't quite as much of a steal as it might at first appear. It only looks that way because the RRP of the Waze is high. But I agree that with some packs/options thrown in, and a decent finance offer, the Waze deal could stack up very nicely indeed.

(I see that, in the small print, Fiat say that the Waze 4x4 deal can't be combined with any other offer, so presumably no Fiat deposit contribution or 0% finance? If that deal can be combined with Privilege, even I'd be all over it - and I'm a notoriously tight bastard.)
 
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