General 4x4, Accosted in Lidl Car Park

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General 4x4, Accosted in Lidl Car Park

doctorchris

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Twice, now, I've been accosted in Lidl's car park by gents with questions about my Panda 4x4.
First time the gent in question wanted to know if the black panel in the rear bumper dropped down to function as some kind of luggage rack.
Today, a chap in a nice British Racing Green Jag wanted to know all about the 4x4 as his wife has a 1.2 petrol front wheel drive and fancies the 4x4. They're moving to Donegal and thought a 4x4 might be useful on the rough roads there. I persuaded him against as it seemed unlikely that they would do any real off-road work and that as the 4x4 is slow they would find the hills in that part of Ireland a bit tiresome. I recommended the MJ instead. He was very knowledgeable about the Panda and indeed Fiats and Alfas as well.
This is the only car I have ever owned that attracts this kind of attention.
 
Still not got any attention from my 100, although I did spot a school boy looking after the car as he crossed the road. I obviously don't go to the right shops :ROFLMAO:

Chris
 
They are an interesting wee car and expect they'll always get attention wherever they'll go! As for donegal i'm from it myself and i have a few challenging roads for my multijet 4x4 when i get it... its not that its true offroading its more that there are roads that are impossible to travel on in a normal car due to their lack of tar and if you had something as small and nimble thats as sure footed as a mountain goat ie. a panda 4x4... it would do the job! It was only in the last snow downfall i realised how it cripples everyone transport wise over here... all house owners cars were parked at the bottom of their roads because none of them could drive up it... Perfect i wreckon for Donegal in everyway! :worship:
 
Stephen, wish I'd taken this fellas details so I could have directed him to your great advice. Oh well, guess he'll have to learn it all for himself when he gets over there.
 
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