General 3 red Pandas - looks like we got a convoy ?

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General 3 red Pandas - looks like we got a convoy ?

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Yup, driving down from Watford to Fareham today, I got overtaken by a red 100hp and a red Panda almost identical to mine. So, for a few miles I joined up with them (it was obvious they were together). It must a been a great sight to see, 3 red Pandas doing 70 on the motorway, in a convoy ?


The guy in the 100hp wasn't too impressed but we got a thumbs up from the lady passenger in the ordinary panda. Made us grin for a few miles ???
 
Blue panda party... ImageUploadedByFIAT Forum1410806030.103876.jpg
 
500e toxic interior ?

I have tried everything, baking soda, vinegar, charcoal...
Fiat 500e is a cool little electric car but has a toxic interior.
I was enthusiastic about the car being good for the environment, my pocket and my young nephew under one.
As it turns out, the electric version 2015 leatherette is highly toxic to me and I would suspect to many people.
The symptoms in my case are burning skin, nausea by the end of the day blurry vision. My friends went for a ride and they both had headaches. My passengers have not wanted to put up windows to turn on the A/C because the the toxins make it hard to breath.
It's not a car I could put my nephew in.
I'm going through the process of trying to get fiat to get the skins of the seats replaced or provide options. After I have cleaned the interior several times and Fiat also cleaning it, the Fiat center's response is "the car is performing as designed".
This is not just the new car smell.
I don't believe Fiat set out to design an environmentally friendly car that is a toxic box for humans.
I would not suggest for anyone to get the 500e until Fiat addresses this issue. If you are not effected by it, someone else getting in your car will. Responsible design goes hand in hand with a green interior.
 
Re: 500e toxic interior ?

I have tried everything, baking soda, vinegar, charcoal...
Fiat 500e is a cool little electric car but has a toxic interior.
I was enthusiastic about the car being good for the environment, my pocket and my young nephew under one.
As it turns out, the electric version 2015 leatherette is highly toxic to me and I would suspect to many people.
The symptoms in my case are burning skin, nausea by the end of the day blurry vision. My friends went for a ride and they both had headaches. My passengers have not wanted to put up windows to turn on the A/C because the the toxins make it hard to breath.
It's not a car I could put my nephew in.
I'm going through the process of trying to get fiat to get the skins of the seats replaced or provide options. After I have cleaned the interior several times and Fiat also cleaning it, the Fiat center's response is "the car is performing as designed".
This is not just the new car smell.
I don't believe Fiat set out to design an environmentally friendly car that is a toxic box for humans.
I would not suggest for anyone to get the 500e until Fiat addresses this issue. If you are not effected by it, someone else getting in your car will. Responsible design goes hand in hand with a green interior.
That's unfortunate to hear, but not really relevant to this thread or to the mk3 Panda section of the Fiat Forum.

Maybe someone over in the New 500 section has experienced similar problems? I'm sure they'll have a much better idea; we don't even have an all electric Panda, mk3 or mk4.
 
When parked next to a 100HP, the standard Panda looks like it needs a few trips to the gym; it's so weedy looking haha :p.

I think the lens edge-distortion helps make the 100hp look beefier on that image, but generally, it's surprising how the subtle modifications that make up the 100hp kit give a very pleasing visual outcome.The rear bumper on the standard models looks a little 'under-fitting' - like Rain-man with his kecks wedged up inside his crack.Boy that fake leather in the 500e sounds dodgy though.
 
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