hey everyone, my mams new panda should be here any day, she order a silver metallic auto dynamic for £6190 a couple of weeks ago.

one question: she received the logbook the other day and has not yet paid in full for the car, is this normal?

and shes asked me to ask if she has to drive it any different because its her first new car and doesnt want to break it lol

she bought it from a garage brand new - un registered from a garage down leeds (i think).

thanks Alot!! Alex.

anyone?

oh and can anyone recomend any insurers? it needs to be insured to get taxed before it gets delivered, thanks.

when we collected ours, dealer said, is pre run in, but in reality didnt feel loose for a few thousand miles, as for insurance tesco and more than have been good for us...

Jai said:

when we collected ours, dealer said, is pre run in, but in reality didnt feel loose for a few thousand miles, as for insurance tesco and more than have been good for us...

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ah ok, thanks for that

Hii
im collecting my panda on friday, insurance will be £252 fully comprehensive, with no claims bonus protected,£250 excess, with AUTODIRECT insurance, i found them through www.moneysupermarket.com, after 2 weeks of intense searching i found them to be the cheapest on the web.

well my mam just got insured (not sure who with) for £178 fully comp, plus her NCB is used on her audi A4, so thats without NCB.

I live in a very busy area of london so thats probably why mine is a bit more than your mums. Anyway i hope she enjoys it ,nice to see that she choose the metallic grey as all i seem to see is the teskco blue which is a nice colour but there are to many of this colour on the road

yeh she thought the same about the blue colour, and thinks the silver makes it look bigger

is it normal to receive the logbook for the car before paying? she only paid the £500 deposit and has the logbook

got it today, came with electric mirrors which we didnt expect, RCL etc. the dual logic gearbox is amazing

Electric mirrors?
My Sporting is a tarted up Dynamic, and I don't have electric mirrors.
H

hmallett said:

Electric mirrors?
My Sporting is a tarted up Dynamic, and I don't have electric mirrors.
H

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aparently all automatics come with them as standard its an amazing gearbox, auto or manual without a clutch

Is that working on the assumption that if you can't work a clutch, you probably cant work a mirror adjuster?
H

lol i like manuals but with this you get the best of both

right shes done a few miles in it now and loves it! shes well chuffed and would recomend it to anyone

hey again, just a quick Q i was reading in the manual there is a feature that stops the car rolling back when pulling away on a hill, how is this activated because my mam says other autos dont roll back when in gear, thanks all

Alex-R said:

hey again, just a quick Q i was reading in the manual there is a feature that stops the car rolling back when pulling away on a hill, how is this activated because my mam says other autos dont roll back when in gear, thanks all

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If with "other autos" she means "old autos", then she's right. The Panda does not have a old-style automatic gearbox, but rather a manual one with automatic shifting. It's quite different: it consumes less, is more powerful, but the car WILL roll back on a hill.

That's where the "hill holder" function comes in. You get it with the VDC option,which includes VDC (=ESP), Traction Control and the Hill Holder. Without that option, you'll still have to use the hand brake to keep the car from rolling back.

aww ok, so how do i know if it has the option? i'm sure she will get used to it though, thanks for your reply

Alex-R said:

aww ok, so how do i know if it has the option? i'm sure she will get used to it though, thanks for your reply

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The Hill Holder will keep the brake pressed for about 2 seconds after you take your foot off the brake, but only on a hill, of course. To test if you have the Hill Holder, drive up a hill, then brake to a stand still. Now release the brake, and if you have the HH, it will keep the brake pressed for 2 more seconds, after which the car will roll back. In those two second you have ample time to move your foot to the gas and drive off.