General Mental wee motor

[Ironlung]

Just got the Panda 4x4 TA and love the mental wee turbo - it thrives on being floored and spirited zapping around the country roads - to hell with monitoring the fuel economy, I'm just going to enjoy the crazy motorcycle-like sound and surprising performance. I suppose it's all relative, as my previous car was a Panda My Life, so I'm loving the extra zip of the TA. Might be a bit different if I'd been used to a performance car though, but I'm loving it and so does my wife. The extra 8 BHP doesn't sound like a lot, but it's more than just a mere 10% (ish) power increase, it's a whole different level of performance, due to the turbo I guess? I would recommend this unreservedly for country dwellers. Haven't tried it in the city yet but I suspect the extremely low first gear might be a tad awkward. I'm finding that if there is the slightest forward momentum then moving on in second is best, but have yet to try that from standstill - what do you reckon?
BTW, potholes, what potholes? :whogives:

 

[deeyup]

The car goes fine from standstill in second in all situations but uphill.
I regularly pull away in 2nd.

 

[Ironlung]

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[babbo_umbro]

I agree that second's fine from almost stationary but I find it a bit high from stopped, a little too much clutch slipping for my taste but it's marginal, and, come to think of it, all those extra gearchanges probably cancel out any benefit.

In another thread I compare the 4x4 TA's acceleration to my 100HP and there's very little in it, the 4x4's quicker in, say, third from 20 to 70, but there's an extra gearchange before my habitual timing point on the A30 where the 100HP was still in third at 80 mph and the TA's doing about 75 or a smidgeon more in fourth.