Just got home with my new Panda Selecta! 
Well, I say mine, but the missus will be driving it...
Well chuffed with it at the moment! It's a white L reg, belonged to an old dear and has 32k miles on the clock. It drives very well and feels nice and taut, actually has less squeaks and noises than Manda.
Temporarely named Willy (lol) because of last 3 letters on number plate.
Interiors are immaculate, seems like the previous owner looked after it very very well in that respect.
It comes with the genuine radio cassette, and pair of pathetic 4" speakers and pods, but all working correctly.
Engine-wise, I will get busy this weekend and do a basic service, oil and coolant certainly need replacing.
One thing caught my eye when I parked it on the drive, though.
I popped the bonnet to see that everything was ok after the 30miles drive home, and I noticed there is a little gearbox oil weeping from the pipes that connect to the oil cooler. Now I have a little dot of the pink stuff on the driveway. Nothing major, but might as well get it sorted while I am crawling under the car.
To be fair, the pipes look like they have seen better days and probably could do with replacing. Are they standard 6 or 8mm low pressure (same sort of stuff you would use on a carbed panda), or are they high pressure?
I am sure this has been asked before, but any recommendation on which CVT oil should I use? I know Fiat has its own line of oils, but they are overpriced and hard to come by IMO.
Pictures to follow, too dark now, and the car(s) could do with a wax and polish anyway to bring out that shine
So proud of my driveway a the moment, in a street full of German and Japanese 4wd nonsenses, my 2 Pandas stand out like two sore thumbs, even seen a neighbour shaking his head while going past my house walking his dog.... oh dear.
Well, I say mine, but the missus will be driving it...
Well chuffed with it at the moment! It's a white L reg, belonged to an old dear and has 32k miles on the clock. It drives very well and feels nice and taut, actually has less squeaks and noises than Manda.
Temporarely named Willy (lol) because of last 3 letters on number plate.
Interiors are immaculate, seems like the previous owner looked after it very very well in that respect.
It comes with the genuine radio cassette, and pair of pathetic 4" speakers and pods, but all working correctly.
Engine-wise, I will get busy this weekend and do a basic service, oil and coolant certainly need replacing.
One thing caught my eye when I parked it on the drive, though.
I popped the bonnet to see that everything was ok after the 30miles drive home, and I noticed there is a little gearbox oil weeping from the pipes that connect to the oil cooler. Now I have a little dot of the pink stuff on the driveway
. Nothing major, but might as well get it sorted while I am crawling under the car. To be fair, the pipes look like they have seen better days and probably could do with replacing. Are they standard 6 or 8mm low pressure (same sort of stuff you would use on a carbed panda), or are they high pressure?
I am sure this has been asked before, but any recommendation on which CVT oil should I use? I know Fiat has its own line of oils, but they are overpriced and hard to come by IMO.
Pictures to follow, too dark now, and the car(s) could do with a wax and polish anyway to bring out that shine
So proud of my driveway a the moment, in a street full of German and Japanese 4wd nonsenses, my 2 Pandas stand out like two sore thumbs
, even seen a neighbour shaking his head while going past my house walking his dog.... oh dear.
