My 3-year old Panda 4x4 went back to the FIAT main dealer (NE England) on Friday for its annual routine service. They informed me that both rear shock absorbers had defective top bushes, and recommended replacement at a cost of £224 (not sure whether that was parts only or included labour)....
I'm sure you've already looked, but Shop4Parts list the rear shocks at £30 each... I still am amazed at the hourly rate Fiat charge!
Although the rubber 'lip' may have peeled back a bit, is the rest still bonded (ie, can it be solid along the metal shaft at all?). So long as that bits still stuck, prob OK for a while (and the MOT tester seemed happy)
My 4x4 Panda also came from a NE Dealer (Richard Hardie, Newcastle-ish). I have always reckoned I had one of the very last UK-registered 4x4 Pandas with a diesel engine. I bought it as a pre-reg from them on 4 August 2018 with just 4 miles on the clock, and they reg'd it on 31 May '18. But, seeing this post, maybe not?
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