Hi all
Thanks for the welcome to the forum, and I thought I’d post something to introduce myself. I’ve been exposed for Fiats for many years, since my dad had a Fiat 128 in the 1970’s. I fondly remember sticking to the vinyl seats in the summer as a child, and the fact that it went faster in reverse than forwards! He then went on to own a Strada, Lancia Delta, Regata, Tempra and Marea.
Alongside this he had a Fiat 900 van, Fiorano and then a Doblo for work. These days he has a Tipo and a Lancia (sorry Chrysler) Ypsilon.
As for my cars I started out with a 1982 Fiat 127, my dad’s old Regata 1600ie, a Lancia Dedra 2.0i.e. (loved that car), Alfasud (a beautiful 1982 model 1300SC with just 6000 miles on the clock), Punto, and a Bravo. At this point I defected and bought a Peugeot 306 Cabrio, though I guess these were styled and built by Pininfarina.
After that I left the brand and currently drive an Audi A4 Avant (sorry)!
So what brings me back? Well my son has turned 17 and wants a car, and in terms of value, driving, ease of maintenance and low insurance it is hard to look past the Panda, and this forum looks a great place to find out about their benefits and foibles.
Hopefully I’ll find some great advice here and maybe be able to give some too!
Thanks for the welcome to the forum, and I thought I’d post something to introduce myself. I’ve been exposed for Fiats for many years, since my dad had a Fiat 128 in the 1970’s. I fondly remember sticking to the vinyl seats in the summer as a child, and the fact that it went faster in reverse than forwards! He then went on to own a Strada, Lancia Delta, Regata, Tempra and Marea.
Alongside this he had a Fiat 900 van, Fiorano and then a Doblo for work. These days he has a Tipo and a Lancia (sorry Chrysler) Ypsilon.
As for my cars I started out with a 1982 Fiat 127, my dad’s old Regata 1600ie, a Lancia Dedra 2.0i.e. (loved that car), Alfasud (a beautiful 1982 model 1300SC with just 6000 miles on the clock), Punto, and a Bravo. At this point I defected and bought a Peugeot 306 Cabrio, though I guess these were styled and built by Pininfarina.
After that I left the brand and currently drive an Audi A4 Avant (sorry)!
So what brings me back? Well my son has turned 17 and wants a car, and in terms of value, driving, ease of maintenance and low insurance it is hard to look past the Panda, and this forum looks a great place to find out about their benefits and foibles.
Hopefully I’ll find some great advice here and maybe be able to give some too!