My Dad Bought A Fiat Panda! (Mk3/169)

[@thegamingbiscuit6407]

*James May has entered the chat*

[@DanielDrives]

As a 100hp owner, I’m a fan😎 Congrats to your parents, they won’t regret it.

[@robertngreen6]

Huge respect to your Dad! I have 2 Pandas, both 1.1s and they are incredible. In fact, I drove 30000 miles in one last year! You can have so much fun at low speeds / in town etc. Don't sell the other one, keep them both! I hope this features on your channel again!

[@OdykKayne]

They could keep both of them and still be paying less road tax than with just the one Scenic, haha!

[@GaryInAmsterdam]

Great description of this car. I have the 2008 model of this and couldn't agree more. Great price on that Panda that was offered!

[@julesvandenheiligenberg6187]

Love the panda. My dad has an 2003 model. And it never let us down, even with 316k kilometers on the clock

[@MillerCorner]

Sturdy little cars!

[@kieranblenkinsop7610]

Brilliant little cars these, I really covet them. You need to try a 100HP!

[@pdtech4524]

Very practical car, I have a Fiat Panda 4x4 0.9 Twinair Turbo, tons of fun to drive, rugged and full of Italian character. Oh and very economical to own!! 😎👍

[@dianesmith6319]

Love these cars had a 2012 1.2 active...miss it so much did upwards of 12500 miles a year on country roads never missed a beat great on snowy roads and we got a fair amount of white stuff north of Scotland...great choice.

[@MillerCorner]

Huge fun, aren't they?

[@florjanbrudar692]

7:18-7:32 All that, along with 3 cupholders, the controls between the gearstick and radio looking like a PlayStation/Xbox controller but placed the other way, the adjustable steering wheel and sliding front and rear seats = Perfect Fiat choice for me. Also, I chuckled when you called it a baby second gen Multipla

[@LegoNemo10]

I have a 2007 1.3 70hp Panda and I love it first car and great fun. I've blasted it through the black mountains and priseli mountains in Wales with my mate in his Astra. It's such a blast, and I will never get bored of overtaking cars and seeing their faces being shocked by them.

[@Dreadnoughty]

I bought one of these Pandas too 4 weeks ago. awesome little car. Much better to drive as my previous car (dacia sandero). I´m very happy to finally have AC, power steering and a Radio :) And with 26€ per year tax it is very cheap to run. I have the 1.2 8V 69hp version.

[@ndavies5968]

I see one of these slammed the other day, with wide wheels and low profiles. To be fair, it looked good, not over done, sparkling paint work 👍

[@finnfk9827]

Do you mean @ted_esc_ on Instagram?

[@FuelPower]

I approve massively of the Panda love. My mum had a 1.2 in the same colour. Fantastic little cars, very practical and frugal on fuel. Being familiar with the Panda 1.2 helped me choose to buy the 100HP. Would recommend a small rubber mat of some sort for the dashboard as it has the tendency to fire out anything in it in right handers.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Yes good advice about the dash, I put my darts there the other day and my wife was in the passenger seat

[@nicolathomas5125]

Oh my word. You've stolen my car ! My little 🐼 was bought new, in 2011, as soon as I passed my test. I am still driving it today. It has been such a good car. It is exactly the same as the one in the video (even the wheel spokes). I just blinking love my panda. Thank you for giving it a positive review in this video. Lots of people laugh at pandas, but I can't imagine driving any other car. 💖🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼💖

[@MillerCorner]

Excellent taste in cars, Nicola! They're cracking little cars 👍

[@steveGee5787]

Had a Panda of the same year, and your description of the driving experience is absolutely spot on

[@topgear931]

I love this gen of the Panda, I like the boxy yet somewhat cute styling

[@vince6219]

Was looking at buying another car to replace the Reno Clio... Never thought of buying a panda, but after some research I have discovered a very large following of this little car, with nothing but praise, then I came across your video, and I am now going to buy one.. enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing your thoughts..

[@srenkarstensen2215]

Like your review a lot, I'm going to buy a Panda today and your video made me look even more forward to getting it😁

[@shaungreer3350]

I love these cars so much. as a kid my grandma had one, and for the short period of time when i first started to learn to drive and she hadn’t sold it i drove it for a bit and it was so fun. The classic ones are one of my dream cars and now that i’m in a position to start to take lessons again and be able to actually afford a car the panda is up there for me for a first car. I love them, they’re cheap to buy run and insure, and they’re relatively available. in fact there’s 3 of them for sale under £1000 in my area right now!! Love the panda so much.

[@shaungreer3350]

and i forgot to mention, they’re super practical, the spacious interior, boot and 4 doors will be ideal for being able to drive my friends and family about.

[@richardwallinger1683]

Take it on a straight level main road and your smile will vanish like the morning mist . My Panda hybrid is booked in on the 10th of January 2023. 9 am .for a steering wander, well documented Panda fault .

[@grumblespeed1152]

Very nice - just bought a 59 plate 1.1 eco Active myself a few weeks ago to sit next to my own broom yellow Sei sporting so I'm right with your choices! Been very impressed with how much of a "proper car" feel the Panda has - with a succession of old Pandas and a couple of Seicentos behind me now I just assume that a small Fiat comes with a few squeaks and rattles but this one just hasn't, even with nearly 100k on the clock. Enjoy.

[@MillerCorner]

I know what you mean! Genuinely feels really well screwed together

[@olliemorgan650]

Nice one mate my dad has a 2009 panda it’s amazing car 👍👍

[@MillerCorner]

Excellent taste runs in both families 😁

[@thedirectionoflife5384]

Just bought a 59 plate 1.1 panda in the same colour. Great little car

[@wektor523]

Greetings from Tychy :D

[@MillerCorner]

Dzien doybry! :D

[@richardluke823]

Brilliant! Im looking at a new shape cross,,,,, but can't wait to see what you do with this if anything

[@simonhodgetts6530]

These are great - the Alfa specialist garage I use for servicing has them as courtesy cars - they’re tremendous fun. The garage also have the later Pandas (the ones with the oval dials) as courtesy cars, which are a bit odd, and not a nice car to drive - I was constantly worried about running out of grip. Was considering buying a 100hp model recently, but bought another Alfa (Giulietta) instead.

[@MillerCorner]

Hilarious fun cars! But can't blame you for the Alfa 😍

[@stepheng8779]

Yep love a panda. What was the year when they went all squarcircle with the interior? The car tax is crazy, one of our cars is a Fabia, under 4 years old, goes like stink £20 a year, who'd buy new???

[@MillerCorner]

I believe 2012 was when the Mk4 came in, can't argue with the tax!

[@stepheng8779]

@@MillerCorner Fabia £20, my 500 £30, my wife's eco friendly Niro plug-in £140. Where's the sense?

[@terryatkinson899]

Same engine in my cinquecento sporting 1998 is 330euro to tax for the year in Ireland 🤔😭

[@Richard-Bullock]

@@stepheng8779 my BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics costs just £20 a year to tax, is averaging 56.5mpg, and goes like stink when you provoke it. I can't make sense of the tax system either.

[@Jameshoward999]

2013

[@mike-A299]

I almost got one of these myself in purple. I ended up getting a 107 instead, which I don't regret at all. The Panda was a great little car and I love the look! The only thing I didn't like was the oddly large centre console.

[@MillerCorner]

It makes it feel far bigger inside than it is!

[@mike-A299]

@@MillerCorner I'm not sure to be honest. I'm 1.9m tall, so it just got in the way of my left knee. I'd still consider one though!

[@RayovacWorkhorse]

Mine's a 2010 1.1 in blue, just wish mine had air con! Nice to drive and easy to fix, which is good as I've had to fix a lot on mine! 27000 on the clock and I've had to do rear shocks, front suspension arms, nsf window regulator and a few other bits, although it breaks a lot, I still love it. Great grandfather bought it new and only used it for shopping so it only had 12k on it when I got it, real barebones model, didn't even have a 12v socket! Now I've added wind deflectors, soundproofing and a new head unit it's a really nice car for the motorway and I plan on driving it until the wheels fall off.

[@MillerCorner]

Fantastic! Cracking cars, love the story bud 😁

[@blackfiatpunto863]

Hope the new car is lucky for your family and your Mum and Dad have nothing but happy memories of their travels with it

[@MillerCorner]

Thanks bud 😁 both already love it!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

As someone else with a car which costs £325 a year to tax, I understand why you may want to change a car based on running costs like that!

[@cornovii3012]

I got one today and had the option of taxing it in instalments, the civic i just got rid of was £22 a month or pay this in one go for the full year at £30. No prizes for guessing which option i took :D

[@spicey_art]

Also a shoutout to the “Fiat Panda UK Page” group on Facebook 😉

[@cornovii3012]

Just joined today after getting mine :)

[@admiralalcatraz6080]

I bought a 54 plate example with the 1.2 last year for a whole £50, put a clutch in it and a bit of welding on the rear sills. Nice enough car to drive quite nippy. Buy being a larger chap I found it quite tight around my shoulders.

[@OdykKayne]

Yay, Panda! :D I still really wish they had these in Canada...they are perfect for what I'd want in a DD...plenty of space, but still a small package. Economical, reliable, you could get them in 4x4 which would be perfect for winters here... Still might have to import one someday! Great video Joe! :)

[@MillerCorner]

Awesome little cars, thought you'd like this one 😉 cheers as ever, dude 😁

[@OdykKayne]

@@MillerCorner No worries mate! So, when is your dad going to start modding the Panda? ;)

[@OdykKayne]

@@MillerCorner Not a problem mate! Keep up the awesome work, as always! :D

[@RichieRouge206]

Love the Panda! Especially in white - great video. I would definitely cover the B-pillar in gloss black vinyl - would really set it off! Those rear lights looks soooooo Volvo V70 lol 😋

[@MillerCorner]

Cheers Rich, big fan of it myself 😁

[@Mark_T]

Panda's have really grown on me. My local garage lent me a 2019 and it was great fun to drive.

[@Jameshoward999]

No damn way I saw that on eBay and it is the coolest car EVER

[@RamshakleRetro]

Currently considering buying one of these. A local dealer has one for £1900, and seen them about for under £1500.

[@MiniFR12]

I was close to getting a 2006 Panda before it got sold, ended up getting another K11. James May’s Panda was up for sale recently too - was tempted if it wasn’t in Kent of all places.

[@MillerCorner]

Wait wait wait...James May's Panda is for sale?! Link please!

[@MiniFR12]

Miller Corner It’s been sold now and I can’t find the link sadly, but it was £1500 and nobody realised it was his. Best I can do is find the Cazana page for it. cazana.com/uk/car/LN56YRR

[@eggy1962]

I had a bad one, bought from a car supermarket with delivery miles only…under 3000 miles i got the engine management light with an engine rattle, took 3 dealers and 8 weeks to diagnose and fix….miss matched pistons!!!……it was the base 1.1 cc motor, ended up selling it 3 months later with 5000 miles…..iI do believe the 1.2 and the diesel 1.3 much better options……Best fiat i had was a uno diesel

[@darrenwilson8042]

I have no idea why any one buys a 500 when the FIVE DOOR Panda is available

[@darrenwilson8042]

@Redline Rich Just offloaded my Scenic - not a bad car - 1.6 petrol doing 37mpg but was basically a series of electrical faults travelling together in close formation. I wanted a Panda but got distracted by a 59 plate Matiz with just 11.5k miles on it. So I have gone all Hubnut and am now piloting a Matiz. Panda will feature before too long though as the Mrs is eyeing it with real envy. She had one previously - currently drives a bargain Hyundai Atoz with under miles on it but the Matiz has taken her heart

[@neilwalsh4058]

Cracking little car, Fiat doing what they've always done better than anybody else, building small super useable vehicles. Good purchase. Enjoy 🇮🇹👍

[@MillerCorner]

Fun everyday cars, what more could you want? 😁

[@macpdm]

We need a cheap reliable & practical small car. I have always liked these and your enthusiasm for the Panda has driven 😁 me to start looking for one.

[@MillerCorner]

Get one! They're awesome :D

[@macpdm]

@@MillerCorner I just did. Today in fact and yes its a fun little car :-)

[@EmilePoelman]

I always thought your dad/parents had some kind of car workshop... I was jealous!

[@Matt-jt1ic]

I'd recommend a 1.3 multijet if you can get a good deal on one. I bought an 11 year old example with 70,000 miles on the clock for only £800 a couple of years ago. I know some say that a diesel engine is pointless in a city car but the multijet has a lot more punch than the petrol engines, and the economy figures I was getting were unbelievable: on a steady run from London to Manchester I averaged 84 mpg!

[@MillerCorner]

Impressive stuff! Not £30 a year road tax, I don't believe? 🤔

[@Matt-jt1ic]

@@MillerCorner I'm pretty sure it was actually, although I might be misremembering.

[@callmegiuseppe]

In my family we have a 2011 panda, it is a 1.4 77 hp Natural Power (CNG), my aunt travel about 300 km with a full tank of CNG. I think it's a really cheap car, in addition to this panda we have 2 others, one from 2004 1.2 60 hp and one from 2015 1.2 69 hp, we have 2 fiat grande punto 1.3 multijet 75 and 90 hp from the year 2006 and 2007. We also have a Lancia muse 1.3 multijet 90 hp from the year 2007. Saluti dall'Italia 😊

[@toyotaprius79]

I'd be much happier with the Panda if the rear bench folds 50/50 or 60/40. The whole fixed bench does limit its use.

[@spicey_art]

Excellent choice 😎 Will have to do a comparison with a modified panda when things are back-to-normal enough I can head your way to do a video 😉

[@MillerCorner]

That I'm keen for!

[@sgdtv1368]

These are soo sick Cheap to run and fun

[@darrenwilson8042]

That Walkers sticker in the rear window. Walkers of Northallerton? If so it hails from my neck of the woods originally.

[@cheesyeurotrance95]

Love this generation of the Panda, but one complaint I have is that the car is very narrow inside, at least for me. The 1.1 engine is a bit sluggish, the 1.2 unit is slightly better but the diesel version is the best in my opinion, especially if it's the 4x4 model.

[@richardwallinger1683]

Hi Again . after an anti roll bar drop link reposition . The lower wishbones front bush bolt needs the full front panel removal to gain access to the bolt .. Imagine my shock . with the front bodywork removed .the lower crash cross member clearly showed that this 2021 16,000 miles mint looking beauty had been involved in a fairly heavy front impact . A quick call to the garage in Beja requesting details of the accident and repairs . And unsurprisingly the salesperson .. A nice friendly guy . insisted that the Panda had never been involved in any crash damage . I sent him photos of the crushed lower cross member Explaining that the local GNR (Police) had told me to speak with the selling dealer . I received a hasty email offering to pay for the accident damaged cross member and have it delivered to my home in Alvito Portugal. Whoever repaired the Panda did a super cosmetic repair which was let down by not replacing the squashed / damaged .lower steel cross member . I still love my Panda and am keen to test drive it with the anti roll bar links shortened and connected to the lower suspension control arm . I am almost 100% convinced that the weird Fidgety steering will have gone .

[@michaelnedsmar9106]

Have you ever thought about getting a MK1 Panda and maybe modifying it ? Back in 89 I bought a Brand new F plate panda 900 Bella from the main dealer as the G plate had already come out I got a fiver change outa 5k It only had 1 service in its life at 1500k as i managed to change points ,plugs ,pads ,shoes oil etc myself . I once managed 87mpg down hill and after 6 years I sold it to my sister , 2 years later I bought it back and managed to clock up 97k before selling it in 1998 similar condition to when I bought it .

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Went from a Citroën C5 V6 (2001) to a Peugeot 1007. Both fun cars in their own right. My sister went from a Panda (2004-ish) to a 500e, great little cars!

[@PaulinhoThompson]

An interesting choice and a clean looking car. The more I watch your videos the more I'm tempted to get a smaller car lol. Fun, cheap and different, oh and pratical as well lol.

[@MillerCorner]

Gotta love a small car and this is one of the best!

[@Richard-Bullock]

I used to have a 2009 Panda 1.2 ECO Dynamic. I sold it because of the rear subframe/axle being wildly misaligned, causing knocking and excess wear on the nearside rear tyre. Apparently many Pandas came out of the factory like that. Tolerances were so slack that many were well outside acceptable limits. I didn't want to risk all the money it would cost to replace it, and get another bad one. Pity really, because I really liked that car.

[@spicey_art]

That is a shame! The rear axles rust away anyway so they’re really readily available and easy to change 😅

[@Richard-Bullock]

@@spicey_art it is a shame. I really liked that Panda. But circumstances changed, and I needed a bigger car anyway.

[@dommm111]

In america that's the FCA "Jeep" Renegade

[@michellegower1259]

I'm thinking of buying a Panda in Feb/ March 2021 when my Ford Ka MOT is due, which it wont pass, sadly, as extensive rust!!! But I'm also looking at a VW Beetle. My budget is around £1,000. I'm a hippy chick so Panda looks a bit more granny like, which I'm not. But, I need a cheap car to run n be reliable. Tough call?

[@a.mgaming3418]

I have one of these, a 05 1.2 Dynamic with 59K on it currently, had it two years and not had a single issue or advisory on the MOT. Looking at swapping it for a 100HP soon, as I feel the six speed gearbox will be better suited to my 50 mile work commute on mostly dual carriageway at 60 - 70 MPH, sits just shy of 3K RPM and I feel bad for the engine.

[@MillerCorner]

Nah, Italian cars love having their heads kicked in! If you can't see the valves smashing the bonnet, rev it harder 😉

[@a.mgaming3418]

@@MillerCorner Ha ha ha, think that is the route my brother took when I got him a 57 plate 1.3 MJ a few months back, never knew a Panda had a rev limiter until that day!

[@jamescaley9942]

A 1.4 8V would have been better, the ride was also needlessly ruined.

[@a.mgaming3418]

@@jamescaley9942 I am still yet to experience a 100HP so can't comment on ride, but I agree, the more power the better. :D

[@ndavies5968]

Miller Corner, have you ever checked you pollen filter on your seicento? I know these filters get missed out by alot of people. I checked my jazz one the other day, and it was like a sea of flies and leaves. I hoovered it out and now my aircon is much more powerful coming through the dash vents 👍 They are normaly located behind the glove box in loads of cars

[@MillerCorner]

Seicentos don't have one, but the Panda's got a fresh one 😁

[@ndavies5968]

@@MillerCorner wow that's surprising 😮

[@chrisoncars4879]

Reg check suggests that's actually a 1.2 70hp version of the Panda... Great video though. I love small, cheap little cars. I can sympathise with the road tax issue, I pay £565 for a year on my Citroen!

[@MillerCorner]

You are indeed right! I was misinformed 😅

[@topgear931]

If you don’t get stuck behind a Qashqai at least once a day you’re not driving in the UK 😂🙈

[@Jameshoward999]

What didn’t u buy a Fiat Multipla

[@joshix5552]

I wonder how the Fiats doing 6 months later. I’m sure you take a lot of care of your cars.

[@MillerCorner]

We certainly do! 😁 There's a brief Panda update in my latest video if you're interested ;D

[@joshix5552]

@@MillerCorner Yeah I’m interested. Soon I’m gonna start learning to drive when we are not in lockdown, and when I pass I’m gonna be looking for a fiat panda 1.1 aswell. Your review of it had gave me a lot of interests. This car is so cool and cheap to run, when I get mine I might put a sat Nav in it to replace the radio. Just Incase I need to go a bit of a journey.

[@triodehexode]

I would love a Panda but wife and family gave 👎so ended up with pug 308 great car apart from vague gears £0 road tax. Daughter bought Chrysler Ypsilon, Panda underneath great wee car suspention a wee bit soft but we'll appointed car nice smooth engine. Only gripes are hand break and gearstick broke I don't think the biwden cable used in manufacturing were up to scratch. But like the panda £30 road tax and because of snobby motoring press reviews very cheap to buy Why the listing over rusty German cars in the motoring press?

[@terrificspokesman7416]

This generation was built in Poland the later ones were built in Italy

[@idriveaclassic]

A FIAT?! I didn’t expect this in the slightest...

[@MillerCorner]

We're full of surprises in this family! Taste in cars isn't one of them...

[@FeelTheDrive]

It's a horse it's a horse....oh it's not a horse :( Also, if you see an old lady stealing your Dad's car I'd call up Mr. James May

[@marksmith3469]

One of them woud do my daughter in 5 years to learn how to drive in

[@spicey_art]

They’re great! I passed my test in mine, and they’re unbelievably cheap to insure compared to the normal corsas and fiestas etc. 👌🏻

[@leonrds7802]

do you like the Italian cars🇮🇹

[@MillerCorner]

Absolutely!

[@MillerCorner]

CORRCTION: I was mistaken, both of them are 1242, 69bhp 😅 you never stop learning!

[@jamescaley9942]

That is the Euro 5 version which gives cheaper tax but they appeared to have shifted the torque curve up by 500rpm.

[@Jameshoward999]

This is what u should have done all along as ur first car

[@MillerCorner]

No regrets! Everything the Seicento has done and meant and represented for me, it's still one of my favourite cars!

[@alexmcwhirter6611]

The original Panda of around 1980 was more fun but more utiliterian. I owned a later 1988 Panda 1000CL for 14 years. Ideal for city use. Cheap to run etc. Some amusing Panda videos of the original version can be found at Centro Storico Fiat. One example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqermYqGh8d0nrM

[@dimitris-oh4ce]

Mk2 (169).

[@barryjackson8512]

I had one last year good little car. 1.1 was rather underpowered. That 1.2 69 bhp will be much better

[@MillerCorner]

Definitely, cracking little car!

[@georgenelson662]

Opinion on Abarth 124 spider , really good fiat

[@MillerCorner]

Love 'em! Will get one when they're a £3000 car 😂

[@georgenelson662]

Miller Corner good choice

[@Gerjan93]

yes finally a panda but why not the 1.2 or even the 1.4 16v 100hp

[@MillerCorner]

Turns out this IS the 1.2, I was mistaken 😅

[@itsmephil2255]

Hands up if you thought Dad was going to be in the video 😆

[@Pieteros21]

panda is quite nice car but ... fiat idea of lifting up a gearing was terrible , that + pedals too close to themselves and for me and many others it's undrivable for longer distance cause you have to bend your legs in wird ways :[

[@brax8697]

I guessed right 😁

[@lancewhitchurch512]

I have one of these.. Its done nothing but go wrong 🙄

[@AR.24]

Is your dad james may hhhh!!!!!

[@MillerCorner]

CLARKSOOOOOON!