fiat panda

mossfort

hi, just been thinking about a fiat panda like in link below , 2010 or 2011 . what are they like reliability wise and what would i be expecting to pay for one with lowish mileage around these years?
thanks.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4805792

Matthewjohn

That one looks like an ex rental.

mossfort

Matthewjohn wrote: »

That one looks like an ex rental.

no im not interested in that one , just using it as an example of model im looking at.

cianmg

You should have a look at renault modus much safer
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4541402
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/renault_modus_2004/201.aspx

best review site out there
http://www.parkers.co.uk/

disco girl

mossfort wrote: »

hi, just been thinking about a fiat panda like in link below , 2010 or 2011 . what are they like reliability wise and what would i be expecting to pay for one with lowish mileage around these years?
thanks.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4805792

We had an 05 Panda, great little car, no issues with it at all (only got rid cos it was written off in accident). If you are considering one, get a 1.2 it's way better than the 1.1

Rua1

I had a 2005 model, only issue I had with it was on the power steering, where it actually failed on the leopardstown roundabout. This was after the steering wheel was jumping around randomly (I actually had taken it back to be checked by the dealer and they didn't find anything wrong!!). Eventually had to have the power steering replaced (or some component of it). Apart from that, was a really fun car to drive. Ended up selling because I needed something bigger.

bmaxi

My wife has a 2010 Panda. Excellent little motor, runs on fumes, parks on a sixpence. Not for the long journey or the big family but top of it's class in my view. Value is around €6500-€7000.

Alfa Quadrifoglio

We have an 04 Panda 1.1 FIRE engine with 97k on it, aside from two front wishbones it has required nothing but routine servicing. Very economical, cheap to tax and insure, seats four adults comfortably five at a push but tight, easy to drive. Safer bet than a Punto seem to be better engineered and better built. Really like the look of the new Panda but aside from a positive long term test report in Auto Express have heard little about them as there are not that many on Irish roads yet.

cianmg

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/fiat_panda_2004/198.aspx

only 3 star's

Punto got 4
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/fiat_punto_2000/28.aspx

CiniO

cianmg wrote: »

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/fiat_panda_2004/198.aspx

only 3 star's

Punto got 4
http://www.euroncap.com/tests/fiat_punto_2000/28.aspx

I wouldn't look too much on NCAP tests of such small cars, as those tests are based on car hitting stationary object (f.e. wall) at certain speed.

Any car as light as panda is pretty much a death trap when it collides with other vehicle, as most vehicles are much heavier than panda.


F.e. if you have Panda weighting less than 900kg doing 50km/h to collide head on with MPV weighting 1800kg also doing 50km/h, then result could be the same as MPV hitting a wall at 33km/h and Panda hitting a wall at 66km/h, resulting for panda to have 4 times bigger energy to absorb during the crash.

That's why NCAP tests for such small cars, doesn't tell the whole truth.

Alfa Quadrifoglio

Stand corrected, should have said "more reliable bet than a Punto" rather than safer although the test you link to was carried out before FIAT fitted passenger airbags to all Pandas, fair point though. New Panda has four stars.

cianmg

CiniO wrote: »

I wouldn't look too much on NCAP tests of such small cars, as those tests are based on car hitting stationary object (f.e. wall) at certain speed.

Any car as light as panda is pretty much a death trap when it collides with other vehicle, as most vehicles are much heavier than panda.


F.e. if you have Panda weighting less than 900kg doing 50km/h to collide head on with MPV weighting 1800kg also doing 50km/h, then result could be the same as MPV hitting a wall at 33km/h and Panda hitting a wall at 66km/h.

That's why NCAP tests for such small cars, doesn't tell the whole truth.

Yeah i see where your coming from but if **** goes wrong you are better off just buying safest car possible

"The test speed of 64 km/h represents a car to car collision with each car travelling at around 55 km/h"

Alfa Quadrifoglio

If space is not a priority the FIAT 500 has 5 stars, will cost more because it has a very low level of depreciation.