Panda 4x4

[muchacho]

So I will soon be looking for a Panda II 4x4 for use as a runabout and I am already thinking about wheels and tyres. I intend to put winter tyres on the standard wheels but I was wondering if Panda 100hp wheels would fit as summer wheels? That is to say without sending the diffs potty. If anyone knows then please advise.

[Mr Taxpayer]

I've run a 2008 Panda Multijet from new. I put winter winter tryes on every Oct/Nov and never found it wanting. I live in the Welsh border country I've driven on mud, ice, loose snow. IMHO AWD is just adding extra weight as there's more than enough traction available.

It's a light car with excellent approach angle, good breakover angle and a departure angle better than ANYTHING made by Jaguar-LandRover.

[muchacho]

Thanks for your thoughts Mr Taxpayer. I realise that a standard Panda with winter tyres would be a cheaper prospect but to be honest it is more the ground clearance of a 4x4 that will be valued than the AWD. Standard Pandas seems really quite low.

[Mr Taxpayer]

There's a good 5-6" of ground clearance and with the short wheelbase and breakover angle, I wonder where you're off-roading, lol!