Fiat Panda - baby friendly?

[Burnham]

Anyone have any experience of owning one of these (100 HP obviously), with a newborn baby? Are they big/practical enough? Can you get a pushchair in the boot?

[EDLT]

The 100hp is supposed to be a bit bouncy, so you might end up with sick on the seats.

[Papa Hotel]

Yes, yes and yes.

Seriously.

[Burnham]

Cheers EDLT. I really want to get one of these for the other half to keep for a few years, so trying to plan ahead!

(you are not helping my case!)

[Burnham]

Papa Hotel said:

Yes, yes and yes.

Seriously.

Woohoo!

[joewilliams]

We should take delivery next week

[Burnham]

joewilliams said:

We should take delivery next week

Of a baby or a Panda?

[joewilliams]

Burnham said:

Of a baby or a Panda?

Possibly both!

2nd kid due to arrive imminently, so OH is upsizing from a Seicento to a Panda.

[Burnham]

joewilliams said:

Burnham said:

Of a baby or a Panda?

Possibly both!

2nd kid due to arrive imminently, so OH is upsizing from a Seicento to a Panda.

Congratulations! If you have got away with a Seicento for your firstborn then I'll have no worries in a Panda...apart from the sick on the seats from the ride...I think I can live with that.

[Piepiepie]

2 Star Euro NCAP for child safety.

Reasonably brutal on the kids at 0:25 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UMnIdOZ6FM&fea...

[Burnham]

Piepiepie said:

2 Star Euro NCAP for child safety.

Reasonably brutal on the kids at 0:25 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UMnIdOZ6FM&fea...

Eeew..yes, worth bearing in mind - thanks for that. Only saving grace is I live on IOW so I doubt we'll be aiming for any speed records.

[Jonnyboro]

I have one and am 17 been in a daft scrape no damadge done was bout 5mph and then the people in the back say its pretty bouncy but all good and It seems pretty sound to be honest

[Burnham]

Jonnyboro said:

I have one and am 17 been in a daft scrape no damadge done was bout 5mph and then the people in the back say its pretty bouncy but all good and It seems pretty sound to be honest

Nice car for 17, much respect.

[Jonnyboro]

Ahh cheers mate and I've had my cousin in the back with her mam and had her pushchair in the boot and other things there pretty decent to be honest size wise ect nice and snug inside and the only thing that narks me off is the boot lid doesn't close on its own u have to eith nock it down before u close the boot or tap it wen u get in the car i

[66comanche]

Burnham said:

Piepiepie said:

2 Star Euro NCAP for child safety.

Reasonably brutal on the kids at 0:25 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UMnIdOZ6FM&fea...

Eeew..yes, worth bearing in mind - thanks for that. Only saving grace is I live on IOW so I doubt we'll be aiming for any speed records.

What would worry me in your position is the tiny (but real) chance that an idiot (whether drunk, unobservant, asleep) might pile into the back of the Panda, having seen some of the people driving big 4x4's or even as earlier today, an S-type, how is the Panda going to hold up against these. Not well is my gut instinct, personally I would be wanting to put more space & metal between my progeny and everyone else - it's sad but a real problem now as so many vehicles are 2+ tons.

[Burnham]

Jonnyboro said:

?..the only thing that narks me off is the boot lid doesn't close on its own u have to eith nock it down before u close the boot or tap it wen u get in the car i

You've lost me there...

[Jonnyboro]

Yano the parcel shelf? Like ontop to the boot like the lid inside it isn't atached to the boot you have to put it down yourself or if u forget u need to reach back and tap it down

[Burnham]

Jonnyboro said:

Yano the parcel shelf? Like ontop to the boot like the lid inside it isn't atached to the boot you have to put it down yourself or if u forget u need to reach back and tap it down

Ah ok, gotcha Jonny. Makes sense.

Comanche, yeah another valid safety point (I drive one of those 2 ton ones too)..and there is not a lot of crumple zone in the back of a Panda. Food for thought.

[snowdude2910]

great cars but a lupo gti is better :P

[ChevronB19]

I have one and am about to become a first time dad at 40 (have some slightlybquicker race cars though). Great car, and we've tested the pram thing - silver cross 3d fits in fine (albeit a bit tight). You'll love it - hard ride, but like driving an overexcited puppy!