Classic Panda - why so expensive?
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I have been toying with the idea of buying one of these as I had one while I was a student. It was a heap but it always worked as long as I kept on top of the points adjustment in the dizzy. Any kids reading this wil not understand that. Anyway I've been watching some on ebay with minimal rust and these seem to fetch very strong money. Does anyone know why this is?
Here is a 750 which is currently 430 quid with 3 days to go:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251187123545?ssPageName=...
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Here is a 750 which is currently 430 quid with 3 days to go:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251187123545?ssPageName=...
I have been noticing the same. I think its down to;
Very, very few left
Stylistically, pretty iconic
Cheap & simple as a starter classic
Actually a pretty good car. Solid 4x4s now make epic money - and rightly so; they are superb off road. My brother and I went through about half a dozen of them over 10 shooting/stalking seasons from about '96 when we discovered how good they were until '06 when the supply of cheap ones for sub £500 dried up.
Very, very few left
Stylistically, pretty iconic
Cheap & simple as a starter classic
Actually a pretty good car. Solid 4x4s now make epic money - and rightly so; they are superb off road. My brother and I went through about half a dozen of them over 10 shooting/stalking seasons from about '96 when we discovered how good they were until '06 when the supply of cheap ones for sub £500 dried up.
I suppose its possible that the 4x4 prices are dragging up the other prices. Maybe if you could screw the 4x4 gubbins from a rotten one onto a basic one - maybe?
This 4x4 just sold for 2377 - how smitten do you have to be to pay that for one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190756733716
This 4x4 just sold for 2377 - how smitten do you have to be to pay that for one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190756733716
ClaphamGT3 said:
I have been noticing the same. I think its down to;
Very, very few left
Stylistically, pretty iconic
Cheap & simple as a starter classic
Actually a pretty good car. Solid 4x4s now make epic money - and rightly so; they are superb off road. My brother and I went through about half a dozen of them over 10 shooting/stalking seasons from about '96 when we discovered how good they were until '06 when the supply of cheap ones for sub £500 dried up.
Pretty much agree with this, I bought one for my daughter a year or so back and apart from a few electrical glitches (i think it had been stood a while) it's been pretty good. It's a riot to drive too, like a slightly more grown up Mini.Very, very few left
Stylistically, pretty iconic
Cheap & simple as a starter classic
Actually a pretty good car. Solid 4x4s now make epic money - and rightly so; they are superb off road. My brother and I went through about half a dozen of them over 10 shooting/stalking seasons from about '96 when we discovered how good they were until '06 when the supply of cheap ones for sub £500 dried up.
It's easy to see why they are starting to appreciate.
I saw an absolute minter at the local Fiat Dealer a few moths back, it had come in as a part ex and they decided to keep it as a pet...
velocemitch said:
ClaphamGT3 said:
I have been noticing the same. I think its down to;
Very, very few left
Stylistically, pretty iconic
Cheap & simple as a starter classic
Actually a pretty good car. Solid 4x4s now make epic money - and rightly so; they are superb off road. My brother and I went through about half a dozen of them over 10 shooting/stalking seasons from about '96 when we discovered how good they were until '06 when the supply of cheap ones for sub £500 dried up.
Pretty much agree with this, I bought one for my daughter a year or so back and apart from a few electrical glitches (i think it had been stood a while) it's been pretty good. It's a riot to drive too, like a slightly more grown up Mini.Very, very few left
Stylistically, pretty iconic
Cheap & simple as a starter classic
Actually a pretty good car. Solid 4x4s now make epic money - and rightly so; they are superb off road. My brother and I went through about half a dozen of them over 10 shooting/stalking seasons from about '96 when we discovered how good they were until '06 when the supply of cheap ones for sub £500 dried up.
It's easy to see why they are starting to appreciate.
I saw an absolute minter at the local Fiat Dealer a few moths back, it had come in as a part ex and they decided to keep it as a pet...
This ebay auction actually ended normally so we can see the final price £537.56
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150956010980
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150956010980
Robin Hood said:
The price for a start.Because they are brilliant.
My car is the last green Panda Fantasia left in the UK (there are only three left in total and the other two are blue) and has an insurance valuation of £2,500
They are rapidly taking over from the Fiat 500 and 126 as starter classics and are in my opinion a wise investment now. Also while the average person needs to check their bank balance before putting petrol in the car £10 at a time the Panda can deliver 50+mpg and keep up with modern traffic a lot easier then the 500/126 ever could.
My car is the last green Panda Fantasia left in the UK (there are only three left in total and the other two are blue) and has an insurance valuation of £2,500
They are rapidly taking over from the Fiat 500 and 126 as starter classics and are in my opinion a wise investment now. Also while the average person needs to check their bank balance before putting petrol in the car £10 at a time the Panda can deliver 50+mpg and keep up with modern traffic a lot easier then the 500/126 ever could.
Liquid Knight said:
Because they are brilliant.
My car is the last green Panda Fantasia left in the UK (there are only three left in total and the other two are blue) and has an insurance valuation of £2,500
They are rapidly taking over from the Fiat 500 and 126 as starter classics and are in my opinion a wise investment now. Also while the average person needs to check their bank balance before putting petrol in the car £10 at a time the Panda can deliver 50+mpg and keep up with modern traffic a lot easier then the 500/126 ever could.
Does yours have one of those canvas sunroofs? If so do these work AND keep out water?My car is the last green Panda Fantasia left in the UK (there are only three left in total and the other two are blue) and has an insurance valuation of £2,500
They are rapidly taking over from the Fiat 500 and 126 as starter classics and are in my opinion a wise investment now. Also while the average person needs to check their bank balance before putting petrol in the car £10 at a time the Panda can deliver 50+mpg and keep up with modern traffic a lot easier then the 500/126 ever could.
ATM said:
Does yours have one of those canvas sunroofs? If so do these work AND keep out water?
Yep... Canvas roof works very well. Mine was the two part one and kept water out, what it couldn't keep out was thin arms from my fellow students at school, which could sneak under the roof, and pop the latch, gaining access with ease.
It could also be lifted quite easily by four 17 year olds (check for rusty arches first
).Brilliant cars, I loved my blue 750cc G919JLS.
That kit was originally designed to take the MkI Panda 4x4 965cc running gear because the Moke's biggest flaw was the lack of grip. This one was the company press vehicle if I remember it was 907cc based as it was the donor car belonged to the daughter of one of the engineers. It would have been a brilliant little car if the 4x4 was used instead as planned.
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