Grande Panda

[Huzzah]

Anyone tried these, Mrs H has seen one and quite smitten. It'd be a La Prima in limone, great spec but the 17" wheels look very vulnerable.

[clockworks]

I guess it's a "marmite" car, that you'd only buy for the design.

Personally, I think the interior just looks cheap and tacky. I'd go for the mechanically identical but better-trimmed Citroen C3 and save some money.
Or, get an R5 if you don't need the rear seat space.

[Huzzah]

Yes it's the design, colour and sit up and beg driving position.

[Zigster]

I test drove one and really liked it. I would have bought it but my wife preferred the Kia EV2 (and it’s her car).

The Kia seemed better value. Near identical price and felt more premium, plus a much longer range.

The Fiat was lovely to drive around town - very easy to live with. One of our concerns was the notoriously unreliable app which would have driven me crazy in practice.

[Huzzah]

Thx.

'easy to live with' sounds like us.
Not so worried about apps.

[CthulhuTheGreat]

Actually went to look at one at the weekend and ended up not going ahead with a planned purchase for the Mrs.

She didn't like it, seats were not comfortable, it just didn't feel that well built overall and drove like pretty much anything else in the same class from Stellantis.

It's quirky and a bit retro with some nice nods to the old Panda and I think that's it's main selling point. If you peel away the quirky nostalgia it's nothing special.

We both agreed that it just felt like it would be rattling and have bits falling off it in a couple of years, things like the door handles that just felt weird and cheap.

Ended up putting a deposit down on a new Renault 5 iconic+ which feels a lot more premium generally (yes I know it's more £) but it honestly just felt like a better screwed together and thought out vehicle.

[smithyithy]

Harry's garage review, quite positive overall...

[alfabeat]

I'm really not keen on the rear lights on the Panda. We have a Renault 4 which has been great (but is a little more expensive and bigger). Worth a look if the budget is flexible. Had ours 6 months now (7,000 miles) and it's been excellent.

[Huzzah]

Thanks both.

Harry's Garage vid seems positive.

We looked at the R5, too low and R4, no yellow available. Mrs H says she feels at home in the Panda so looks favorite. Limone really pops on the car too.

I notice the Jeep Avenger does a decent yellow, some pre regs around at a similar price to the Panda.