Off road advice

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 04/15/2016 at 17:02 • Filed to: Fiat, Panda

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You’ve got a little fleecing station selling cold drinks and souvenirs right on the edge of the crater on Mount Vesuvius. You need to get up there each day and there’s only a dirt track.

What vehicle do you need? A Jeep? Some kind of huge pickup with an enormous V8 engine?

Nah, a Mk1 Panda 4wd is your vehicle of choice.

Bonus picture of Capri (no, not the car)

Steve in Manhattan > Cé hé sin 04/15/2016 at 17:09

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I saw a TV program (that I can’t recall) that said these things were necessary for Italian and other vineyards.

Ash78, voting early and often > Steve in Manhattan 04/15/2016 at 17:11

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Same basic idea with the Citroen 2CV. The suspension was designed to tolerate being driven across rutted farm fields without being too jarring.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin 04/15/2016 at 17:13

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I love these things. Not as much as the mk2 though.

Klaus Schmoll > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 04/15/2016 at 17:17

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Seriously? You still have a soft spot for them after all yours has done to you?

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 04/15/2016 at 17:22

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The Italians don’t agree. The Mk1, she is everywhere. The Mk2, not so much.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Klaus Schmoll 04/15/2016 at 17:23

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It was only the garbage diesel engine, I still love the petrol cars. I’ve been looking at 100hp Pandas for months having to convince myself not to buy one.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin 04/15/2016 at 17:24

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I’d imagine that’s reliability related ...

ACESandEIGHTS > Cé hé sin 04/15/2016 at 17:25

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Hells yes. This is why my twin wireless networks Wintermute and Neuromancer used to be Fiat Lux and FIAT Panda. What a nice little car, and no snorts and chuckles that you invariably get with a Yugo.

djmt1 > Steve in Manhattan 04/15/2016 at 17:26

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Wheeler Dealers?

Steve in Manhattan > Ash78, voting early and often 04/15/2016 at 17:47

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Drive across without breaking any eggs in the basket. Bien!

Steve in Manhattan > djmt1 04/15/2016 at 18:48

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No, now that I think about it, it was the last episode of season 2 of James May’s Cars of the People.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Cé hé sin 04/16/2016 at 07:39

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Hellz yes! If there weren’t salt on the roads here I would DD a MkI Panda 4x4! They’d be great in the winter! That being said, I’d gladly DD a Panda 4x4 MkII (petrol version) as well, or the Panda Cross....look at it! :D