Fiat Panda 1983
  • Economy

    Value

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Extremely cheap and cheerful.

    Costs

    4 out of 5 4.0

    55mpg, parts are cheap and easy enough to do any work yourself.

  • On the road

    Driving

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Fun little car to drive.

    Performance

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Quite impressive when there's only one or 2 people in, gets a bit slugish when loaded up.

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    5 out of 5 5.0

    It's never broken down or not started for me.

    Image

    2 out of 5 2.0

    Ok, so it's a shoe box with 4 wheels and a small engine, but I like it.

    Comfort

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Fairly comfortable in the front on short journeys, back seat isn't too spacious though and legroom is a bit lacking for longer journeys.

  • Security and Service

    Security

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Fiat Pandas are notoriously easy to break into, the trick is not to leave anything worth nicking inside cus no one's gonna want to nick the car itself.

    Service

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Haven't bothered with dealer service, it's easy enough to do myself.

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Never had any trouble with the 999cc fire injection engine.

    Other

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    Yes

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    Yes