Yay!! Bella's out of Panda hospital and purring like a kitten , although she is a little wibbly slowing down/going round corners but she has been out of action for a whole month and I only drove her 10 minutes up the road . I need to take the old girl on a long run so she can feel like a young Panda again
I basically got the mechanic to remove Bella's insides ,systematically check and clean everything and put it all back in again and I can tell you the engine has never purred before like it is purring now ! So , cost for all the new parts I needed was around £220 and the cost for the mechanic plus having the engine cleaned and antifreeze put in was another £250 which I am cool with, he had Bella for 2 weeks and was so thorough, he kept finding bits missing and not done properly from previous mechanics botched jobs !! Anyway the only thing he was unable to fix was the fan heating system but when I or he manage to get the new part,he will fit it for nothing - can't say fairer than that!! Now all I need is new seats, upholstered panels,carpets, respray.......
