Desperately looking for a baby panda

[Smallfiatlover]

Hi Fiat lovers ,thanks for letting me in .I'm in Greece and heading up to Athens next week to my son to get a used automatic fiat panda ,any advice please .I have a tiny automatic aixam city but need something a bit bigger to get an electric wheelchair for my mum in the back. Any advice would be so appreciated .I'm Scottish/ Italian btw

 

[jackwhoo]

Do not under any circumstances get a used "automatic" panda .

If you buy a new one get rid of it before the warranty expires.

 

[The Panda Nut]

I agree these autos can be a big problem. They are not easy if they go wrong and.many people buy duffers and live to regret it. BE CAREFUL!!

 

[rmjbn1]

Hi and welcome

Does it need to be an automatic?

All of these automated manual transmissions might be reasonably reliable when new, but the seals in the robot seem to give up after around 10 years.

So it either needs to be a newish car to give you a few years of reliable service, or you need to be confident about rebuilding hydraulic components.

I think if I needed an automatic car I would make sure I got a genuine torque converter gearbox Eg Suzuki Splash or Ignis.

Sorry there's not much positive response here, the Panda is a great car but there's a looong thread on here about DuaLogic issues:

The one and only Dualogic failure thread | FIAT 500 (2007+)

Unless you know they were using Fiat specific software I’d be reluctant to pull out the gearbox. Find a Dualogic specialist near to you.

www.fiatforum.com

 

[jackwhoo]

There are lots of other failure points on the fiat system that fail way before 10 years old if it has been used for "city" driving.

This is a forum of people who like Fiat telling you not to buy an "automatic" fiat panda , 500, punto etc