General Red leathered Panda 100HP - farewell!

[Professor]

Well, its been a blast, but the time has come to move on from my lovely Panda 100HP.
It has been a fantastic car, and I can really see why fellow forum members are so passionate about them.
It has been very reliable, remarkably economical and 100% fun. I'll miss it's peppy little engine and 'entertaining' ride quality, but most of all I'll miss my red leather interior and heated seats, just a shame Fiat don't offer them as standard.
In case anyone is interested, in about 1 months time it'll probably be sitting on the forecourt of my local Skoda dealer in Cramlington (unless someone wants to do a quick deal...).
Thanks to everyone who's answered my (mostly silly) questions on the forum, I've been in a number of on-line car clubs over the years, and I can honestly say Fiat Forum'ers have been the most helpful and good natured! Good luck and goodbye!
Professor

 

[LeanMeanRacing]

Sad to hear that you are leaving the fold but all the best with your new purchase. As I am a relative newcomer to the FF, have you any photos of your seats and what's the story behind them?

 

[Professor]

I posted some shots in the members gallery under 'Professor' - should still be there (I think!?!)
Seats, door cards, handbrake and geargaiter all wrapped in BMW Red leather, plus 2 stage carbonfibre heating elements done by Trimstars. Very high quality work, made by using existing covers as templates from scratch (rather than pre-made covers some less reputable companies use...)
On cold mornings or long journeys, popping the seat heaters on is fantastic!

 

[W23AJH 100HP]

Wow your car looks amazing, I was actually thinking about doing my interior in black as I know someone who does interiors for Morgan, how much did it cost you??

 

[306maxi]

That interior really is fantastic. I'd even go as far as to say that it's nicer than the interior of my 500 which has the factory red leather

 

[LeanMeanRacing]

The interior does look amazing [although my personal preference is for cloth] and the craftsmanship is top notch

Rather than heated seats [useful in winter when you have cool leather], I would prefer 'chilled' seats for the summer.

White with red interior - as a Honda fan, it doesn't get any better!

 

[Professor]

I think it was about £1600 including the heaters.

 

[pdtrewern]

Just looked at the pictures, it looks wicked!! The 'fiat' on the leather looks top notch!!

Someone is in for a treat who buys that car!! :slayer:

 

[306maxi]

Just looked at the pictures, it looks wicked!! The 'fiat' on the leather looks top notch!!

Someone is in for a treat who buys that car!! :slayer:

Definitely. The one thing I never liked about the Panda was the lack of a leather option. That's not a problem with this car

 

[pdtrewern]

I have seen a cream leather panda in greece before...:yum:

 

[theRossatron]

Just looked at the pictures, it looks wicked!! The 'fiat' on the leather looks top notch!!

Someone is in for a treat who buys that car!! :slayer:

Hey all, this may be the wrong place to introduce myself but I've been half looking for a Panda 100hp for a while, a friend pointed me towards the pictures of this red leathered beauty and I was gutted when I heard it had been sold on.

However, a quick Google of the Skoda dealer revealed the car still on their website, about 2 hours after seeing these pictures I phoned up and did a deal on the car! Should pick it up a few days after Christmas!

 

[Golgarth]

Hey all, this may be the wrong place to introduce myself but I've been half looking for a Panda 100hp for a while, a friend pointed me towards the pictures of this red leathered beauty and I was gutted when I heard it had been sold on.

However, a quick Google of the Skoda dealer revealed the car still on their website, about 2 hours after seeing these pictures I phoned up and did a deal on the car! Should pick it up a few days after Christmas!

Well done that man, had I not bought mine 2 days earlier I would have done the same.

 

[LeanMeanRacing]

Hey all, this may be the wrong place to introduce myself......

Hello and welcome to the forum and to your impending Panda ownership