icheatatscrabble
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Good luck in finding a good one, these days..
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blakepanda
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Worth a shot!
blakepanda
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I'm looking for a panda 100hp or a seicento incase I can't find a Cinquecento. Just want to be back in a small Italian car.
icheatatscrabble
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To be fair I got mine from here a couple of years ago - So you never know one may turn up...
You can't beat a small Italian car in my opinion apart from an old Mini
Even Seicento's these days are hard to get a decent one, my Seicento isn't a sporting but I only came across by chance when I needed another car & saw it advertised local ish, they are great fun to drive so I don't regret getting rid of a troublesome new Panda for it , Matthewsons from the Bangers & Cash programme seem to get a few in though from time to time so could be worth looking on their site.blakepanda
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There's a seicento abarth for sale on auto trader at moment. £2499 though, not drove one before. Had to get rid of an abarth 500 recently which was a mistakeYou can't beat a small Italian car in my opinion apart from an old Mini
That's quite reasonable nowadays for a Sporting if it's in decent condition, the Abarth & Michael Schumacher versions were no difference in performance to a regular Sporting they just had cosmetic add on's such as 14 inch wheels, side skirts, Abarth logo in the headrest etc. my MK1 899 SX was just short of £2k 7 months ago with very low mileage of 22k, they handle very well probably the closest modern alternative to an old Mini, they do have a little body roll but it doesn't affect the handling which makes them quite entertaining
, I had a Cinquecento years ago & my Seicento feels very similar to that but in my opinion it feels slightly nicer than the Cinquecento to drive.blakepanda
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The Last Mot saysThat's quite reasonable nowadays for a Sporting if it's in decent condition, the Abarth & Michael Schumacher versions were no difference in performance to a regular Sporting they just had cosmetic add on's such as 14 inch wheels, side skirts, Abarth logo in the headrest etc. my MK1 899 SX was just short of £2k 7 months ago with very low mileage of 22k, they handle very well probably the closest modern alternative to an old Mini, they do have a little body roll but it doesn't affect the handling which makes them quite entertaining
- Vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security Chassis and multiple suspension components corroded (6.2.2 (d) (i))
| There actually isnt any corrosion to the car itself, theres a few signs of corrosion to suspension components which we have cleaned up and repainted, id not worry about that its just an overcautious mot station testing a 25 year old car which belongs to a motor trader so it is bound to receive some advisories So who knows, id probably part with 2500 if that advisory hadn't of been there lol |
My car had the same advisories from previous MOT's & I thought the best thing to do was to go & view the car & make my mind up there & then so when I viewed the car in the barn I got it out off where it had been for around 18 months I got right underneath it to look at the floorpans & I looked in these areas especially, it turned out to be just minor surface corrosion around rear chassis legs & subframe area where the original factory underseal had flaked off in some areas which I cleaned up the same afternoon after getting the car home with a wire brush, rust treatment & underbody wax along with cavity wax for the insides of the rear legs which sorted it all out, what it turned out to be though with my car when I was getting the service history was that it was serviced & MOT'ed by Fiat main dealers all throughout it's life with what I assume very picky jobs worth MOT testers.
blakepanda
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Yeh I usually wouldn't be bothered too much about suspension components as previous cars Iv had have had the same. It's just the mention of structural or chassis corrosion thats putting me off ABIT. It's a few hours away from me unfortunately so don't wanna waste a trip
That's fair enough, you'll probably be better off looking for just a normal sporting without the Abarth/Schumacher kit or a non sporting model both with 13 inch wheels as the cars with the Abarth body kits did tend to rot worse than the normal ones did, plus also the Abarth 14 inch wheels are hard to get tyres for as they are a weird size 175/50/14 from memory & I believe the only make available for that tyre size is Nankang which the less said about them the better
theflyingbanana
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I have a few coming up for sale soon. A pair of low mileage Seicento Sportings (12k miles and 19k miles) and a pair of Cinquecento Sportings (32k miles and 49k miles) All are in near immaculate condition, will come with no advisories MOTs and a recent/brand new cambelt. Feel free to drop me a message on 07732 173199. Thanks
blakepanda
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Do you know how much you'll be wanting for them, currently in the process of selling a k11 Micra so could be fantastic timing
theflyingbanana
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The 19k mile Seicento will be going up soon for around the £3k mark. It’s a very rare colour of Orion Grey. Rust free and in near-perfect condition. MOT until Nov 2025 with no advisories. YT02 DZD.
As for the Cinquecento, the 49k mile car will also be going online this weekend. Broom Yellow, MOT until January 2026 with no advisories and had a lot of money spent on new rear beams, suspension, brakes, and again very rust free. That will be around the £4,500 mark as it’s likely one of the nicest in the country. P590 OLR
I can take the Micra in P/X above trade price too if that helps you out.
Thanks
icheatatscrabble
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@theflyingbanana The wife said to me about your yellow Sporting (she said it got a mention on the Festival of the Unexceptional Facebook page), which made me look it up on ebay. Glad to see you have a buyer lined up already as she looks a beauty (although Broom Yellow not my bag). Will be interesting to see the next cars that you put up for sale.
