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Thanks mate! Yeah, it's definitely good fun - but to be honest, pretty intense too 😅

Much obliged Sir 🙂

Thanks a lot 😊 I agree, I have had two Pandas now, 5 years each, and they have been the most reliable cars I ever had. My brother in law hasd a Stilo for a long time too, and that was incredibly reliable as well. They don't have the best reputation, wich I guess dates back to the rusty 70s, but that just means cheap used cars for us, so I'm not complaining 😀

Thank you :)

Thanks right back at you. Congratulations on getting one, it's a gem. Enjoy!

Thank you very much 😊 And congratulations, I hope you'll enjoy yours as much as I have mine!

Thank you very much , that means a lot 😊

oh btw i did my lap on the exact same day i just figured… had a better driven lap a week later but it was hotter and i somehow lost a lot of power and only managed a 10:33, i still cant figure out how such a big difference can happen. but 18.8. was a great day

omg wait its you, you commented on my lap😂 i didnt figure it out at all, but great to see you drive. i really didnt expect that from you. oh and i didnt know a fiat panda has 100hp when i said theyre in the same league under my video

@enzoferrari8980 Well, now I don't know where to start! First of, thank you so much for your lengthy comment(s), and so many compliments that my face has turned red! I'm not that satisfied with my driving on this lap, if I'm completely honest, but out of nine laps I did, this was the only lap without any yellows, so the only one worth editing. I do know the track and my car fairly well, but I try to stay a few percent on the right side of the limit all the time. I'm in a constant battle between my racing instict and my common sense; On one hand, I want to explore every corner with the car right on its toes; Right there, where the tyres are hanging on for dear life, and the car feels really light on its feet - absolutely love that place! On the other hand, my common sense has huge respect for the ring, and know how fast things can turn sour. When I watch the videos back, I always wish I pushed a bit harder, because I know I could probably shave 10 secs of the time easily, but not crashing, and staying alive for that matter, is just much more important than those last seconds. I started with a 60 Hp Panda (well worn out in the end though), and did a 10:33 in that, so your 10:25 in a 55hp VW fox is pretty impressive to me - I have to watch you video again soon :) The thing with the ring is that it's just too fast for such slow cars. A lot of the corners are just flat out, so not really a challenge at all. Don't get me wrong, it's stilll fun, but driving there with 100 Hp, and 130 in my mx5 was so much more fun, but it's still not enough to be honest. I would love close to 200 hp pr. tonne, and have thought about either tuning my mx5 or getting an r53 Cooper S. I can only recommend that you get into a faster car asap, and judging by your driving and track knowledge, you are definitely ready! How heavy is the little fox btw? It must be pretty light, with the way it goes into corners pretty willingly. I'm very glad you like the editing, and the way it's all setup on the screen. I spend a lot of time messing with that! I built a tripod out of 30x30mm wood, which is fastened to three chassis points, and I just use my old LG V40 wide angle video lens with 107 degree FOV, and no auto focus, just like an action cam. The thing with action cams, is that they are always too wide angled, which looses a lot of the sensation of speed imo, and also the perspective gets messed up, so cars in front seem further away than they are for example. That is also the case with my V40, but to a lesser degree. Around 90 - 100 degree FOV would be ideal. If you decide to try and use your phone, It's important not to use the stabilasation setting of the camera, and set the white balance to match the track and not the interior - my V40 does a good job on auto though. If you need any pictures of the setup to get some ideas or have any other questions, I would be glad to help :) - The rest of the camera specs are in the description btw. Thanks again for your input, and very flattering compliments!

@sertyuhg How do you figure it's clickbate?

Thanks 😊✌

Shame about your 100HP! A gem it is, and it could have been an Abarth, I guess, if they made it a year later, but compared to the 500 abarth it would have been a bit tame, and the 500 sport has the same engine as the 100HP and didn't get the Abarth badge of honor either, but the "HP" badge smeels of the good old Fiat/Autobianchi days, and I really like that. Btw the suspension only feels a bit hard/"sporty" on the street do to the suspension being overdampened, and once you get on track, the springs are soft as a good mattress, and the lean in corners is both hilarious a dn a bit scary at once 😅 - And thanks, I´m enjoying it a lot 😊

Aral 102 oktan 💪

Tak for det Thomas 🙂

Thanks mate :)

this comment deserves more likes, was thinking the same 😂

Unlike in England where it is the passenger who drives!

Grazie :) La mia non consuma olio, o almeno ne consuma pochissimo tra un cambio d'olio e l'altro ogni 10.000 km - così poco che comunque non riesco a misurarlo sull'astina. Uso olio completamente sintetico 5w40 normalmente, ma 0w40 questa volta. 250 ml/1000 km non sono male, ma tu che olio usi? Anche io ho fatto 70.000 km con la mia, ma non sono sicuro che il motore abbia 253.000 km, perché il “12” è fuso nella testa del cilindro, che potrebbe essere l'anno, non ne sono sicuro. Quindi potrebbe aver avuto una testa di cilindro ad un certo punto, forse? Sicuramente va molto bene per 250.000 km! - Che possa continuare a lungo Portate la vostra al ring, è molto divertente!

@@testacorsa1 Grande! Grazie mille per la risposta! Si anche io uso olio sintetico 5w40 e ho provato un olio da corsa 10w50 ma fa praticamente lo stesso servizio. Grazie ancora!😄

@@michelegiacometti9178 Non c'è di che, e grazie per aver commentato 🙂

Muito obrigado, senhor, foi um elogio muito bonito!

Thank you very much 😊 Glad you enjoyed it! Oh, that's too bad. Things like that sting, but they happens to most of us, so please forgive yourself for that. Remember that it is just a car, and there are more low mileage examples out there, so just start looking, and some day, suddenly the right one will be there🙂.

I´ve had two for 5 years each and both were just as reliable as yours. I had a fuel pump quit after 220.000km, but that's it. A will never be a sports car, for the resons you mention, but as you say they are fun to drive. I never had a problem with the rear though, as they are incredibly understeery - and It wasn't for lack of trying. Thanks for your comment 🙂

@@testacorsa1 Most of the time but there are moments when things can go wrong. What's I've learnt on training where I only practiced oversteer control is that in Panda you shouldn't really countersteer. Just floor the throttle and keep the previous steering angle. They change direction with countersteering too rapidly to make it a safe method and throttle is usually enough to get the back on track. What I like about Panda is that it tightens the turn if you brake to shart turn at a very last moment or even after entering the corner. At least non-ABS does it. And the reliability. Except for two minor electrical issues with lights, and one set of locked gear linkage it never had any issues. Once, just once in 20 years it light up 'check engine' but before I got it connected to a computer, the light went off, and there was no sign it affected it in any way. Now I work in a car fleet and most new cars have check engine lit up like 4 times a year on average, and often it is an actual problem that needs repairs.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your comment, and google has trouble translating it. But thanks anyway 😊❤

😊Grazie mille per il tuo complimento davvero carino! 🚙🎶

Wow complimemti..che modifiche gli hai fatto?

@@mrtube-z3v Grazie :) L'auto è completamente di serie, solo i pneumatici sono 195/50R15, mentre in origine erano 195/45r15.

​@@testacorsa1come mai hai aumentato la spalla?

@@vincio80 Soprattutto perché i pneumatici sono molto più economici, se devo essere sincero, ma accolgo con favore la parete più alta del pneumatico, perché ammorbidisce un po' le sospensioni.

Thank you :)

Well, In some corners sure, but I have to manage the throttle in a lot of corners to avoid understeer, and if the corners are sharp, the inside wheel will spin up too. An LSD would be really nice to have!

😄 Danke für dein kommentar! Pandas sind eifach grossartig, oder 🥰

Thanks, I'm flattered.

No, the car is comepletely standard, and pretty understeery. Full specs in the description.

​@@testacorsa1 i have one, lowered koni / hr springs, struts front and back, powerflex everywhere, little spacers for the wheels,only the stock tyres,but goodyears are superb. And a throttle body upgrade. Help's a lot. 👍

Thank you! ☺ I had to make the brake pedal wider to be able to do it in the Panda, but it works a treat, and is pretty fun to do.

It's absolutely fine. I found that the Nordschleife is not nearly as hard on a car as i had thought it would be (on the slow cars I drive anyways), but I do keep the car well maintained, and I always change the oil and brake fluid before I go. I just run street tires, so the forces and speeds are not that high, and I also run stardard brakes with standard Bosch pads, and there is no problems with heat or brake fade - But I do try to take it a bit easy on them though, and brake relatively early and not so hard that the ABSkicks in. Come to think of it, I actually did two laps twice in a row this time, and had no problems what so ever. Long may it continue 🤞🙂

Grazie mille :)

Thanks for watching and your comment 🙂 - and I am trying my best 🧑‍🔧

1700 kilos! - you must be some very big boys 😀

@@testacorsa1 100kg + 100kg + 80kg + Car ~1400kg

@@gansann ok, the internet must be off then, I found the weight to be 1267kg and max load 1700kg.

@@testacorsa1 I thought I had a heavier car. so we had about 1600.

That's really cool, thanks for commenting! ✌😎 And congrats - just a lovely car that one. I would love to own a Honda screamer one day. Hope you get a pair of semi slicks under it next time. A nice round it was 🙂👍

Man ska´jo æ vær sinne mæ æ gas! 😁