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  • @Zephyrus88PL
    @Zephyrus88PL 27 дней назад +287

    Buy that Panda. Do it.

    • @Renzsu
      @Renzsu 27 дней назад +10

      Buy it, it won’t be a mistake!

    • @LaLa-Bane
      @LaLa-Bane 26 дней назад +11

      Price for Panda 4x4 in EU is round 15K

    • @sallhame
      @sallhame 26 дней назад +9

      I am a Land Rover guy, got 2 Range Rovers and a Defender 110, and now I am looking for a Panda 4x4. It's just so sweet.

    • @veeezis
      @veeezis 24 дня назад +3

      Do it!

    • @littorio97
      @littorio97 23 дня назад +3

      @@LaLa-Baneit depends a lot
      I live in Italy and a panda 4x4 start at about 5/6k for a mk2 to 20k for a first series in perfect condition ( or perfectly restaraured )

  • @L303_
    @L303_ 26 дней назад +112

    In Italy we say "Il pandino non si infama" it mean that you can't talk bad about the Panda in any situation.
    You can say everything you want about Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ducati, Alfa, Lancia, and so on; but if you talk shit about Panda we can be angry. this is the level of love that we have of this car in Italy

    • @ekSn
      @ekSn 23 дня назад +12

      When I was in Italy as a child, I thought the Panda is a 'must to have' in every household there :) I love them so much, I think I will buy one for going rough places for wild photography, where I don't want to damage my Lancia or Alfa :) Saluti dall'Ungheria 🙋‍♂

    • @MichG
      @MichG 15 дней назад +9

      Guai a chi tocca il pandino

    • @joseanl
      @joseanl 6 дней назад

      In Spain we made Pandas under license for a while, and under the Seat brand, I've driven one of the old ones both Seat and Fiat bc my grandpa loved the little mfers, they are really good

  • @Grez6232
    @Grez6232 27 дней назад +139

    The Panda 4x4 is the mountain goat of cars

    • @Leonardo-1452
      @Leonardo-1452 14 дней назад +4

      I confirm it. I love my 1988 Fiat Panda 4x4 Val d’Isère.

    • @maisana663
      @maisana663 13 дней назад +3

      it's a goat? it's a cat? no... it's a panda!!!🤭

  • @andyreact
    @andyreact 27 дней назад +226

    The 4x4 system on the original Panda was made by Steyr Puch, they also did the G Wagon and VW Vanagon 4x4 systems. 👍

    • @rome0610
      @rome0610 27 дней назад +22

      Yes, the drive train was built here in Graz, Austria, and the Fiat Panda 4x4 and VW Golf 4x4 Cross Country got their final assembly also here. And of course the whole production and development of the Mercedes G (former Puch G) is still here.

    • @altblechasyl_cs2093
      @altblechasyl_cs2093 27 дней назад +6

      ​@@rome0610 Golf Country... nix Cross.

    • @kunzworld2309
      @kunzworld2309 27 дней назад +8

      Steyr Puch does also do a lot of military 4x4 work. Really capable drive trains

    • @rome0610
      @rome0610 27 дней назад +3

      @@altblechasyl_cs2093 Ok, überredet! 👍 Ich weder alt 😉und habe das mit den Volvo-Modellen verwechselt, da gab es den V70 als "Cross Country" (mit Höherlegung, etc.), aus dem später die XC-Reihe entstand.

    • @datutturugang666
      @datutturugang666 24 дня назад +3

      absolutely, when it comes to hardcore off-road done old school, steyr puch is THE real shit, lightweight, strictly functional, rugged

  • @luinpuin4152
    @luinpuin4152 27 дней назад +181

    In many Alpine countries the post was and still is delivered with 4x4 Pandas! Built very solid with no extra fuss these things are remarkably strong and agile.

    • @russcattell955i
      @russcattell955i 27 дней назад +10

      The scientists that work on Mt. Vesuvius use them too.

    • @PetkoM78
      @PetkoM78 26 дней назад +10

      @@russcattell955i Panda is ideal for narrow alpine -forest roads

    • @motinolawson6638
      @motinolawson6638 25 дней назад +3

      Its like in Spain, many forest guard still keeps the Land Rover Defender (Santana in Spain).

    • @the_og_rubenmartin
      @the_og_rubenmartin 24 дня назад

      ​@@motinolawson6638 Si no se rompen, pa que cambiarlos😂

    • @motinolawson6638
      @motinolawson6638 24 дня назад +1

      @@the_og_rubenmartin No es eso, es peor. No hay reemplazo. Los land rover modernos no son lo mismo...

  • @Berghemrrader
    @Berghemrrader 24 дня назад +64

    I'm Italian, and here Panda is an institution. For those like me who live near the Alps, the "Pandina" allows you to go everywhere, also because the roads here are narrow. Above all, the first series (1000/1300 cc) is a simple and light car but effective off-road.
    And we all love her.

    • @letmekissthebridee
      @letmekissthebridee 21 день назад

      which first series panda had a 1300cc engine? i only know the 900cc fwd, the 1000cc fwd or 4x4, 1100cc 4x4 andi know there was a diesel and an electric. And i almost forgot about the first gen 650cc and 750cc.

    • @Berghemrrader
      @Berghemrrader 20 дней назад +1

      @@letmekissthebridee You right. My mistake. 1000cc (965) and 1100cc.

    • @letmekissthebridee
      @letmekissthebridee 18 дней назад

      For a moment i thaught theres a panda that i dont know about lol

  • @AnyoneForToast
    @AnyoneForToast 27 дней назад +68

    Ahh, the Fiat Panda, it's like the secret love child of a Mini and a Land Rover.
    The old generation "square" ones are proper tiny beast.

    • @rleerm
      @rleerm 20 дней назад

      The Dutch TV commercial for this first Panda is still hilarious after all these years.

    • @gefryfostuvi2184
      @gefryfostuvi2184 12 дней назад

      ruclips.net/video/pr0OnASy6Ik/видео.html This?

  • @thekitchenchikens
    @thekitchenchikens 27 дней назад +61

    The original panda was designed by giorgetto giugiaro, the same guy behind the alfa Romeo giulia, the vw golf, the Lancia delta or the delorean to name a few. Absolute legend of a car. It would be hilarious if you got one😂

    • @nevalelapena
      @nevalelapena 21 день назад +5

      I was about to comment the same... I'll add few other cars instead... The Maserati MC12, the Mini Cooper, the BMW M1 and the SAAB 9000

  • @TheAquarius1978
    @TheAquarius1978 27 дней назад +86

    " Its small " lol, that one is huge comprared to the 1st Panda.

    • @supreme3376
      @supreme3376 27 дней назад +5

      Well it about the same size as Fiat Uno

    • @automation7295
      @automation7295 27 дней назад +6

      It's still smaller compared to your typical off-roaders like Land Cruiser, the original G-Wagen and Land Rover Defender.
      It's hilarious when people pretends that 2nd and 3rd gen Fiat Panda is huge compared to the 1st gen Panda. Yes the 2nd and 3rd gen are slightly taller, but they're still NOT huge.
      The 1st gen Panda is: 1,445 mm (56.9 in) in height and 3,380 mm (133.1 in) in length
      The 2nd gen Panda is: 1,578 mm (62.1 in) in height and 3,538 mm (139.3 in) in length
      The 3rd gen Panda is: 1,551-1,605 mm (61.1-63.2 in) in height and 3,653-3,686 mm (143.8-145.1 in) in length

  • @iDymff
    @iDymff 27 дней назад +94

    We always went on holiday to the Italian alps and every remote town is full of these little panda’s cause they get you everywhere.
    They are going up in price here in Europe

  • @malkavil
    @malkavil 21 день назад +21

    Back in the late 90's i worked as a forestry agent in spain. We had Nisan Patrol, Ford Ranger and old Land rover 4x4's , but when no one of the former could get there we serviced the Panda 4x4. Amazing what that little fella could do.

  • @nkjoep
    @nkjoep 27 дней назад +40

    Just picture how hilly and mountainous Italy is. This is the GOAT car in rural areas. Immortal. Respect.

  • @simonecoggiola3128
    @simonecoggiola3128 16 дней назад +12

    40 years and still nothing can stop the old Pandino

    • @carlos5011
      @carlos5011 13 дней назад +1

      Does it spend a lot of gasoline?

    • @simonecoggiola3128
      @simonecoggiola3128 12 дней назад

      @@carlos5011 mixed cycle 7L/100km, the full is 35L

    • @carlos5011
      @carlos5011 12 дней назад +2

      @@simonecoggiola3128 👍 I have seen a shepperd in my country using it of road, and when I say of road... I mean there was no road at all
      I got curious, it seems the car could handle it well

    • @simonecoggiola3128
      @simonecoggiola3128 12 дней назад +1

      ​@@carlos5011 It's perfect for no road, light weight, tiny tires, 4x4, you can find a lot of clips in the mud, in the snow, crossing some rivers, it's a crazy little demon😅

  • @LipsumLazyGamer
    @LipsumLazyGamer 16 дней назад +4

    Panda is a legend in Italy!

  • @Federicusb3st
    @Federicusb3st 27 дней назад +50

    The 80s/90s FIAT Panda is the jewel in the crown of Italy, every italian got one or knows someone who owned one, it was supposed to move the masses even in the worst mountain roads of north Italy. When you say it isn't capable as much as a Land Rover you are kinda wrong, the pands is MUCH more agile and nimble thanks to its very light weight (under 900kg), with the thin tires it can easely go through deep snow and sometimes even some mud. I used to own one from the late 80s before it rusted out and I scrapped it... unluckly it has its own weaknesses, FIAT used to have poor build quality in terms of bodywork, interior and electrics: FIAT aimed to make a reliable 4x4 system and an idestructible engine and give up on metals and plastics, that would usually get ruined over the time. Nevertheless the FIAT Panda remains an hero for Italy that is still produced to these days altough it got a little worse over the generations.
    Keep on showing people those hidden jems of automotive history!

  • @AngelinaJolie734
    @AngelinaJolie734 27 дней назад +23

    In France, Panda 4x4, with Lada Niva, were very popular in mountain zones. They are cheap, light (very important in high mountain) and have good off road ability, so they were the perfect cars for small snowy dirty roads.

  • @smarekas
    @smarekas 27 дней назад +37

    My aunt is a plant biologist and her vehicles of choice over more than 30 years have been Pandas. She's gotten them in every forest and up every mountain in the Balkans and Southern Europe in general. These things are fantastic!

  • @olisipocity
    @olisipocity 27 дней назад +74

    Finally the Panda...What a blast

  • @entropyshield
    @entropyshield 17 дней назад +5

    The old one is THE REAL Panda 4x4. It's virtually indestructible. I live at the feet of the Alps and many people here are using it for 30+ years going about everywhere. It can take a lot of punishment and take you where no land rover can, in the narrow trails of Italian mountains. DAS PANDA. 😁

  • @christianc9894
    @christianc9894 25 дней назад +11

    The Panda 4X4 is used a lot in France, in the Alps, by all those who need an off-road car such as doctors, nurses without needing a huge one capable of overcoming enormous obstacles and transporting a big load.

  • @7070Raneri
    @7070Raneri 24 дня назад +13

    The Panda 4X4 (first series) was called the mountain goat in the Italian Alps.

  • @fryke
    @fryke 27 дней назад +26

    In the Alps (i.e. France, Itay, Switzerland and Austria), these are well loved as relatively cheap cars that will get you home in Winter. Don't forget that many "roads" that go through the higher-up villages can be rather narrow, so a Panda or a Jimny will make driving more safe.

    • @aphextwin5712
      @aphextwin5712 27 дней назад +7

      And Italy is quite mountainous outside the Alps as well. Less snow but many still steep, narrow and sharp-cornered roads.

  • @pascalvallinoto6913
    @pascalvallinoto6913 27 дней назад +17

    In Italy it is used by the police but also by the forestry and civil protection to reach places that are difficult to reach following violent atmospheric events and harmful geological activities. I remember that to reach the snowy peaks, the forestry left the Defender in the valley and went up in panda...the lightness combined with the narrow tires made it ideal for climbing on icy surfaces.

  • @dr.greentom7994
    @dr.greentom7994 27 дней назад +14

    Almost 4‘500‘000 pandas were sold between 1986 and 2003.

  • @antoniousai1989
    @antoniousai1989 18 дней назад +4

    I've seen Pandas with the old 750cc engine that did 600.000 km, that car was a marvel of engineering.

  • @iilcesco
    @iilcesco 27 дней назад +19

    Proud owner🙋🏻‍♂️ Panda Sisley 4x4 1991. Such a wonderful and entertaining. Sometimes I litterally use it to tow timbers up and down the Alps😂. Hail to all the fellow "pandists" around👋💙

  • @thelaurens1996
    @thelaurens1996 27 дней назад +27

    Panda's are just hella fun.
    Especially the older ones.
    The best part about these is that they weigh really little and don't sink in as deep as other heavier 4x4's .

  • @cornovii3012
    @cornovii3012 27 дней назад +38

    Fiat panda owner 😀 cheapest cars in the UK to insure and fuel economy is like it is running on panda farts 🤣

    • @NauticalOnion
      @NauticalOnion 27 дней назад +3

      they run on fresh air man, real good fun to rag around!

  • @Sceneemofemboy0666
    @Sceneemofemboy0666 27 дней назад +12

    14:20 Just to make you understand a bit, the 1st gen Panda 4x4 had a NA gasoline engine with "only" 50 HP and look what it does in the thick snow, also BUY THAT PANDA!!!!!

  • @MircoWilhelm
    @MircoWilhelm 27 дней назад +18

    Have a look if you can find the Camel Trophy videos about the tour they made with the old Panda 4x4

  • @MK-bv6wn
    @MK-bv6wn 27 дней назад +65

    Long ago Top gear did comparison Panda 4x4 vs Land Rover, Panda did +90% what Land Rover was capable.

    • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
      @kasperkjrsgaard1447 27 дней назад +21

      And to about 10% of the price 😂

    • @glenwestwood3683
      @glenwestwood3683 27 дней назад +2

      I think fifth gear did a similar thing unless I'm thinking of the top gear episode

    • @alwynemcintyre2184
      @alwynemcintyre2184 27 дней назад +3

      Think tv show wheeler dealers bought an older panda 4 × 4 made it a bit more off roadie to sell, might be worth a look for yourself Think it's tied to velocity tv might have copyright issues to show any of it. But if you like the panda it might be worth a look

    • @MK-bv6wn
      @MK-bv6wn 26 дней назад

      @@glenwestwood3683 could be fifth gear it was long ago

    • @kawasakikz1
      @kawasakikz1 25 дней назад

      ruclips.net/video/cgn2AG3WY-8/видео.htmlsi=zJMooF5IytgxkKLl

  • @amdecarlo83
    @amdecarlo83 20 дней назад +6

    The Fiat Panda is a true legend!❤

  • @mojitobevandanazionale7059
    @mojitobevandanazionale7059 16 дней назад +2

    I have a 1997 Panda 4x4, I live at 700 meters above sea level and there is often snow in winter.
    You have no idea how many modern SUVs I've eaten up when conditions got tough.
    After 30 years the machines in Italy become historic. This means that you pay very little for insurance (100 euros a year), an engine in good condition can be found for 600 euros.
    It's the best "second" car you can have. It's not beautiful, but if you look at the practical aspect it is
    unstoppable and economical. A true monster without comparison.

  • @alexandertarver5154
    @alexandertarver5154 24 дня назад +9

    It snowed heavily one year (for Sussex). I went to look at the A road outside our house and the first vehicle to pass our drive was a Mark 1 Landrover Defender, followed 10 minutes later by a Fiat Panda 4x4! Nothing else came along the A272 for at least an hour! Our Merc E220 stayed in the drive, no trust for the rear wheel drive autobahn cruiser ! 8:47 Love Panda 4x4s! We stayed in a villa in the Tuscan hills and the owner took us from the village we we parked our car in his Panda 4x4, no problem! Our hire car could never have done that track!! Phenomenal!

  • @jonntischnabel
    @jonntischnabel 22 дня назад +4

    The original (1980) fiat panda was designed to be as cheap and simple as possible. It even had flat glass for all the windows. My mum had a brand new one in 83 when I was small. Loved it. ❤

  • @melaniezette886
    @melaniezette886 27 дней назад +16

    Drove one for 25 years, love it

  • @DrCrimp-sg5pb
    @DrCrimp-sg5pb 26 дней назад +6

    almost nothing can beat the OG Panda 4x4 on the snow. FACTS

    • @Timmy_Westside
      @Timmy_Westside 21 день назад +1

      I remember going home from the pub at 2 am, across a ploughed field in the snow in my friends, and being genuinly amazed that we made it with very little hassle at all

    • @azaroth75
      @azaroth75 18 дней назад

      old Subaru Justy II was on pair with Panda, maybe better, but when I drove the Justy I already had few years more of experience.

    • @DrCrimp-sg5pb
      @DrCrimp-sg5pb 17 дней назад +1

      @@azaroth75 I agree on the old Justy. My grandma hat one. was great. I'd put some old Audis in as well. like the 80. with differential locks. That was another beast

    • @azaroth75
      @azaroth75 17 дней назад

      @@DrCrimp-sg5pb Yes I agree. The only thing is that Audi 80 was probably more on the Lancia Delta segment (compact?).

  • @malstang888
    @malstang888 27 дней назад +19

    This was one of James May's favourite cars. Fairly common in the UK.

  • @elgarvangeldermalsen1238
    @elgarvangeldermalsen1238 27 дней назад +13

    also produced as the Seat Marbella, the old one that is, push startable with only one person so light weight

    • @Sharpey187
      @Sharpey187 27 дней назад +5

      Seat’s didn’t come with the option to have the 4x4 system though I don’t think

    • @garloch
      @garloch 27 дней назад +4

      @@Sharpey187 sadly they did not, they only made the "normal" version (still capable of basic offroading on dirt roads in rural areas but thats it)

  • @rafo6577
    @rafo6577 23 дня назад +3

    Love the old shape Fiat Pandas. One of my favourite 4x4s. 👍✌️🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @uncopino
    @uncopino 17 дней назад +2

    in italian small towns and villages it’s full of vintage 4x4 pandas. farmers keep using them. some are 30+ years old and still run even though they aren’t kept like a vintage car. they got 30+ years of farm work on their backs

  • @pe.bo.5038
    @pe.bo.5038 27 дней назад +7

    Panda 4x4 is built by Magna Steyr and is technically nothing else but the civilian version of the Puch Haflinger--a known entity in European offroading!

  • @bjmartin7273
    @bjmartin7273 27 дней назад +4

    In Ireland and UK lovingly referred to as a " pygmies hearse" . Loved by veterinary .

  • @RobFarley74
    @RobFarley74 26 дней назад +3

    I went on holiday to Sicily last year and we stayed in an air BnB on the side of Etna... We met the owner at a gate and he was driving an old beaten up panda 4x4, I was in an Audi A3 and I had to follow him off roadish to the Cabin, i was struggling like hell with ground clearance and the panda was just off no worries! I've always thought they were cool as heck! And I think the more beaten up they are the better they look!

  • @backinthegame1961
    @backinthegame1961 15 дней назад +1

    The Panda (old one) also called “PANDINO” ( like small panda for is cuteness ) is litteraly a tank in disguise, its funny but is one of the best off roads ever build, its well know for its affidability

  • @duncanorr5926
    @duncanorr5926 27 дней назад +5

    Italian ski resorts basically run on these things lol. They're super capable wee things

  • @Leptospirosi
    @Leptospirosi 13 дней назад +1

    FIAT sold hundred of thousand of the first series to Civil Services and even the military as it was the perfect scout car to have in the small and tight mountain roads during winter. you wouldn't expect it to carry large equipments or a lot of fully equipment, but it were able to get anywhere in any weather. It was light, it was rigged, it was easy to maintain, had flat windows everywhere, easy to replace, simple by capable 4X4 with fully lockable differentials, a square body with extremely good visibility all around, low centre of weight that made it almost impossible to tip over.
    Civil Protection, Fire Fighters, Army MP all loved the car and used it for almost 20 years.

  • @richardrichard9631
    @richardrichard9631 17 дней назад +1

    My first car was a Fiat Panda. In those days the seats were just basic hammocks with cloth suspended on a frame. I loved that car.

  • @giorgiop9200
    @giorgiop9200 27 дней назад +5

    A lot of Italian grandpas in the countryside and mountains have these. 25 years old or more and still going "strong"

  • @raverdeath100
    @raverdeath100 27 дней назад +10

    the Panda was an awesome car. my mate had one back in the 90's and we used to go off roading in the Chilterns (chalk hills nr London). the seats tho' were awful when you hit rough terrain but it was huge fun. i had a Fourtrack when i lived in Wales - most of the farmers had one because they were cheap and cheerful and would go almost anywhere.

  • @motohobo
    @motohobo 16 дней назад +1

    I live in the French Pyrenees Orientals . These little Fiat's are really popular in the foothill/mountain villages and communities. The roads are often steep ,can be very narrow and sometimes are no more than just cart tracks. No problem for the 4x4Panda. I love them.

  • @freethinker--
    @freethinker-- 27 дней назад +11

    Buy it.

  • @MaurizioSalvo68
    @MaurizioSalvo68 14 дней назад +1

    I’m Italian and recently my grandpa bought one of the 97’ series and since I have to do my license i’m using that and I fucking love it🇮🇹🇮🇹

  • @PTP4X4
    @PTP4X4 19 дней назад

    Hey man! Thanks for sharing lots of my videos. Pedro the Panda is a little weapon! Maybe one day I can bring it over to the states 🤙🏼🤙🏼

  • @masterTigress96
    @masterTigress96 27 дней назад +4

    Thanks for checking this out Ian. I think you will also be very interested in the Skoda Yeti and it's 4x4 capabilities. There are quite some videos on RUclips of people taking it off-road.

  • @mystisith3984
    @mystisith3984 27 дней назад +12

    Mighty peanuts 🥜 for the win! 🤣
    Depending on the terrain, sometimes being small & light & narrow is the way to go to reach the other side.💙

  • @elnyoutube123
    @elnyoutube123 27 дней назад +4

    We never got the Panda in the US, unfortunately. My friend has a Fiat 500 I sold to him who lifted it and goes off roading 😂 and it's surprisingly capable. 5 speed manual with front wheel drive lol.

  • @paulshort1027
    @paulshort1027 20 дней назад +1

    I had a red Sisley 4x4, lifted with off road tyres, bull bars front and rear and a whippy arial. It wasnt a good car by any standard, but it remains one of my favourites.

  • @NauticalOnion
    @NauticalOnion 27 дней назад +1

    Love these videos man, your enthusiasm for all things car related is truly awesome to see. Nice to see the little Panda get some love too, such a great little machine!

  • @nevalelapena
    @nevalelapena 21 день назад +1

    Here in Italy Panda is "the car" with the capital C... Everyone had or drove one of those things... My dad had a green one old model, just recently he sold that and he took a new model black 4x4... I love that and I'm sure you will love too... I'll wait for the video about your new pandino

  • @IndigoDalliance
    @IndigoDalliance 12 дней назад

    I had an older Panda model for a number of years and we still have one in the family as a utility car. It's a car known in Italy for its sturdiness and drove the previous one I had in the direst conditions. A cute, no frills, not expensive little car that does its job pretty good. The 4x4 is widely used in remote areas and even used by forest agencies. It's also a commercial success, one of the most sold car in Italy. Lots of young people had a Panda as a first car and it is fondly loved because of that. Because of its small size lots of people refers to it as the "Pandina".

  • @mikebutler6308
    @mikebutler6308 27 дней назад +1

    I've heard it said that the earlier ones are better off road, very simple. Ordinary Panda is front wheel drive, with a dead tube axle, and cart springs. Steyr worked their magic, and substituted a live rear axle, still with leaf springs.
    The latest ones rely on electronics, instead of mechanical equipment; and some look the part, but are only front drive.
    Usually they end up submitting to the old enemy... corrosion.

  • @pitergriffin01
    @pitergriffin01 День назад

    my mum's had a 1996 one, 900cc, and now she has a 2012 one, 1200cc LPG.
    the 900cc one was also my first car when I was 18, a friend of my dad's had it laying around and he gave it to me for free. I drove it everywhere, short and long distance, I went camping in it, I got it stuck in the sand because I wanted to test its rallying abilities on the beach (yep..) and we sold it to a friend of mine years later who managed to wrap it around a tree or something.
    the panda here in Italy is as important as the old 500, and the 4x4 one is just a legendary machine.

  • @maurizionaldi1124
    @maurizionaldi1124 25 дней назад +2

    YEEEEESSS finally the Pandaaaaa❤❤🇮🇹🇮🇹

  • @user-ln3gf3sd7q
    @user-ln3gf3sd7q 25 дней назад +1

    I've got a Spanish version called a Seat Marbella. 4 gears, 843cc 34hp :D Based on the most basic spec Mk1 Panda. Love it being so utilitatian :)

  • @gniwtram
    @gniwtram 27 дней назад +3

    Cool little cars. Wheeler Dealers did one of these many years ago. They had to fix the 4x4 selector linkage. They also painted it and fitted some off road tyres. It would be worth watching if you want to see more of how they work.

    • @wozzablog
      @wozzablog 27 дней назад +1

      I love wheeler dealers and have somehow missed that, will definitely check it

    • @michaeltempsch5282
      @michaeltempsch5282 22 дня назад +2

      The episode is available here on youtube

    • @wozzablog
      @wozzablog 22 дня назад

      ​@@michaeltempsch5282many thanks

  • @francescosasso8156
    @francescosasso8156 24 дня назад +1

    I'm from Italy, and here my grandma have a panda 4x4, some time i use that to go to ours house in the mountain, and that thing is very fun to drive, also in the road like a normal car

  • @whitecompany18
    @whitecompany18 27 дней назад +5

    Love my green panda 4x4 1.3TD
    In America it was called a "JEEP PHOENIX" very rare

  • @mr.diadani599
    @mr.diadani599 27 дней назад +5

    Yes, finally the FIAT Panda 4x4, i own one and it's very nice

    • @UKJesterVids
      @UKJesterVids 27 дней назад

      BIggest problem with the one I had was the tiny fuel tank

    • @mr.diadani599
      @mr.diadani599 27 дней назад

      @@UKJesterVidsthen you probably had a 4x4 cause the 4x2 have like double

    • @UKJesterVids
      @UKJesterVids 27 дней назад

      @@mr.diadani599 yep 4x4 Cross. Could go anywhere as long as it was close by :)

  • @juniusvindex769
    @juniusvindex769 27 дней назад +1

    I've driven dozens of different 4x4's ( never a panda though) but the best I ever drove was a Land Rover wolf V8 with only 70 km on its clocks. It was lhd and had just came straight from the army in Germany and was awaiting resupply to another unit, we landed up using it on exercise in Longmoor for fibua training.
    But my favourite of them all is the 101 FC GS, or gun tractor.
    True story, whilst doing fibua training, the off road course was being used by pinzgaurs being trialled by the mod. They won favour because of their portal axles.

  • @layf7769
    @layf7769 21 день назад

    I learned how to drive with a panda Trekking 4x4 from mid 90's (like the ones in the snow) and still part of the family (i am 42 now). i was hoping you will check that little car. Even now people are still looking for the older models of the car, especially if they live in some rural area. For the size, weight and power... gives you much more than you can imagine... and fixing it it's very simple. Once you own one... you can only fall in love with it... even if has basically no optional... very minimal. As prices for a second hand one... the older 4x4 models can sell up to 5000€.
    Happy you liked it.

  • @tommasomanzali7847
    @tommasomanzali7847 27 дней назад +1

    It's light and it's got great ground clearance. Thin tires and a Steyr-Puch 4x4 system makes it one of the best off-roaders in existence. In Italy, on the Alps many people tend to buy SUVs and newer cars, but as soon as snow starts falling, all the SUVs disappear and these start popping up everywhere!

  • @santosteofilo
    @santosteofilo 26 дней назад +1

    Old Panda 4x4 are so cool to drive... I had one and simply amaaazing!
    Small but very capable off-road car, pure mechanic!

  • @joelgoestohollywood
    @joelgoestohollywood 27 дней назад +2

    I bought a red 1992 Fiat Panda with 765ccm and 34 HP
    Its so cool to drive around while listening to old italian songs.

    • @DanieleElaborati
      @DanieleElaborati 27 дней назад

      That was my very first car, bought second hand in 1989. It was a 750 S, black with beige interior and two opening roof tops ; one at the front and another at the back. I've been everywhere with that thing , squeezing all of it's 34 Hp out on the motorway to the adriatic sea at 120 km/h ..and yet it was so cheap to run ...and nothing could go wrong...since there were nothing to be broken in the frist place😂 After that i had 3 4x4s , 1 mk1 and 2 mk2 , the last one being the country club 1100 cc 54Hp single point fuel injection that didn't perform as good as the first two.

  • @MrJonnyp1
    @MrJonnyp1 27 дней назад +5

    Buy it

  • @izno73
    @izno73 27 дней назад +1

    Thanks ;) The 4x4 system of the first (boxy) generation was developed by Steyr Daimler Puch (who made the G-"wagen", as you call it) and it was the most capable of them all, having a live rear axle and a completely manual 4x4 system.
    Although the rounder, younger versions are far more agreeable on the road, they "only" have a viscous drive, but still are quite capable.

    • @izno73
      @izno73 27 дней назад +1

      ohh, I almost forgot: The pinnacle of weirdness: The 1980s Lancia Y10 4WD (boxy panda, luxury version) ;)

  • @ianprince1698
    @ianprince1698 27 дней назад +2

    in the 1970s there were a lot of minnis doing rallying, even the Monti Carlo rally

  • @pjdava
    @pjdava 27 дней назад +1

    IWrocker, Subscribed because your content is fantastic!

  • @Flamebeard0815
    @Flamebeard0815 27 дней назад +1

    The new models are sold, fully stuffed with extras and addons, for less than 25k Euro. As a brand new car.
    Over here, in Europe, you'll get a classic 1st series Panda 4x4 for 3k (needs fixing) all the way up to 22k (one prior owner, less than 5k km on the odometer).

  • @mereme9521
    @mereme9521 7 дней назад

    In Italy we call it "Pandino" (little Panda).
    When I worked in the National Health System , there was a colleague of mine, a midwife, who usually went to assist women in the most isolated places.
    Panda 4x4, manual gearbox, shoes with 110 mm heels. (4 inches) ... snow, mud, bad roads: she never had any problems, she never got stuck on the road.
    The panda is a myth!!
    (and also the midwife) :-)

  • @ashfranklyn2847
    @ashfranklyn2847 21 день назад

    The little blue gray beast is a Daihatsu Rocky. High/low gearing, 1.6l motor. Bulletproof...
    The Panda are an absolute animal.. you can rev it all day and night.. and it goes where you point it!

  • @c4r0n73
    @c4r0n73 19 дней назад +1

    The Panda (pandino) is the all time epic italian mountain dwelling go to car. It´s cheap and indestructible.

  • @dokudowiec01
    @dokudowiec01 21 день назад

    Top Gear also covered this little car :)
    ruclips.net/video/BDxEnWiTzo4/видео.html

  • @oadLux
    @oadLux 24 дня назад +1

    Ahhhh I miss my Fiat panda mk2 4x4. I had one back in France in the Jura region. The car never ever let me down. Then I moved to Luxembourg and bought a “Panda 100hp”. Check videos of that car. Absolutely hilarious, and very nippy.

  • @robinford4037
    @robinford4037 27 дней назад

    I had a normal fiat panda and the looks of the 4x4 always pleases me. This and the skoda yeti 4x4, I would love to have.

  • @nigelmchugh5541
    @nigelmchugh5541 23 дня назад

    At 6.07 was a Daihatsu Fourtrak.
    Solid axle rear, front wishbones, 2.8 turbo-diesel.
    Fantastic smaller 4x4s. Beloved by any farmer that had them.
    Rear arches and floor pan rusted in them all, but very very tough mechanicals.

  • @TomH2681
    @TomH2681 27 дней назад +2

    I had a Panda once.
    Fun little donkey. Can handle anything.

  • @themostwntedeh8367
    @themostwntedeh8367 27 дней назад +4

    In Spain was seat panda but it was when Fiat and seat was together

    • @letmekissthebridee
      @letmekissthebridee 21 день назад

      i have seen a seat morbella, which looks like a panda. was that an export version?

    • @alfa4ever
      @alfa4ever 19 дней назад +1

      @@letmekissthebridee Here in italy was called seat marbella but i think in spain was called seat panda. It was very similar to a panda althoug not the very same car.

  • @christophecharron6292
    @christophecharron6292 18 дней назад

    Hello,
    For the little story, when I was around 10ish I remember telling my father , "when I will be grown enough I will buy a 4X4panda "... my father laughed and told me wait until you understand... at the end of the day I never bought one, but I still have a sweet sport for this model :)
    for the contest I'm French and 50 years old this year

  • @SantoFAtti
    @SantoFAtti 16 дней назад +1

    there it is 7:06 that's my car, living in italy you will see those everyday, it's super reliable and can go everywhere, I live in the mountains so there are even more around, watch the video called Panda Armato, those guys made a panda 4x4 with tracks, and also a Turbo panda with 189 Hp

  • @adrian55051
    @adrian55051 17 дней назад

    Here in Spain SEAT built this car under FIAT license and to this day there are entire comunities of 4x4 Pandas. Groups of more than 100 or 200 people reunite between Portugal and Spain and organize routes. Most middle age people here in Spain learned to drive in a Panda, although in a fwd one.

  • @pdk3065
    @pdk3065 27 дней назад +4

    "The grand tour" had one in Columbia,great trip😂

    • @garloch
      @garloch 27 дней назад

      Colombia not Columbia, Columbia is a province and river in Canada and also a district in NY, also many cities in the USA are named Columbia but the south american country is named COLOMBIA.

    • @pdk3065
      @pdk3065 27 дней назад

      @@garloch wow....your IQ is one in a billion...in most of europe we use Columbia

  • @wheelmonkey00
    @wheelmonkey00 27 дней назад

    I had a fwd Panda in 1994
    V lght but leaky gear box seals on long drives
    Simplicity is the art 😁

  • @Tracktype
    @Tracktype 27 дней назад +1

    dont know if anybody has mentioned it already, but if you want to see more of the little panda i recommend the columbia special of the Grand Tour (S3 E2). the trio featured a chevi silverado, Jeep Wrangler and of course the panda 4x4 in that special, excellent fun to watch

  • @Inazuma68
    @Inazuma68 27 дней назад +1

    Nothing beats it in the snow because it is so light. Swiss pot office used it for decades to deliver the mail in the mountains.
    That one on bringatrailor looks pretty good, they are easy 10k in Europe when in good condition - buy it 👌

  • @Pipe_Avileins
    @Pipe_Avileins 27 дней назад +2

    The old, boxy ones were so light that with a group of friends you could lift them and make some "interesting" pranks like turn them around (as mentioned by Clarkson in top gear)

  • @samghost13
    @samghost13 27 дней назад +2

    I am in love with the Suzuki Jimny and yes that thing can Off Road! So cool that you like that Fiat 👌🏻

  • @Thebrainymonkey
    @Thebrainymonkey 16 дней назад

    Back in the early '90s I drove a non 4x4 version. It was an amazingly versitile car. I even took it up the Brecon Beacons in the snow and it coped admirably.

  • @mennio100
    @mennio100 27 дней назад +1

    The first Panda was designed by Giugiaro , that's why it's so pretty 😊

  • @ammelovmokum7346
    @ammelovmokum7346 27 дней назад +7

    we used a panda for transportation of all our bandgear(3 amps, drumkit, 5 guitars). They are amazingly efficient and highly effective. Got us anywhere we needed to play long time ago🙂