Fiat Panda Owners? Don't read this....you gon die.
- Thread starter Housey
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My first driving instructor had a Polo - I hated it - one of the reasons I changed to another driving school.
Looking for something a bit bigger at the moment though - been eyeing up the Amarok.
Soldato
Brutal 
Shouldn't really be sold with that kind of rating though, anywhere, at all.
Shouldn't really be sold with that kind of rating though, anywhere, at all.
Soldato
Not surprised, isn't it still based on the ancient platform of the previous generation Panda?
Horrible little things anyway
Edit:
https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/euro-ncap-fiat-punto-zero-stars/
Surprise surprise, the equally diabolical Punto doesn't fare much better
Horrible little things anyway
Edit:
https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/euro-ncap-fiat-punto-zero-stars/
Surprise surprise, the equally diabolical Punto doesn't fare much better
Soldato
So, basically, the main reason it got such a poor rating was because it doesn't have the modern autonomous braking stuff and since they've changed the rules, that counts against it? Seems a bit unfair as if you drove a 5 year old 4-5 star car you'd be led to believe the Panda was vastly more dangerous than yours, which doesn't seem to be the case.
Clearly could not handle the power and intimidation of the polo.
Big cars are great, we should all get S8's!
Clearly could not handle the power and intimidation of the polo.
Big cars are great, we should all get S8's!
Oh yeah I forgot I'm not a real man if I don't have a S8!
Soldato
Great going to have to avoid these things now in fear I may kill the occupants, all i need included with the regular numpties on the road, Why have you done this fiat, I was going to get a Multipla aswell cause they're great looking cars and great perf.....*runs*
Caporegime
Still substantially safer than either of my late 80's non airbag non ABS cars.
The E30's sales brochure actually has a bit in it about the thickness of the high density padding on the pillar trims and dashboard. Presumably the idea is that you will die slightly more comfortably when you bounce your head off of them.
The E30's sales brochure actually has a bit in it about the thickness of the high density padding on the pillar trims and dashboard. Presumably the idea is that you will die slightly more comfortably when you bounce your head off of them.
Soldato
This may have got 0 stars but I bet its significantly safer than my 2001 Golf which got 4 stars in 1998. I bet it is safer than even say a 2009 Corsa and that cars of that Ilk that are all over the roads...
It did poorly in a crash so they said you needed those just to help.
"Avery said it was particularly weak in crash avoidance technology. “As the bare minimum, a standard-fit Autonomous Emergency Braking system should be available with the Fiat Panda."
“This is especially important since the car offers so little protection in the event of a collision.”
Soldato
Technically the 500 is based on the platform used for the Panda Mk2 (released in 2003, 500 came along in '07), and the car in question here is the Mk3 Panda (released in 2012) based on that same platform. So I fully expect a hit piece in the press soon on the crash worthiness of the 500!
Soldato
I did see that, but it sounds like any car without these systems is basically guaranteed to get a very low score. I’m not saying the Panda would be a 5 star car otherwise, but I highly doubt it would have got 0.
This is simply down to it being an older model without the new technology on it. The Punto that was mentioned in the press recently was one of the safest cars in its class at launch and scored either a 4 or 5 star rating, it too now scores a zero. It isn't any less safe than when it was released, the competition has simply moved on. It would be interesting to see what lane assist, auto braking and all the other non structural additions would have made to the score.
NCAP is second only to Thatcham for its box ticking score system anyway
NCAP is second only to Thatcham for its box ticking score system anyway
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Clearly could not handle the power and intimidation of the polo.
Big cars are great, we should all get S8's!
Until you have a faulty injector...