Something a little bit more.. insurable

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Is it that bad, i was a passenger in an agila my friend had one when i had my panda, it seemed to have the town car appearance of the panda, but it did lean quite a bit in corners and didnt feel as well made as my panda.
But as small cars go the panda is still my favourite, when its doing a handbrake turn from the outside it looks controlled, and inside it you dont feel your going to tip either.
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laughing at Farmerpug rating small cars by their handbrakability :)
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FarmerPug wrote:Is it that bad, i was a passenger in an agila my friend had one when i had my panda, it seemed to have the town car appearance of the panda, but it did lean quite a bit in corners and didnt feel as well made as my panda.
But as small cars go the panda is still my favourite, when its doing a handbrake turn from the outside it looks controlled, and inside it you dont feel your going to tip either.
Handbrake turns are definitely a thing one should consider when buying a car :cheesy:

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you beat me to it! Another alike thinking great mind there.
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sirwiggum wrote:laughing at Farmerpug rating small cars by their handbrakability :)
its what sets them apart from eachother :cheesy:
the panda does a better swing with less of the handbrake than the clio, you need to keep the handbrake up longer but its less willing to slide than the panda.
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Well in my opinion at least the Agila is just plain dangerous, although I haven't heard of one actually flipping. It's usually small piece of crap Mercs that do it. The Panda felt much lower than it actually is (They're around the same height with the Agila, aren't they?). It also had a much better interior, much better steering and really slick, tight gearchange. Oh and not to forget it actually pulled well (Tested a 1.2 and a 1.3 JTD) whereas the Agila is just one big wait. It's also relatively pretty compared to the rest of its competitors. IMHO it's the car to have if you're into that market. I'm so getting a 406 coupe though! :lol:
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even if you dont get a real 100hp the bodykit it gets is great, and white ones with the skydome (ie a black sunroof) look quite good.
the pandas two small petrol engines the 1.1 and 1.2 are fun engines, and sound great but are really outdated now, fiat would do well if they put a twinair or multiair engine in the panda.
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FarmerPug wrote:even if you dont get a real 100hp the bodykit it gets is great, and white ones with the skydome (ie a black sunroof) look quite good.
the pandas two small petrol engines the 1.1 and 1.2 are fun engines, and sound great but are really outdated now, fiat would do well if they put a twinair or multiair engine in the panda.
I thought there is a TwinAir version out already :shock:
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its only in the 500 :cry:
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