I am finding I can park it in gaps I haven't dared to do since driving lessons.

It is not a Polski FIAT, that factory belonged to FSO and I think ended up in the hands of GM/Daweoo/Chevy.

So far I am really enoying it though, it could do with a rear anti roll bar but other than that it is a really good fun car to drive. Still need to buy the mats and locking cap.

I like the colour you chose, Rattle. `Slower than a cockroach` has now done just over 1,000 miles.

Only attention has been to grease the sump and change oil and filter (Mobil 1)

Hope you`re enjoying it!

regards

It`still cable, HJ. One of the things I checked out prior to purchase.

"I've noticed several mechanical simplicities under the bonnet."

A thoroughly good thing if they really are an attempt by Fiat to get back to basics and produce a car that's cheap and easy to service and repair.

I get the impression that there are people crying out for simple cars that just get you from A to B and are cheap to run. HJ - if you see this, perhaps you may like to say whether you get requests like this very often.

I had our up to 80 on the M62. Smooth engine - as is the gearbox at 1,000 miles

And with the Panda now down to £5995 retail it is impossible to see how the Tata can compete. In fact it seems the sales of the C1/Aygo etc have stopped. In 2005 both cars were on sale and the C1 etc sold a lot more than the Panda but I have recently seen a lot more newer Pandas than C1s. It seems the C1s high retail price is putting off punters despite its exellent engine. The base model dosn't even have electric windows or central locking which is scary in 2010.

My gearchange is very smooth, the feel is just a bit nothcy but I hope that will get better as the miles come on.

The Hyundai i10 is probably the strongest Panda competitor now although as the Skoda Fabia is heavily discounted online that must come close.