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Thanks :)

Thanks, tried that, but the servo then went away as well. I have cut a black wire to the "gyro" box between the seats now, and soldered in a switch, and that works.

No, I haven't really, knock on wood. It has been a very reliable car to me. I bought it over 4 years ago, and the most expensive thing i replaced was the clutch, but that is a wear item, like brakes, exhaust, cam belt etc. They are starting to get old though so rust is a factor, and I had to weld up both rear rocker panels to pass the MOT. Rear axles will rust away too, and are very hard to find.

Thanks :) Nah man, he was just new to the track. I actually think he did pretty well checking his mirrors and keeping to the right for faster traffic - he wasn't the best for spotting the yellows though lol. I love the 100HP too, and they are also very rare here in Denmark. Hope you get one!

Sono molto rare anche in Italia.

No, just a standard car with a healthy engine, and the cam timing set correctly :)

@@testacorsa150 very nice bro i like it

Thanks my man!@@GT-nw9yt

@cbca6567 I completely missed your comment, so sorry for the late reply, and thanks for the compliment :) Very true that better tyres and other mods would bring the laptimes down, but the laptimes are just not that important to me. It was by far more important for me to make the car handle well, with a good predictable setup, and I'm pretty satisfied so far, but will continue to improve it (and the car is used 95% on the street... ) That said, I would love to try a set of semi slicks sometime, but I'm afraid that with a lot grip and low power, it will just become too boring - with the Panda I'm pretty sure that would be the case.

Thank you! I love it too 🥰

Thanks a lot 🙂 It handles so well, and it's relatively easy to drive. I really like the flex z's as well, only downside is the limited travel - I adjusted mine to give me maximum bump at the rear, but the second oversteer moment clip at the end of the video, I suspect is down to lacking droop travel 🙃 Any input on that, please?

Thank you 😊 I love it very much, and it gives me a lot of pleasure to drive. Glad you liked the video!

Thanks, It was really good fun! I had promised myself not to go to the ring in my Mx-5 before I got a roll bar, but my Panda didn't get ready in time, so what are you gonna do? So I took it a bit easy and didn't go looking for the limits, but I still found a few, as you can see in the clips after the lap ends. The brakes are standard, besides the Roddisons pads in front, so not the best, but the brakes looking a bit soft, is mostly down to me, again because I was taking it somewhat easy. I also think that it will go under 9 as it is, it's just a question if I dare try to get there ... And I definitely get why you miss momentum cars - they are "da shizzle", and the punishment for loosing momentum is real - like when meeting a bouncing GT3 in the apex of mutkurve ! I was actually gonna write to you to see if you were around, but the trip got cut short due to a buddies knee injury ;( - I will give you a shout next time :)

Nice

I was very surprised the first time on track, to see how capable they are! On the street they can seem a bit wallowy , especially over bumps and such, but push them a bit, and they come alive 🥰 And yeah, a few more horse in the stable would be welcome 🤗

Thanks, I pushed harder than I would do again too 😀

Thank you 🤗

Thanks for the compliment and for your input. The tyres were horrible, and old, and are now replaced, but with 195/50R15 kumho hs52's. The higher profile due to both price and comfort. The hs52's because I loved them on my mx5. I just figured out how to disable the ESP last week, and I have soldered in a switch. I don't know if I will ever go for it as much as I did on this lap, but at least it will feel so much better and safer with ABS next time 🙂

@@testacorsa150 your lower profile (than before) and newer tyres, plus the added ABS will surely make the car more safe and faster on the lap. Well done anyway! Chassis is very stiff compared to my much older Alfa from the 1970s, and I think the Panda 100hp chassis and suspension setup is better than the Fiat 500 Abarth one, even if it has a tjet engine

@@cbca6567 Yeah, I think it will help the car too, and I'm looking forward to going again in August - and thanks again 😊 The Panda chassis is definitely not bad, but the suspension kinda sucks, especially the rear axle. If it was allowed in Denmark, i would have switched to a KA/late 500 rear axle to get an anti roll bar, to maybe cure some of the massive understeer. It will never be a fast car, but it's still good fun :) I really envy your classic alfa. One of the best onboards I have ever seen was some classic race from the ring. The racing was so close and on the edge, and the old Giulia was tossed around on the limit, and it seemed like it loved it, lol. Sadly I can't find that video anymore.

@@testacorsa150 thanks for your reply and complements! I agree the rear axle is the weak point, but for the road it is fine. For track yeah needs something better. It is not so fast that you cannot use all the power most of the time. Regarding the Alfa i own a transaxle alfetta, but its chassis is very soft despite excellent 50/50 weight distribution, low unsprung weight with inboard rear discs and front torsion bars. The race cars were welded and supported with braces and rollcages for the chassis. Anyhow it was much better than anything in its class in the 70s.

@@cbca6567 Such a pretty car, but a shame about the soft chassis, I didn't know that. Seam welding to the rescue - big job though. Nerver had an alfa, let alone a classic one. Hope to some day!

Thanks :) I drove on 7 year old Continental ContiEcoContact (185/55R15) 🙈 Hard a a rock, and no grip 😁 Only one way to find out how fast your Fiat is to go there. I can only recommend it, if you haven't been there yet!

@@testacorsa150 Good job!! Thanx! I already have (BTG 10.05 Fiat Argenta 120ie, BTG 8.36 Fiat Coupe 20VT) and today in my rather poisonous Z4M Coupe (can't beat the Fiat Coupe time). I'd like to make another lap in my Argenta with fresh tires, not so leasurly as in 2018. (My lap is on my channel)

@@pereldh5741 Sorry for the late reply. I just watched a few of your videos. I can't even remember when I last saw a Fiat Agenta. It was a rare beast where I'm from, even when new. Cool car ! And that Beemer sounds so good, and looks to be quite fast and handle well. Not a bad garage you have, for sure :)

@@testacorsa150 Thanx brotha! 😊

Thanks man.

@@testacorsa150 You are very welcome ! By the way, just for fun the previous week I have purchased Panda 2010 1.2, myself 😃

@@major-Mihailo-Madzarevic Congratulations. The best car I have ever owned. I hope you will enjoy yours 🙂✌

@@testacorsa150 Hah tytyt ! I am very glad to hear that ! I hope that I will enjoy mine, as much as you enjoyed yours !!! Cheers !

Panda = Sigma Ride. Couple days ago I did 21 hour non-stop drive in my 19 year old 1.2 Panda with from Netherlands to Latvia and I did a lot of spirited driving throughout. This thing is the ultimate GT, all you need on the Autobahn and reliable af! ;)

I went with 2 bar. I drove a lap, and then checked the pressure when I came in, and lowered it to 2 bar again with the tyres hot.

​​@@testacorsa150 Thank you. I just bought the old Panda from my son, it's the same as yours, 2008 model with ~133000km on the clock. Some repairs to be done, but I want to keep it as long as possible just for fun. I'm surprised how well cornering works with your Panda.

@@Felix-fy7ki Oh, nice. Those cars will last a looong time, and are so easy and cheap to maintain and repair. If you are running the original tyres the tyrepressure should be 2 bar front and 1.8 bar rear. (13 and 14 inch wheels.) Congrats and enjoy it. I think you are going to love that little fun box. And thanks :)

​​@@testacorsa150 I'm already in love with it, although my main car is an Opel Astra GTC! 😅 Unfortunately there's a hole on the right side just in front of the rear wheel because of corrosion. I'll have it welded as soon as possible. There are some electronic issues as well (steering, ignition) and the spring at the front of the air filter housing to tie it to the cylinder head is missing. For road use I have front 2,5bar and rear 2,2bar in the tires to avoid aquaplaning and to reduce wear when cornering. And I need some new summer tires as well. Any tips on that? 14 inch Fiat alloy wheels.

@@Felix-fy7ki A GTC is another kettle of fish, and fun in completely different ways 😀 I just did the rust on my 100HP, both sides, rear sills - it sucked! If you can, get the panels; I made mine up, and it was not fun. 2,5 bar and 2,2 will probably be overenfaltion, so your tyres deform in the middle, giving you a smaller contact patch, which isn't ideal - but good on fuel though :) That spring is always missing. I just used a zip until I found a spring after a year or so. If you can get them in 14" I can recommend Kumho HS52. I have them on my 100HP and my mx5 (had the HS51 before that). Very good semi budget tyre.

I don't know where the sensor is located, so I haven't tried it, but maybe I will. (Is it somewhere on the steering column?) I'm also a bit afraid of messing with the steering to be honest, because the electric servo can be fragile on the Pandas, and are expensive and a pain to change. Another option that should work, is to cut the black wire (earth) to the yaw sensor. Haven't tried that either though. ESP as a safety feature, is reasonable, but not being able to turn it off when tracking the car, is a pain and definitely kills the fun.

Spent half an hour to find this. Brilliant 🎉❤😂

Thank you very much for the compliment. Speaking of porsches; I actually overtook a boxster in my Panda 1,2 a few years back 😅 th-cam.com/video/OviEgxtCxks/w-d-xo.html

Undervognen er bare den originale, og dækkene er Continental Eco contact - nul greb 😅

There is a video on youtube, with a dude doing a 9:30 with semi slicks, and he has no problems with brakes. The nürburgring isn't too hard on brakes, as long as you don't have too much power i.e. speed.

Thanks for the input, and kind words :) They are just lovely little cars aren't they? They tick more boxes than most cars, fun, practical, economical, reliable, cheap to run, etc. I just took my panda 100hp to the track this summer - so you can check those videos on my channel too, if you like.

Cheers. Glad you enjoyed it :)

Thank you. That's an interesting observation. It's such an action packed and intense experience, for those reasons. You really have to be so focused at all times, because you encounter everything, from very slow first timers you have to pass, to full blown race cars like those insanely fast GT3's. It's really good fun too, though :)

@@testacorsa150 Definitely on my bucket list to drive the green hell one day, would love to visit Germany. Cheers from down under! 🍻

Good for you :)

Thank you. It's just on the standard 230.000 km suspension, apart from the rear shocks that are from a 500 afaik :)

Thank you :)

The 205 GTi should be a lot faster really, but thanks for talking my old Panda up :)

@@testacorsa150 would be interesting but cars progress however I could have some memory problems there.