Asa Thorp
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Asa Thorp
@asathorp.bsky.social
Does things with cars, Fiat Panda aficionado, shares life with an oldie dog.
If I wasn’t so financially light it would be something I’d love to build out
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Middlewich, Cheshire
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
They don’t list it (we use them weekly through work) but to be honest, it’s a well worn car and could do with retiring, somewhere north of 250,000 miles (the odo did t record whenever the ABS light was on which didn’t bother my dad)
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Maybe drivers seat) and it’s got recent brakes and decent tyres.

Both are 2.0 turbo petrols, both Aisin 5 speed autos, both S models but with dealer demo spec (heated leather, trip computer, wood trim, cruise control etc)

£1k for both
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
And here’s the dumpy potato she’s become, note the change in environments 😂
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Start with a battery with that one, cold weather is a battery killer and on Pandas the power steering is the first system to be cut off
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Whine sounds like the turbo has had enough, likely through oil starvation, so I’d say your in for minimum a turbo, oil feed and return pipes, oil and filter
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Shush you, I’m hoping to avoid the fact it is big (average by modern standards) and has the turning circle of the Exxon Valdez 😂
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
2.0 T 180bhp with the Aisin 5 speed auto, under 130,000 miles. Gave it to my dad for a couple of months but he’s since got another car so it’s come back, I don’t want to drive it because I’ll fall in love with it again 😂 MOT is due but I can sort that
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
And they work
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Have you enjoyed a Swede yet? May have a BOGOF offer with a pair of these…
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
And if all those against it had a week long strike, there’d be not much of a difference
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Dogs been on good behaviour, we’ve celebrated 15 years since I pup-napped her, nice to have had a day off, and while watching her sleep In My Life popped into my head. Didn’t need that. F*#k you, John Lennon. It went very dusty in here. Also, someone’s cutting onions.

youtu.be/uE7E3fj0kVs?...
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Might be a seat in the fasterest Panda out there next year…
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM