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Got a 1.4 16v clio whilst bup is being cut and shut at renault.
took it over to liverpool this weekend i got there feeling pretty uneasy.
my first impressions were that someone at renault took the interior out and gave a single part to everyone in the factory and asked them to make it...
firstly its dangerous yeh i know...
but the other night i put £15 in, i did 85 miles the next day b4 returning to the petrol station to put another £15 in. the nest day i got 115 miles b4 the light came on.
the only difference was that when i did 115 miles i was stuck on fast moving...
when mine came on it was because my fluid level was low.
was obvious because it came on round large bends when all the fluid could move away from the sensor.
just noticed the rear seatbelt is tight im guessing theres a pretensioner there which has also gone off. its broke the plastic surround on the seat for the seat release.
more of a f**king slum mate, its a private car park, theres another 172, 2 golfs, a mini convertable, a mr2 turbo. yet they still f**k me car up ALL the time.
probablt cos im the only one who goes out and tells kids to f**k off when they are pissing about out there.
dont think they were renault mechanics though, prolyl some simple inbred f***s from the village trying to get petrol for the motorbike i heard all night in a nearby field.
cant believe how easy it was to get off though.
I rung renault up again, the guy whos calling me back is head of legal dept. so it sounds like someones taking it serious, just a matter of when they ring me back. ill stick with them for now cheers reggy.
some pics
you can see the pre tensioner has fired on the passenger side, smashing...
at the minute i've just left the ball in thier court.
im not one for shouting or threats or suing etc etc, i will, just hope it doesnt come to that.
i rmember when my jack failed with my clio on it, they played hell, some salesman said it was operator error, so i asked to see his...
sorry i was being sarcastic there.
we all know it would be nice if dealers werent t***s but they are!!
just spoke to a renault specialist in lincoln. he says its a known fault, the drive shafts bang the diff which causes the bags and pretensioners to go,
he says new seat and ecu will be...
with that sort of customer friendly attitude you will get nowhere in life my friend.
the days of someone holding thier hands up and saying "bring it down and ill sort it out" have gone.
i imagine they say sorry, it was my fault they went off because i was using the car incorrectly, or some...
car did that.
initially i thought i had taken then sump off again, the car filled with smoke after a big bang, i looked down the every light on the dash was flashing.
i then realised the engine had stopped so i pulled over, go out, looked around the car b4 realising the smoke was only in the...
f**king 172's been s**t since day 1.
driving home tonight straight road then BANG.
im f**king deaf, engines stopped, hazards are on.
the cars full of smoke, i stop.
i look underneither thinking i've hit a rock or something...no.
i check the wheels for buckles.....no.
i drive home with no...