Right so its just over 3 weeks now of owning the car, I have to say ive loved it, the cars movement and looks are just brilliant. I suddenly find myself cleaning the car twice a week too, I really have re discovered my passion for motoring with this car and no doubt this will continue and grow during ownership.
I have to say my most memorable moment (and also very trivial) was on day one of ownership, the road i was on turned into a dual carriage way and i was doing 50mph... in 3rd. I booted it past the other cars and thought "arrrr thats a satisfying way to get to 70" I looked down and was doing 90 LOL!
However it hasnt been faultless, a week ago the exhaust snapped ( a common fault area of the oem exhaust). It was made worse by being away at familys in kent, I knew of a garage there and the next morn got up early and took the car to them, they were really helpful straight away had my clio up and made a temporary weld so i could drive the car back to london. When i bought the car I noticed the standard item and knew they didnt last long and would prob need replacing but i was thinking 6 months maybe, not 3 weeks!...... I thought it would be ok though as i bought the car from the dealer and it came with 3 months warranty...
The dealer said they will have to see the exhaust before any work is to be done and also the work will be done by them, 60 miles away and they do not do a collection service. Fine ok I can understand that they dont no if im lying or something so they can see for themselves.... So I go to leave to drive the car to them, barely get out of my drive the the weld goes and the exhaust comes apart again!! I call the dealers to say what has happened and they bascily tell me you need to get the car to us so we can see the exhaust, i explain i dont wat to drive the car with the exhaust snapped and they basicly tell me that thy will do the wrk but its my problem getting the car to them.!!!!
I get another temporary fix for the exhaust this time from rac (so its not so noisy.... and safer) and take the car to their garage in berkshire. And then make my way back on a 2 hr train journey.
The next day they call to say it is all done. i make the same journey by train back to them and get there about 30 mins b4 they close, they are very friendly to me ( thy were quite rude and blunt on the phone) i thank them for getting the car done so quickly and they tell me, "the garage has loads of systems in stock, if you cant find the one u want there.....etc." I think wow that must be some garage while not entirely buying the statement. the guy tells me it was a quick job and they replaced the broken middle box, i have a quik glance under the car and see a slightly dirty middle box, but i see some new clamps and assume that all is well. YAY!
unfortunately they weren't very honest. The next day i took the car to have its wheels aligned at quik fit, they put the car up and straight away comment on the exhaust, it hasnt been replaced, its been bodged. An exhaust that has rusted and snapped in half has been welded and bolted back together. I cannot believe this s**t
I didnt drive the car 120 miles to get a bodge done as a sollution, this is the third f*****g bodge job done except the difference is this one is "supposed" to be a permanent sollution. the mechanic then put his hands over the twin exhausts and it is blowing so much and from several places!
As you can imagine im vexxed and ring the garage up and tell them what i have found, they casually tell me that the warrenty does not cover the exhaust and that i was lucky they fixxed it (if you can call it that) at all. So i said" its ok for you to lie an tell me you would be replacing it?" the guy says he didnt say they would replace it..... i said the warrnty says nothing bout any exclusions so thats not true, I told them i was aware the exhaust wouldnt last forever but after 3 weeks come on!
So after arguing the dealer tells me they will put 50% towards a new exhaust system, even an aftermarket one.... Theres only one catch.... I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THEM!!!!
(rant/ essay over)
I have to say my most memorable moment (and also very trivial) was on day one of ownership, the road i was on turned into a dual carriage way and i was doing 50mph... in 3rd. I booted it past the other cars and thought "arrrr thats a satisfying way to get to 70" I looked down and was doing 90 LOL!
However it hasnt been faultless, a week ago the exhaust snapped ( a common fault area of the oem exhaust). It was made worse by being away at familys in kent, I knew of a garage there and the next morn got up early and took the car to them, they were really helpful straight away had my clio up and made a temporary weld so i could drive the car back to london. When i bought the car I noticed the standard item and knew they didnt last long and would prob need replacing but i was thinking 6 months maybe, not 3 weeks!...... I thought it would be ok though as i bought the car from the dealer and it came with 3 months warranty...
The dealer said they will have to see the exhaust before any work is to be done and also the work will be done by them, 60 miles away and they do not do a collection service. Fine ok I can understand that they dont no if im lying or something so they can see for themselves.... So I go to leave to drive the car to them, barely get out of my drive the the weld goes and the exhaust comes apart again!! I call the dealers to say what has happened and they bascily tell me you need to get the car to us so we can see the exhaust, i explain i dont wat to drive the car with the exhaust snapped and they basicly tell me that thy will do the wrk but its my problem getting the car to them.!!!!
I get another temporary fix for the exhaust this time from rac (so its not so noisy.... and safer) and take the car to their garage in berkshire. And then make my way back on a 2 hr train journey.
The next day they call to say it is all done. i make the same journey by train back to them and get there about 30 mins b4 they close, they are very friendly to me ( thy were quite rude and blunt on the phone) i thank them for getting the car done so quickly and they tell me, "the garage has loads of systems in stock, if you cant find the one u want there.....etc." I think wow that must be some garage while not entirely buying the statement. the guy tells me it was a quick job and they replaced the broken middle box, i have a quik glance under the car and see a slightly dirty middle box, but i see some new clamps and assume that all is well. YAY!
unfortunately they weren't very honest. The next day i took the car to have its wheels aligned at quik fit, they put the car up and straight away comment on the exhaust, it hasnt been replaced, its been bodged. An exhaust that has rusted and snapped in half has been welded and bolted back together. I cannot believe this s**t
I didnt drive the car 120 miles to get a bodge done as a sollution, this is the third f*****g bodge job done except the difference is this one is "supposed" to be a permanent sollution. the mechanic then put his hands over the twin exhausts and it is blowing so much and from several places!
As you can imagine im vexxed and ring the garage up and tell them what i have found, they casually tell me that the warrenty does not cover the exhaust and that i was lucky they fixxed it (if you can call it that) at all. So i said" its ok for you to lie an tell me you would be replacing it?" the guy says he didnt say they would replace it..... i said the warrnty says nothing bout any exclusions so thats not true, I told them i was aware the exhaust wouldnt last forever but after 3 weeks come on!
So after arguing the dealer tells me they will put 50% towards a new exhaust system, even an aftermarket one.... Theres only one catch.... I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THEM!!!!
(rant/ essay over)
