Delay getting my Clio

[Fred@BTM]

UCH then - from memory that has nothing to do with the ESP

 

[The Fatty]

i think thats why they need the renault clip, as they are clearly stumpted for ideas

 

[The Fatty]

sounds like they need to send it to you Fred, you would have had it sorted twice by now! lol

 

[Dan-]

I'm lol'ing at everyone saying it sounds dodgy.

When I sell a car, I take a £xxx deposit and agree a date for the customer to collect.

24 hours before they collect, I drive the car to the petrol station (2 mile ish round trip) to check the air/water/oil and to put a bit of fuel in it. I also use this journey to make sure the car is as it should be.

Is that dodgy? No.

This garage could have done that and the fault then happened on that drive as it obviously didn't do it when this guy test drove it.

Also, if that scenario had happened in a 'proper' dodgy garage, they'd have removed the offending warning bulb on the dashboard and the customer would have been none the wiser.

You lot prey on other peoples misfortune and seem to enjoy it.

Thanks mate was hoping you would comment being a car dealer. I wondered why everyone was so wound up the dealer drove it, I get they thought a customer was driving it now lol basically they need a Renault clip to check this fault if that doesn't find it then they are putting the fault down to the bsi unit. So everything sounds pretty legit to you?

 

[Dan-]

That's the car btw

 

[Daniel]

It doesn't sound dodgy thats for sure.

But as I don't know the garage or the mechanics, I can't say. Nobody can really.

 

[Dan-]

It doesn't sound dodgy thats for sure.

But as I don't know the garage or the mechanics, I can't say. Nobody can really.

Yeah it was just throwing me because I went and saw it and everything added up, asked a couple of mechanics I know, one whos a Clio specialist they didn't seem concerned but everyone on here was panicking.

 

[The Fatty]

And for all of us that dont have sideways monitors...



Looks tidy!

 

[rampantreaper]

I'm lol'ing at everyone saying it sounds dodgy.

When I sell a car, I take a £xxx deposit and agree a date for the customer to collect.

24 hours before they collect, I drive the car to the petrol station (2 mile ish round trip) to check the air/water/oil and to put a bit of fuel in it. I also use this journey to make sure the car is as it should be.

Is that dodgy? No.

This garage could have done that and the fault then happened on that drive as it obviously didn't do it when this guy test drove it.

Also, if that scenario had happened in a 'proper' dodgy garage, they'd have removed the offending warning bulb on the dashboard and the customer would have been none the wiser.

You lot prey on other peoples misfortune and seem to enjoy it.

Good job someone has a brain on here

 

[TomBear]

if i were you i would still buy it, perhaps ask for an extended warrunty for peace of mind

 

[montana]

Dan yes that is what you do but I am sure the majority of garages wouldn't do that as part of the service , he could have been using it as his daily driver for all we know.

You are the exception but many garages are just in it for the pure £££££ and don't give a fook ( generalisation but my own personal experience) - it is always better to tread carefully- in this situation I would walk away from it

 

[Daniel]

I'm not the exception.

I've worked at 4 different garages and at none of them has anyone driven a car that has a deposit on it. They/we've got plenty of cars to chose from, why risk binning a car that has a couple of thousand pounds due in a couple of days? You just wouldn't do it. I've got an Audi S3 waiting to get collected tomorrow but i daren't drive it incase someone hits it. If someone hits it, the client will cancel and I'll lose £xxx profit.

You're worrying about something that in reality is very unlikely to happen.

 

[lemonnobby]

gather its the clios uch on ph2 ones although whats that to do with anything i dont know

 

[Dan-]

And for all of us that dont have sideways monitors...

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Looks tidy!

Cheers lol yeah it's really smart 58k 04plate good service history and really clean inside and out I just want to get my hands on it now!

 

[jimjim150]

When you said test drove I also assumed by other potential buyers. Car looks clean though!

 

[Dan-]

Just spoke on the phone to the mechanic and it was the brake light switch that was causing the light to
Come on

 

[The Fatty]

that dosnt add up, but ok! Solongs its fixed! press the TC button just to make sure they havent removed the light from the dash when you get it.

 

[Daniel]

My mates seat leon used to spaz out because of a brake pedal switch. Engine management lights, glow plug lights etc...

Its plausable, only fred/mick/danny will be able to answer on here.

 

[RDH]

I'd just go with your instinct. If your able to let them fix it and forget about, then I'd say see it through. If you think that it will always be on your mind then I'd say walk away.

 

[Dan-]

Mr pink on here said it was a common fault. What does the ESP light look like?