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Old 02-07-2009   #1
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getting a 2nd Abarth :-)

Hello
hopefully getting my 2nd abarth this weekend will be a 3rd. Although i dont think it has any Service History which is worrying Do you think its still worth looking at / going for or stay away?

They werent sure if the cambelt had been changed or not (its done 56k) - when are they due for change??

but what else should i look out for?

the last one i nievly bought without service history and ive had a few probs with.. (airbag fault) and had to get a full service and cambelt change done (jsut to be sure) and a few issues with drive shaft (get vibration when applying accelaration when driving) and fan motors sticking etc. just dont want the same to happen again!


advise guys? :-)
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Re: getting a 2nd Abarth :-)

picked up my 2nd abarth tonight.. must say i really do like the 3dr !!!!

quick question tho.. i noticed that the fan speed when on max (and recycle) wasnt all that powerful is there any simple things i can check as to why that is?
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Re: getting a 2nd Abarth :-)

polen filter
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Re: getting a 2nd Abarth :-)

should pollen filter be changed on minor or major change or both?
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Re: getting a 2nd Abarth :-)

just thinking if it was on recycle air would it still go through the pollen filter?
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Re: getting a 2nd Abarth :-)

Concepts of minor/major services are quite irrelevant. The only thing that matters is what a garage is definitely going to change.

Pollen filter change is cheap and not that difficult to do but is something which is very often overlooked in a service - hence the suggestion.
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