allan jenkins
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Good luck. There should be no problem taking it back.Oh crikey, I'll see what they say today, I've had it less than a week so I should be able to return it?
But I have a funny feeling it is the alternator
Good luck. There should be no problem taking it back.Oh crikey, I'll see what they say today, I've had it less than a week so I should be able to return it?
Good luck. There should be no problem taking it back.
But I have a funny feeling it is the alternator
Yes please do.Okay thanks, will keep in touch ?
Yes please do.
It will be good to find out what was actually wrong with it.
But I think we will never find out as you will just give it back and say "up yours ".. lol
At the garage now, they're fitting a new battery so we'll see how that goes!
Make sure they check the alternator to make sure it's charging the battery..At the garage now, they're fitting a new battery so we'll see how that goes!
Make sure they check the alternator to make sure it's charging the battery..
Give them some **** girl and don't take any ;-)
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If the car has been run with an insecure or missing connection it could have damaged the alternator &/or its charging circuitry, causing the first battery to go bad. You don't want to be back in the same place in a week or two's time.
Just a couple more questions:
Did you buy it from a franchised dealer, or an independent garage?
About how many miles has it done?
If, hopefully, this all turns out okay in the end, I realise at the moment, the last thing you will want to do is spend any more money, after all, you've just forked out 4k, plus insurance, but later, I'd seriously consider taking the vehicle to a good independent Fiat specialist for a proper check over, certainly, if you can afford it on the next service. Or even, dare I say it, your local Fiat dealer.... gawd bless 'em!
Sound advice frupi, but realistically only worth doing if it's done in the next few days; after that, it'd be all but impossible to use the findings to get any kind of restitution from the supplying dealer in respect of any major faults found.
I couldn't agree more and that is exactly what I'd do had I found myself in this situation. I'd rather fork out £150 on an independent inspection, be presented with a list of faults, give the garage the option of fixing those faults, or walking away with a refund plus the inspection charge, than keep a motor which gives nothing but trouble.
As a matter of interest Mushsgirl, would you mind just revealing the first two letters of the car registration, I'd like to determine what part of the country your car has come from. I'm only asking, because independent garages normally get their vehicle stock one of two ways, either as a direct trade in from an owner with a part exchange, or, more commonly, from an auction house. Car dealers will often travel miles to an auction house, buy several vehicles and have them transported back to their premises.
It would just be interesting to see where this car possibly started it's life.
It might also be worth you doing your own HPI check. The RAC do it for £14.99. It can reveal a lot about the vehicle you may not have been informed of......
https://www.rac.co.uk/buying-a-car/..._Check-exact&gclid=CO2znbuXo9ACFUITGwodhe0P2g
Ok, so the car was registered in Bangor, North Wales, so it seems it's been a Welsh car since registered.
As for sticking it out, seems like a good plan at this stage, but if you get any more issues, don't hesitate to get it back to the garage asap.
Hope Halfords didn't charge you too much
Keep an eye on the cambelt/waterpump/tensioner situation, if they haven't been changed yet, you really need to think about getting it done because if it does snap, you'll lose your engine. You need to see solid evidence/paperwork/receipts to see if it has been changed.
Fill the tank with Shell Nitro diesel, take it onto your nearest motorway and go for a half hour run at 70mph. You need to do this at least once a month if you are just using the car around town otherwise you'll end up with more DPF/EGR problems.
Looking good ;-)Not the best picture, been out all day in her and touch wood no further issues! ?
And your a Welsh girl.. so it will be fine mush.. lolLooking good ;-)
Hope everything will be ok