LittleRedB said:

oh, not rising to the colour thing as your mind is obviously mashed at the moment!!.........

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Zem said:

In regard to the price, it's only come down £1000 beacuse of the time of year, I know that my local Fiat dealer added £1000 to the price of a b in the showroom because the sun was shining.

EDIT: Is there any coincidence that it was the local fiat dealer "until three months ago" and I assume it was parked there for the first four months of its life if they never lifted the bonnet.

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magicmole said:

It might just as well have been parked there for all the diagnostic skills they showed!!

Unfortunately the dealership has moved to another Evans Halshaw in Manfield, and they are worse. The car went in for a minor repair and came out with air cleaner hose hanging off the throttle body, bracket not fixed, seals broken where they removed the driveshaft and cv gaiter broken. EH said the seals and gaiter could have failed at any time and that it was pure coincidence that they failed when their technician (monkey) removed the driveshaft. Yeah, right.

And so it's dealer number 4 (AutoWorld, Chesterfield) next month for its two year service.

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LittleRedB said:

Unless you need to have the car services/repaired at a dealers (to keep the warranty valid) I would always look for a small local garage with a good reputation, they tend to care a lot more and also tend to fix things, not just replace them............

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magicmole said:

I've had so many problems with this car, that until it's out of warranty I don't want to risk any problems with Fiat by having it seen to outside of the dealer network. Peak Alfa look to be favourites when the warranty expires.

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superspotter said:

I could have reset that for you for nowt

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superspotter said:

It's a doddle, it is just a matter of pressing a few buttons. I will let you know the sequence tomorrow.

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