I hate posting this but me and my beloved Croma will tomorrow give birth to a new 500x Cross Plus.
Trust me there are tears in our eyes at saying goodbye to our Croma but at 9 plus years old (from new), annual Euro trips hauling a caravan to Italy, 10 year Euro insurance/recovery limits, and obvious impending bills for original exhaust, DPF, rear discs & pads, etc. it makes sense to act now.
I of course will still visit and chip in here for the near future but I guess I'll have to be more active in the 500X arena.
I still/do have Croma parts/spares/cam tools etc. and I'll review what I intend to do with them.
Only the other week I put a new Denso 140A alternator in my Croma and have the old unit which I believe is still good (I intend to see if it can be tested for free). Good or bad it has an exchange value £50 plus pounds.
For any Croma owners / readers / etc. then I just want to add that the Croma, despite the issues/comments/etc posted here, the car is one hell of a good performance/size/value/etc. Fiat wagon not to be ignored. They also pull like trains which one can only really judge (like I have) when you are hauling an extra 1000kg+ behind you up steep inclines in German Barvaria and Italian Dolomites.
So guys and gals I wish you all well and I'll not forget you all.
Nick /////
Trust me there are tears in our eyes at saying goodbye to our Croma but at 9 plus years old (from new), annual Euro trips hauling a caravan to Italy, 10 year Euro insurance/recovery limits, and obvious impending bills for original exhaust, DPF, rear discs & pads, etc. it makes sense to act now.
I of course will still visit and chip in here for the near future but I guess I'll have to be more active in the 500X arena.
I still/do have Croma parts/spares/cam tools etc. and I'll review what I intend to do with them.
Only the other week I put a new Denso 140A alternator in my Croma and have the old unit which I believe is still good (I intend to see if it can be tested for free). Good or bad it has an exchange value £50 plus pounds.
For any Croma owners / readers / etc. then I just want to add that the Croma, despite the issues/comments/etc posted here, the car is one hell of a good performance/size/value/etc. Fiat wagon not to be ignored. They also pull like trains which one can only really judge (like I have) when you are hauling an extra 1000kg+ behind you up steep inclines in German Barvaria and Italian Dolomites.
So guys and gals I wish you all well and I'll not forget you all.
Nick /////